With the release of Topps’ 2011 Bowman baseball card set came the debut of another Seawolves product working his way up the ranks: Marlins pitcher Tom Koehler. I’ve talked about (and with) Tom in this space before, but after winning the 2010 Southern League Pitcher of the Year Award by going 16-2, 2.61 with the Jacksonville Suns, he moved up to AAA New Orleans this spring, and promptly started his season 5-0, giving us all hope that someone in the Marlins’ rotation would get injured (I’m not picky, but as a Met fan, I’d prefer Josh Johnson) and that Tom would get the call.
Hasn’t happened yet, and Tom lost his last two decisions and is now 5-2 with a 4.69 ERA in twelve starts. Something tells me we’ll see Tom join our other former Seawolf Joe Nathan in the majors some time in 2011, though. Go, Tom, go!