Chattanooga Lookouts pitcher Aaron Slegers is 1-2 with a 3.66 ERA in his first three Double-A starts after going 8-6 with a 2.87 ERA in 19 starts for the Fort Myers Miracle of the high Single-A Florida State League.New Chattanooga Lookouts starting pitcher Aaron Slegers towers above his teammates at 6-foot-10, much like new Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson once did in a career that included two stints with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Slegers grew up in Arizona, but height and locale are about the only things he and Johnson have in common.
“In terms of on the field, I don’t think there are too many similarities,” Slegers said. “He threw left-handed and in the triple digits, and I’m more low 90s and right-handed with a sinker ball. So being tall is kind of where the similarities stop.
“He was definitely my idol growing up. My first memories of reading the newspaper were to see if Randy Johnson was pitching that day.”
A 22-year-old from the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale, Slegers is 1-2 with a 3.66 ERA through his first three Double-A starts. He is scheduled to start this week against the Tennessee Smokies at AT&T Field, though the rotation may have tweaked following Sunday’s washout.