Right handed relief pitcher A.J. Schugel was actually a quite effective long relief and middle relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2016 and 2017. But after 2017, Schugel didn’t play another game in the majors. So, what happened to this right handed pitcher?
Now, first off, Schugel wasn’t any sort of top prospect. He was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 33rd round of the 2007 MLB Draft, and then in the 25th round of the 2010 draft by the Los Angeles Angels. However, he didn’t last long with the Angels as he was sent to the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2013-2014 offseason in a three team trade that nettedt the D-Backs Schugel and Mark Trumbo, the Chicago White Sox Adam Eaton, and the Angels Hector Santiago and Tyler Skaggs.