Scott Wynne Feldman (born February 7, 1983, in Kailua, Hawaii) is a Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers.
After going 25–2 in his first two years of college baseball, he was drafted in the 30th round by the Rangers in 2003. Feldman had Tommy John surgery later that year. He followed it up with a minor league career in which he had a 2.70 ERA, and held batters to only 6.6 hits per 9 innings, pitching almost exc...
more
Scott Wynne Feldman (born February 7, 1983, in Kailua, Hawaii) is a Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers.
After going 25–2 in his first two years of college baseball, he was drafted in the 30th round by the Rangers in 2003. Feldman had Tommy John surgery later that year. He followed it up with a minor league career in which he had a 2.70 ERA, and held batters to only 6.6 hits per 9 innings, pitching almost exclusively in relief.
After pitching out of the bullpen while bouncing back and forth between Texas and its Triple-A affiliate in 2005–07, Feldman converted to a starter in 2008. He established himself in 2009 with a breakout season for the Rangers.
The 6' 5" Feldman was big from an early age. His father recalled with a chuckle: "His second-grade teacher made a comment to my wife that it was like 'Alice in Wonderland,' because Scott was always too big for his seat."
As for Feldman's road to the major leagues, "The dream started off like any...
less
