Chad Bettis and Kyle Parker entered the 2013 season as the Tulsa Drillers' top two prospects and both lived up to expectations. Bettis, who missed nearly two months with an oblique injury, had a 3.71 ERA in 12 starts for Tulsa before making his major league debut with the Colorado Rockies on Aug. 1. He picked up his first major league win last Monday against St. Louis. "After missing all of 2012 (with a shoulder injury), he really matured," Drillers manager Kevin Riggs said. "He's a bulldog. I was impressed by how intense he is and how that rubs off on other guys." Parker, the former Clemson starting quarterback, was a Texas League all-star outfielder as he batted .288 with 23 homers and 74...
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