Tampa Bay Devil Rays Schlichting was drafted by the
Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 4th round of the 2003
MLB draft out of
Round Rock High School in
Round Rock, Texas. He made his
minor league debut as a
third baseman in , and spent the year with the
Princeton Devil Rays. In , he spent the year with the
Charleston RiverDogs. Schlichting played for the
Southwest Michigan Devil Rays in 2005.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim He was traded to the
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2006 for
Josh Paul and played for the Single-A
Cedar Rapids Kernels.
Kansas City T-Bones Released by the Angels after the 2006 season, he converted to a pitcher while playing independent league baseball with the
Kansas City T-Bones in 2007. He was 1–2 with a 5.29 ERA in 41 appearances for the T-Bones.
Los Angeles Dodgers That was good enough to get him an invite to the
Los Angeles Dodgers camp in 2008, where he got a job pitching for the Double-A
Jacksonville Suns. Schlichting was added to the Dodgers
40 man roster prior to the 2009 season, and was assigned to the Double-A
Chattanooga Lookouts. He was promoted to the Dodgers on May 31, 2009. Schlichting made his Major League debut on June 7, 2009, against the
Philadelphia Phillies. The first batter he faced was
Ryan Howard, who hit a home run off of him. He worked in two games for the Dodgers, pitching 2.2 innings before he was demoted to the AAA
Albuquerque Isotopes. He missed the last month of the season due to an injury. Schlichting began 2010 with Albuquerque. He was called up to the Dodgers on May 31 and picked up his first career win by pitching four scoreless innings in the Dodgers 1-0 14 inning victory over the
Arizona Diamondbacks on June 2. He appeared in 14 games for the Dodgers with a 3.57 ERA in 2010. Schlichting was designated for assignment by the Dodgers on May 29, 2011. He remained with the Isotopes all season, appearing in 51 games with a 5–3 record and 7.10 ERA.
Oakland Athletics On January 4, 2012, he signed a minor league contract with the
Oakland Athletics. After appearing in 6 games in spring training with the team, he was assigned to Triple-A
Sacramento, but he did not appear for them, as he was injured. Schlichting was released on June 18.
Sugar Land Skeeters On August 1, 2013, Schlichting made his 2013 debut with the
Sugar Land Skeeters of the
Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. In 14 games, he went 1–1 with one save and a 4.15 ERA, striking out nine in 13 innings. ==References==