Lucas Harrell
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Lucas William Harrell
- Bats Switch, Throws Right
- Height 6'2, Weight 200
- High School Ozark High School
- Born June 3, 1985 in Springfield, MO USA
[edit] Biography
Selected in the fourth round of the 2004 amateur draft, Lucas Harrell is a starting pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization who has a 17-20 record and 3.85 ERA over his first three minor league seasons. Harrell was a standout amateur athlete lettering in both basketball and baseball at Ozark High School. On the diamond he led his team to the state championship as an infielder and starting pitcher.
Harrell made his pro debut in 2004 with the Bristol White Sox and then spent the next summer with the Kannapolis Intimidators, going 7-11 with a 3.65 ERA and 85 strikeouts in 26 starts. He began 2006 with the Winston-Salem Warthogs and went 7-2 with a 2.45 ERA in 17 starts and earned a spot on the Carolina League All-Star team. He was promoted to the Birmingham Barons in mid-July and made three starts for the team before being sidelined by a shoulder injury for the remainder of the season after just three outings.
Harrell missed the entire 2007 campaign due to elbow surgery. The Sox signed him to a major league contract in 2008 to protect him from the Rule V Draft.
