Overview
Joshua Timothy Lucas (born November 5, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Gateway Grizzlies of the Frontier League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics, and Baltimore Orioles.
Career
St. Louis Cardinals
Lucas graduated from Lakeland Senior High School in Lakeland, Florida in 2009. He attended the State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota, where he was a pitcher for their baseball team. As a freshman, Lucas had a 5–4 record and 4.26 ERA in 69.2 innings pitched. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 21st round, 649th overall, of the 2010 MLB draft. Lucas made his professional debut with the GCL Cardinals, recording a 4.88 ERA in 14 appearances. In 2011, Lucas played for the rookie-level Johnson City Cardinals, posting a 4-1 record and 4.00 ERA in 8 starts. Lucas missed the 2012 season due to injury. He split the 2013 season between the GCL Cardinals, the Low-A State College Spikes, and the Single-A Peoria Chiefs, logging an 0-5 record and 7.48 ERA in 6 games. The following season, Lucas split the year between State College, Peoria, and the High-A Palm Beach Cardinals, accumulating a 3-3 record and 1.70 ERA in 31 appearances. In 2015, Lucas split the year between Palm Beach and the Double-A Springfield Cardinals, pitching to a cumulative 4-3 record and 1.17 ERA with 46 strikeouts in 61.2 innings of work. For the 2016 season, Lucas split the season between Springfield and the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds, registering a 4-2 record and 4.03 ERA in 45 appearances between the two teams. He was assigned to Memphis to begin the 2017 season.
Lucas was selected to the 40-man roster and called up to the majors for the first time on August 19, 2017. He made his MLB debut the same day, pitching two innings of one-run ball against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He played in five games for St. Louis in his rookie year, posting a 3.68 ERA with seven strikeouts. After the season, the Cardinals assigned Lucas to the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League. Lucas pitched 12 total innings in the AFL, posting a 1–2 record with a 5.25 ERA.
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