   scott ryan williamson (born february 17, 1976) is a former right-handed relief pitcher. he played for the cincinnati reds (1999â2003), boston red sox (2003-), chicago cubs (2005â2006), san diego padres (2006), and the baltimore orioles (2007). after a lightning-fast start: going from college to the major leagues in two years, with just five appearances at the triple-a level and winning national league rookie of the year honors, williamson's career tailed off in the mid-2000s as he suffered repeated injuries and spent long stretches on the disabled list. == career == williamson attended friendswood high school in friendswood, texas. in his senior year he posted a 0.68 era and was named district mvp. in college, williamson played for first tulane university and then oklahoma state university. with the latter, he earned big 12 first-team honors during the 1996-1997 school year. williamson entered the draft after the season was over and was selected by the cincinnati reds in the 9th round, 276th pick overall. === cincinnati reds === cincinnati assigned williamson their rookie affiliate, the billings mustangs of the pioneer league. starting for billings, williamson went 8-2 with a 1.78 era, the best in the league that year. for 1998 cincinnati promoted williamson to the double-a chattanooga lookouts of the [[southern league (baseball)|south
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