Chisoxfn Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Nick Lemon Retires FutureSox.com Nick Lemon, 24, was placed on the voluntarily retired list at the end of spring training. An 8th round pick out of BYU in 2004, Lemon had made great strides in 2005 with Great Falls and appeared to have as much upside as any reliever in our system. Lemon was blessed with an upper 90's fastball (one of the best in the 04 draft class) but entered the Sox system with absolutely no idea how to throw strikes. Lemon walked 31 while throwing 13 wild pitches in 24 innings for Bristol in 04. Lemon started off the 05 season in similar fashion, but an adjustment was made and he found some command. Lemon finished 05 with a 2.63 ERA while striking out 46 batters in 41 innings of work (walking just 18). FS Take: This move definately comes as a surprise and FutureSox will try to dig up some information on why he retired. If I had to take a stab in the dark, I'd assume he injured his arm sometime during spring training and decided that he would be best suited calling it quits as opposed to rehabbing it. That is just pure speculation on my part though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetman Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 ah f***. maybe it had something to do with his religious obligations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 QUOTE(poorme @ Apr 5, 2006 -> 03:46 PM) ah f***. maybe it had something to do with his religious obligations. Good call, that could very well be it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randar68 Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Apr 5, 2006 -> 06:13 PM) Good call, that could very well be it. Not likely guys. Lemon fulfilled his Mormon mission obligations during his college career. This is more than likely along the lines of what Jason suggested in his update, an injury-related retirement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 Wow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 Cheat is going to be crushed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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