1993 Upper Deck Top Prospect Rick Greene Baseball Card #446

1993 Upper Deck Top Prospect Rick Greene Baseball Card #446 Like-New Condition. Ships USP First-Class.W ith the Detroit Tigers' slugging lineup, there usually aren't too many close games, but the Tigers used the 1992 draft to make sure they'Il have someone they can rely on out of the bullpen in the future, selecting reliever Rick Greene with the 16th overall pick. Greene proved himself at Louisiana State, dominating the college ranks to finish his career with an LSU-record 29 saves. He added 13 victories while dropping only eight decisions, and the hard-throwing right-hander fanned 141 in 169 career innings for the two time Southeastern Conference- champion Tigers. He atso showed he can handle the pressure of closing out big games, saving the final game of LSU's 1991 College World Series championship. Greene delayed the start of his pro career until after the 1992 Summer Olympies, and his debut was delayed even longer when he injured his knee while pitching for Team USA, With a near-90 fastball that moves well and a deceptive three-quarters delivery, Greene is worth waiting for, skefand, where he finally and in 1993, Detroit started him at Class-A Lakeland, where he finally debuted and earned a victory in his first appearance.