Derek Law
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Derek Law
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 2", Weight 180 lb.
- High School Seton-LaSalle Catholic High School
- Born September 14, 1990
Derek Law was drafted in 2009.
Law's father Joe Law reached AAA in the minors and helped teach Derek how pitch. Derek went 8-0 as a high school junior and was the only junior named to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette All-Area team in 2008. He disappointed scouts in 2009 by going 3-2 with a 1.70 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 39 innings, also hitting .428. He fell to the 28th round of the 2009 amateur draft before he was taken by the Texas Rangers, the second player picked that year from the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League following Gus Benusa. He had a commitment to Miami Dade College as well.
Law throws a curveball, slider and fastball (which has hit as high as 93 on the radar gun).
Source: several articles in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
