Kane County's Mike Wiley made the move from relief to starting in 1991 and found success The Appleton Post-Crescent wrote.
He won five games in eight starts by late July his fifth a 5-2 victory over Appleton, The Post-Crescent wrote.
"He's been in the rotation a few weeks, and he's done a great job," Kane County manager Bob Miscik told The Post-Crescent afterward. "He changes speeds well, throws strikes and doesn't do anything to beat himself."
Wiley went on that run in his second season as a pro. That season, however, also proved his last. He topped out at single-A.
Wiley's career began in 1990, taken by the Orioles in the 41st round of the draft out of Connors State College in Oklahoma.
Wiley started with the Orioles at rookie Bluefield. He went 5-2, with a 3.84 ERA over 11 games, nine starts. He picked up his first win in a late June game.
Wiley then moved to single-A Kane County for 1991. He went 5.2 innings of relief in a May game for his second win of the year. He went 5-4 overall, with a 2.43 ERA in 23 outings, nine starts.
Wiley had been slated to return for 1992. In November 1991, he served as a caddie at a Maryland golf club for Vice President Dan Quayle, The Baltimore Evening Sun wrote. The paper also added that Wiley was headed for Frederick in 1992, but Wiley did not play. His season at Kane County marked his last.
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