In 2039, the Las Vegas Hustlers made right-handed pitcher Elias Gregory their second round pick. After a solid three year high school run with Berkshire Hathaway, the hopes were high for Gregory. His 6/7/8 potentials at the time were extremely promising.
It was not yet known if the Hustlers would use Gregory in a starting or relieving role. There was some concern that he might be an injury risk given the UCL injury from his junior year of high school.
11/06/2038 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4-5 months.
In 2040 Gregory was used as a starting pitcher. After a solid performance with Pahrump (A), he was again named to the Fall League and was dominant. He made it through the season with just the normal day to day injuries a player gets just by playing the game.
In 2041 he moved up another notch to Reno (AA). In 26 games, all starts, he posted a 7.74 ERA. Then, sent back to Tampa once again he was used in relief and somehow managed to pitch in 20 games. "This may have been where we went wrong," GM Matt Rectenwald said.
So the decision was made to switch Gregory to a relief role starting in 2042. He started at Reno, because of his struggles there last year. He did well and was promoted quickly to MIlwaukee (AAA) where he pitched well enough to make the RHML All-Star team, and ultimately made it to Vegas for a cup of coffee.
But there were early indications of troubles to come...
So, Elias Gregory has moved on from baseball. We wish him well.