PuRP No. 20: Alex Balog (325 points, 32 ballots) | Winter 2014 Ranking: 18 | High Ballot 15, Mode Ballot 22
After suffering an injury that system pitching instructor Bob Apodaca had called "one of the most unusual injuries [he's] ever heard of", in which Alex Balog was forced to pin his arm above his head for an elongated period of time, Colorado's supplemental second round pick in 2013 struggled mightily in his debut season. Balog then had a bounce back year of health in 2014. He pitched 150u2153 innings of 3.95 ERA, 1.