▁center ▁fiel der . ▁He ▁also ▁excel led ▁at ▁basketball , ▁but ▁baseball ▁was ▁his ▁main ▁focus , ▁and ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 7 ▁he ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁full ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁Old ▁Domin ion ▁University . ▁The ▁day ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁leave , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁for ego ▁college ▁and ▁sign ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁M ets ▁after ▁being ▁chosen ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁D raft . ▁Fellow ▁Fair f ax ▁team mate ▁Brian ▁Buch an an ▁also ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁Major ▁Le agues ▁after ▁being ▁draft ed ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁ML B ▁D raft . ▁ ▁Minor ▁league ▁career ▁Pul si pher ▁was ▁immediately ▁impress ive ▁in ▁the ▁M ets ' ▁A - level ▁minor ▁league ▁system , ▁posting ▁a ▁ 2 . 8 4 ▁earned ▁run ▁average ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁ER As ▁of ▁ 2 . 0 8 ▁with ▁the ▁Capital ▁City ▁Bom bers ▁and ▁ 2 . 2 4 ▁with ▁the ▁St . ▁Luc ie ▁M ets , ▁both ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁with ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁m ired ▁in ▁a ▁season - ending ▁strike , ▁Pul si pher ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁AA - level ▁Eastern ▁League ▁all - star . ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁B ingham ton ▁M ets ▁to