160:. Despite being one of the hardest-throwing pitchers in the minors, Jordan struggled for three seasons, never progressing past Class C ball and recording a 12-22 win-loss record and a 4.98 ERA in 273 innings. (Jordan's biggest problem was accuracy; despite striking out 8.2 batters per nine innings, he walked 8.9 per nine.) Luckily, Jordan had another ability to fall back on: he could write. His memoir,
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