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Old 04-11-2017, 10:56 AM   #831
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By Josh Jackson / MiLB.com | April 9, 2017 3:30 PM ET

Ryan Olson, out of action for more than a year, envisioned this outing many times.

"Every day," the 22-year-old right-hander said. "Every day I was going to the complex to rehab, I was on a quest to get back out there and have my first appearance. It was definitely a grind, and there were days I didn't know if I was ever going to get back out there. It was a long time coming, definitely."

Finally making his pro debut, the Reds prospect gave up two hits and struck out nine over seven innings Sunday, pitching Class A Dayton to a 6-0 win at Lake County.

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Olson (1-0) suffered a stress fracture in his lower spine last year during his junior year at Cal Poly Pomona and had not pitched in a competitive game since March 12, 2016. But after working with the 2016 13th-round pick at the Reds' complex in Arizona over the last couple months, Dragons pitching coach Derrin Ebert had no doubt Olson would be ready to go when he got the ball.

"For his first professional outing, you can't ask for much more than that. We did so much in Spring Training, a lot of our pitchers were actually shocked at how much they threw in Spring Training," Ebert said. "Our whole organization got every one of our starters an extra start in Spring Training so that their pitch count could be 80-90. It was almost like he already had a couple starts under his belt, so the nerves kind of wore away at the end of Spring Training."

A little worn away or not, Olson's nerves were definitely present.

"I definitely had the jitters going, this being my first professional appearance, but once I was out there, I felt great," he said. "I was commanding the zone and I threw all of my pitches for strikes."
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Old 04-11-2017, 12:06 PM   #832
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Old 04-11-2017, 01:49 PM   #833
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Need Rookie Davis to rebound and have a nice outing tonight. He has a nice arm. Would love to see him stick in the rotation.
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rebounded well the last 3 plus innings. got talent !
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Need Rookie Davis to rebound and have a nice outing tonight. He has a nice arm. Would love to see him stick in the rotation.
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may be time to switch him and Sal Romano. Big Sal threw 7 shutout innings last night in AAA. Rookie just does not seem pitch efficient at this point and he does have options.
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So its world series ring or bust right?
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Old 04-12-2017, 07:16 AM   #838
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So its world series ring or bust right?
If only the season was 10 games long...we would be back in the playoffs
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So its world series ring or bust right?
If reds finish 500 I will be delighted and consider it a very good season. Lots of team controlled young talent getting some run and more on the way. Fun team to watch!!!
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If only the season was 10 games long...we would be back in the playoffs
Probably not this year but I can see it happening next year.
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