First Round Matchup | No. 3 Jose Rijo v. No. 14 Greg Vaughn
Rijo:
Jose Rijo was a mediocre his first four years in the league — but to his credit he was 19-22 years old. Then the Cincinnati Reds acquired him for his age 23 season and his career skyrocketed. In that first season Rijo pitched in 49 games — 19 starts — had a 2.39 ERA and struck out nearly a batter an inning. He maintained a sub-3.