Sutton appeared in 14 games for the Red Birds and did very well, pitching to a 2-1 record with a nice 2.59 earned run average over 24.1 innings of work.
Over the Winter he was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the Rule 5 Draft, and proceeded to appear in 17 games during the 1978 campaign, not factoring in a decision and pitching to a 3.45 ERA over 44.1 innings.
Sadly for him however, he’d end up pitching in the Minor Leagues over the next four out of five seasons (missing all of 1981), never getting another chance at a Major league game again.
He’d finish his tenure with a record of 2-1 over 31 appearances, with an ERA of 3.15 with 27 strikeouts in 68.2 innings pitched. A nice brief MLB career for sure.
