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right roanoke , virginia uni-president 7-eleven lions pitcher 9 may 1983 46 tyler lumsden
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tyler lumsden

tyler ryan lumsden -lrb- born may 9 , 1983 -rrb- is a chinese professional baseball league pitcher for the brother elephants organization .
he attended was born in roanoke , virginia , where he attended cave spring high school .
lumsden was originally drafted by the florida marlins in the 5th round -lrb- 152nd overall -rrb- in the major league baseball draft .
lumsden did not sign with the marlins , instead opting to play college ball at clemson university .
there he played for three years , mainly as their starting pitcher .
lumsden and his team advanced to the playoffs in each season he was with the team ; the highest they reached was during his freshman year in , when they were # 3 in the nation .
his best season came in when he made 16 starts and went 8-2 with a 3.77 era .
in , the chicago white sox selected lumsden as the 34th overall pick in the draft .
he was a compensation pick for losing bartolo colón to free agency .
lumsden began his career playing for the single-a winston-salem warthogs in 2004 .
making 3 starts and 12 relief appearances , he went 3-1 with a 4.12 era .
following left elbow surgery , lumsden missed the entire season .
lumsden returned in , pitching strong for the double-a birmingham barons .
he made 20 starts and was 9-4 with a 2.69 era .
while with the barons , he was named to the southern league midseason all-star game .
on july 24 , 2006 , lumsden was traded by the white sox along with daniel cortes to the kansas city royals for mike macdougal .
lumsden finished the season with a 2-1 record and a 3.06 era for the double-a wichita wranglers .
he was also named to the texas league postseason all-star game .
lumsden suffered a setback in , while pitching for the triple-a omaha royals .
in 25 games , 24 of them starts , he had a 9-6 record despite a 5.88 era .
on november 20 , 2007 , the royals purchased lumsden 's contract , protecting him from the rule 5 draft .
on november 20 , 2008 , lumsden was designated for assignment , and claimed off waivers by the houston astros four days later .
