| Ricky Bones threw a rising fastball, a sinker and a variety of breaking pitches. He had some success in the minor leagues and was the Wichita Wranglers' co-player of the year in 1990. He first came up to the major leagues with the San Diego Padres in 1991, then after the season was involved in a blockbuster trade that sent him to the Milwaukee Brewers alongside Matt Mieske and Jose Valentin for moody future superstar Gary Sheffield. Bones never was a strikeout pitcher, and in fact gave up more walks than strikeouts in a couple of seasons as a full-time starting pitcher. Still, his philosophy of pitching to contact was effective, as he was the Brewers' representative in the All-Star Game and finished 8th in the American League in ERA in 1994. He went 10-9, 3.43 in that strike-shortened season, and won in double figures two other times, in 1993 and 1995.
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