At 6'3" tall and 190 pounds,Savage was drafted by the Dodgers in the 8th round (194th overall) of the 1985 amateur entry draft. He was signed by Dodgers scout Carl Loewenstine. He first season in the minors was superb-in 24 games and 442⁄3 innings pitched with Great Falls (rookie league), he had a 5–1 record with 51 strikeouts and a 1.01 ERA. He also had a lot of success with AA San Antonio in 1987—he appeared in 49 games, striking out 67 in 691⁄3 innings while posting an ERA of 2.60.
He made his Major League debut on September 14, 1987, at the age of 23 and wearing the number 50, pitching one inning and giving up one hit. He pitched a total of 31⁄3 innings that season, with an ERA of 2.70. Seeing no Major League ball in 1988 and 1989, the success he witnessed in the Majors in 1987 did not carry over to his next stint in the Majors. In 26 innings pitched in 1990-wearing number 20-with Minnesota, he had a subpar ERA of 8.31, all the while losing two games and giving up three home runs. He was able to save one game that season, though. His control came into question that season-he threw four wild pitches, or one every 6.5 innings.
Even though his control on the mound was less-than-stellar, he kept it in check when playing defense: he didn't commit a single error in his career.
He played his final game on September 14, 1990, at the age of 25—exactly three years after his debut. He currently resides in Louisville, Kentucky, and has children.
Major transactions
Savage was involved in two major transactions in his career:
On October 16, 1989, he was sent from the Mets to the Twins to complete a deal that was made on July 31, 1989. He was the player to be named later in this transaction. The deal involved the Mets sending the player to be named, plus Rick Aguilera, David West, Kevin Tapani and Tim Drummond to the Twins for Frank Viola.
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