John Lannan
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John Edward Lannan
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 5", Weight 200 lb.
- School Siena College
- High School Chaminade High School
- Born September 7, 1984 in Long Beach, NY USA
[edit] Biographical Information
John Lannan debuted in the majors in 2007.
Lannan had a 5.44 ERA as a college freshman, but allowed only two earned runs in 5 2/3 IP in a game against #1-ranked Florida State University. As a sophomore, he improved to 7-3, 3.84 and was 7th in the Metro Atlantic Conference in ERA. In his junior year (2005), Lannan was the conference star, going 10-2 with a 2.29 ERA, leading the MAC in wins and ERA. He struck out 83 in 83 innings while allowing 62 hits and 28 walks. Surprisingly, he did not win Pitcher of the Year honors nor make the All-Conference team. He was 31st in NCAA Division I in ERA. The Washington Nationals took him in the 11th round of the 2005 amateur draft.
Lannan debuted professionally with the Vermont Expos and was 3-5 with a 5.26 ERA, allowing a .128 average to lefties but .315 to right-handers. In 2006, John was on the Savannah Sand Gnats and posted a 6-8, 4.76 record.
The tall left-hander had a busy year in 2007. He debuted with the Potomac Nationals and went 6-0 with a 2.13 ERA and .179 opponent average in 8 games. Promoted to the Harrisburg Senators, he was 3-2 with a 3.35 ERA in six outings before he moved up to the Columbus Clippers. His record there was 3-1, 1.75 to push his overall record to 12-3, 2.35 with a .209 opponent batting average. That earned him a promotion to the majors to replace Chris Booker on the roster. He was the 4th Siena alum to play in the major leagues.
He had a rocky debut in The Show. He allowed a leadoff single in the first to Jimmy Rollins, walked Shane Victorino, then allowed a run-scoring single to Chase Utley before striking out Ryan Howard for his first out. He allowed six hits, five runs and 2 walks in 4 1/3 innings while Howard was his lone strikeout. In the fifth inning, he plunked Utley and Howard in back-to-back plate appearances and was ejected from the contest by Hunter Wendelstedt. Chris Schroder relieved him. The Nationals rallied to win, though, and Lannan got a no-decision. After the game, Utley was diagnosed with a broken right hand.
Sources: Siena bio, MLB.com, milb.com, 2005-2006 Baseball Almanacs
[edit] Notable Achievements
- 2008 Topps All-Star Rookie Team
- 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 1 (2009)
