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McP Earns Pitcher Of The Year Honor

I recently ran down Kyle McPherson‘s impressive stats in the post, Kyle McPherson Ending His Season On A High Note.  It looks like many in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization realize what an impressive season McP has put together.  The State College Spikes affiliate passed on an honor to McP yesterday, awarding him with the title of Pitcher of the Year.  Coaches, front office personnel, and members of the media chose McPherson as the recipient of the prestigious award.

While Kyle’s stats are extremely impressive with the Spikes, him receiving this award is much more noteworthy when one realizes that he spent roughly half the year with a different affiliate in the Pirates organization.  While with the other affiliate, the West Virginia Power, McP was 5-2 with 32 strikeouts and only 6 walks.  But those stats were not taken into account when the voters selected Kyle as Pitcher of the Year.

Congrats, Kyle!  Finish the year strong.  Everyone is looking forward to seeing what type of campaign you will put together in 2010.

By Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner created Sports Agent Blog as a New Year's Resolution on December 31, 2005. Originally titled, "I Want To Be A Sports Agent," the website was founded with the intention of causing Heitner to learn more about the profession that he wanted to join, meet reputable individuals in the space and force himself to stay on top of the latest news and trends.

Heitner now runs Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., which is a law firm with many practice areas, including sports law and contract law. Heitner has represented numerous athletes and sports agents as legal counsel. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington from 2011-2014, where he created and taught a course titled, Sport Agency Management, which included subjects ranging from NCAA regulations to athlete agent certification and the rules governing the profession. Heitner serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he teaches a Sports Law class that includes case law surrounding athlete agents and the NCAA rules.