Ty Quillin tried hitting, pitching, saw 6 seasons, high-A
Having started the 1991 season in a slump, Kingsport Met Ty Quillin turned to extra batting practice and help from his manager, Andre David, The Kingsport Times-News wrote . Quillin then went out and went 3 for 4 en route to helping his team to the win, The Times-News wrote . "Andre helped us a lot today," Quillin told The Times-News . "I've been trying everything lately. I spread out a lot more tonight to see if that would work, and it did apparently." Quillin went on from there to see time in a total of six seasons - two of them as a pitcher. He topped out at high-A. Quillin's career began in 1990, taken by the Mets in the 10th round of the draft out of Nickerson High School in Kansas. At Nickerson, Quillin also played basketball, including on their 1988-1989 state championship team. Going into the next season, though the team's coach Don Moeckel had passed away at the age of 61 and worked to continue, The Wichita Eagle wrote . "He taught us a...
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