▁the ▁play offs , ▁where ▁he ▁threw ▁a ▁no - h itter ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 2 ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁M ets ▁Minor ▁League ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁At ▁age ▁ 2 0 , ▁Pul si pher ▁was ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁prospect s ▁in ▁baseball . ▁ ▁Pul si pher , ▁along ▁with ▁fellow ▁M ets ▁minor ▁league ▁pitch ers ▁Jason ▁Is ring hausen ▁and ▁Paul ▁Wilson , ▁were ▁dub bed ▁" Gener ation ▁K " ▁by ▁sport sw rit ers ▁and ▁fans . ▁ ▁Major ▁le agues ▁career ▁ ▁Early ▁inj uries ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Pul si pher ▁began ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Tri ple - A ▁Nor folk ▁T ides ▁and ▁continued ▁pitch ing ▁well ▁against ▁minor ▁league ▁hitting , ▁with ▁an ▁E RA ▁of ▁ 3 . 1 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁called ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁maj ors ▁and ▁made ▁his ▁big - le ague ▁debut ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁Pul si pher ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 – 7 ▁record ▁and ▁ 3 . 9 8 ▁E RA ▁before ▁a ▁s ore ▁el bow ▁ended ▁his ▁season ▁three ▁weeks ▁early . ▁ ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁spring ▁training ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Pul si pher ▁was ▁still ▁experien cing ▁el bow ▁pain ▁when ▁an ▁M RI ▁showed ▁torn ▁lig aments ; ▁subsequent ▁Tommy ▁John ▁surg ery ▁w ip ed ▁out ▁his ▁entire ▁season . ▁In