Matt Ford

Ford attended J. P. Taravella High School in Coral Springs, Florida. Ford was named Broward County High School player of the year in 1998–99. He was USA Today All-USA honorable mention in 1999.\n', '

In June 1999 he was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the draft. In his first season in the minor leagues in 1999, he was 4–0 with a 2.05 ERA at Medicine Hat, averaging 6 hits and 13 strikeouts per 9 innings. In 2002, he was 9–5 with a 2.37 ERA at Dunedin, winning the Florida State League\'s ERA title.\n', '

In December 2002, Ford was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Blue Jays in the Rule V Draft. In 2003, he pitched in 25 games for the Brewers, with a 0–3 win-loss record and a 4.33 ERA. Ford appeared in the 2004 Baseball America Prospect Handbook as the # 2 left-handed reliever on Milwaukee\'s minor league depth chart. He had bone spurs removed from his pitch…