DENVER —
After a distinguished college career, and a pandemic that delayed the start of his professional career, Reid Detmers finally got to make his first major league start this season.
“Everybody seems to love the name,” Detmers said, “and everybody wants one of the jerseys.”
Detmers, the Angels’ first-round draft pick last year, joined the Rocket City Trash Pandas of Madison, Ala., for their inaugural season, and his.
To start a pro career at double A is an indication you are pretty close to the major leagues. To excel at double A, in an organization forever searching for starting pitching, is an indication you might be closer than you think.