Edinson Volquez began his career in the Majors with the Texas Rangers, the team he made in 2005 after spending four years in their system after being signed as an Amateur Free Agent from the Dominican Republic.
This season was not, however, the start of something brilliant but rather an aberration. The right-handed Pitcher struggled with control and spent more time in the Minors than he did in the Majors from 2005 to 2007, and he was traded to Cincinnati, where it looked like he put it all together. Volquez went to the All-Star Game in 2008, going 17-6 with 206 Strikeouts. Over the next 24 months, Volquez had Tommy John Surgery and was suspended for 50 Games for PEDs. When he returned, he again spent more time in the Minors, but the Reds dealt him to San Diego.
In the year-and-a-half, he was Padre; Volquez was mediocre and was released. The Dodgers signed him for a brief sale, but he found new life in Pittsburgh, becoming one of their better Pitchers. With his career now resurrected, Volquez signed with Kansas City, joining their rotation and winning a World Series Ring with the Royals in 2015.
Volquez slumped after with three ineffective years, one in Miami and two in Texas, to bookend his career. e retired with a career bWAR well under ten and will not likely make the ballot, but he is still a World Series Champion.
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