Alex Young #49

Went 17-10 with a 2.39 ERA in 61 games (20 starts) in 3 seasons with Texas Christian University (2013-15)...As a junior in 2015, was named Louisville Slugger Second Team All-American after going 9-3 with a 2.22 ERA and 103 strikeouts in 17 game (16 starts)…also garnered First-Team All-Big 12 honors after leading the league in strikeouts...Was TCU's starting pitcher in the 2015 NCAA Super Regional vs. Texas A&M on June 8, the same day as the start of the MLB draft...Allowed 1 run over 6.2 innings with 10 strikeouts in TCU's, 5-4, walk-off win in 16 innings to advance to the College World Series...Is a 2012 graduate of Carmel High School in Mundelein, Ill...The school is run jointly by the priests and brothers of the Order of Carmelites and the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary...Notable alumni: Scott Stahoviak (baseball), Rick Santorum (United States Senator), Mike Wagner (NFL safety on Pittsburgh's "Steel Curtain" defense).

2019

Went 7-5 with a 3.56 ERA (33 ER in 83.1 IP) in 17 games (15 starts) in his first Major League season...Ranked fifth among NL rookies in wins (all pitchers with more wins had at least 26 starts), tied for 11th in starts and was 12th in innings pitched...Among all rookie pitchers (min. 15 starts), ranked fourth in opponent average (.229), fifth in ERA and WHIP (1.19) and seventh in wins...Limited lefties to a .167 (15-for-90) average...Was 4-3 with a 6.09 ERA in 20 games (8 starts) with Triple-A Reno before his contract was selected on June 27.

2018

Combined to go 10-5 with a 5.17 ERA and 109 strikeouts in 29 games (21 starts) with Double-A Jackson and Triple-A Reno...Was 7-1 with a 3.75 ERA (26 ER in 62.1 IP) in his first 11 starts...Made his final 8 appearances out of the bullpen (6 ER in 10.2 IP).