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Article: Bucs' Van Benschoten ready to start anew
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- April 30, 2008
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NEW YORK -- Since the Pirates took him with the eighth overall
pick of the 2001 draft, John Van Benschoten has spent more time on
the disabled list than in the majors.
His career was interrupted in 2005 when he had separate surgeries
six months apart on both shoulders. Van Benschoten's numbers in the
minor leagues always have been solid, but he was rocked in brief
stints with the Pirates in 2004 and '07.
On Sunday, two weeks after his 28th birthday, Van Benschoten
again was called up from Triple-A Indianapolis. The right-hander
will work out of the bullpen, as the starting rotation already is
stocked with younger pitchers.
"I really don't think this is any sort of a last chance," Van ...