Greatest 21 Days Baseball Profiles

After John Green turned pro in 1985, signed by the Cubs out of the University of Arizona, the attention often turned to his father, who also happened to be the Cubs president and general manager Dallas Green . But for John Green, the move from college to the pros as something he had long looked forward to, Green told The Bristol Herald Courier that July. "Sure it helped having Dallas Green as my father," John Green told The Herald Courier . "He knew I wasn't going to be drafted because I hadn't pitched that much in college. The Cubs felt I wasn't a prospect yet but that I could become one if I worked hard enough and developed." Green eventually saw time over six pro seasons , later following his father to the Yankees system. He ultimately topped out at AAA. Green's career began that year in 1985, signed by the Yankees as a free agent out of Arizona . Green played his first season with the Cubs at rookie Wytheville . He went 4-0, with a 7.11 ERA i...