Steve Gasser started well, had control problems, saw AAA
Former Twins top prospect Steve Gasser tried to make a comeback from control problems in 1990, but it didn't go as planned, according to The Columbia State . He walked 11 of 13 batters he faced, The State wrote . "I was nervous," Gasser told The State afterward. "I was thinking too much. Some days I come out here and throw the ball great, letting it all out, and everything's still there. But then I get on the hill, and I'm thinking too much about mechanics instead of just throwing the ball." Gasser hadn't pitched regularly since 1987. He couldn't get his control back. That season in 1990 marked his last as a pro. Gasser's career began in 1985, taken by the Twins in the second round of the draft out of New Philadelphia High in Ohio. Gasser started with the Twins at rookie Elizabethton . He went 4-7 over 12 starts, with a 3.91 ERA. He moved to single-A Kenosha for 1986 and went 5-10 there, with a 3.58 ERA in 27 starts. Gasser explained h...
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