Lou Bierbauer (1865)
Wilbur Good (1885)
Jack Fournier (1889)
Whitey Witt (1895)
Al Evans (1916)
Dick Gernert (1928)
Grant Jackson (1942)
Pete Filson (1958)
Jerry Layne (1958)
Todd Worrell (1959)
Ed Vosberg (1961)
Charlie Kerfeld (1963)
Matt Vasgersian (1967)
Mike DeJean (1970)
Ryan Zimmerman (1984)
Eddie Rosario (1991)
Wilbur Good (1885)
Jack Fournier (1889)
Whitey Witt (1895)
Al Evans (1916)
Dick Gernert (1928)
Grant Jackson (1942)
Pete Filson (1958)
Jerry Layne (1958)
Todd Worrell (1959)
Ed Vosberg (1961)
Charlie Kerfeld (1963)
Matt Vasgersian (1967)
Mike DeJean (1970)
Ryan Zimmerman (1984)
Eddie Rosario (1991)
Jerry Layne has been a major league umpire since 1989.
Matt Vasgersian has been a major league baseball broadcaster
since 1997.
Left-hander William Peter
Filson played for the Twins from 1982-1986. He was born in Darby, Pennsylvania,
attended Temple University, and was drafted by the Yankees in the ninth round
in 1979. He pitched very well in the low minors, going 17-3 with a 1.89 ERA in
a 1981 season split between Class A Fort Lauderdale and AA Nashville. In May of
1982, Filson was traded to the Twins with Larry Milbourne and John Pacella for
Roger Erickson and Butch Wynegar. Filson was immediately placed in the Twins’
starting rotation, but after getting knocked around a few times was first sent
to the bullpen and then to AAA Toledo. He had a mediocre year in Toledo. We’re
talking about the early ’80s Twins, however, when having a mediocre year in AAA
was good enough to get you on the big club. Sure enough, in 1983, Filson was on
the big club. He stayed there the next three years, and actually pitched fairly
well. He had ERAs from 3.4 to 4.1, and WHIPs consistenly around 1.3. Filson was
used mostly in relief in those years, making an occasional spot start. In 1986,
however, he got off to a poor start and spent most of the year in AAA. In
September, he was traded to the White Sox for Kurt Walker, and was sent to the
Yankees the following January. Filson had a fine 1987 at AAA Columbus, and
finished the year with the Yankees, doing well in seven appearances.
Unfortunately, he tore his rotator cuff, and missed all of 1988. Filson became
a free agent after the season, and signed at the end of May, 1989 with Kansas
City. He had a very good year with AAA Omaha in 1990, and made it back to the
big leagues for a month and a half after a two-and-a-half year absence. He did
not pitch well for the Royals, however. Filson was released after the 1990
season, and his career came to an end. He became a coach after his playing
days, and has served as the pitching coach of the North Shore Spirit and the
Newark Bears. As a Twin, Pete Filson pitched 323 innings in 130 games, 24 of
them starts. He was 14-13 with an ERA of 3.98 and a WHIP of 1.36. He is currently
an instructor at AFC Baseball, which is part of AFC Fitness of Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania.
Oufielder Eddie Manuel Rosario made his major league debut in
2015. Born and raised in Guayama, Puerto Rico, he was drafted by
Minnesota in the fourth round in 2010. He hit well throughout the low
minors but did not do as well when he reached AA in 2013. He had a poor
year in AA in 2014, although he was still only 22. He hit very well in
the Arizona Fall League after that season, though, and started 2015 in AAA.
He didn't have a particularly strong April there, but was still called up
to the majors in early May and stayed the rest of the season, hitting double
digits in doubles, triples and homers while leading the league in triples.
He also has a good arm in the outfield. He got off to a slow start
in 2016 and went to the minors for a month and a half in mid-May. Some
were already starting to write him off, but he came back to have a solid second
half of the season. He strikes out a lot and doesn't walk much, but over
788 at-bats he's hit .269/.295/.443. He turns twenty-five today.
It's too early to tell what kind of career he'll have, but Eddie Rosario
will almost certainly be in the Twins starting outfield in 2017.
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