When he left Wellington to sign a professional contract with the Detroit Tigers, right-handed pitcher Nate Cornejo inherited that famous baseball adjective. As in can't-miss prospect. The thing about can't-miss prospects, though, is that they often miss.
Injuries can get in the way.
Or too much hype. Or, in other cases, the ability of a can't-miss prospect turns out to be overestimated. Three years into his professional baseball career, though, Cornejo still wears the banner of a can't-miss prospect. Cornejo has pitched two complete games and has one shutout. Cornejo, also an outstanding football and basketball player at Wellington, required surgery on both of his knees while in high school.