Minor league wins in a season since the 2006 draft….

1 Rowdy Hardy Staunton ’04- 2007- 15

Levi Maxwell Waynesboro ’06- 2008- 15

Austin Gomber Luray ’12- 2015- 15

4 Mike Ballard Staunton ’04- 2007- 14

Elih Villanueva Luray ’07- 2010- 14

Ben Alsup Luray ’09, Staunton ’10- 2012- 14

Brandon Sinnery Winchester ’09- 2014- 14

8 Brad Mills Harrisonburg ’05- 2008- 13

Joey Williamson Luray ’05- 2009- 13

Ben Alsup Luray ’09, Staunton ’10- 2013- 13

Chad Kuhl New Market ’12- 2014- 13

Eleven pitchers all within 2 wins. Whoa. Austin Gomber’s great 2015 puts him at the top, tied with pitchers from 7 or 8 years ago. Villanueva and Mills are the only major league pitchers on this list.

Side note- Rowdy Hardy’s 2007 season had fans quite interested in his future. He had just won 15 games for Wilmington in High-A, but he just didn’t throw hard enough to solve Double-A the next couple seasons. He ended up in the Atlanta Braves system in 2011, and even threw in 4 games in Triple-A. He did not make the majors.