KANSAS CITY -- A's rookie starter Jharel Cotton has a big fan in Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez, who just so happens to be Cotton's idol.
Martinez, who won three Cy Young Awards during an 18-year big league career, took to Twitter on Tuesday morning to bring attention to the similarities between himself and Cotton, one day after Cotton stifled the Royals with seven scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and fanning six.
"Jharel Cotton reminds me a lot of myself," Martinez tweeted. "Nasty change up, nice cutter, same arm angle and rotation, and same grip I used to have.