Guardians rookie Parker Messick, a historic start to a career and a guy named Vean

CLEVELAND — Before Parker Messick, the last Cleveland pitcher to start a career in such dazzling fashion was a man dubbed Vean.Sylveanus Augustus Gregg was born in 1885. That’s the sort of rarified air we’re talking about with Messick, who has made 16 big-league starts, even if his poise on the mound has you convinced he has made 160.Advertisement