As a young man, he was once considered a major league pitching prospect.

Yarnall was considered among the top three pitching prospects in the organization.

We needed to get pitching prospects here quickly to mesh with the good young position players.

Since then, any number of starting pitching prospects have come and gone for the Mets without making an impact.

Minnesota did not want to part with any of the minor league pitching prospects Cox wanted.

His numbers were also good enough to give him top-honors for Cleveland pitching prospects.

He had an outstanding season at Reading, though he was not considered among the top two or three pitching prospects on that team.

Mike Jerzembeck will turn 26 years old in three months, which is almost ancient for a minor league pitching prospect.

Coming out of high school, Reich was a highly touted pitching prospect, but he chose the military over professional baseball.

Several major league teams actively discourage pitching prospects from throwing or learning the pitch.