NEW YORK -- When 6-foot-6, 225-pound Jordan Montgomery showed up at the University of South Carolina in 2012, he hadn't fully grown into his body.
“I was uncoordinated,” Montgomery said.
His teammates pounced on his gangly frame and slapped the nickname "Gumby" on his back. He rolled with it and a funny thing happened: Montgomery matured into his body, and the New York Yankees took him in the fourth round of the 2014 MLB draft.
Just three years later, he might have earned an upgraded moniker. He might be turning into this generation’s version of Andy Pettitte.