To be completely fair, it’s not that the great state of Colorado has never produced an MLB pitcher. In fact, one of the best pitchers the past 20 years, Roy Halladay, was born and raised in the Denver suburb of Arvada.
Kyle Freeland, who is enjoying a breakthrough season for the Colorado Rockies, went to high school in Denver.
There are others, but not nearly as many as have been produced in California.
The No. 5 player on the Star-Telegram’s list of the Top 10 Texas Rangers prospects knew that. Even though MLB scouts knew who he was and what he could do after starting his prep career in Colorado, he wanted to move to California to get better.