Drafted in the 17th round (498th overall) by the Chicago White Sox in 2014.
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Trexler, already 24, will have to move quickly, and he has the arm to do it. He attended Florida State for two seasons and transferred to Gulf Coast (Fla.) CC for his redshirt sophomore season. He then spent two years at North Florida. The White Sox were excited to get him in the 17th round (for a $1,000 bonus), but they didn't expect him to come out throwing 92-96 mph in his pro debut. He gave up five home runs in 14 appearances but pitched aggressively off his power fastball, then kept throwing hard in instructional league. Trexler played off his four-seamer with a hard 12-to-6 curveball that also was better than it had been as an amateur. He throws a fringy changeup as well and has three pitches needed to start. It wouldn't be surprising if Trexler started 2015 at high Class A Winston-Salem or even Double-A Birmingham.
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