Dallas Beeler to Make Debut in Game One of Doubleheader

Chicago, IL- Today, Dallas Beeler will make his Major League debut against the Washington Nationals.

 Beeler, from Tulsa, Oklahoma, was drafted in the 41st round of the 2010 draft from Oral Roberts University. The 6' 5" 210 lb. right-handed pitcher started his career at Rookie level, where he went 0-3 with a 2.95 ERA in nine games. Beeler was promoted to A- in 2010, but only appeared in one game.

During the 2011 season, Beeler saw promotions to two levels of the Minors. He started the year at A, where he compiled a record of 1-1 with a 1.66 ERA in twelve games (eleven of those games were starts). Despite the nice start to his career,  Beeler struggled when he got to AA. In his first taste of AA, Beeler went 1-5 with a 4.53 ERA. Eventually, Beeler would remain at AA until the 2014 season. In the 2012 season, he went 6-7 with a 4.24 ERA. Having his season end early with a torn tendon in the middle finger of his pitching hand in 2013, Beeler went 4-2 with a 3.13 ERA in nine games. 

This year, Beeler has been at AAA, where he has a record of 5-3 with a 4.03 ERA in ten games. 

Regarding the atmosphere of his first start at the Bigs, Beeler told Jesse Rogers of ESPN Chicago, "They said just go out and enjoy it and have fun. That's the best advice you can give. They said breathe. That was the big one from everybody. Just get out there, take it all in, take a deep breath."

-Daniel (DanielDoreCTC)

(All stats courtesy of baseball-reference.com)