2007 CLEVELAND INDIANS Media Guide 2007 75 2007 Cleveland Indians 40-Man Roster and Spring Invitees .......................................................................................................... 77-260 Cleveland Indians Birthdays .............................................................................................................................. 76 Cleveland Indians Roster ......................................................................................................................... 262-263 Formation of the 2007 Cleveland Indians ......................................................................................................... 76 Phonetic Pronunciations for 2007 Indians ....................................................................................................... 76 Footnotes refer to player statistics that follow: (*) League Leader, (#) Tied for league lead Grady Sizemore Photo credit: Dan Mendlik
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1999 Jhonny Peralta, inf Fernando Cabrera, rhp (10) Juan Lara, lhp Jason Davis, rhp (21)
2000 Fausto Carmona, rhp Joe Inglett, inf/of (8) Jake Westbrook, rhp, from Yankees
2001 Edward Mujica, rhp J.D. Martin, rhp (1s*)
2002 Rafael Perez, lhp Brian Slocum, rhp (2) Cliff Lee, lhp, from Montreal Casey Blake, inf Ben Francisco, of (5) Grady Sizemore, of, from Montreal Travis Hafner, inf, from Texas
2003 Rafael Betancourt, rhp Michael Aubrey, inf (1) Brad Snyder, of (1) Ryan Garko, inf (3)
2004 Matt Miller, rhp Jeremy Sowers, lhp (1) Franklin Gutierrez, of, from Los Angeles Tom Mastny, rhp, from Toronto
2005 Paul Byrd, rhp
2006 Robert Hernandez, rhp Andy Marte, inf, from Boston Aaron Fultz, lhp Kelly Shoppach, c, from Boston David Dellucci, of Hector Luna, inf/of, from St. Louis Joe Borowski, rhp Jason Michaels, of from Philadelphia Shin-Soo Choo, of, from Seattle Mike Rouse, inf, from Oakland Josh Barfield, inf, from San Diego
2007 Keith Foulke, rhp Trot Nixon, of
Number in parentheses indicates round of selection; *Sandwich pick
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Michael Aubrey 68Age: 25, born April 15, 1982 in Shreveport, LA
Position: First Base
Bats: L Throws: L Height: 6-0 Weight: 195
ML Service: 0 + 000
Contract Status (Options Remaining): Signed thru 2007 (2)
Acquired: Selected by Cleveland in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 2003 First-Year Player Draft.
year Club avG G ab r H 2b 3b Hr rbI sH sF Hb bb sO sb Cs e
u OptionwastransferredtoAAAkrononMay18andplayedin6gameswiththeAerosbeforesufferingastrainedrightkneethatendedhisseason…Rehabbedthekneetherestoftheseasonandappearedin6gamesinFloridaInstructionalLeagueinWinterHaven.
u 2004SplittheyearbetweenAKinstonandAAAkroninhisfirstfullprofessionalseasonandhit.310(109-352)betweenthetwostopswith212B,15HR&82RBIin98games…Struckoutonly44timesin414plateappearances…Aftertheseasonhewasnamedthe2ndbestprospectintheIndiansorganizationbyBaseball America…Was4for4w/2RBIon5/8vs.Salemand4for5w/2RS,a2B&1RBIon5/24vs.Salem…Overhislast42gamesatKinstonhehit.370(57-154)with8HR&48RBIandwasaCarolinaLeagueAll-Starselection…Hit.368(35-95)inMayfortheeventualCarolinaLeaguechampsw/5HR&28RBIandwashitting.373(22-59)w/3HR&20RBIin19JunegamesbeforebeingpromotedtoAkronon6/21…Atthetimeofhispromotionhewas5thintheleagueinaverage(.339)and4thinRBI(60)intheCarolinaLeague…MadehisDoubleAdebut
u 2003SpenthisfirstprofessionalseasonatALakeCountyoftheSouthAtlanticLeagueaftersigninghisprocontracton6/16…Madehisprofessionaldebuton6/18vs.Delmarva(0-3)beforestraininghisleftquadon6/19vs.Delmarvacrossinghomeplateandwassubsequentlyplacedonthedisabledlist…Missedonemonthbeforeplayingagainon7/19…Hitin10straightgamesfrom7/29-8/9and14of15gamesfrom7/29-8/16…Overhislast29gamesoftheseasonfrom7/29thrutheendoftheseasonhehit.385(42-109)with112B,3HR&13RBItoraisehisaveragefrom.207to.348…Wasoutstandingwiththeglove,compilingafielding%of.994(363TC,2E)inhis37gamesatfirstbase…Droveinaseason-high4runson7/24vs.Charleston(WV)…Hit.400(36-90)offRHPw/4HR&17RBIand.250(12-48)offLHPw/aHR&2RBI…Hit.389(21-54)withrunnersonbaseand.333(10-30)w/RISP…Was5for11(.455)withRISP-2outs…Hit.208(5-24)intheSALplayoffswith1RBIin6games.
Personal/MiscellaneousFullnamerOberT MICHael aubrey…Married,wife’snameKristie…Hasonedaughter,Madelyn(11/9/05)…Re-sidesinShreveport,LA…GraduatedfromSouthwoodHighSchoolinShreveport,LAin2000whereheplayedbaseball(pitcher/firstbase)andwasnamedLouisianaPlayeroftheYearasasenior…AttendedTulaneUniversitywherehebatted.420(102-243)w/70RS,202B,3B,18HR,79RBI&19SBin63gamesasajuniorin2003andwasnamedConferenceUSAPlayeroftheYearandwasaGoldenSpikesAwardFinalist—emblematicofthebestplayerincollegebaseball…Insummerof2002heplayedfortheUSANationalTeam,leadingtheteaminbatting(.405),HR(6),andRBI(26)in29games…WasratedbyBaseball Americaasthe8thbestprospectinthe2003draftandthe2ndbestpurehitteramongcollegeplayers…AtTulaneherankedthirdinhitsinasingle-season(102)andbecamefirstplayerinschoolhistorytorecord100hitstwiceinacareer(alsofreshmanseason)…Wasa.368careerhitter,rankingfourthintheTulanerecordbookinbattingaverage,7thwith200RBIand10thinhitswith268andhomerunswith38…SignedbyTribeEastCoastCrosscheckerandone-timemajorleagueadvancescout,ScottMeaney.
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Josh Barfield 29Age: 24, born December 17, 1982 in Barquisimeto, VZ
Position: Infielder
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-0 Weight: 190
ML Service: 1 + 000
Contract Status: Signed thru 2007
Acquired: November 8, 2006; Acquired by Cleveland from the San Diego Padres in exchange for INF Kevin Kouzmanoff & RHP Andrew Brown.
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CaReeR TRansaCTIOns2001 SelectedbytheSanDiegoPadresinthe4throundoftheJunedraft.2006 AcquiredbytheClevelandIndiansfromthePadresinexchangeforKevinKouzmanoffandAndrewBrown,11/8.
HITs: 4, July 6, 2006 at Philadelphia;HR: 2, July 27, 2006 at Colorado; RBI:4, 3 times, last September 4, 2006 vs.Colorado; RUns: 3, April 23, 2006 vs.NYM;dOUBles:2, two times, lastJuly14,2006vs.Atlanta;HITTInGsTReaK:9games,September18-28,2006;CaReeR GRand slaMs:1,August17,2006vs.SanFranciscooffJackTaschner;CaReeR PInCH-HIT HOMe RUns:August17,2006vs.SanFranciscooffJackTaschner;BB:2,severaltimes;sO:3,twotimes;sB:2,April21,2006vs.NYM.
2006/CaReeR avG aB H HR RBI Totals .280 539 151 13 58
Personal/MiscellaneousFull name JOsHUa laROY BaRFIeld…Single…Resides in Spring,TX…Enteredthe2006seasonasthePadresNo.2prospectaccordingto Baseball America…Attended Klein High School (TX)...Signed byJimmyDreyer(Padres)…Hisfather,Jesse,played12seasonsintheMajorLeaguesfrom1981-92withtheTorontoBlueJaysandNewYorkYankees…Hehit241careerhomerunsandledtheAmericanLeagueinhomers(40)in1986,anAll-StarseasonthatsawhimwinaSilverSluggerandthefirstof2RawlingsGoldGloveAwards…HisGodfatheris former IndianscloserMikeJackson…Big fanof theUniversityofTexasfootballteam.
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BaRFIeld’s FavORITes
Favorite Movie:VForVendetta;Fa-vorite Music Group/artist:LilWayne;Favorite athlete Growing Up:RickeyHenderson; Favorite Team Other Than The Indians:UniversityofTexasLonghorns; Person Who Has Most Influenced You:MyParents(Jesse&Marla); Favorite Road City: Atlanta;Favorite Road stadium:DodgerSta-dium; Favorite Thing To do away From Baseball:PlayVideoGames;Favorite Baseball Moment:FirstCareerWalk-OffHRvs.ColoradoRockies
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Rafael Betancourt 63Age: 31, born April 29, 1975 in Cumana, VZ
Position: Pitcher
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-2 Weight: 200
ML Service: 3 + 079
Contract Status (Options Remaining): Signed thru 2007 (2)
Acquired: February 6, 2003; Signed to a minor league free agent contract by the Cleveland Indians.
u WasonthedisabledlistfromApril20toMay16w/astrainedlatmuscleinhisrightside,sufferedonApril19atBaltimore…Wasthe3rdstraightseasoninwhichhespenttimeontheDL…DidnotallowanERoverhisfirst8outings(8.0IP)afteractivationthruJune5andthensportedanERAof8.68inJune(9.1IP,13H,9ER)…AfterhisactivationERAwas3.44(42G,49.2IP,44H,19ER,42K)…Enjoyednewcareerbestsininnings(3.1IP)andstrikeouts(5)onJuly5vs.NewYork-AL.
u FromAugust23thrutheendoftheseasonhisERAwas1.10in13games(16.1IP,11H,2ER,15K)andhad10.0consecutivescorelessIPfromAug.23-Sept.7…Saved3straightchancesfromAugust25-Sept.28,anewcareer-high(streakstillcurrent)…Battershit.241(52-216)offhimwith7HRallowed…LHHhit.221(19-86)andRHHhit.254(33-130)andhishomeERAwas1.88(29.2PI,26H,6ER)…36ofhis50outingswerescore-less…Allowedonly7of27(25.9%)inheritedrunnerstoscore,whichwouldhavebeen14thintheleaguehadhehadtherequisiteamountofinheritedrunners.
u Battershit.214(27-126)withnoneonand.278(25-90)withrunnerson…Battershit.222(14-63)withRISPand.167(5-30)withRISP-2outsoffRaffy…ERAinthe2ndhalfwas3.00(3-1,3SV,30.0IP,27H,10ER)…In-dianswere26-24whenheappeared…WorstoutingoftheseasoncameonJune30atCincinnati(0.0+IP,4H,4R/ER)…PitchedforVenezuelaintheWorldBaseballClassic.
u 2004SpenthisfirstfullseasoninthebigleaguesandwasareliablememberoftheTribe’sbullpen,compilinganERAof3.23(30.2IP,11ER)inthesecondhalfofplay…SpentashortamountoftimeastheTribe’scloserinlateApril/earlyMay…Ontheyearhesaved4gamesin11chances(36.4%)ashe7blownsavesweretiedfor3rdintheALbehindEstebanYan(10)andJasonGrimsley(9)…His6relieflossesweretiedfor5thamongALrelievers…WasplacedontheDLon6/26withrightbicepstendonitisandarmfatigueandwasactivatedon7/11aftera1-gamerehabappearanceatAAAkron…Didnotallowarunoverhisfirst8outingsuponactivation(8.2IP,4H,0R,0BB,9K)beforeblowinghis6thsaveon8/3atToronto(0.0+IP,3H,4R)…Struckoutacareer-high4on7/30atKC…Afterhisactivationhewent2-2w/2savesanda3.23ERAin33games(30.2IP,28H,11ER,36K)andlimitedbatterstoa.239(28-117)averageagainst(.333slg%)…27ofthe33outingsinthe2ndhalfwerescoreless…Allowedonly1runoverhislast12outingsfrom9/5thrutheendoftheyear(0.93ERA,9.2IP,8H,1ER)…Saved4thandfinalgameofseasonon9/23vs.MIN…Ledtheteamwith12holds…ERAon0daysofrestwas5.25(12.0IP,20H,7ER)whileERAw/atleastadayofrestwas3.62(54.2IP,51H,22ER)…ERAw/2daysoffwas2.25(12.0IP,12H,3ER)…
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u 2003SplitseasonbetweenAAAkron,AAABuffaloandwasimpressiveoverthreestintsinthebigleagueswithClevelandafterjoiningtheorganizationintheoff-season…WashisfirsteverappearanceattheTripleAandbigleaguelevelsafterspendingayearintheminorleaguesinJapanandmissingtheentire2002seasonduetorightelbowsurgery…Splitthefirsthalfofthe2003seasonbetweenAAAkronandAAABuffalo,recordinga29.1inningscorelessstreakfrom4/16to6/13withtheAkronAeros…WaspromotedtoAAABuffaloon6/30andrecorded3of4scorelessoutingsfortheBisonsbeforebeingpromotedtothebigleaguesforthefirsttimeon7/12(Westbrookoptioned)…Saved13straightgamesfrom5/15to6/10(13IP,4H,0R,0ER,2BB,22SO)--thelongestsuchstreakintheminorssince2002…OverallintheminorsbetweenAkronandBuffaloherecordedacombinedERAof1.73(52.0IP,39H,10ER,81SO)w/17savesandlimitedhitterstoa.201(39-194)averageagainstw/1HRallowedin35outings…Struckout14.0battersper9.0IPbetweenAA&AAA…Hadapairof3.0IP,6strikeoutoutingswiththeAerosandledtheEasternLeaguechampionAkronAeroswith16savesfortheseason…Madehismajorleaguedebutandsufferedatough-lucklosson7/13vs.Chicago-AL,tossing1.1IP(1H,1R/ER,1BB,1K)beforeleavingthegameandhavinghisinheritedrunnerdecidethecontest…Recordedhisfirstmajorleaguewinon7/27vs.Minnesotaandhisfirstmajorleaguesaveon8/10vs.Anaheim…Allowedaruninonly9ofhis33outings…AfterhisdebutherecordedanERAof1.96(36.2IP,26H,8ER)…Ledtheteamwith32appearancesinthesecondhalf…His.171(6-35)markagainstwithRISPwas18thintheALamongrelievers…RecordedanERAof2.77orlessineverymonthhewasinthebigleaguesfromJulythruSeptember…Limitedbigleaguehitterstoa.196(27-138)averageagainst(5HR),includingamarkof.133(10-75)againstright-handedhitters.
u 2002Didnotpitchprofessionallyin2002asherehabbedfromrightelbowsurgerythepreviousJuly…WasnotsignedbyanyclubbeforesigningwithClevelandafteratryoutpriortothe2003season.
u 2001Re-signedbyRedSoxpriorto2001seasonandspenttheseasonatAATrentonbeforebeingshutdownfortheseasonon5/17withrightelbowtroubles…Underwentsurgeryonhisrightelbowon7/23totransposetheulnarnerveaswellashavingametalrodplacedinhisrightforearmtostabilizehisrightelbowandulna.
u 2000SoldtotheYokohamaBaystarsofJapan’sCentralLeagueinNovemberof1999andappearedin11gamesintheJapanesemajorleague(4GS)beforespendingtherestoftheseasonintheJapaneseminorleagueswithSearex.
u 1999BestseasontodatebetweenASarasota&AATrenton,strikingoutacombined63battersin61.2inningswhilerecordinganERAof3.21in45outings…Ranked5thintheEasternLeagueinsavesatTrentonand4thinwalksper9.0IP(1.65)byareliever.
u 1998SpentmostoftheseasonatASarasotaoftheFloridaStateLeague.
u 1997FirstseasonasapitchercameatAMichiganoftheMidwestLeaguewhereherecorded11savesandstruckout52battersin32.1IP…His14.5SO/9.0IPwasthebestmarkamongMidwestLeaguerelieversaswerehisrunnersallowedper9.0IP(7.8).
u 1994-96Spentthefirst3seasonsofhisprofessionalcareerasamiddleinfielderintheBostonminorleaguesystembeforebeingconvertedtoareliefpitcherin1997bytheRedSoxfarmbrass.
Personal/MiscellaneousFull name raFael Jose beTanCourT…Married, wife’s name isChela…Theyhavetwochildren-agirl,Raniel(2/12/99)andaboy,Rafael(1/22/03)…ResidesinCumana,Venezuela…Isveryactiveinthecom-munity,servingastheco-ChairmanoftheEsperanzaFiestaofHopeandalsoparticipatesintheTribeLoveandCareHospitalvisits.
beTanCourT’s FavorITes
Favorite Movie: The Rookie; Favorite Group/artist : Oscar D’Leon; Favorite athlete Growing up:OmarVizquel;Fa-vorite Team Growing up:ChicagoBulls;Person Who Has Most Influenced You:Mykids,wife,mother;Favorite road City:Chicago;Favorite road stadium:SafecoField,Seattle;Favorite Thing to do away From baseball:PlayBasketball;Favorite Tv show: Everyone Loves Raymond;nickname: El Asesino (The Assassin);Favorite restaurant:Benihana;Favorite thing about Cleveland:JacobsField
u SeasonwascruisingalonguntilsufferingastrainedleftobliqueduringBPonJune14atNewYork-ALandwasplacedontheDLthefollowingday…Atthetimeoftheinjuryhewashitting.304(65-214)with142B,10HR&30RBIin60games…MissedtherestofthefirsthalfandwasactivatedfromtheDLonJuly13afterabriefrehabatALakeCounty.
u Appearedin19games(.329,24-73)inthe2ndhalfbeforesufferingasprainedrightankleonAugust5atDetroitslidingbackinto2ndbaseafteraline-out…Atthetimeofthatinjuryhisseasonaveragewas.310(89-287)…Wasactivatedforthe2ndtimeonAugust25andhit.211(24-114)overthelast30gamesoftheseason(3HR,17RBI).
u Hithis2ndcareergrandslaminthehomeopeneronApril7vs.Minnesota(Lohse)…Hit3rdcareergrandslamonSept.25vs.Chicago-AL(Logan),theMajorLeague-recordtying14thbytheIndiansin2006(hit1stand14thbytheIndiansthisyear)…Enjoyedfour2-homergamestogivehim7forhiscareer,thelastofwhichcameonSept.30vs.TampaBay…Alsohadaseason-high5RBIonJuly31atBostonandSept.25vs.Chicago-ALafterhis2ndcareerslamontheseason…Hadthe4thinside-the-parkhomerunbyanIndianinJacobsFieldonJuly25vs.Detroit…Reachedbase5timesonApril4atChicago-AL(2-2,3BB).
u Hit.272(31-114)offLHPwith10HR&24RBIand.286(82-287)offRHPwith9HR&44RBI…Was6for11(.545)w/2HR&20RBIwiththebasesloaded…Compileda.986(3E,6A,219TC)in93gamesinRFa.984fielding%in9gamesatfirstbase(1E,64TC)…Hit.315(69-219)w/nooneonbaseand.242(44-182)withrunnerson….His .281(16-57)averagewith2outsandRISPafterhitting .085(5-59)withRISP-2outs in2005…Hit.333(28-84)inApriland.319(30-94)inMay...Hit.294(5-17)batting3rd,.356(32-90)batting9thand.341(14-41)onthefirstpitchwith4HR…Hit.305(40-131)afterthe7thinning.…His.561slugging%offLHPwas16thintheAL…Indiansexercisedhis2007cluboptiononOctober3.
u 2004HadhisfinestoffensiveseasontodateinhissecondstraightfullseasoninthebigleaguesastheTribe3rdbaseman...Establishedcareer-highsinvirtuallyeveryoffensivecategory,ranking4thamongAmericanLeaguethirdbasemeninHR(28),RBI(88),runsscored(93)andon-base+slugging%(.840)...RankedbehindAlexRodriguez,MelvinMora&HankBlalockinmostcategories…Hiscareer-high28HRwerethemostbyanIndiansthirdbasemansinceTravisFryman’s28in1998&ranked9thamongMLB3B...Gotofftoaslowstart,hitting.237(36-152)w/72B,6HR&20RBIinthefirst40games…CaughtfireinJune,hitting.330(37-112)w/7HR&21RBIin28gamesandfrom6/1thrutheendoftheseasonhehit.283(123-435)with22HR&68RBIin112games…Overhislast118gamesfrom5/25onhehit.281(128-455)with292B,25HR&73RBI…Had2walk-offhomersontheyear(5/14vs.TB,5/28vs.Oakland)…Tiedhiscareer-highbygoing5for6w/anRBIon8/3atTorontoandenjoyedhis2ndcareer2-homergameon8/29vs.Chicago-AL…Made151startsatthirdbase(152gamesoverall)andappearedin8gamesatfirstbase(0GS)…Struggleddefensively
u 2003WastheTribe’severydaythirdbaseman,ledtheentireIndiansteaminstartswith148(1363B,121B)inhisfirstfullseasoninthemajorleagues...Hadasolidoffensiveseason,leadingtheteamingames(152),hits(143)anddoubles(35)whilecompilingcareer-highsineveryoffensivecategory…Finished4thamongALthirdbasemenindoubles(35),8thinon-baseplusslugging%(.723),6thinhitsandtiedfor4thinrunsscored...His35doubleswere6thamongmajorleaguethirdbasemen...Startedineveryspotinthebattingorderexceptthelead-offspot,themostcommonslotbeingthe#2holeintheline-up(55GS)...Hit.272(61-224)w/152B,8HR&27RBIinthe#2hole…Hadthe6thbestfielding%amongregularALthirdbasemen,compilingafielding%of.952(19E,399TC,29DP)in140gamesatthirdbase...Madehisfirstcareerstartatfirstbaseon4/12vs.KC...Didnotmakeanerrorin143totalchancesinhis31gamesatfirstbase...WasnamedALPlayeroftheWeekfrom6/30-7/6afterbatting.375(12-32)with4HR&14RBI...Collectedhisfirstcareergrandslamon6/30atKansasCity(G1)offKrisWilsonandhit2homersanddrovein7runsinthedoubleheaderthatday...Droveinacareerhigh7runsandnotchedacareer-high5hitsingameof7/5atMinnesota(both2003-highsforanIndian)…Hitinacareer-high12gamesfrom6/17-7/1,batting.385(20-52)overthespan(4HR,12RBI)...Gotofftoashakystart,hitting.209(19-91)overhisfirst28gamesthru5/6...From5/9thrutheendoftheseasonhehit.266(124-466)with282B,14HR&61RBIoverhisfinal123games...Finishedtiedfor5thintheALwith9CS...Wasalsotiedfor9thinbothsachits(8)andsacflies(8).
u 2002SpentmostoftheseasonatAAAEdmontonintheMinnesotaorganizationofthePacificCoastLeague...Hitsafelyin13of14games,going22-55(.400)from4/21-5/4...WasrecalledtoMinnesotaon5/10andhitin3consecutivegames,5/12-15...Overallmade5startsfortheTwinsatthirdbaseinplaceofaninjuredCoreyKoskieandwasoptionedbacktoEdmontonon5/24(alsoappearedin3gamesat1B)...Had16-gamehit-streak,going26-62(.419)from7/1-20andalsohitconsecutivelyinthefinal16gamesoftheseason,going25-63(.397),from8/15-9/2...Third2-homergameofseasonandseason-high7RBIon7/30atTacoma...Tiedseason-highwith4hitson8/15atOmaha...Ledclubinstolenbases(24),wasthirdinhitsandwalksandfourthinat-batsandruns...Appearedin111gamesatthird,7gamesatsecondand6gameseachatfirstbaseandleftfieldatTripleA.
u 2001BeganseasonatEdmonton...Had20-gamehit-streak,going33-79(.418)with7doubles,3triples,2homersand12RBI,4/17-5/8...Hitsafelyin15of18games,5/10-27...Season-high4RBIon5/17vs.Portland...Recalledon6/7...Appearedin13gamesandwasoptionedtoEdmontonon7/20...Batted.343(34-99)withrunnersinscoringpositionand.311(87-280)vs.lefthanders...Ledclubinstolenbases...ClaimedoffwaiversbytheBaltimoreOrioleson9/21andappearedin6gameswiththeOriolespriortotheseasonending...Hithis2ndcareerhomeroffCaseyFossumon9/26atBoston...Re-claimedoffwaiversfromBaltimorebyMinnesotaon10/12.
u 2000BeganseasonatSyracuseintheTorontoorganization...Hadaseason-high10-gamehit-streak,4/30-5/9...ClaimedoffwaiversbyTwinsfromToronto,5/23...Disabledwithpulledleftribcage,6/28-7/7...Hadagrandslamandseason-high5RBIon8/19atIowa...Had3-homergame,8/28atEdmonton...Twins’MinorLeaguePlayeroftheWeek,going10-24(.417),9/3-9...RecalledtoMinnesotaon9/16...Career-high7-gamehit-streakfrom9/26/99-9/20/2000.
u 1999BeganseasonatAAASyracuse...Season-high5RBIon4/20atScranton-WilkesBarre...Season-high4hitsand2-homergameon6/30atColumbus...PlayedforInternationalLeagueinClassAAAAll-StarGameon7/14atNewOrleans...Recalled8/13...Ledleaguethirdbasemeninfielding%(.967)...Mademajorleaguedebuton8/14vs.Oakland...SingledoffJohnBurkettforfirstmajorleaguehiton8/29vs.Texas...OptionedtoSt.Catharineson8/30...Recalledon9/3...Season-high5-gamehit-streaktoendtheseason,going8-21(.381)on9/26-10/3...HomeredoffJimBrowerforfirstbigleaguehomerunon10/2atCleveland...WasnamedtheBestDefensivethirdbasemanintheInternationalLeaguebyBaseball America.
u 1998BeganseasonatADunedin...Grandslamandseason-high5RBIon5/18vs.St.Petersburg...FloridaStateLeaguePlayeroftheWeekon5/18-24and6/6-12...Had31gamehit-streak(longestinminors)from6/28-8/1...Reachedbasesafelyin60consecutivegames(longestinminors)from6/28-9/2...Season-high5hitson7/16atTampa...LedFloridaStateLeagueinbatting(.350),wasfourthinsluggingpercentage(.547)andfifthinon-basepercentage(.409)...SelectedthirdbasemanonFloridaStateLeaguePost-SeasonAll-Starteam...PromotedtoKnoxvilleon7/21...Finishedthirdamongallminorleaguersinhits(183),tenthintotalbases(294)and14thinextra-basehits(68).
u 1997Hadseason-high10-gamehit-streak,6/16-7/1...Tiedforsecondonclubingamesandwasthirdinat-bats.
u 1996Played47gamesatthirdbase,oneatfirstbaseandoneinoutfield...WasToronto’sseventhroundpickinJune,1996freeagentdraft...SignedbyscoutMarkSnipp.
Personal/MiscellaneousFullnameWIllIaM CaseY blaKe...Wife’snameisAbbie(Archibald)...Theyhavethreedaughters,Bailey(6/14/2001),Lauren(7/14/2003)&Dana(9/27/06)...Wasa1992graduateofIndianola(IA)HighSchoolwhereheplayedbaseball,football,basketballandrantrack...Wasnamedatop10HSathleteinthehistoryofIowainaDes Moines Registersurvey ina list that includedBobFellerandNileKinnick...AttendedWichita State University where he was a three-time All-American,two-timeAcademicAll-AmericanandparticipatedintheCollegeWorldSeries...Batted.360with22homerunsand101RBIhissenioryear...WasdraftedtwicepreviouslypriortosigningwithToronto(11throunddraft,Philadelphia,1992;45throunddraft,NewYorkYankees,1995)...Isanavidgolfer...Hisbrother,Ben,wastheTribe’s32ndroundpickinthe1992draftandspentthe’92minorleagueseasonatAWatertown(3-3,3.92ERA,13G/5GS)...Wasthe2004recipientoftheGibbons/Olin“GoodGuyAward”bytheClevelandBBWAAChapterforhisprofessionalandcourteousmannerwiththemedia...HasbeenactiveindonatinghistimetotheGrandSlamforLiteracyduringhistimeinCleveland.
blaKe’s FavOrITes
Favorite Movie: One Flew Over theCuckoo’sNest;Favorite Group/artist:Metallica;Favorite athlete Growing up:MichaelJordan;Favorite Team Growing up:MiamiDolphins;Person Who Has Most Influenced You: Father (Joe);Favorite road City:Seattle;Favorite road stadium:SafecoField;Favorite Thing to do away From baseball:DuckHunt;Favorite Tv show:SaturdayNightLive;Favorite baseball Moment:KirkGibson’sHRin1988WorldSeries
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HITs:5,twice,lastonAugust4,2004atToronto;dOubles:2,10 times, lastonOctober1,2006vs.Boston;TrIPles:1,fivetimes,lastonMay3,2006atOakland;Hr:2,seventimes,lastonSeptember30,2006vs.TampaBay;rbI:7,July5,2003atMinnesota;runs:3,seventimes,lastApril 18, 2006 atBaltimore;sb: 2, July1,2004atDetroit;HITTInG sTreaK:15games, May 1 to May 18, 2006; Hr In baCK-TO-baCK GaMes:Ten times, lastJuly31-August1,2006;Career Grand slaMs:3,lastonSeptember25,2006vs.Chicago-ALoffBooneLogan.
2006 Career avG ab H Hr rbI avG ab H Hr rbI.282 401 113 19 68 Totals .260 2180 567 89 288
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leaGue CHaMPIOnsHIP serIes reCOrdyear Club W-l era G Gs CG sHO sv IP H r er Hr Hb bb sO WP bK2003 Chicago(NL) 1-0 1.59 3 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0
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u 2003EnteredtheseasonwithtwoMajorLeaguesaves,butbecametheCubs’firstclosertoreachthe30-savelevelsinceRodBecksaved51gamesin1998…In68reliefappearances,hewent2-2with33savesanda2.63ERA…Was33for37inhissavechances…14ofhissavesoccurredingamesheenteredwithaone-runleadandhesavedhislast14chancesoftheseason...RankedsixthamongNationalLeaguerelieversinsavesandfifthingamesfinished(59).
u 2002Went4-4withhisfirsttwoMajorLeaguesaves,12holdsanda2.73ERAinateam-high73appearancesfortheCubs…FinishedthirdamongNationalLeaguerelieversininningspitchedwith95.2,trailingonlyFlorida’sVladimirNunez(97.2)andHouston’sOctavioDotel(97.1)…Fanned97batterswhileissuing29walks…Limitedopponentstoa.239average…MadetheOpeningDayrosterafterattendingcampasanon-rosterinvitee…Pitchedatleast2.0inningsin24outings…EarnedhisfirstMajorLeaguesaveon4/14atPittsburgh,recordingthefinaloutinthebottomoftheseventhinningwiththetyingrunondeck…Thegamewascalledduetorainintheeighth…Hurled4.0shutoutinningsina16-inningwinon7/12vs.Marlins,thelongestreliefappearanceofhiscareer.
u 2001SpenthisfirstcampaignintheCubs’organization,pitchinginoneMajorLeaguecontestandin39games(12starts)atIowa…WasontheMajorLeaguerosterfrom8/11-15…MadehisfirstMajorLeaguestarton8/11vs.SanFranciscoandtookthelossina9-4decision…Worked1.2IPandallowedsixhits,sixearnedrunsandthreewalkswhilestrikingoutonebatter…Itwashisfirstbigleagueappearancesince9/22/98vs.Cleveland(whilepitchingfortheYankees)…Went8-7withonesaveanda2.62ERAwithIowa…Struckout131battersin110.0inningsandheldPacificCoastLeaguebatterstoa.216average…Tossedthefirstcompletegameandshutoutofhiscareeron7/5ina2-0victoryvs.ColoradoSprings.
u 2000 Pitched for the Newark Bears in the Atlantic League (Independent) and Monterrey in the MexicanLeague,seeingaction inacombined40games…In28reliefappearances forNewark,hewent6-3witha5.50ERA…Pitchedin12gamesforMonterrey,includingfivestarts,andwent4-2withonesaveanda3.19ERA…Struckout44battersin42.1innings…WenttoSpringTrainingwithCincinnatiasanon-rosterinvitee,butwasreleasedinlateMarch.
u 1999SpenttheyearasarelieverwithMilwaukee’sTriple-AaffiliateinLouisville,going6-2withfoursaves…His58appearancestiedfortheteamleadandtiedforseventhamongallTriple-Apitchers.
u 1998Made53totalreliefappearancesfortheYankeesandColumbus(AAA)…WaspromotedtotheMajorson8/2andpitchedineightgamesfortheYankees…Wasthewinningpitcheron8/18atKansasCity…WasontheDisabledListfrom8/24to9/28withacervicalstrainofhisneck…AtColumbus,hewent3-3withfoursavesanda2.93ERAin45appearancesspanning73.2innings.
u 1997SawactionwithAtlanta,Richmond(AAA)andtheYankees,pitchinginacombined42games…WasonabigleagueOpeningDayrosterforthefirsttime,spendingmostofthefirsthalfinAtlanta’sbullpen…Went2-2witha3.75ERAin20contestsfortheBravesand1-2with2savesanda3.58ERAin21gamesforRich-mond…WasclaimedoffwaiversbytheYankeesinSeptember.
u 1996BegantheyearatRichmond,going1-5withsevensavesin34reliefappearances…WasrecalledbytheBraveson7/23…Inhisfirst22NationalLeagueoutings,hewas2-4witha4.85ERA…PickeduphisfirstMajorLeaguevictoryon8/18vs.Pittsburgh,allowingonehitin3.2innings.
u 1995SawhisfirstMajorLeagueactionduringthreestintsonBaltimore’sroster,recordinga1.23ERAinsixgames…MadehisMajorLeaguedebuton7/9againsttheWhiteSoxatComiskeyPark,workingaperfectin-ning…Combinedtogo3-5with13savesanda3.99ERAin44reliefappearancesfortheOrioles’affiliatesinBowie(AA)andRochester(AAA).
u 1994WasoneoftheEasternLeague’stoprelieversatBowie,recording14savesanda1.91ERAin49out-ings…Allowedjustthreehomersin66.0inningswhilestrikingout73batters…WasthirdamongleaguerelieversinERAandgamesfinished(37).
Personal/MiscellaneousFullnameJOsePH THOMas bOrOWsKI…Married,wife’snameisTatum…Twosons,Blaze(11/8/00)andTy(5/23/05)…ResidesinScottsdale,AZandoriginallyhailsfromBayonne,NJ…GraduatedfromMaristHighSchool(NJ)in1989…WasanAll-AmericaselectioninbothbaseballandfootballandwasanAll-Stateselectioninbaseballandfootballasjuniorandsenior.
u WasnominatedforNLComebackPlayeroftheYear...LedMarlinspitcherswith72games...WasnamedtheMostImprovedPlayerbytheSouthFloridachapteroftheBBWAAaftertheseason…His36savesestablishedanewcareerhigh,eclipsinghismarkof33saveswiththeCubsin2003...RecordedhisfirstsaveofseasononApril14vs.Washington,whichwashisfirstsavesinceMay31,2004,vs.Houston.
u Converted16of18saveopportunitiesinfirst-halfofseason,and20of25savechancesaftertheAll-Starbreak...Alsoconverted10straightsavechancesfromJuly25toAugust25...WassolidinJune,convertingallninesaveopportunitiesandnotchinga0.87ERAin11games...went1-0with10saves(11chances)anda2.57ERAin14gamesinAugust...Wasscoredonin19of72outings.
u 2004Struggledwithshoulderinjurythebetterpartoftheyear,goingonthedisabledliston6/6witharightshoulderstrain…Went2-4withninesavesandan8.02ERAin22appearanceswithChicago…Convertednineof11saveopportunities…PickeduphisfirstsaveoftheseasononOpeningDayinCincinnati(4/5)…Convertedeightstraightchancesfrom4/5-5/23…Recordedhis22ndstraightsaveon5/16atSanDiego,establishinganewfranchisemark…Wasunscoreduponin13ofhis22appearances.
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K’s (reliever):5,3 times, lastSept.26,2002 vs. Cincinnati; bb’s (reliever): 4,Sept. 18, 1997 vs. Detroit; WInnInG sTreaK: 2 games, two times, last Au-gust2-Sept.9,2002;lOsInG sTreaK:5 games, August 30-Sept. 23, 2005;COnseCuTIve save sTreaK:22games,August5,2003thruMay23,2004;lOn-GesT OuTInG (reliever):4.0IP,July12,2002vs. Florida;Hr: 2, two times, lastOctober2,2005vs.Baltimore;lasT save:September21,2006atNYM;lasT WIn:Sept.2,2006atMilwaukee.
all-sTaR GaMe ReCORdYeaR ClUB W-l eRa G Gs CG sHO sv IP H R eR HR HB BB sO WP BK1999 Philadelphia DIDNOTAPPEAR
dIvIsIOn seRIes ReCORdYeaR ClUB W-l eRa G Gs CG sHO sv IP H R eR HR HB BB sO WP BK2004 Atlanta 0-1 6.35 2 0 0 0 0 5.2 8 4 4 1 0 3 3 0 02005 LosAngeles(AL) 0-0 9.82 1 1 0 0 0 3.2 7 4 4 1 0 2 2 0 0Totals 0-1 7.71 3 1 0 0 0 9.1 15 8 8 2 0 5 5 0 0
leaGUe CHaMPIOnsHIP seRIes ReCORdYeaR ClUB W-l eRa G Gs CG sHO sv IP H R eR HR HB BB sO WP BK2005 LosAngeles(AL) 1-0 3.38 2 2 0 0 0 10.2 10 4 4 1 2 2 2 0 0
u 2004OpenedcampaignwithAtlantaon15-daydisabledlist(recoveryfromTommyJohnsurgery)andtrans-ferredto60-DayDLon4/28...MadethreerehabstartswithAAGreenvilleandonestartwithtriple-ARichmondbeforebeingactivatedfromDLon6/19vs.Cleveland…StartedforBravesinannualHallofFameGameinCooperstown,NYagainstTwinson6/14…Madehisseasondebutwithsevenshutoutinningsvs.Clevelandon6/19(allowedfourhitsandnowalkswhilefanningfourin4-0win)…Made19startswithAtlantaandwent8-7witha3.94ERA(114.1IP,50ER)…Allowedthreeearnedrunsorlessin15ofhis19starts…Hadastretchof32.2IPwithoutissuingawalkinSeptemberandposted2.33ERA(38.2IP,10ER)inthemonth…Went3-1witha4.06ERAinAugust…Pitchedseason-high8.0IP,9/3atMontreal,allowingonerunonfourhitsin7-1victory…Talliedseason-besteightstrikeouts,9/8vs.Philadelphia…Had10-inningscorelessstretch,8/28-9/3…AppearedinreliefintwogamesofNLDSvs.Houston,going0-1with6.35ERA(5.2IP,4ER)withthreewalksandthreestrikeouts…AppearedinGames3&5,sufferinglossinGame3(4.1IP,7H,4ER,3BB,3S0,1HR)inhisfirstcareerpost-seasonaction.
u 2003Pitchedoneinninginhisonlyspringtrainingouting3/4…Wenton15-daydisabledlist3/21withten-donitisinhisrightelbow…Transferredtothe60-daydisabledliston4/21andwasoutthroughtheendoftheseason…HadsuccessfulTommyJohnsurgeryperformedbyDr.JamesAndrewson7/1.
u 2002TurnedinbestseasonofhisMajorLeaguecareer,logging17wins,33starts,twoshutouts,228.1IP,129SOandsevenCG’s-allcareer-bestsforKansasCity...His7CGledALandrankedsecondinmajors...ThrewfourstraightCGs7/13-29...Alsorankedamongleagueleadersinfewestwalksper9innings(1.5,2nd),shutouts(tiedfor2nd),inningspitched(6th),roadERA(3.54,9th)andwins(10th)...Surrendered36homeruns(2ndmostinA.L.),18athomeand18onroad...Beganseasonw/oallowingawalkinhisfirst28.1IP...Walkedjusttwobattersin7startsfrom7/18-8/19...Duringthattimehewasjust2-4despitea2.56ERA(56.1IP,16ER)...Receivedjust17totalrunsofsupport(includingtwoshutouts)fora2.4pergameaverageduringthatspan...Fortheyear,hehad14startsinwhichhedidnotallowawalk...WonRoyalsPitcher-of-the-MonthhonorsforApril(4-1,3.06),May(4-1,2.74)andJuly(4-2,2.66)...SawhisERAjumpfrom3.35onAug.19toafinal3.90afterallowing31earnedrunsin45.2inningsoverhisfinalsevenstartsfora6.11ERA...Recordedmostwinsforateamthatlost100gamesin51years...Byrd’s17winsweremostsinceNedGarverwent20-12for1951St.LouisBrowns,whofinished52-102...His17winsaccountedfor27.4percentofKansasCity’stotalof62.
u 2001WasacquiredbyRoyalsfromPhiladelphiainexchangeforRHPJoseSantiagoon6/5...PitchedforPhillies,triple-AScranton/WilkesBarreandsingle-AClearwaterbeforetrade...MadehisRoyalsdebutvs.Arizonaon6/8...Hisfirstwinofseasoncameinrelief,ashestartedremainderofasuspendedgameagainstMilwaukeeon6/16andrecordedseason-highsevenstrikeouts(5.1IP,6H,1ER,1BB)...Wonateam-bestfivestraightstartsfrom7/25-8/16...Combinedfor0.97ERAduringstretch(37IP,32H,6R,4ER,4BB,18SO)tolowerhisERAtoaseason-best2.92...BecamefirstRoyalspitchersinceDennisLeonardin1980towinthreegamesononeroadtrip,winningatSeattle(7/25),atChicago(7/31)andatMinnesota(8/5)...Notchedteam’sfirstcompletegameofyearon7/25(101stgame)atSeattleina5-1victory(9.0IP,6H,1ER)...Followedupwithanother9.0IPoutinginhisnextstart,guidingKCtoa2-1,10-inningwinatChicagoon7/31(5H,1ER,5SO)...CompiledanERAunder4.00inthreeofhisfourmonthswithRoyals...Finishedseasonbygoing0-2with9.37ERAinhislastthreestarts(16.1IP,17ER),beforegoingonthe60-dayD.L.on9/22withshoulderstrain.
u 2000BegantheseasonwithPhillies...Earnedfirstwinofseasonvs.Cincinnation5/3(7IP,1ER)...OptionedtoAAAScrantonon6/2andwent2-0witha1.73ERAinthreetriple-Astarts,includingback-to-backcomplete
u Went8-7w/a4.35ERAin27startsfromApril27-on(159.1IP,209H,77ER)andinMayhewas1-2w/a3.18ERAin5starts(34.0IP,35H,12ER)…Walked4battersonJune1vs.Chicago-AL,andSept.17vs.Minnesotatoequalacareer-high(lastonMay17,2002atCleveland)…InJunehewas2-1w/a2.48ERAin6starts(40.0IP,39H,11ER,25K)afterworking8.0shutoutinningsinnotchinghis6thwinvs.CincinnationJune24(8.0IP,5H,0R)…Alsotossed6.0shutoutIPvs.CincinnationJune30.
u Overhislast21startsafterMay21hewas6-6w/a4.36ERA(134.1IP,181H,65ER)…InJulyhewas1-1w/an9.00ERA(5GS,22.0IP,46H,22ER,1BB,7K,.414AVG)…CG-TossedhisfirstCGoftheseasonandhisfirstsincelastJuly1instartofAugust17atMinnesota(9.0IP,7H,2R)inimprovingto8-6…DidnotreceiveadecisioninstartofAugust23despitelastingaseason-low0.2IP(equaledshorteststartofcareer,also4/5/00@ARZ)astheIndiansralliedfroma10-1deficittodefeattheKansasCityRoyals15-13inKauffmanStadium(0.2IP,8H,9R/3ER,1K,2HR.
u In5Auguststartshewas2-0w/a3.68ERA(29.1IP,42H,12ER)…Went4-3w/a5.63ERAin14secondhalfstarts(76.2IP,120H,48ER,.350avg,.539slg%)…Was1-3in5Septemberstartsw/a5.59ERA(29.0IP,42H,25R/18ER)andwonhislaststartoftheseasonvs.TampaBayonSept.28(7.0IP,8H,4R/ER,2BB,3K)afteryielding4runsoverthefirst3.0IP.
u His1.9walksall’dper9.0IPwas9thlowest intheAL…His232hitsallowedwere8thmostallowedintheALandhis120runsallowedwereT6th…Battershit.303(104-343)withrunnersonand.308(57-185)withRISP…All’d18SB(5CS)whichwasT7thmostintheAL…Had4thbestrunsupport(6.6RS/9.0IP)intheALper9.0IP…Battershit.455(5-11)withthebasesloadedand.353(36-102)onthefirstpitch.
u Battershit.308(232-754)offhimwith26HRallowed,includingamarkof.369(128-347)againstLHH…Indianswere16-15(.516)inhisstartsandaveraged6.3(195RS/31GS)runsperstart…Workedintothe6thinningin23of31(74%)startsandintothe7thin14of31(45%).
CaReeR TRansaCTIOns1988 SelectedbyCincnnatiinthe13throundoftheJunedraft.Didnotsign.1991 SelectedbytheClevelandIndiansinthe4throundoftheJunedraft.1994 AcquiredbytheNewYorkMets,alongwithDaveMlicki,JerryDiPotoandaPTBNL(JesusAzuage),fromtheIndians
u 1999Went15-11with4.60ERAinhisfirstfullseasonwithPhillies...Earned11-1wininhis100thcareergameon5/5vs.SanDiego...Threwhisonlycompletegameofseasonon5/11atSt.Louis...Hadtwofour-gamewinstreaks,5/5-22and6/2-17...Woneightofninegamesfrom4/25-6/17,compilinga2.79ERA(25ER,80.2IP)...Struckoutacareer-highninebattersvs.Torontoon6/12...RankedamongN.L.leadersinwins,innings,winpercentageandopponentsaverageattheAll-Starbreak...SelectedtohisfirstN.L.All-Starteam,butdidnotplayinthegameinBoston.
u 1998BeganseasonatAAARichmond...Madetwostarts(0-1,11IP,5ER)beforebeingrecalledtoBraveson4/19...AllowedthreerunsintwoinningsthatnightatColorado...OptionedbacktoRichmond...Made17startsonyearandthrewtwocompletegames...ClaimedbyPhilliesoffwaiverson8/14...MadePhilliesdebuton8/17vs.Houstonforhisfirststartsince9/24/97atPhiladelphia(withAtlanta)...ThrewfirstMajorLeaguecompletegameandshutoutinthatstartvs.Houston,defeatingRandyJohnson,4-0...Didnotallowarunnertoreachsecondbase...HadanRBIsingletoknockinfirstrunofgame...Threwacompletegameinhissecondstart,8/22vs.Colorado,winning6-1...EarnedN.L.PlayeroftheWeekhonors,8/17-23...MadeeightstartsforPhillies,compilinga5-2recordwitha2.29ERA.
u 1997BeganseasonwithBraves...Compiled1.38ERAthroughfirst11games,butheldan8.57ERAinnext12appearancesthrough7/11...OptionedtoRichmondon7/12,wherehemadethreestarts(2-1,3.18)beforebeingrecalledon7/30...MadeeightappearancesforBravesafterrecall,includingfourstarts(1-3,4.66ERA,19.1IP).
u 1996Beganseasonasspring-traininginvitewithMets...PlacedonDL3/25withherniateddiscinhisback...Activatedon6/9...Firstgamewas6/11vs.Atlanta,chargedwith13-inningloss...Onlywinofseasoncame7/3vs.Philadelphia(1.1IP,1H)...Threwnineshutoutinningsoversevengamesfrom7/26-8/12(7games)...TradedtoAtlantaBraves(alongwithaAndyZwirchita)inexchangeforPGregMcMichaelon11/25.
u 1995BeganseasonasstarteratNorfolk…Went2-5witha3.41ERAin10starts...Final12appearancescameinrelief,wherehewas1-0withasaveanda0.00ERA(15.2IP-0ER)withtwowalksand10SO...ContractpurchasedbyMetson7/28...MadehisMajorLeaguedebuton7/28vs.Pittsburgh(0.2IP,4ER)...EarnedfirstMajorLeaguewinon8/21vs.SF,a5-4,11-inningwin(1.0IP,1BB,2SO)...Hisotherwinwas9/9atMontreal(2.2IP,1H,3SO).
u 1994SplitseasonbetweenAACanton-AkronandAAACharlotte,wherehecombinedfor63walksand121strikeouts...TradedtoMetswithPDaveMlicki,PJerryDiPotoandaPTBNL(INFJesusAzuage)inexchangeforOFJeromyBurnitzandPJoeRoaon11/18.
u 1993CampaignatAAACharlotte…Missednearlyamonthofplaymidwaythroughtheseason,duetoastrainedrightforearmmuscle.
u 1992LedEasternLeagueinwins(14)AACanton-Akron…Hadfourcompletegamesin24starts.
Personal/MiscellaneousFull name PaUl GReGORY BYRd...Resides in Alpharetta, GA...Heandhiswife,Kym,havetwosons-Grayson,ColbyJoshua...AttendedLouisiana State University (LSU), majoring in Economics...HelpedleadschooltotheCollegeWorldSeriesthreestraightyears...PitchedforTigers1991NCAAchampionshipteam...EarnedAll-AmericanandAll-SEChonorsasasophomoreatLSU,postinga17-6recordbeforebeingdraftedin1991bytheIndiansinthe4thround...GraduatedfromSt.XavierHSinLouisville,KYin1988...WasveryactiveintheClevelandcommunityduringhisfirstseasonwiththeIndians,participating inSignatureSunday, theGrandSlam forLiteracy andDick’sSportingGoods“ShopwithaPro.”
BYRd’s favORITes
favORITe MOvIe:ForrestGump;favOR-ITe MUsIC GROUP/aRTIsT:ThirdDay;fa-vORITe aTHleTe GROWInG UP:JohnnyBench; favORITe TeaM OTHeR THan THe IndIans: LSU Football; PeRsOn WHO Has MOsT InflUenCed YOU:JesusChrist; favORITe ROad CITY: Seattle;favORITe ROad sTadIUM:SafecoField;favORITe THInG TO dO aWaY fROM BaseBall:TakemyfamilytoDisneyWorldforaBuzzLightyearShootout;favORITe Tv sHOW: CSI (Las Vegas); favORITe BaseBall MOMenT:Watching1999AllStarGameHomeRunhittingcontestandMarkMcGwire10feetawayfromhomeplatewithmyson,Grayson,onmylap
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Asdrubal Cabrera 64Age: 21, born November 13, 1985 in Puerto La Cruz, VZ
Position: Infielder
Bats: S Throws: R Height: 6-0 Weight: 170
ML Service: 0 + 000
Contract Status: Signed thru 2007
Acquired: June 30, 2006; Acquired from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for 1B Eduardo Perez.
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Fernando Cabrera 56Age: 25, born November 16, 1981 in Toja Baja, PR
Position: Pitcher
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-4 Weight: 170
ML Service: 1 + 105
Contract Status (Options Remaining): Signed thru 2007 (0)
Acquired: Indians 10th round selection in the June, 1999 Draft
2006SeasonHighlightsu Power arm had an up and down season as he spent the entire season on the Major League roster save a 2-week
stint on the disabled list in mid-April after a rocky start…Led the team with 51 appearances.
u Pitched for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic and followed that up w/a lackluster spring (6G, 12.71ERA, 5.2IP, 7H, 8RE/R, 8BB, 3K) and poor April (15.88ERA, 5G, 5.2IP, 6H, 10R/ER, 7BB, 8K) before going on the 15-day disabled list on April 14 with a bruised right heel suffered on April 13 after being hit by a line drive vs. Seattle…Allowed 6 runs (6ER) in 1.0IP on opening night at Chicago-AL, walking a career-high 4.
u Began a rehab assignment on April 17 and appeared in 4 games for AAA Buffalo (1.08ERA, 8.1IP, 8H, 1ER, 13K) and was activated from the DL on April 30…ERA after activation was 4.18 (47G, 56.0IP, 48H, 26ER, 65K).
u Things settled down in August for him as he went 11.2 consecutive scoreless IP and fanned 18 from August 11-Sept. 2…From August 11th thru the end the season his ERA was 3.64 (19G, 22.1IP, 17H, 9ER, 28K) despite a September ERA of 6.94 (12G, 11.2IP, 11H, 9ER, 5BB, 11K)…Allowed 8 runs (8ER) in last 8 games (7.2IP).
WOrld baseball ClassIC reCOrdyear TeaM W-l era G Gs CG sHO sv IP H r er Hr Hb bb sO WP bK2006 Puerto Rico 0-0 0.00 4 0 0 0 1 3.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0
Career TransaCTIOns1999 Selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 10th round of the June draft.2006 DL – right heel bruise, 4/14-30…rehab at AAA Buffalo, 4/17-30.
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shutout innings (7.0 in relief on 2 hits) over his last 4 outings at Akron (included his last start of 5.0 shutout IP) to end the regular season…Were the first three relief outings of his career…Earned first professional save in 2nd career relief appearance on 8/29 vs. Harrisburg (3.0IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 5SO)… Was added to the 40-man roster on 11/20.
u 2001 Spent the year in the starting rotation at A Columbus, sporting a 3.61 ERA in 20 starts and striking out 96 in 94.2IP…South Atlantic League batters hit .242 (89-368) off him as a 19-year old… Did not record an ERA above 3.91 in any start on the year…Missed all of June with a broken nose after being hit in the face by line drive at Hickory on 5/24…Struck out 12 on 5/18 vs. Charleston (SC).
u 2000 Spent his first professional season at A Burlington of the Appalachian League, finishing T1st in starts (13), 1st in losses (7) and 4th in earned runs allowed (35) while yielding only 64 hits in 68.1IP…Lost 6 straight decisions from 7/16-8/22.
Personal/MiscellaneousFull name FernandO JOse Cabrera…Single…Resides in Toja Baja, PR…Selected by Indians in 10th round of 1999 draft; signed August 23, 1999…Attended Discipulos De Cristo School in Puerto Rico.
Cabrera’s FavOrITes
FavOrITe MOvIe: Major League; Fa-vOrITe MusIC GrOuP/arTIsT: Ricardo Arjona; FavOrITe aTHleTe GrOWInG uP: Roberto Alomar; FavOrITe TeaM OTHer THan THe IndIans: n/a; PersOn WHO Has MOsT InFluenCed yOu: my parents; FavOrITe rOad CITy: Chicago; FavOrITe rOad sTadIuM: Yankee Sta-dium; FavOrITe THInG TO dO aWay FrOM baseball: play volleyball and basketball; FavOrITe Tv sHOW: n/a; FavOrITe baseball MOMenT: my major league debut.
u Batters hit .243 (53-218) off him with 12HR, including a .235 (19-81) mark against LHH…Indians were 20-31 (.392) in his appearances as 50% off his inherited runners scored (11 of 22)…30 of his 51 outings were scoreless…Equaled his career-high by fanning 6 Tigers in a season-high 3.0IP on July 24 vs. Detroit…11 of his 21 inherited runners scored (50%) …Was 0 for 4 in save ops, the last of which came on August 4 vs. Detroit…Allowed 11 steals (6CS) …Walked 4.7 batters per 9.0IP…Batters hit .225 (29-129) off him with no one on base and .270 (24-89) with runners on base…Batters hit .236 (13-55) with RISP and .130 (3-23) with RISP-2outs…
ProCareeru 2005 Young power arm split the season between AAA Buffalo and the Indians bullpen…At Buffalo he was
6-1 with 3 SV & a 1.23 ERA in 30 outings (51.1 IP, 36H, 8R/7ER, 11 BB, 68K)…Selected to Futures Game & AAA All-Star Game and limited Triple A hitters to a .196 average against (36-184)…Had a 25.1 scoreless IP streak at Buffalo from 5/5-6/13 and from 5/5 thru his remaining Buffalo outings his ERA was 0.86 (41.2IP, 24H, 4ER, 53K)…Right-handed Triple A hitters hit .180 (20-111) off him and limited hitters to a .125 (4-32) average with RISP and .145 mark (10-69) with runners on base…Spent two stints in Cleveland from 7/5-25 and then from 8/5 thru the remainder of the season…In his first stint with Cleveland he was 0-0 w/a1.93 ERA (9.1P, 10H, 2R/ER, HR, 6BB, 9K) in 5 games...Optioned on 7/26…Tossed a career high 4.0IP & struck out a Tribe relief season-high 6 batters on 8/12 vs. Tampa Bay…After 8/5 recall he appeared in 10 games for Eric Wedge, recording an ERA of 1.27 (21.1IP, 14H, 3ER)…Over his last 6 appearances overall in the major leagues his ERA was 1.59 (11.1IP, 5H, 2ER)…Recorded first major league win on 8/19 vs. Baltimore and 2nd win on 8/29 vs. Detroit…Appeared in just 6 games during pennant race (Sept./Oct)…ML batters hit .212 (24-113, 1HR) as lefties hit just .196 (9-46, 0HR).
u 2004 Spent most of the season at AAA Buffalo and was impressive in 4 brief appearances as he reached the big leagues for the first time in August…Converted 5 of 6 save chances on the year with the Bison and led the team relievers w/76.0IP and 93K (2nd on team overall to Denney)…Struck out at least one batter in 40 of 45 outings…Began the season with Buffalo and struggled out of the gate, over his first 18 outings thru 6/5 his ERA was 7.12 (30.1IP, 32H, 24ER, 27BB, 34K)…Totally turned his season around from outing on 6/8 on, going 3-1 w/a save and a 1.58ERA over his last 27G (45.2IP, 25H, 8ER, 16BB, 59K) as he lowered his ERA from 7.12 to 3.79…IL hitters hit .208 (57-274) off him w/9HR allowed…RH hitters hit .209 (36-172) w/5HR and LH hitters hit .206 (21-102) w/4HR…Was recalled for the first time on 8/18 and made his major league debut on 8/20 at Minnesota (1.0IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K)…Allowed 3 runs in 2.0IP on 8/26 vs. Chicago and was optioned back to Buffalo on 8/27…Recalled from AAA Buffalo for a second time 9/19 at the conclusion of the playoffs (2G, 4.0IP, 2H, 0R, 4K)…After the season was named the 7th best prospect in the Indians organization by Baseball America.
u 2003 Spent the entire season at AA Akron between the starting rotation and the bullpen, finishing 3rd in the Eastern League in strikeouts with 115 in 109.0IP…Finished 3rd in the league in strikeouts despite pitching out of the bullpen from 6/28 thru the end of the season…After the season he was selected to the Sportsticker Eastern League All-Prospect Team…Did not allow a hit during his first start of 4/8 vs. Harrisburg (5.0IP, 0H, 0R, 3BB, 9SO), combining with Aaron Myette & Jose Vargas on the first no-hitter in Canton/Akron franchise history…Was named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week from 5/26-6/1 (2-0, 1.80ERA)…Won 5 straight decisions from 5/22 to 6/17, making his final start of the season on 6/22 at Binghamton …Overall in June he was 3-0 w/a 2.03 ERA in 6 games (5GS, 26.2IP, 21H, 6ER) after recording an ERA of 2.14 in 4 April starts and a 2.90 ERA in 6 May starts…Went 0-1 w/5 saves and a 2.77 ERA in 11 August appearances (13.0IP, 9H, 5R/4ER, 15SO) and did not allow a run over 6 of his last 7 outings, earning 5 saves (7.0IP, 3H, 1R/ER, 2BB, 6SO)…Did not allow a run or a hit over his 3 playoff outings (3.0, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 6SO) for the Eastern League champion Aeros…On the year he averaged 9.5 strikeouts per 9.0IP and limited EL hitters to a .237 (96-405) average against with 8HR allowed.
u 2002 Split the season between A Kinston and AA Akron and finished 3rd in the organization with 136 strikeouts in 137.0 innings while limiting minor league hitters to a .216 (109-505) average against w/8 HR allowed…Led the Kinston club w/110.0IP…Began the year in the starting rotation at Kinston, making 21 straight starts before being promoted to AA Akron on 7/26…Best outing came on 6/6 vs. Myrtle Beach (6.0IP, 3H, 8SO)…Was 3-1 w/a 2.51 ERA in 5 July starts at the time of his promotion (28.2IP, 22H, 8ER, 9BB, 28SO)…At Akron he struggled in a starting role, posting a record of 1-2 w/a 7.20 ERA over his 4 starts (20.0IP, 24H, 16ER) before tossing 12.0
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bb’s: 4, two times, last on April 2, 2006 at Chicago-AL; K’s: 6, 2x, last on July 24, 2006 vs. Detroit; lOnGesT OuTInG: 4.0IP, August 12, 2005 vs. Tampa Bay; WInnInG sTreaK: 2 games, two times, last August 11-September 15, 2006; lOsInG sTreaK: 2 games, September 30, 2005- April 2, 2006; Only save: N/A.
Career by ballParK W l sv era G Inn erAmeriquest Field (TEX) 0-0-0 9.00 3 3.0 3Angel Stadium (LAA) 0-0-0 0.00 1 2.0 0Busch Stadium II (STL) 0-0-0 0.00 1 1.0 0Comerica Park (DET) 0-1-0 5.40 4 3.1 2Fenway Park (BOS) 0-0-0 18.00 1 1.0 2Gr. Am. Ball Park (CIN) 0-0-0 6.75 1 1.1 1Jacobs Field (CLE) 5-1-0 3.49 37 59.1 23Kauffman Stadium (KC) 0-0-0 0.00 4 5.0 0McAfee Coliseum (OAK) 0-1-0 4.50 4 4.0 2Metrodome (MIN) 0-0-0 0.00 4 5.0 0Miller Park (MIL) 0-0-0 4.50 1 2.0 1Rogers Centre (TOR) 0-0-0 0.00 1 2.0 0Safeco Field (SEA) 0-0-0 0.00 1 1.1 0Tropicana Field (TB) 0-0-0 0.00 2 2.0 0U.S. Cellular Field (CWS) 0-1-0 21.00 3 3.0 7Yankee Stadium (NYY) 0-0-0 6.75 2 1.1 1
2006 CareerW-l-s era G IP er W-l-s era G IP er3-3-0 5.19 51 60.2 35 Totals 5-4-0 3.91 70 96.2 42
PITCHers HITTInG 2006 Career avG ab H Hr rbI avG ab H Hr rbI -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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PCT G PO a e TC dP PCT G PO a e TC dP 1.000 51 2 7 0 9 0 Pitcher 1.000 70 4 8 0 12 0
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Armando Camacaro 74Age: 28, born April 6, 1979 in Caracas, Venezuela
Position: Catcher
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 5-11 Weight: 215
ML Service: 0 + 000
Contract Status: Signed thru 2007
Acquired: July 29, 1998; Signed by Cleveland to as a non-drafted free agent.
2006SeasonHighlightsu Started the year at A Kinston and spent 3 stints in Kinston, 2 stints in Buffalo and 1 three week stint in Ak-
ron…Was with Kinston from April 6-30, June 11-22 and from July 7 thru August 10…Was with Akron from May 3-21 and at AAA Buffalo from June 23-29 and August 13-Sept. 4…Had two 5-game hitting streaks on the year.
ProCareeru 2005 Spent the entire season in Akron backing up Herrera…Was on the disabled list from 6/1 to 7/26 with a
strained ligament in his left knee after a collision at home plate on 5/31 at Binghamton…Went 3 for 3 w/a 2B, HR & 3RBI on 8/17 vs. Altoona (game 2)…Did not appear in the Eastern League playoffs…Hit .364 (12-33) in August and .433 (13-30) off LHP w/2HR & 6RBI.
Careeru Signed out the Tribe’s Venezuelan Academy and spent two seasons in the VSL (1999-2000)… Appeared in a
career-high 91 games at A Columbus in 2002 and collected a career-high 33RBI in the process…Also stole a career-high 11 bases in 2002.
Personal/MiscellaneousFull name aRMandO JOse CaMaCaRO…Resides in Guarenas, Venezuela…Married, wife’s name is Heidi.
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u WasrecalledfromAAABuffaloonApril15tomakehismajorleaguedebutvs.theTigers,winninghisMajorLeaguedebutthatdayatDetroit(6.0IP,5H,1R/ER,4K)tobecomethefirstIndiantowinhisbigleaguedebutinastartingassignmentsinceBrianTallet(9/16/02@BOS)….Washisonlywinoftheyear/career…Fellto1-1inhis2ndstartofApril20atBaltimore,allowing6runsinthe6thinning(5.1IP,8H,8R/ER)…Lost3rdstartvs.TexasonApril29(5.2IP,8H,6R/ER,career-high5K)andwasoptionedtoBuffaloonApril30.
u Made2startsinBuffaloandwasrecalledonMay12andwasinsertedintoreliefrolewherehethrivedthrutheendofJuly(22G,28.1IP,25H,3ER,0.95ERA)…Allowedjust1R/ERoverhisfirst7reliefoutings(11.2IP,10H)…DidnotallowanERfromJune28toJuly25(12.0IP).
u Insertedintocloser’sroleafterJuly20tradeofBobWickmanandblewhisfirstthreechancesonJuly31@BOS,August2@BOSandAugust5@DET…FromJuly30-August23helost5consecutivedecisionsw/a16.39ERA(9.1IP,17H,17R/ER)in9gamesandwasoptionedtoBuffaloonAugust26toconvertbacktoastarter,wherehemade2morestartsfortheBisons.
Career TransaCTIOns2000 SignedbytheClevelandIndiansasanon-draftedfreeagent,12/28.
u RecalledagainonSept.5after2AAAstartsandassumedspotinrotationandpitchedwellover4Septemberstarts…Went0-2w/a4.50ERAinSeptember(4GS,20.0IP,21H,10ER)startsandoverhislast3outingshewas0-1w/a2.65ERA(17.0IP,14H,5R/ER, .226AVG)…Lost4thstartatChicagoonSeptember9(3.0IP,7H,5R/5ER,2HR,2BB,2K)…Worked6.0inningsineachofhislast2starts(12.0IP,12H,3ER),fanningaseason/career-high6inhisfinalstartlossvs.ChicagoonSept.27(6.0IP,6H,2R/ER,2BB,6K)…
u ReliefERAwas4.78(37.2IP,46H,20ER)andasastarterhewas1-4w/a6.08ERAin7starts(37.0IP,42H,25ER)…Losthislast10consecutivedecisions,thefirstIndianspitchersinceBrentStrom(10in1973)tolose10consecutivegameswithinoneseason…MLBhittershit.298(88-295)offhimwithjust9HRin74.2IP…ERAat home was3.86 (35.0P, 37H, 15ER)…Batters hit .284 (40-141) with runnerson and .256 (20-78) withRISP…Allowed10SB(2CS).
u Made8startsforAguilasintheDominicanWinterLeagueinNovemberandDecember,going1-1witha3.48ERA(31.0IP,38H,12ER,5BB,39K)…His39strikeoutswereleadingtheleagueattheconclusionofhisstint.
u 2004Made3stopsalongtheminorleaguetrailashepostedacombined10winsandfanned122inacareer-high163.0IP…Rankedtiedfor5thamongTribefarmhandsinwins,2ndininningsandwas2ndinstrikeouts…Strike-outsimprovedfrom86in154.1IPin2003to122in163.0IPin2004…BegantheseasoninAKinstonwherehewon5ofhisfirst7decisionsfortheeventualCarolinaLeaguechamps…WaspromotedtoAAAkronon6/17aftermaking1spotstartfortheAeroson5/19atBowie(7.0IP,6H,1R/ER,0BB,3K)…WasconsistentatAkron,goingatleast5.0IPin13ofhis15startsandallowedonly3homersin87.0IP…Beststartcameon7/27atAltoona(8.0IP,7H,3R/2ER,0BB,5K)…Endedtheseasonw/1startatAAABuffalo(W,6.0IP,6H,4R/ER,3BB,2K)toposthis10thwinoftheseasonon9/6atRochester…WonbothofhisstartsintheInt’lLeagueplayoffsfortheBisons(2-0,2.77ERA,13.0IP,11H,4R/ER,3BB,4K)tohelppropelBuffalototheILtitle…Aftertheseasonwasnamedthe6thbestprospectintheIndiansorganizationbyBaseball America…Wasaddedtothe40-manrosteron11/19.
u 2003EnjoyedabreakoutseasonashewasnamedtheTribe’sMinorLeaguePitcheroftheYear(BobFellerAward)andwasnamedtheSouthAtlanticLeague’smostoutstandingpitcher…WasnamedtotheBaseball AmericaLowClassAAll-StarteamandaftertheseasonwasnamedthetoppitchingprospectintheSALbySportstickerandthe#3prospectoverallintheIndiansorganizationbyBaseball America…PitchedmostoftheseasonatALakeCountywhereheledtheleagueinwins(17)andERA(2.06)andwasaSALAll-Star…Alsoledtheleagueinrunnersallowedper9.0IP(8.13)andfewestwalksperstart(0.85)…His.214averageagainstwasthe5thlowestmarkintheSAL…His17winsledtheentireIndiansorganizationandhisERAof2.16was3rdbest(154.1IPwere4thmost)…Walkedjust14battersin148.1IP(0.85BBper9.0IP)andhisseason-highwalktotalwas2(done3times)…Tosseda9.0inning,completegame4-hitteron7/22vs.Hagerstown(9.0IP,4H,1R/ER,0BB,5K)…Wentatleast5.0IPin23ofhis24startsatLakeCounty…Was3-0w/a0.98ERAin5Aprilstartsand4-0w/a0.94ERAin4Julystarts…ERAwas2.30orloweroverhisfirstfourmonthsfortheCaptainsbeforepostinganERAof4.08inAugust…ERAthruJuly28was1.58…Won8straightstartsfrom7/4-8/23…Battershit.176(33-188)offhimwithrunnersonbase…MadeaspotstartforAAAkronon7/10(ND,6.0IP,8H,3R/ER,0BB,3K)…
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nO-HITTer :---; 1-HITTer :---; 2-HIT-Ter :---; 3-HITTer :---; 4-HITTer :--;K’s (starter):6,September27,2006vs.Chicago-AL; K’s (reliever): 3, June 15,2006 at New York-AL; bb’s (starter): 5,September15,2006vs.Minnesota;bb’s (reliever):2,threetimes,lastonJuly30,2006vs.Seattle;lOnGesT sTarT:6.0IP,threetimes,lastonSeptember27,2006vs.Chicago-AL; lOnGesT relIeF OuTInG:3.2IP,May20,2006vs.Pittsburgh;WIn-nInG sTreaK:1game,April15,2006atDetroit;lOsInG sTreaK:10games,April20,2006-September27,2006(current);Hr:2,twotimes,lastonSeptember9,2006atChicago-AL;sHOrTesT sTarT:3.0IP,September9,2006atChicago-AL;CG:N/A;CG sHO: N/A; Career 10+sTrIKeOuT GaMes:N/A.
u 2002SpentmostofyearatRookieBurlingtonoftheAppalachianLeaguewherehefinished3rdintheleaguewith76.1IPand3rdinfewestwalkper9.0IP(1.05BB/9.0IP)…AlsoledtheALwith89hitsallowed…WaspromotedtoAMahoningValleytoendtheseasonwherehemade3reliefappearances(4.0IP,2H,0R)…CombinedontheyearhisERAwas3.14.
u 2001SpentfirstprofessionalseasonintheTribe’sDominicanSummerLeagueprogramwhereheledtheteamwith75.1IP.
Personal/MiscellaneousFullNameFausTO C. CarMOna…Single…ResidesinSantoDomingo,DR…Hasparticipatedintheorganization’sWinterDevelopmentProgramandspentSeptember/Octoberof2004inClevelandtakingEnglishlessons.
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Position: Outfielder
Bats: L Throws: L Height: 5-11 Weight: 205
ML Service: 0 + 109
Contract Status (Options Remaining): Signed thru 2007 (1)
Acquired: July 26, 2006; Acquired along with LHP Shawn Nottingham from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for 1B Ben Broussard and cash.
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CaReeR TRansaCTIOns2000 SignedbytheSeattleMarinersasafreeagent,8/13.2006 AcquiredbytheClevelandIndians,alongwithaplayertobenamedlater(ShawnNottingham),fromtheMarinersin
u Chooappearedin51gamesinLF,30gamesinRF,12gamesinCFfortheRainiers…Atthetimeofthetradeheranked9thinthePCLinaverage(.323),2ndinhits(121),2ndinstolenbases(26)and5thinrunsscored(70)…Hadfour4-hitgamesatTripleATacoma…AtAAAhehit.383(44-115)inJune(112B,4HR,18RBI,27G)and.354(23-65)inJuly…Hit.361(106-294,13HR,43RBI)and.185(15-81,0HR,5RBI)offLHPinTripleA…Hit.316(25-79)withRISPand.388(52-134)withrunnerson…Healsoappearedin4gamesinCFwiththeMarinersfromJuly3-13batting.091(1-11)withadoubleafterbeingrecalledonJuly3optionedbackTacomaonJuly13.
u ReportedtoClevelandandpromptlyhithisfirstcareerhomerinhisIndiansdebutonJuly28vs.hisformerteam,Seattle,offFelixHernandezthatprovidedthegame-winning1-0margin…Hithis2ndhomerandhisfirstcareergrandslamonAugust3atBoston(J.Beckett),givinghimacareer-high4RBIinthecontest…Hadcareer-high3hitsonAugust9&Aug.10vs.LAA(1of2rookies,BALMarkakis,withconsecutive3-hitgamesin2006).
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HITs:3, three times, lastonSeptember5,2006atToronto;dOUBles:2,August4,2006atDetroit;HR:1,threetimes,laston September 30, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay;RBI:4,August3atBoston;RUns:2,fivetimes,lastonOctober1,2006vs.TampaBay;sB:1,fivetimes,lastonSeptember27 vs. Chicago-AL; HITTInG sTReaK:7 games, August 6-13, 2006; GRand slaMs:1,August3,2006atBostonoffJoshBeckett.
2006 CaReeR avG aB H HR RBI avG aB H HR RBI.280 157 44 3 22 Totals .257 175 45 3 23
FIeldInG BY pOsITIOn 2006 CaReeRpCT G pO a e TC dp pCT G pO a e TC dp.971 43 97 3 3 103 1 Outfield .975 48 113 3 3 119 1
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u Made29startsinRFand9G/GSinLFforEricWedge…Overhislast42gameswiththeTribehehit.298(42-141)w/2HR&21RBI(August1ston)…DidnotrecordanRBIfromAugust22-Sept.22(16G)…Hit.278(5-18)offLHPand.281(39-139)offRHPwith3HR&21RBI…Hit.283(15-53)withRISP…Was2for7asaPH…Hit.293(27-92)inthe5thspotintheorderand.407(11-27)batting6th…Hit.296(24-81)w/runnersonbaseand.500(11-22)onthefirstpitch.
u 2004SpentseasonwithSanAntoniosettingcareerhighsinnearlyeveryoffensivecategory…FinishedsecondintheTexasLeagueinhitsandruns,tiedfor2ndintriples,thirdinRBIandstolenbasesandfifthinaver-age…Season-high10-gamehitstreak(15-43/.349)April13-22…Had54multi-hitgames…Hitover.313ineachofthefinalthreemonthsoftheseason,including.348(39-112)inthemonthofJuly…Hit.390(57-146)withRISPand.353(89-252)withrunnersonbase…MemberoftheWorldteaminthe2004All-StarFuturesGame…NamedMarinersMinorLeaguePlayeroftheYearbytheSeattleorganization.
u 2003Spent full seasonwith InlandEmpire…Setnewcareerhighs in triples (13),home runs (9)andRBI(55)…The13triplesledtheCalLeague…Helped66ersclaimCalLeaguetitle.
u 2002NamedWisconsin’sMostValuablePlayerbyMarinersorganization…His37stolenbaseswassecond-mostamongMarinersfarmhandswhilehis.303battingaveragewastiedforfourth-best….417sluggingpercentagerankedthirdintheleague…Reachedbasesafelyin98of119games…Collected9RBIover4gamesfromApril6-10,including5RBIApril10atBurlington…Hit.475(19-40)in11games5/4-16…SelectedasastarterontheMidwestLeagueWestAll-StarTeaminJune…TransferredtoSanBernardinofromWisconsin8/22…NamedtoSportsTicker’sAll-TeenTeamattheendoftheseason.
u 2001Hit.302(60-199)in51games,allincenterfield,withPeoria…Drovein5runswhilegoing5for5withadoubleand2homeruns6/26vs.Athletics…Had8-gamehitstreak7/3-13,going12-33(.367)duringthestreak…PromotedtoWisconsininearlySept.,andhitinall3gamesplayed.
u 2000BeganprocareerbyparticipatingintheMarinersFallInstructionalLeague.
CaReeR TRansaCTIOns2002 SelectedbytheOaklandA’sinthe20throundoftheJunedraft.Didnotsign.2005 SelectedbytheClevelandIndiansinthe1stround(14thoverall)oftheJunedraft.
2006 Season Highlightsu Hadanoutstandingseasoninhisfirstfullprofessionalcampaign…BegantheseasonatAKinston,hitting.329
u Hitsafelyinhisfirst10gamesatAAAkron(.366,15-41,8RS)afterhittingsafelyinhislast8gamesinKin-ston…WasonthedisabledlistfromJuly19toAugust2withasprainedleftankle…Uponactivationhehit.200(25-125)theremainderoftheseasonaftertheankleinjuryashedealtwithapotentialpositionswitchaswell(made7startsatsecondbaselateintheyear)…WasexceptionalintheEasternLeagueplayoffs,hitting.349(15-43)with62B,23B,2RBI,2SB&12RSin10games(hitin9ofthe10G).
u Ontheyearhehitacombined.290(108-373)with222B,5HR,44RBI,45SB&71RS…Ledtheorganizationinsteals(45)…Hit.321(34-106)vs.LHPand.277(74-267)offRHP…WasnamedbyBaseball Americaastheorganization’s3rdbestprospectandbyCarolinaLeaguemanagersas thebestbattingprospect,beststrike-zonejudgmentandmostexcitingplayer…PlayedforPeoriaintheArizonaFallLeaguewherehehit.329(26-79)with22B,23B&14RBI(10SB,21RS)in21gamesandparticipatedintheleagueall-stargameandwasnamedtotheAFLAll-Prospectsteam.
pro Careeru 2005SplithisfirstprofessionalsummerbetweenrookieMahoningValley,ALakeCountyandAAAkron…Signed
Jason Davis 50Age: 26, born May 8, 1980 in Chattanooga, TN
Position: Pitcher
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-6 Weight: 210
ML Service: 3 + 027
Contract Status (Options Remaining): Signed thru 2007 (0)
Acquired: Indians 21st round selection in the 1999 First Year Player Draft
2006SeasonHighlightsu Davis spent the entire season in relief for the first time in his career…Allowed only 1HR in 55.1IP (6/11 @CWS,
0HR in last 18G/25.0IP)…From July 25 thru the end of the season he was 1-1 w/a 1.14 ERA in 17 outings (23.2IP, 24H, 3ER, 6BB, 16K) & from August 18 on he was 0-1 w/a 1.18 ERA in 12 outings (15.1IP, 16H, 2ER).
u Was optioned to AAA Buffalo out of spring training but was recalled 2 days later after CC Sabathia was injured on opening night…Went 2-1 w/a 5.04ERA in 21 outings (30.1IP, 38H, 17ER, 7BB, 21K) before being optioned to Buffalo on June 13…Davis spent 5 weeks in AAA Buffalo where he was 0-2 w/4 saves and a 0.54 ERA in 11 relief appearances (16.2IP, 8H, 2R/1ER, 3BB, 15K), limiting Triple A hitters to a .138 (8-58) average against and did not allow an earned run over his last 5 outings (7.2IP)…With Buffalo was 4 for 5 in save chances and allowed just 1 extra base hit.
u Was recalled on July 21 after Bob Wickman was traded…Over his 2nd stint with Cleveland he was 1-1 w/a 2.16 ERA in 18 outings (25.0IP, 29H, 6ER, 7BB, 16K) and on the year 24 of his 39 outings were scoreless… Earned his first career save on August 3 @BOS (1.0IP, 0H, 0R) and earned first win of the season on April 28 vs. Texas, his first win since 7/4/05 vs. Detroit…Worked a season-high 3.1IP in the Tribe’s 15-13 comeback win at KC on August 23…Allowed 15 of 21 inherited runners to score, including the first 11 of the season thru July 23…Did not allow a run over his last 5 appearances (5.2IP, 6H, 0R) and had a 0.82 ERA in 9 September outings (11.0IP, 10H, 1R/ER).
u MLB hitters batted .302 (67-222) off him with 1HR all’d, which came on June 11 at Chicago (Brian Anderson)…Did not allow a homer over his last 18G and 25.0IP…ERA on the road was 2.45 (25.2IP, 34H, 7ER)…Batters hit .317 (33-104) off him with runners on and .383 (23-60) with RISP (.406; 13-32 w/RISP 2 outs)...Batters were 6 for 10 off him with bases loaded and 12-29 (.414) on the first pitch.
Career TransaCTIOns1999 Selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 21st round of the June draft.
ProCareeru 2005 Davis enjoyed 4 stints with the big league club in 2005 and spent the remainder of his time in the AAA
Buffalo rotation…Made 4 starts with the Indians and was 3-1 w/a 4.18 ERA in those starts (23.2IP, 28H, 11ER) and was the only pitcher other than Westbrook, Lee, Millwood, Elarton & Sabathia to make a start for the Indians in 2005…Jason started the season in the rotation as he won his first start of the season on 4/10 at Detroit (6.0IP, 8H, 5R/4ER, BB, 7K)…Was moved to the bullpen on 4/16 when LHP C.C. Sabathia was activated from the 15-day DL…Walked 5 straight batters on 4/25 at Seattle, becoming the first Indians pitcher to walk 5 straight since Dan Spillner on 6/25/80 vs. Detroit (season-high BB total by Tribe relievers)…Earned his 1st career win as a reliever on 5/13 vs. Toronto (2.2 IP, 2H, 1 ER)…Was optioned to AAA Buffalo on 5/20 in order to move into the rotation…Was recalled by Cleveland on 6/3 in order to start the next day, 6/4, in Chicago against the White Sox after Millwood went on the DL (L, 4.2IP, 7H, 4R/ER, 3BB, 3K)…Improved to 3-2 in start of 6/11 at SF (7.0IP, 9H, 3R/3ER, BB, 5K)…Was optioned to AAA Buffalo on 6/16 to make room for Kevin Millwood’s return from the disabled list… Recalled again from Buffalo on 7/4 for a spot start vs. Detroit in the night game of a day/night DH (W#4, 6.0IP, 4H, 0R, 2BB, 5K)…Optioned the next day to Buffalo, where he spent the remainder of the minor league season…Fanned a season-high 10 on 8/11 vs. Ottawa (6.0IP, 4H, 0ER)…Triple A hitters hit .283 (106-375) off him w/9HR allowed...Recalled for his 4th stint on 9/12 after making 2 Triple A playoff starts (9.0IP, 9H, 4R/ER, 2BB, 5K)…Did not appear in a big league game from 4th recall thru rest of the season.
u 2004 Spent the first half of the season in the a starting role before a trip to Buffalo and successful transition to the bullpen turned around his 2004 season…Was converted to relief after his final start of 9/4 vs. Anaheim (5.0IP, 4H, 3R/1ER) and went 0-0 w/a 1.23 ERA in 7 outings (7.1IP, 4H, 4R/1ER, 3BB, 7K)…Limited hitters to a .233 (7-30, 0HR, .300 slg %) in relief and fanned 8.6 batters per 9.0IP out of the pen…His 7 ‘blown wins’after leaving the game as the winning pitcher of record was tied for 1st among MLB pitchers Livan Hernandez & David Wells…He recorded his first win of the season and his first since 9/9/03 (6GS w/o a win) on 5/4 vs. Boston in the Tribe’s 7-6 victory (6.0IP, 6H, 2R, 2BB, 3SO)…Recorded the shortest start of his season (2nd shortest of career) in his start vs. Chicago-AL on 5/19 (2.2IP, 8H, 5R/ER, 1BB, 2K) to fall to 1-3…Went 8 starts w/o winning from 5/9 to 6/15…At the time of his demotion he was 5th in the AL in most hits allowed (137), 5th in most runs allowed (74), 9th in walks (45) and t3rd in earned runs allowed (68) in the AL…His 6.00 ERA was the 4th highest mark in the league among qualifying pitchers at the time of his demotion…Won for the 2nd time all season on 6/20 at Atlanta, equaling a season-high with 7.0IP while recording 2004-best 6 strikeouts in 5-2 win…In that start of 6/20 @ATL he collected his first career hit/homer with a 2nd inning long ball off Russ Ortiz (1st Indian pitcher to homer since 6/11/99 @CIN-Gooden)…Optioned to AAA Buffalo on 7/8…Returned to Cleveland on 9/1…All’d 18 steals w/Cleveland (3CS, 7th most all’d in AL).
u 2003 Was one of the Tribe’s most consistent and durable starting pitchers, spending his first full season in the big leagues as he led all American League rookie pitchers with 165.1IP…Jason also finished 6th among AL rookie pitchers in strikeouts (85), 3rd in starts (27), 2nd in ERA (4.68) and T4th in wins (8)…Picked up his 2nd career win and 1st of 2003 in his start vs. Baltimore on 4/15 (7.0IP, 8H, 3R), working a then career-high 7.0 innings…Fanned a career-high 7 in 7.0IP in posting his 3rd win of the season on 5/14 against Seattle…Allowed 2nd grand slam of the season in start on 5/19 to Detroit’s Carlos Pena (ND, 6.0IP, 7H, 7R/2ER)…Evened his record at 4-4 in start at Boston on 5/25 in a 6-4 win, retiring 17 straight Red Sox at one point in 7.2IP…Won his career-high 3rd straight decision in start at Arizona on 6/ 6 (7.0IP, 6H, 3R/1ER), working at least 6.0IP in his 5th straight GS…Tossed the first CG game of his ML career in start at Detroit on 6/18 (W#6, 9.0IP, 7H, 1R/ER, 0BB, 3K), taking a shutout into the 9th inning…Was the first CG by an Indians pitcher in 2003…Was ejected from start of 7/4 in the 3rd inning at Minnesota after Torii Hunter overreacted to a thigh-high cut fastball …The 2.1IP represented a season and career-low start…Equaled a career/season-high w/9.0IP in start of 7/27 vs. Minnesota (, ND, 9.0IP, 10H, 2R/ER)…He was scratched from start of 8/27 vs. Detroit due to shoulder fatigue/tendonitis and did not start from 8/20-9/8… Made just 2 starts after 8/20 thru the end of the season…Over his last 20 starts after 5/13 he was 6-7 w/a 4.01 ERA (130.1IP, 124H, 58ER)…Was tied for 1st among AL pitchers in errors (6), which also equaled the franchise single-season mark with Otto Hess (1906)…Was T6th among AL hurlers in wild pitches (9).
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u 2002 Had a breakout season, beginning the year in A Kinston of the Carolina League before compiling an impressive ERA of 1.84 in 3 outings with Cleveland to end the season…Davis began the season at A Kinston, losing 5 of his first 6 decisions thru 6/3…Tossed a 4-hit, complete game 9.0 inning shutout on 6/8 vs. Myrtle Beach and never looked back (9.0IP, 4H, 0R, 1BB, 2SO)…Over his last 5 starts at Kinston he was 2-1 w/a 3.15 ERA (34.1IP, 27H, 12ER) and was promoted to AA Akron for the second half on 7/10…Got off to a shaky start in July with Akron, going 1-2 w/a 5.40 ERA in 4 starts (23.1IP, 29H, 14ER…Over his first six starts in Akron he was 1-2 w/a 6.04 ERA (28.1IP, 36H, 19ER) and over his last five Akron starts from 8/8-30, Davis was 5-0 with a 1.17 ERA (30.2 IP, 27 H, 4 R/ER, 9 BB, 28 SO), not including a no-decision in Akron’s game one 3-2 victory in the Eastern League playoffs vs. Harrisburg (7.0IP, 6H, 2ER, 3BB, 7SO, HR)…Worked at least 5.0IP in all 10 of his Double A starts…Was promoted to the big leagues on 9/9 when his contract was purchased from AA Akron after the Aeros were eliminated from the AA playoffs…Made his Major League debut that night in relief of Jaret Wright vs. Toronto (4.0IP, 3H, 1R/ER, 0BB, 4SO), yielding a solo HR to Eric Hinske…Made his first major league start on 9/14 vs. Minnesota and did not get a decision in the 3-2 Twins win (5.2IP, 6H, 1R/ER, 2BB, 3SO)…Picked up his first major league win on 9/20 at Kansas City (5.0IP, 3H, 1R/ER, 2BB, 4SO) in a 6-2 Tribe win.
u 2001 Elevated himself to prospect status, going 14-6 with a 2.70 ERA (160.0IP, 147H, 48ER, 51BB, 115SO) in 27 starts at A Columbus of the South Atlantic League …He led the club in wins, which finished T3rd in the SAL (14)…His 2.70 ERA was also the 7th lowest mark in the league as he also finished T4th with 27 starts.
u 2000 Davis was the Tribe’s 21st round selection in the 1999 First-year Player Draft and was signed on 5/18/2000 as a draft and follow…Was the 647th overall selection in the 1999 amateur draft…Spent his first season as a professional in 2000 at rookie Burlington, making 10 starts (4-4, 4.40ERA).
Personal/MiscellaneousFull name JasOn THOMas davIs...Married, wife’s name is Sarah...The couple has one daughter, Lillian Mio (8/5/03)…Resides in Charleston, TN...Attended Cleveland State Community College in Cleveland, Ten-nessee from 1999-2000 after graduating from Charleston High School (TN) where he played basketball and baseball…Is a regular visitor to area hospitals as part of the “Tribe Loving Care” program at the Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland and is a very active member of the Cleveland community – participating in a free baseball clinic with Cleveland State University for kids from the RBI Program, Signature Sunday, the Grand Slam for Literacy, Dick’s Sporting Goods “Shop with a Pro” and various Cleveland Baseball Federation events…Was also Co-Chairman for the Muscular Dystrophy Association in 2004.
davIs’ favOrITes
favorite Movie: Open Range; favorite Group/artist: Kenny Chesney; favorite athlete Growing up: Michael Jordan; favorite Team Growing up: Tennessee Vols; favorite road City: Arlington, TX; favorite road stadium: Ballpark in Arlington; favorite Thing to do away from baseball: Deer Hunt; favorite Tv show: King of the Hill; favorite baseball Moment: ML Debut (9/9/02); favorite subject in school: math
davIs’ GaMe HIGHs
nO-HITTer:---; 1-HITTer:---; 2-HIT-Ter:---; 3-HITTer:---; 4-HITTer:--; K’s (starter): 7, four times, last on April 10, 2005 at Detroit; K’s (reliever): 4, two times, last on July 31, 2006 at Boston; bb’s (starter): 5, June 4, 2004 at Anaheim; bb’s (reliever): 5, April 24, 2005 at Seattle; lOnGesT sTarT: 9.0IP, twice, last on July 27, 2003 vs. Minnesota; lOnGesT relIef OuTInG: 4.2IP, April 27, 2005 vs. Detroit; WInnInG sTreaK: 3 games, two times, last June 11, 2005 to April 28, 2006; lOs-InG sTreaK: 4 games, July 4-August 19, 2003; Hr: 3, three times, last on August 2, 2003 at Texas; sHOrTesT sTarT: 2.1 innings, July 4, 2003 at Minnesota (ejected); CG: June 18, 2003 at Detroit; CG sHO: N/A; Career 10+sTrIKeOuT GaMes: N/A.
Career by ballParK W l sv era G Inn erAmeriquest Field (TEX) 0-0-0 6.00 4 12.0 8Angel Stadium (LAA) 0-2-0 10.61 3 9.1 11AT&T Park (SF) 1-0-0 3.86 1 7.0 3Camden Yards (BAL) 0-0-0 7.04 3 7.2 6Chase Field (AZ) 1-0-0 1.29 1 7.0 1Comerica Park (DET) 2-2-0 5.34 7 30.1 18Fenway Park (BOS) 1-0-1 3.18 3 11.1 4Jacobs Field (CLE) 9-12-0 4.18 54 204.1 95Kauffman Stadium (KC) 2-1-0 3.95 8 27.1 12McAfee Coliseum (OAK) 0-1-0 4.00 4 9.0 4Metrodome (MIN) 0-1-0 4.82 5 18.2 10Rogers Centre (TOR) 0-0-0 0.00 1 1.0 0Safeco Field (SEA) 0-0-0 7.71 2 2.1 2Shea Stadium (NYM) 0-1-0 15.75 1 4.0 7Tropicana Field (TB) 0-0-0 0.00 1 0.0 0Turner Field (ATL) 1-0-0 2.57 1 7.0 2U.S. Cellular Field (CWS) 1-2-0 6.29 6 24.1 17Yankee Stadium (NYY) 0-0-0 3.68 1 7.1 3
PITCHers HITTInG 2006 Career avG ab H Hr rbI avG ab H Hr rbI -- -- -- -- -- .111 9 1 1 1
fIeldInG by POsITIOn 2006 Career
PCT G PO a e TC dP PCT G PO a e TC dP.909 39 4 6 1 11 0 Pitcher .897 106 29 58 10 97 5
2006 CareerW-l-s era G IP er W-l-s era G IP er3-2-1 3.74 39 55.1 23 Totals 18-22-1 4.68 106 390.0 203
u WasacquiredbythePhilliesonApril1,twodaysbeforeOpeningDayforRobinsonTejadaandJakeBlalock…Fin-ishedtiedfor3rdamongallmajorleagueplayerswith16pinchhitsandtiedfor2ndwith8extra-basepinchhits…Ontheyearhehit.267(16-60)asaPHw/22B,23B,1HR&11RBI…HadthemostpinchhitsbyaPhilliesince1995(TonyLongmire19)…
u Batted.404(42-104)overa39-gamespan,6/18-8/11,raisinghisaveragefrom.242to.341…Sluggedhis9thcareerpinchHR(andfirstasaPhillie),June13vs.NYM…Tiedhiscareerhighbyhomeringin3straightgames,June28-30(2ndtimeinhiscareer)…Had4consecutivemulti-hitgames,June28-July1…Hisbattingaverageneverdippedbelow.290fromJune26throughtheremainderoftheseason.
u 2004FirstseasonwithTEX…EstablishedcareerhighsinHR(17),RBI(61)andwalks(47),allofwhichweresurpassedin2005…Started93games:club-leading77inLF,7asDH,5inRFand4inCF…Hadhisfirst3careermulti-HRgames:4/22atANA,7/8atCLEand8/20atKC…Tiedhiscareerhighwith5RBI,7/8atCLE…Hitawalk-off,2-rundouble,9/23vsOAK,snappingan0-for-23stretch.
u 2003BegantheseasonwithARI…Batted.308(12-39)throughhisfirst16games…Spenttimeonthe15-dayDL,6/2-16,aftersufferingaconcussionandabruisedbackinacollisionwithAlexCintron,6/1atSD…Tiedhiscareerhighwith4hits,6/24vsHOU…TradedtoNYY,7/29…Leftthegame,8/27vsCHI,withasprainedrightankle,andwasplacedonthe15-dayDL,8/28-9/26,causinghimtomiss30games…Appeared in8playoffgamesforNYY, including4WorldSeriesgames…Finishedtheseasonacombinedperfect12-0 instolenbases.
Favorite Movie:TheGodfather;Favorite artist: PearlJamandDisturbed;Favorite Thing away From Baseball: Golf; Fa-vorite athlete Growing Up: BoJackson;Favorite Team Growing Up: All thingsLSU;Most Influenced Me:GrandfatherCarloPolito;Favorite Road City: Hous-ton;Favorite Road stadium:AmeriquestField-ArlingtonTexas;Favorite thing do to away from baseball:HuntandFish
u 2002Hithis6thcareerpinchHR,4/17vsSTL…Sufferedaconcussionwhilestealingabase,9/10vsSD,butdidnotmissanygames…Started2gamesoftheNLDSvsSTL…Hithis1stcareerpostseasonHRinGame3(AndyBenes).
u 2001Wastiedfor2ndinthemajorsinpinch-hits(18)andpinchHR(5)and2ndinpinchRBI(16),settingARIrecordsineachcategory…Overall,hit.321(18-56)asapinch-hitter…Sluggedthe1stpinchgrandslaminARIhistoryandsetacareerhighwith4RBI,7/21vsSF(BrianBoehringer);alsohis1stcareerslam…Appearedin6playoffgamesforARIenroutetotheteam’sfirstWorldChampionship.
u 2000MadetheOpeningDayrosteraftermissingthesecondhalfofthepreviousyearduetowristsurgery…Had3pinch-hitappearancesbeforebeingoptionedtoTucson(AAA),4/17…Hada2-gamerehabstintwithARIísrookie-levelteam…OntheDL,5/8-7/25(fracturedrightringfinger).
u 1999Batted.394in63gamesasback-upoutfielderbeforeanaggingleftwristinjuryendedhisseason…WasdiagnosedwithadisorderthatrequiredimmediatesurgeryandlefthimontheDLfortheremainderoftheyear…Playedhislastgame,7/22atHOU.
u 1998BegantheseasonwithTucson…Appearedin17gamesbeforebeingrecalledon4/27fortheremainderoftheseason…Despitenotplayingeveryday,ledtheNLintriples(12),becomingjustthesecondrookiesince1984toaccomplishthefeat(STLísRayLankford,1991)…Hadhisfirstcareer4-hitgame,including3doubles,6/2atCOL…
u 1997OpenedtheyearwithBowie(AA)…WasrecalledinJune,appearingin9gamesforBAL…HithisfirstMLhomerun,6/25atMIL(CalEldred)…SelectedbyArizonaintheexpansiondraftfollowingtheseason.
u 1996Hadthe6th-bestaverageamongBAL’sminor leaguers…Hitacombined.305withFrederick(A)andBowie(AA)…BegantheseasonwithFrederickbeforebeingpromotedtoBowie,6/26.
u 1995SplithisfirstprofessionalseasonbetweenBluefield(A)andFrederick.
Personal/MiscellaneousFull name davId MICHael dellUCCI…Single…Resides in BatonRouge, LA…1991 graduate of Catholic High School (Baton Rouge,LA)…Earned team MVP in both baseball and football as a prepster,while earning All-State honors on the diamond…Voted ‘Man of theYear’ inhighschoolforhissuccessasastudentathleteandbeingarolemodel foryouth…Inducted into theCatholicHSHallofFame in2001…Played 3 seasons at the University of Mississippi, where hewas an All-Southeastern Conference selection in both 1994 and ’95and earned All-American status in 1995, setting 10 school recordswhileleadingtheSECinhitting…NamedAthleteoftheYearatOleMissin1995…Wasactive in thePhoenix areawithSpecialOlympics andEasterSeals…Selectedastherecipientofthe2005HaroldMcKinneyGoodGuyAwardbytheDallas-FortWorthBBWAA…Louisiananativeestablished theCatch22 forBlueFoundation toaid in theHurricaneKatrinareliefefforts…Hobby:Hunting.
M. l. TOTals 41-34 3.30 588 8 0 0 190 755.2 624 286 277 87 43 181 695 13 2
dIvIsIOn serIes reCOrdyear Club W-l era G Gs CG sHO sv IP H r er Hr Hb bb sO WP bK2000 Chicago(AL) 0-1 11.57 2 0 0 0 0 2.1 4 3 3 2 0 2 2 0 02003 Oakland 0-1 3.60 3 0 0 0 0 5.0 4 2 2 0 0 2 3 0 02004 Boston 0-0 0.00 2 0 0 0 1 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0Totals 0-2 4.35 7 0 0 0 1 10.1 10 5 5 2 0 5 10 0 0
leaGue CHaMPIOnsHIP serIes reCOrdyear Club W-l era G Gs CG sHO sv IP H r er Hr Hb bb sO WP bK2004 Boston 0-0 0.00 5 0 0 0 1 6.0 1 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0
WOrld serIes reCOrdyear Club W-l era G Gs CG sHO sv IP H r er Hr Hb bb sO WP bK2004 Boston 1-0 1.80 4 0 0 0 1 5.0 4 1 1 1 0 1 8 0 0
all-sTar GaMe reCOrdyear Club W-l era G Gs CG sHO sv IP H r er Hr Hb bb sO WP bK2003 Oakland 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career TransaCTIOns1993 SelectedbytheDetroitTigersinthe14throundoftheJunedraft.1994 SelectedbytheSanFranciscoGiantsinthe9throundoftheJunedraft.1997 AcquiredbytheChicagoWhiteSox,alongwithMikeCaruso,BrianManning,LorenzoBarcelo,BobbyHowryandKen
u HewassharpuponhisreturnfromtheDL,going1-0w/a2.04ERAin15gamesfollowinghisactivation(17.2IP,17H,4ER)…Hedidnotallowarunin14ofthose15outingsanddidnotallowarunoverhisfinal11appearancesontheyearinSeptember(11.1IP,10H,0R)…Fortheyearheposted14holds(T2ndonthecluband2ndmostincareer)andwalkedjust1.26battersper9.0IP(lowestratioamongALrelieverswithatleast40.0IP)…Didnothaveablownsaveinanyofhis44outings.
u Issuedonly7walksin49.2innings,anaverageofjust1.26walksper9.0innings...Inallofbaseball,onlySanDiego’sClaMeredithhadfewerwalks(6)inatleast40.0inningspitched...ThenextclosestAmericanLeaguerwasOakland’sJustinDuchschererwith9walks...Inhisbigleaguecareer,hasonly181walksin755.2innings,anaverageof2.16walksper9.0innings…
u Didnotallowanearnedrunin32ofhis44appearances...Heldrighthanderstoa.236average(21-for-89)and3homeruns...31ofhis44appearancescameagainstA.L.Eastfoes,andheposteda2.80ERA(11ER/35.1IP)inthose31outings...Limitedopponentstoa.220battingaverage(11-for-50)withrunnersinscoringposition...3timesallowed4runsinanouting(removethose3outingsfromhis2006totalsandheboastsa2.44ERA(12ER/44.1IP)inhisremaining41appearances)…
u 2004Foulke’s32savesin2004,hisfirstseasonwiththeRedSox,were7th-mostinasingleseasoninclubhistory...TheSoxrecordis46,setbyTomGordonin1998...KeithrecordedanERAof2.97orlowerandhasmadeatleast65appearancesin6straightseasonsfrom1999-2004...Had7savesofmorethan1.0inning…Was1-0with10savesanda0.36ERA(1ER/25.1IP)in22appearancesthrough5/28beforehisfirstblownsave5/30,whenSeattle’sRaulIbanezhita3-runhomertogivetheMarinersa7-5leadatFenway...Didnotcommitanerrorforthe5thstraightseason…Pitchedatleast1.0inningin70of72appearances,includingeachofhisfirst60outings…Collectedhis150thcareersave5/11vs.Cleveland,whilehis32ndandfinalsaveofthisseasonwasNo.175ofhiscareer…Recordedasavein7straightappearances8/21-9/3,partofaruninwhichheconverted16straightsavechances7/20-9/17…Didnotwalkabatteroverhisfinal16appearancesstarting8/26(15.2IP)…Madehis500thcareerappearance9/28atTampaBay…Pitched3daysinarow4times...HisERAwasbelow2.00allyearuntil9/20,whenhebegana3-appearancestretchinwhichhesurrendered4runs
u 2003InhisonlyseasoninOakland,wasnamedtotheA.L.All-StarteamforthefirsttimeandearnedA.L.FiremanoftheYearhonorsafterpostinga9-1recordwithanAL-high43savesanda2.08ERAin72gamesfortheA.L.Westchampions...Tiedfor7thinALCyYoungAwardvoting,theonlyreliefpitcherintheleaguetoreceivevotes...His9wins,2.08ERAand.184opponentsaveragewereallcareerbests,whilehis72appearancesmatchedhispersonalhighforthe3rdtimein4years...Finishedstrong,postinga2-0record,19savesin20chancesanda1.24ERA(5ER/36.1IP)in30gamesaftertheAll-Starbreak,includinga1.21ERA(4ER/29.2IP)inAugustandSeptember…Inadditiontoleadingtheleagueinsaves,ledtheA.L.andtiedEricGagneoftheDodgersandBillyWagneroftheAstrosfortheM.L.leadwith67gamesfinished,tiedfortheleagueleadwith9reliefwins,finished2ndinsavepercentage(43-for-48,89.6)andaverageallowedbyareliever(.184),was3rdinreliefIP(86.2,mostbyanymajorleaguecloser)andhitsallowedper9IPbyareliever(5.92),4thinreliefK’s(88),7thinreliefERAandstrikeout-to-walkratio(4.4-to-1),8thinwalks(2.08)andstrikeouts(9.14)per9inningsbyarelieverandranked9thintheA.L. inappearances…Workedmorethananinningin10saves,includinga2.0-inningsave8/12vs.Boston...MakinghisfirstcareerappearanceinanAll-StarGame,workeda1-2-39thinningtosavetheAmericanLeague’s7-6winovertheNationalLeagueinthe7/15Mid-SummerClassicatU.S.CellularFieldinChicago...Ranked3rdamongA.L.relievers,holdingopponentstoa.184(57-for-309)averagewith11doubles,2triplesand10homers(RHHhit.158)…Heldtheoppositiontoa.138averagewithrunnerson...amongA.L.relieversand.171withRISP…Hadworked31.2consecutiveinningsw/oawalkdatingto8/1/02beforeissuinghisfirstfreepassof2003,4/16atSeattle…Went0-1witha3.60ERA(2ER/5.0IP)andablownsavein3ALDSappearancesagainsttheRedSox...Tossed3.0scorelessinningsinGame1,hislongestoutingsince8/25/99atTampaBay(also3.0innings).
u 2002Inhis7thandfinalseasonwiththeWhiteSox,finished2-4with11savesin14chancesanda2.90ERAin65games...Started0-3with8savesin10chancesanda5.56ERA(14ER/22.2IP)throughtheendofMay,thenwent2-1with3savesin4chancesanda1.80ERA(11ER/55.0IP)therestoftheway...Stranded18of21inheritedrunners,andheldfirstbatterstoa.231(15-for-65)average...Walkedacareer-low13in77.2innings,anaverageof1.5walksper9innings,bestamongA.L.reliever...Issuedjust3freepassesafter7/1...Allowed9.27runnersper9innings,6thintheleague...Alsorankedtiedfor10thinreliefinnings(77.2)...Went1-0with2savesin3chancesanda0.74ERA(3ERin36.2IP)afterthebreak...Didnotallowanearnedruninhisfinal17.2innings...Allowedoneearnedrunoverhislast31.1inningsfora0.29ERAandonly3inlasthislast38.2inningsfora0.70ERA...Converted33straightsavechancesatComiskeyParkfrom9/1/00untilablownsave5/29vs.NewYork...Didnotwalkabatterinhisfinal25.1inningsafter8/1...Recordedhis100thcareersave9/26vs.Boston.
u 2001Closedoutathencareer-high42saves,3rd-mostintheA.L.and2nd-mostinWhiteSoxhistory...Converted42of45savechances,foranA.L.best93.3percentsuccessrate...Wassuccessfulon26ofhisfinal27savechances,hislast14inarow...Alsohadarunof12saveconversionsinarowearlierintheseason...Finished4thintheA.L.RolaidsReliefManstandingswith114...His2.33ERAwas3rd-bestamongA.L.relievers,whileheledtheleaguewith69GF,ranked4thinappearances(72),5thinstrikeouts(75),5thinreliefIP(81.0),7thinhitsper9.0IP(6.33),8thinopponentsaverage(.199),8thinrunnersper9.0IP(9.7)...Firstbattersfacedhit.136(9-for66),3rd-bestintheA.L...Allowedoneruninhisfinal23.2inningsathomefora0.38ERA...Histhencareer-beststreakofconverting19straightsavechancesended5/20atOakland...Thestreakwas3rd-longestinclubhistory,oneshortoftherecordsharedbyRobertoHernandez(1996)andMattKarchner.
u 2000AssumedtheroleofWhiteSoxcloserandrespondedbygoing3-1with34savesanda2.97ERAinacareer-high72appearances...Was5thintheleagueinsaves...AlsorankedamongA.L.reliefleadersinrunnersper9innings(firstwith9.2),reliefinnings(3rdwith88.0),opponentsaverage(4that.207),savepercent-age(5that.872),gamesfinished(tiedfor5thwith58),games(tiedfor7thwith72)andERA(8that2.97)...Compiledateam-beststreakof18.2consecutivescorelessinnings4/18-5/21...Serveda3-gamesuspension5/5-7forhisroleinan4/22on-fieldaltercationvs.Detroit...Converted13consecutivesavechances4/7-6/9...WasamemberofthemajorleagueAll-StarteamthattouredJapanforan8-gameexhibitionseriesfollowingtheseason...Forthe2ndstraightseason,wasrankedasthetoprelieverintheA.L.overthe2-yearperiodfrom1999-00basedonasystemdevisedbytheEliasSportsBureautodeterminefreeagentcompensation.
u 1999Posteda3-3record,9savesanda2.22ERAin67appearancesfortheWhiteSox...LedA.L.relieversinstrikeouts(acareer-high123)...Ranked2ndinERAandrunnersper9innings(8.2),was3rdininnings(acareer-high105.1),4thinopponentsaverage(.188),tiedfor4thinholds(22)and7thinaveragewithmenon(.192)...Heldopponentstoa.158averageandrecordeda1.38ERA(8ER/52.0IP)aftertheAll-Starbreak...Allowedjust2runsoverhisfinal30.1innings,fora0.59ERA...Didnotallowarunin17appearances(25.1IP)8/14-9/22...Fannedareliefcareer-high6in2.1innings6/3atTorontoandagainin2.2IP9/8atAnaheim.
u 1998InhisfirstfullM.L.campaign,made54appearances,finishing3-2withasaveanda4.13ERA...Didnotpitchafter8/27duetoabonespurinhisrightshoulderthatrequiredseason-endingsurgery.
u 1997PitchedinTriple-Aandthemajorsin2differentorganizations,ashemadehisbigleaguedebutfortheGiantsbeforebeingdealttotheWhiteSoxon7/31...OpenedtheseasonwithTriple-APhoenixandwent4-3witha4.18ERAin9starts...WasrecalledbySanFrancisco5/20,andmadehisbig leaguedebut5/21vs.Colorado...Allowed3earnedrunson2hitsandawalkin4.0innings...Gotano-decisioninhisfirststart5/30atAtlanta...NotchedhisfirstM.L.win6/9vs.Florida,whenhefannedacareer-high8andallowedonerunon3hitsand2walksin6.1inningsinthe7-4victory...WasoptionedbacktoTriple-Aafterthegameonlytoberecalledagain6/24...Went0-4withan11.14ERAinhisnext6outingsfortheGiantsandwasoptionedtoPhoenix7/21...WastradedtotheWhiteSox10dayslaterandmadeonestartforTriple-ANashville(thelaststartofhisprocareer)beforebeingrecalledbyChicago8/14...Went3-0with3savesanda3.45ERAin16outings...Recordedhisfirstcareersave8/18vs.Seattle,whenhefired4.0shutoutinningstocloseouta5-0win...EarnedhisfirstWhiteSoxwinwith2.1inningsofrelief8/29vs.Houston.
u 1996ContinuedhissteadyclimbtowardthemajorsashewasnamedTexasLeaguePitcheroftheYear...Went12-7witha2.76ERAin27startsforDouble-AShreveport...Wasamid-seasonandpost-seasonTLAll-Star...LedtheleagueinERAandinnings(182.2)...Finished2ndinwins,strikeouts(129)andcompletegames(4)...WasnamedGiantsDouble-APlayeroftheMonthforMayaftergoing4-2witha2.53ERA(13ER/46.1IP),including2completegamesandashutout.
u 1995EarnedCalLeaguepost-seasonAll-Starhonorsinhisfirstfullcampaign...Went13-6witha3.50ERAin28games(26starts)forSingle-ASanJose,tyingfortheGiantsorganizationleadinwins...walked32andfanned168(mostamongGiantsfarmhands)in177.1innings...Rangup16strikeouts8/23vs.HighDesert.
u 1994DebutedwithRookie-levelEverett,going2-0witha0.93ERAin4starts.
Personal/MiscellaneousFullnameKeITH CHarles FOulKe...Oneson,Cade(3)...Married,wife’snameisStacy…ResidesinPhoenix,AZ…AttendedGalvestonCollegeandLewis-ClarkStateCollege inLewiston, Idaho...Graduated fromWillieJ.Hargrave(Huffman,TX)HighSchoolin1991.
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FOulKe’s GaMe HIGHs
K’s (starter):8,June9,1997vs.Florida;K’s (reliever):6,twotimes,lastonSept.8, 1999 at Anaheim; bb’s (reliever): 3,three times, lastApril14,2005vs.NYY;lOnGesT sTarT:6.1IP,June9,1997vs.FLA; lOnGesT relIeF OuTInG: 4.0IP,two times, last August 18, 1997 vs. Se-attle;WInnInG sTreaK:7games,July1,2003-June11,2004;lOsInG sTreaK:4games,threetimes,lastin2002;Hr:3,2x,lastAugust28,2006atOakland;lOnGesT save sTreaK:24saves,August16,2003to May 26, 2004; lasT WIn: Sept. 14,2006 at Baltimore; lasT save: July 2,2005vs.Toronto.
u DefiningmomentofhisseasoncamefromJune12-July8whenhecomposedthesecond-longesthitstreakintheBisonsModernEra…His25-gamestretch(.324,34-105,72B,3HR,3BB,15R)felljustthreegamesshortofAlexRamirez’s28-gamestreakin1998…HehittwohomerunsonApril15againstColumbus,thesecondcominginthe11thinningofa7-6win.
u Hehit.292inthetopspot(52G,62-212)andhit.313(83-265)athome…FromAugust1thrutheendoftheseasonhehit.314(37-118)with112B,4HR&18RBIin29games…Hit.297(43-145)offLHPwith6HR&15RBI,.322(37-115)withRISPand.321(62-193)withrunnerson…PlayedintheMexicanWinterLeagueforCuliacan(66G,162B,11HR,37RBI)aftertheseason…Addedtothe40-manrosteronNovember20.
u 2004SpenttheentireseasonatAAAkron,appearinginacareer-high133gameswhiledrivinginacareer-best71runs…Appearedin76gamesinRF,43gamesinCFand14gamesinLF…Drovein5runson5/11vs.Bowie(2HR).
u 2003Missedthefirsttwomonthsoftheseasonafterundergoinglefthandsurgeryinspringtrainingon3/27(hamatebone)…Activatedon6/1…Hitin9straightgames,8/1-11anddrovein11runsoverthespan…InAugusthehit .314(33-105)with5HR&22RBI in28gamesandhit2HRanddrove in5runson7/30and8/30…Appearedin52GinCF…
u 2002SpenthisfirstprofessionalseasonatAMahoningValleyaftersigningon6/19…WontheNewYork-PennLeaguebattingtitle(.349)andalsoledtheleagueinruns(55)…Alsoranked3rdinsteals(22),4thinslugging%(.502),3rdinon-base%(.416),2ndinhitsanddoublesand5thinextrabasehits(28)…WasnamedToppsMinorLeaguePlayeroftheYearfortheNYPL,anNYPLPost-SeasonAll-StarandtotheBaseball America Short-SeasonAll-Starteam.
Personal/MiscellaneousFullnamelOUIs Ben FranCIsCO…Single…ResidesinAnaheim,CA…GraduatedfromServiteHighSchoolin1999wherehewasnamedthe1999GoldenWestLeagueMVPandwasatwo-timeall-leagueselection,hitting.560w/6HR,32RBIand10SBasasenior…WenttoschoolandplayedbaseballatCypressJuniorCollegein2000andplayedtwoseasonsatUCLAin2001-02…EarnedAll-Pac10honorsasasophomore(.309,73-236,202B,6HR,42RBI)andledtheconferenceinsteals(20)in2002(.368,56-152,112B,6HR,37RBI)asajuniorbeforebeingdraftedbyCleveland.
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Aaron Fultz 46Age: 33, born September 4, 1973 in Memphis, TN
Position: Pitcher
Bats: L Throws: L Height: 6-0 Weight: 210
ML Service: 6 + 127
Contract Status: Signed thru 2007 with a club option for 2008
Acquired: December 2, 2006; Signed to a Major League free agent contract by Cleveland with a club option for the 2008 season.
Career TransaCTIOns1992 SelectedbytheSanFranciscoGiantsinthe6throundoftheJunedraft.1993 AcquiredbytheMinnesotaTwins,alongwithAndresDuncanandGregBrummett,fromtheGiantsinexchangefor
u 2004BeganseasonwithMIN…Hada1.88ERA(3ER,14.1IP)throughhisfirst13appearancesofthesea-son…Heldopponentstoa.194avgthroughhisfirst19appearances…OptionedtoRochester(AAA),8/10…Didnotallowarunin7minorleagueappearances(8.1IP)…Recalledon9/1…Tiedhiscareerhighwith5SOin2.2IP,9/23atCLE…Heldleft-handedbatterstoa.212avg(18-85),1HR.
u 2003PitchedforTEX…Posteda2.10ERA(8ER,34.1IP)andheldopponentstoa.224avgover33appear-ances,4/4-6/18…Placedon15-dayDLon6/23withacontusiontoACjointinrightshoulder…Activatedon7/11afterrehabassignmentswithFrisco(AA)andOklahoma(AAA)…Hada3.38ERA(6ER,16.0IP)inhisfinal15appearances…Heldleft-handerstoa.218avg.
u Hit.248(90-363)with182B,15HR&59RBIin102gamesfortheBisonsandspenttwostintswiththeIndians,thelastofwhichoccurredfromAugust8ththrutheremainderoftheseason…CombinedontheyearbetweenTripleA&Clevelandhehit22HRwith104RBI.
u RecalledthefirsttimefromAAABuffaloonJune30andcollectedhisfirstMajorLeaguehit/RBIwithaPHRBIdoubleon7/1@CINoffBrianShackelford…OptionedbacktoBuffaloonJuly4…Spentanother5weekswiththeBisonsbeforebeingrecalledforgoodonAugust8.
u Hithisfirsthomerunandcollecteda thencareer-high4RBIonAugust10vs.LosAngeles-ALoffHectorCarrasco…Collectedacareer-high5RBIonSept.26vs.Chicago-AL…Hitsafelyin39of50gameswithClevelandandcollectedRBIin22ofhislast37games(36RBI)…CollectedanRBIin9ofhislast12gamesontheyear(15RBI)…Hitsafelyinacareer/season-high9straightgamesfromAugust19-29(.412,14-34,2HR,10RBI).
u Overhislast37gameswithClevelandhehit.290(42-145)with102B,5HR&36RBIfromAugust20th-on…His36RBIfromAugust20thrutheendoftheyearweretiedfor3rdintheentireALandT6thinthemajorsoverthespan…Inhis2ndstint(August8)hehit.290(53-183)with7HR&43RBIin48games…Made45startsatfirstbaseand1stcareerstarton8/8vs.LAA(made2startsatDH)…Compileda.986fielding%atfirstbase(6E,434TC).
u 2003GainedhisfirstexperienceintheprofessionalranksinMahoningValleyaftersigningon7/9…Appearedin34gamesatcatcherand11atDHfortheScrappersandhitsafelyin13ofhisfirst18games,hitting.292(19-65)w/3HR&9RBIoverthespan…Homeredinfirstprofessionalgameon7/13vs.Lowell…Finishedtheseason7forhislast18w/32B&2RBIoverthelast4games.
Personal/MiscellaneousFullNameryan F. GarKO…Single…ResidesinWalnut,CA…Wasa1999graduateofServiteHighSchoolinWalnut,CA…NamedanAll-AmericanasaseniorinHSbyCal-HiSportswhilesettingschoolrecordsinfivecategories,includingHR&RBI…Wasa4-timeAll-ConferenceandAll-Countyselection…Alsoatwo-yearstarterinfootball(QB)inhigh school…Graduated w/a 4.2 GPA…Hobbies include listening tomusicandreadingandalsoenjoyswatchingCharlieWeisandNotreDamefootball.
GarKO’s FavOrITes
Favorite Movie : American Psycho;Favorite Group/artist : Ryan Adams;Favorite athlete Growing up:RonPow-lus; Favorite Team Growing up: NotreDame;Person Who Has Most Influenced you:MyMomandDad;Favorite road City:Anaheim;Favorite road stadium:ChicagoWhiteSox;Favorite Thing to do away From baseball: Spend time withfamily and friends; Favorite Tv show:Smallville
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u HadanRBIratioof4.1(ABperRBI)wouldhaveranked5thintheALoverafullseasonbehindHafner,Giambi,OrtizandThomas…Hadaslugging%of.538offLHP…Hit.333(13-39)offLHP,.281(41-146)offRHP,.353(24-68)withRISPand.444(4-9)witthebasesloaded…Hit.314(32-102)withrunnersonbaseand.319(23-72)inAugust…Had26RBIin28Sept/Octgames…Hit.441(15-34)withRISP-2outsand.350(7-20)inthe#5spotintheorder.
u Hit.301(25-83)inAprilwith62B,2HR&aleague-best22RBIin22games…Hitin10ofhisfirst11gamesandatonepointhisseasonaveragesatat.419…Hit.204(20-98)inJune(5HR,18RBI)andatonepointwas0for27thatsentbattingaveragefrom.288to.252…Was1for18attimeofrecall…Appearedin87gamesatfirstbase(.993fielding%,6E)and1gameatcatcherfortheBisons…Hit.277(28-101,7HR)offLHPfortheBisons…Had5RBIonApril17vs.Columbus(3-4,R,2B,HR)…Reachedbasein9straightPA’s,April16-17vs.Columbus(4H,22B,HR,3BB,2HBP,6RBI)…Hit2HRonJuly7vs.Pawtucket(3-4,2R,3RBI)…Played24gamesforAguilasintheDominicanWinterLeaguetogetmoretimeatfirstbase.
u 2004Hadabreakoutcampaigninhisfirstfullprofessionalseason,stop-pingatallthreelevelsoftheTribe’sminor league chain while toppingthe100RBImarktogoalongwith22homersand56extrabasehits…AfterstartingtheyearatAKinston,hitacombined.330(142-430)w/75RS,332B,13B,22HR&99RBIin113gamesfortheK-Tribe,AAAkronandAAABuffalo…Finishedtiedfor2ndamongIndiansminorleaguersinRBI(100)andwas3rdinbattingaverage(.330) and homers (22)…His 142hitswere5th…Aftertheseasonhewasnamedto the2ndteamMinorLeagueBaseballAll-StarTeambyBaseball AmericaandwastheDHontheCarolinaLeaguePost-SeasonAll-StarTeaminadditiontobeingselectedthe13thbestprospectintheCLbyBA…AlsonamedtheIndiansMinorLeaguePlayeroftheYear(LouBoudreauAward)andIndiansMinorLeaguePlayeroftheYearbyUSA Today…StartedtheyearatAKinston…Didnotplayfrom5/31-6/17duetoastrainedleftoblique…Appearedin26gamesatfirstbase,21gamesatcatcherand18gamesatDHfortheK-Tribe…Was5for5w/22B,1HR&2RBIon5/3atLynchburg…Washitting.350(14-40)inJulyw/4HR&12RBI(12G)beforebeingpromotedtoAAAkronatthebreakon7/14…HitthegroundrunningatAAAkron,hitting.371(26-70)inhisfirst16games(2HR,17RBI)tocompleteJuly…Appearedin24gamesatcatcherand16gamesatfirstbasefortheAeros…Went4for6w/a2B&2RBIon7/31vs.Reading…Drovein4on8/8atBowie…PromotedtoBuffaloon9/1andappearedin5regularseasongamesfortheBisons(hitin4of5games,.350,7-20,4RBI)…Ap-pearedinall9playoffgamesfortheBisonsduringtheirruntotheInternationalLeaguetitle(.167,5-30,2HR,
Mlb rbI leaders (8/20-on)
1. MattHolliday-COL 43
2. FrankThomas-OAK 42
3. AlbertPujols-STL 39
4. RyanHoward-PHI 38
5. ToriiHunter-MIN 37
6. MarkTeixeira-TEX 36
ryan GarKO-Cle 36
AramisRamirez-CHI 36
courtesy ELIAS SPORTS BUREAU
al rOOKIe rbI leaders rbI/ab
1. KenjiJohjima-SEA 76/506
2. NickMarkakis-BAL 62/493
3. IanKinsler-TEX 55/423
4. MelkyCabrera-NYY 50/460
5. ryan GarKO-Cle 45/185
2006 seasOn HIGHlIGHTs
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2006 Career avG ab H Hr rbI avG ab H Hr rbI.292 185 54 7 45 Totals .290 186 54 7 45
CaReeR TRansaCTIOns1998 SelectedbytheHoustonAstrosinthe10throundoftheJunedraft.2002 AcquiredbytheMilwaukeeBrewers,alongwithWayneFranklin,fromtheAstrosasthetwoplayerstobenamedlater,
HITs:3,10times,September28,2004atArizona;HR:2,July10,2003vs.Pittsburgh;2B:2(sixtimes),last:October3,2004atSt.Louis;3B:1(fourtimes),last:September28,2004atArizona;WalKs:3(twice),last:August30,2003atChicago(NL);RBI:5,May20,2005atSanFrancisco;RUns:4,April8,2004atSt.Louis;sB:1,(ninetimes),last:September24,2004vs.Houston;HIT-TInG sTReaK:9games,August5-14,2003;CaReeR GRand slaMs: n/a; CaReeR PH HR:2,July24,2003vs.Houston(RonVillone); June 25, 2003 at Chicago (NL)(MikeRemlinger).
u 2004Signedathree-yearcontractthroughthe2006seasonon3/4...Hit.262with19homerunsand60RBIin113gamesforMilwaukee...Establishedcareerhighsinbatting,atbats(386),hits(101),doubles(23),homeruns,RBI,stolenbases(8)andslugging(.479)andmatchedhisbestsintriples(2)andwalks(37)...FinishedsecondontheBrewersinhomeruns...Hisbattingaverageincludeda.325(26for80)markwithsixofhis19homerunsagainstlefthandedpitchingcomparedto.245(75for306)againstright-handers...Started52gamesatsecondbase,41atthirdbaseandtwoinrightfield...Battedineveryspotintheorderexceptleadoffandsawhismostactionhittingfifth(27for99,.273)...Placedonthedisabledliston7/29,withasprainedleftwrist...WasreinstatedfromtheDLon8/28...NamedBankofAmericaNationalLeaguePlayeroftheWeekforthefirsttimeinhiscareerfortheweekof9/27-10/3afterbatting.407(11for27)with3HR,32B&11RBI.
u 2003SpenthisfirstfullseasonintheMajors...Appearedin127gameswiththeBrewers,batting.257with14homerunsand44RBI...LedNationalLeaguerookiesinhomerunsandwasamongrookieleadersinruns(4th,51),totalbases(5th,153),on-basepercentage(5th,.352),sluggingpercentage(5th,.427),walks(t-5th,37),extra-basehits(6th,31),RBI(7th)andmulti-hitgames(t-9th,21)...RankedfourthintheNLgettinghitbyapitch17times...Beltedtwopinch-hithomers:6/25atChicago(NL)andagame-winneron7/24vs.Houston...Collectedhisfirstcareermulti-homerungameon7/10vs.Pittsburgh...Establishedapersonalbestnine-gamehittingstreakfrom8/5-14(12for31,2HR,7RBI)...Madehisfirstcareerstartatshortstopon5/28atSanDiegoandhisfirstcareerstartinleftfieldon4/6vs.SF.
u 2002BegantheseasonintheHoustonAstrossystem...StartedthecampaignatTriple-ANewOrleansappear-ingin52gamesbeforejoiningthebigclub...PlayedinsevengameswiththeAstrosbeforereturningtotheminors...AcquiredbytheMilwaukeeBrewerson9/5asoneoftwoplayerstobenamedlaterinthe8/31tradeinwhichMilwaukeetradedMarkLorettatoHouston,joiningleft-handerWayneFranklin...CollectedmultiplehitsineachofhisfirsttwogameswiththeBrewersincludingacareer-highthreehitson9/8vs.Cincinnati.
u 2001RecalledfromNewOrleanson5/5...SpentthreedayswithHoustonbeforebeingoptionedbacktotheZephyrson5/7...Poppedoutinhisonlyplateappearanceoftheseasonon5/6atMontreal...Scoredateam-high76runs...AlsoledtheZephyrsindoubles(31),hits(123),hitbypitches(23),walks(61)andstrikeouts(147)...NamedtothePacificCoastLeagueAll-StarTeamandnamedPCLPlayeroftheWeekinMay.
u 2000TheTexasLeagueMostValuablePlayerforAARoundRock,hereachedtheMajorLeaguesinonlyhisthirdprofessionalseason...ThesecondbasemanwasnamedMVPfortheExpress,hitting.333with30doubles,threetriples,26homersand92RBI...HelpedleadRoundRocktotheTexasLeaguetitleinthefranchise’sfirstyearofexistence...LedtheTexasLeagueinhitting,finishedfifthinhomersandfourthinRBI...Ledtheleagueinon-basepercentage(.457)andfinishedsecondinsluggingpercentage(.580)...Becameoneofjust37play-ersinTexasLeaguehistorytohave20stealsand20homeruns...ContractwaspurchasedfromRoundRockon9/16...Madehisbigleaguedebuton9/20atSt.Louis,gettinghisfirstRBIwithasacrificefly...HithisfirstMajorLeaguehomerunon9/30offJimmyHaynes.
u 1999PlayedmostofthecampaignatAKissimmee,butdidreachDouble-AforthefirsttimewithninegamesatJackson.
u 1998EarnedclubMostValuablePlayerhonorsforAuburninhisfirstproseason,tyingforfirstintheNewYork-PennLeaguewith55runs.
Franklin Gutierrez 38Age: 24, born February 21, 1983 in Caracas, Venezuela
Position: Outfielder
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-2 Weight: 180
ML Service: 0 + 103
Contract Status (Options Remaining): Signed thru 2007 (1)
Acquired: April 4, 2004; Acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers along with RHP Andrew Brown for OF Milton Bradley.
Career TransaCTIons2000 Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as a non-drafted free agent, 11/18.2004 Acquired by the Cleveland Indians, along with a player to be named later (Andrew Brown), from the Dodgers in exchange for Milton Bradley, 4/4.
Year ClUB avG G aB r H 2B 3B Hr rBI sH sF HBP BB so sB Cs e
2006SeasonHighlightsu Split the season between AAA Buffalo and the big leagues, spending three stints in Cleveland…Was with the
Indians from June 16 to July 13, August 9-25 and Sept. 5 thru the remainder of the season… Collected his first Major League hit on June 17 @MIL off Dave Bush and hit his first homer on August 13 off KC’s Andy Sisco in Jacobs Field.
u Collected a career-high 3 hits on July 7 vs. Baltimore and had a career/season-high 8-game hitting streak from June 26-July 4 (.370, 10-27)…With the Indians he made 24 starts in RF (28G), 10G/GS in LF and 7G/2GS in CF…From June 26 thru the rest of his big league tenure he hit .309 (34-110) with 9 2B, 1HR & 8RBI in 35 games…From August 20th on he hit .327 (17-52) with Cleveland…With the Indians he hit .262 (11-42) off LHP and .277 (26-94) off RHP…Hit .302 (16-53) with runners on and .270 (10-37) in September.
u Hit leadoff in 89 of his 90 games and hit .320 (33-103) off LHP w/4HR & 14RBI…Led-off 2 games w/homers with the AAA Bisons… Hit a grand slam on June 7 vs. Toledo…Only month above .300 came in April (.309, 29-94, 2HR, 8RBI)…Led the team with 49 walks despite playing in 90 games…Made 58 starts in CF, 18 in LF, 9 in RF, 5 at DH.
ProCareeru 2005 Split the season between AA Akron and AAA Buffalo and was added to the big league roster on 8/31 for
possible post-season eligibility for pinch-running purposes…Started the year in Akron, hitting .261 (100-383) with 25 2B, 2 3B, 11HR & 42 RBI…Started the season slowly, hitting as low as .224 on 6/28…Rallied over his last few weeks in Akron for the eventual Eastern League Champs, hitting .422 (27-64) with 8 2B, 1HR & 5RBI (22RS) over his last 14 games with the Aeros before being promoted to Buffalo on 8/10…Dislocated finger on left hand on 5/30 at Bowie sliding back into first base and was on the 7-day DL from 5/31-6/9…At Buffalo he hit .254 (17-67) with 6 2B, 2 3B & 7RBI in 19 games…Between the two stops he has also stolen 16 bases in 22 attempts and all of his appearances on defense came in centerfield with the exception of 4 right field starts at Buffalo…Was recalled from AAA Buffalo on 8/31 (Tallet optioned) and made his major league debut that night vs. Detroit as a pinch runner in the 9th inning…Overall appeared in 5 games as a pinch runner for the Tribe (2 games in CF) and lined out in his first/only at bat vs. Kansas City on 9/18 …Scored 1st run on 9/13 vs. Oakland…After the season was named the 4th best prospect in the Indians organization by Baseball America and hit .341 (63-185) in the Venezuelan Winter League for Caracas (4HR, 31RBI).
u 2004 Was acquired by the Indians prior to the season for OF Milton Bradley and was assigned to AA Akron after the transaction…Entering the season he was rated the #3 prospect in the LA Dodgers organization and was recognized by Baseball America as the best power hitter in the Dodgers organization…Was named by Sportsticker prior to the season as the 4th best outfield prospect in minor league baseball… After the season he was named the 3rd best prospect in the Indians organization by Baseball America…Spent most of the season at AA Akron, but was limited to 77 combined games at Akron and AAA Buffalo due to a strained liga-ment in his right throwing elbow suffered on a HBP…Hit over .300 in each of his full three months at AA Akron (April, May, June)…Had four straight 3-hit games, 6/13-17 (12 for 19), with 2 2B, 2 3B, 1HR & 10RBI…Had a HR & 5RBI on 6/15 vs. Binghamton…Promoted to AAA Buffalo on 6/22 to get regular at bats as the DH after experiencing elbow pain...Was placed on the DL on 7/2 after persistent right elbow pain and remained on the DL until being activated on 9/1 at AA Akron (2 for 13)…Reported to the Florida Instructional League after the season in good health and hit .277 (57-206) in the Venezuelan Winter League after the season with 14 2B, 13HR & 36 RBI in 53 games for Caracas (3rd in VWL in HR and 2nd in EB hits).
u 2003 In a combined 128 games for A Vero Beach and AA Jacksonville, Franklin hit .287 (141-492) with 31 2B, 7 3B, 24HR & 80 RBI and was named Dodgers Minor League Player of the Year…Was rated as the 4th best prospect in the FSL by Baseball America and was recognized as the league’s most exciting player by BA…Also scored 77 runs and stole 20 bases in 28 attempts…Spent most of the year at A Vero Beach of the Florida State League, ranking 2nd in the FSL in slugging % (.513), 2nd in HR (20) & total bases (218) and 3rd in extra base hits (53)…Represented the World Team in the Futures Game in Chicago and also played in the Florida State League All-Star Game…Selected to the FSL Post-Season All-Star Team and the Topps Class A All-Star Team and the FSL Baseball America High Class A All-Star Team…Hit six homers over the first 6 games of the season, including a pair of two-homer games…Was 11 for 19 w/5HR & 12RBI over the first 4 games of the season. Including a 4-5 w/2HR & 4RBI on 4/6 vs. Daytona Beach…Named FSL Player of the Week, 4/3-13, batting .354 (17-48) w/7HR, 12RS & 17 RBI…Hit .325 w/8HR & 29RBI in April to earn Topps FSL Player of the Month honors…Hit in 12 straight games from 5/3-15.
u 2002 Spent most of year at A South Georgia of the South Atlantic League before ending the season with 2 games in AAA Las Vegas…Stole 13 bases in 17 attempts at South Georgia.
u 2001 Spent first professional season at the Dodgers’ Gulf Coast League affiliate…Finished 2nd in the league in runs scored (team-high 38), at bats (234) and doubles (16) and was 3rd in the total bases (91) and hits (63).
Personal/MiscellaneousFull name FranKlIn raFael GUTIerreZ…Single…Resides in Caracas, Venezuela…His favorite player growing up was Andres Galarraga…Signed by Dodgers scout Camilo Pascual on 11/18/2000.
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2006 Career avG aB H Hr rBI avG aB H Hr rBI.272 136 37 1 8 Totals .270 137 37 1 8
Career BY BallParK avG aB H Hr rBIAmeriquest Field (TEX) .500 8 4 0 0Busch Stadium II (STL) .333 12 4 0 0Gr. Amer. Ball Park (CIN) .400 10 4 0 0Jacobs Field (CLE) .200 60 12 1 7Kauffman Stadium (KC) .500 10 5 0 1McAfee Coliseum (OAK) .143 7 1 0 0Metrodome (MIN) .250 8 2 0 0Miller Park (MIL) .182 11 2 0 0Rogers Centre (TOR) .000 0 0 0 0Tropicana Field (TB) .222 9 2 0 0U.S. Cellular Field (CWS) .500 2 1 0 0
FIeldInG BY PosITIon 2006 CareerPCT G Po a e TC dP PCT G Po a e TC dP.966 42 85 1 3 89 0 Outfield .967 44 86 1 3 90 0
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HITs: 3, two times, last on September 15, 2006 vs. Minnesota; doUBles: 2, September 15, 2006 vs. Minnesota; Hr: 1, August 13, 2006 vs. Kansas City; rBI: 2, two times, last on September 15, 2006 vs. Minnesota; rUns: 2, two times, last on August 23, 2006 at Kansas City; sB: N/A; HITTInG sTreaK: 8 games, June 26-July 4, 2006; Grand slaMs: N/A.
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Travis Hafner 48Age: 29, born June 3, 1977 in Jamestown, ND
Position: First Base/DH
Bats: L Throws: R Height: 6-3 Weight: 240
ML Service: 4 + 009
Contract Status: Signed thru 2007 w/a club option for 2008.
Acquired: December 6, 2002; From the Texas Rangers along with RHP Aaron Myette in exchange for RHP Ryan Drese and CA Einar Diaz.
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u Finished8thintheALMVPballotingwith64points…Wasthe7thIndiantohit40HRinaseasondespitemissingthelast29gamesoftheseason…Finishedtheseasontiedfor3rdintheAmericanLeagueinHR(42),6thinRBI(117),T4thinBB(100),2ndinOBP(.439),T5thinextrabasehits(74)whileleadingtheleagueinslugging%(.659)…His3.9AB/RBIratiowas1stinALand10.8AB/HRwas2nd(3rdinclubhistory)…WasT4thintheALwith16int’lwalks…His.308averagewas17thintheAL…Hison-base+slugging%of1.098was1stintheALaheadofMannyRamirez’1.058.
u 2004Enjoyedabreakoutoffensiveseason,compilingoneofthefinestoffensiveseasonsinthehistoryoftheorganizationbyaDH…Finished2ndtoBoston’sDavidOrtizinRBIbyaDH(109to106)ashis106RBIasaDHwerethe2ndmostinfranchisehistorybehindAndreThornton’s109in1982…Overallfortheyearhis109RBIwere9thamongallALhittersandaftertheseasonhereceiveda9thplacevoteontheALMVPballotandwasrunner-uptoOrtizintheALDHAwardballoting(EdgarMartinezAward)…Alsoranked3rdintheleagueinon-base%(.410),4thinslugging%(.583),7thinextrabasehits(72),10thinbattingaverage(team-high.311),4thinRBIratio(4.4peratbat)andtiedfor6thindoubles…HisOPSof.993was2ndintheALonlytoMannyRamirez(1.009)…LedtheALinslugging(.690)andon-base%(.433)whilehis.344battingaveragewas4thoffRHP…Hitabovethe.300markineachmonthwiththeexceptionofAugust(.274,26-95)andenjoyedhismostsuccessinJuly(31-86,.360,8HR,28RBI)whenhereceivedconsiderationforALPlayeroftheMonthhonors…Tied the franchise record forRBI inconsecutivegameswith11on7/19-20atAnaheim…HallofFamerEarlAverillinitiallysettherecordin1930…Hadacareerdayon7/20againsttheAngels,going4for4w/3HR,6RBIand3RS…The3HRestablishedanewcareer-highasdidthe6RBI,amarkheequaledon8/4atToronto(4-5,3RS,2HR,6RBI)…Ontheyearhehadthree2-homergamesandone3-homergame…Overallhehadseven(7)4-RBIgamesin2004…Ontheyearhemade121startsatDHand10starts(12G)atfirstbase…Didnotmakeanerrorinhis90totalchancesatfirst…Didnotstartatfirstfrom4/12-6/4andhisap-pearanceatfirstcameon7/3atCincinnati(hislast68Gofseason)…Hitfirstcareergrandslaminthehomeopenerof4/12vs.Minnesota(offLohse)…Firstgrandslamonhomeopenersince2002(TravisFrymanvs.MIN)…Equaledcareer-highwith4RBI…Setanewcareer-highwith3doubleson5/16vs.TampaBay...Tiedclubrecordbygettinghitby17pitches,whichwastiedforfirstintheALw/KevinMillar…MinnieMinosowasalsohitby17in1959…His21roadHRsranked2ndintheleagueashehitjust7HRatJacobsFieldin252atbats…Hisroadbattingaverageof.322was7thbestintheALandhis.344battingaverageagainstRHPwas5thhighestinthejuniorcircuit…Seasonendedatadprematurely,missingthefinal7gamesoftheseasonwithrightelbowinflammation…Theconditioninhisrightelbow,whichbotheredhimperiodicallythroughouttheseason,requiredsurgeryfollowingtheseasonon10/6toremovebonespursandloosebodiesfromtheelbowjoint.
u 2003Madeapositive impression inhisfirstseason in the Indiansorganization,spendingmostoftheseasoninthebigleaguessaveastintonthedisabledlistfollowedbyastintinAAABuffalo…WastheTribe’sopeningdayfirstbasemanandbecamejustthesecondNorthDakota-nativetoplayfortheIndians(FloydStromme,1939)…HeandDarinErstadaretheonlybigleaguerstobeborninJamestown,ND&isoneof14playersinMajorLeaguehistoryborninNorthDakota…Hit.206(20-97)overhisfirst30games(62B,4HR,11RBI)oftheseasonbeforesufferingabrokenleftbigtoeinTexason5/9afterbeinghitbyapitchinthefoot…Wasplacedonthe15-dayDLon5/10andwasactivatedandoptionedtoAAABuffaloon5/26aftershortrehabas-signmentwiththeBisons…WasrecalledtoClevelandon7/12whenMattLawtonwentontheDLandspenttheremainderoftheseasonwiththeIndians…Thrutheremainderoftheseasonafterhisrecallhehit.278(54-194)with132B,10HR&29RBIin60games…Hit.321
MOsT Career Hr as a dH, IndIans HIsTOrY
1. AndreThornton 125 2. TravIs HaFner 106 3. EllisBurks 61courtesy ELIAS SPORTS BUREAU
u Missedthelast29gamesoftheseasonaftersufferingabrokenrighthand(4thmetacarpal)onSept.1atTexasafterbeinghitwithaCJWilsonpitch(wasonpacefor51HR,143RBIattimeofinjury)…Atthetimeoftheinjuryhewas2ndintheALinHR,RBI,walksandextrabasehits…Hithis100thcareerHRonJuly4vs.NYY…Hadfour2-homergamestobringhiscareertotalto112HRgames(12careermulti-HRgames)…Tiedhiscareer-highforthe4thtimewith6RBIonJune3vs.LAA.
u TiedtheMajorLeaguesingle-seasonrecordwith6grandslams,tyingDonMattingly’s1987recordof6onAugust13vs.KC(Hudson)…Nowhas8onhiscareerafterhittingslamsonMay1vs.CWS,May17vs.KC,June3vs.LAA,July1atCIN,July7vs.NYYandAugust13…ThegrandslamonJuly1@CINwashisfirstcareerPHHR(Broussardhit2PHGSin2005)…Wasthefirstplayersince1968tohit4slamsbeforethebreak…Ontheyearhewas8for14(.571)withaclubrecord6HR&30RBIw/thebasesfull…Owns8careerslams.
u NamedALPlayeroftheMonthinAugustafterhitting.361(35-97)w/aleague-best13HR&30RBIin28G…Hitinacareerlong14gamesfromAugust10-24…Hitin12straightfromJuly3-12…Hitin26oflast31G:.346(37-107)13HR,34RBIandsafelyin18ofhislast20Gbatting.368(25-68)w/8HR&22RBI.
u According to ELIAS Hafner reached 7HR in fewer games (11) than anyone in the 106-year history of theballclub…TheoldrecordwasheldbyKenKeltner(7in13Gin1948)…Reachedbasein11consecutiveplateappearancesfromApril5-8,thelongestknownstreakbyanIndiansincedivisionalplaybeganin1969...TheMajorLeaguerecordis16byTedWilliamsin1957.
u Made122startsatDHand4atfirstbase…Hitsafelyin90of129Gandreachedsafelyin115of129G…HadanRBIin59of129G…His28RBIinMayweretiedformostintheAL…49ofhislast84hitswereforextrabases(212B,28HR)…His16HRoffLHPwere2ndintheAL(Ortiz18)aswashis.658slugging%offLHP…His.442on-base%offLHPwas4thintheAL(hit.321offLHPoverall)…Tiedhiscareer-highwith4hitsonApril7vs.MIN(6thtime)andscoredcareer-high4runsonApril7andJuly4vs.NYY…Walkedcareer-high4timesonApril27vs.Boston…HR’din4straightgames2times(May1-4;August2-5)andhomeredinback-to-backgames13times…Hit1stcareer“walk-off”HRonMay16vs.KC…Had102RBIoverhislast106gamesand31RBIoverhislast29games…Has23HRoverhislast58gamesand7HRinhislast13gamespriortobeinginjured.
u Hit.324(71-219)withrunnersonbase(17thinAL)and.341(43-126)fromthe7thinningon(4thinAL)…Hit.327(86-263)with23HR&67RBIin76startsinthe#4spotintheorder…Hada.673slugging%inthesecondhalf…His4.20pitchesseenperABwere6thintheAL…His.662slg%inthe#4spotwas1stintheALamongclean-uphitterswith146PAinthatspot([email protected])
u 1999LedtheSouthAtlanticLeague inRBI(111)andslugging(.546)andtied for1st inhomers(28)atASavannah…Wasalso2ndintheleagueintotalbases(262),3rdinextrabasehits(62)and4thintheleagueinruns(94)…His151SOwere4thintheleagueandhisHR/ABratioof1per17.14ABledtheSAL…ToppedRangers’minorleagueplayersinRBIandtiedfor1stinhomeruns…Wasselectedas1stbasemanonSALpost-seasonall-starteam…Started108gamesat1st,23asDH,and3at3rdbase…Hada16-gamehittingstreak,6/17-7/11.
u 1998WasSavannahteamleaderinRBI(84)andwalks(68)andranked2ndinhomers(6).
u 1997Sawactionat1st(66),3rd(24),andoutfield(1)…WasamongGulfCoastLeagueleadersinruns(T3rd,38),doubles(T4th,14),andhomers(T5th,5)in1stproseason…WasselectedtotheGCLall-starsquad…Went11-15in1st4progames…Was5thintheleaguewith19extrabasehits…WasselectedbyTexasinJune,1996amateurdraftbutdidnotsignuntil6/2/97,justhoursbeforehewouldhavebeeneligiblefor1997draft…
Personal/MiscellaneousFullnameTravIs lee HaFner…ResidesinSykeston,NDandCleveland,OH…Married,wife’snameisAmy…Played2seasonsatCowleyCountyCommunityCollegeinArkansasCity,KS(graduated’97)…Earnedjuniorcollegeall-Americanhonorsin1997andwasMVPofJUCOWorldSeries,hitting3-runhomerin4-2winoverSeminole(OK)JCinthechampionshipgame…PlayedbasketballandrantrackatSykeston(ND)HighSchool(graduated’95)…Earnedall-regionhonorsinbasketballandfinished3rdinstateindiscusandtriplejumpinsenioryear…ParticipatedinLittleLeague,BabeRuthLeague,andAmericanLegionbaseballprograms…Nicknameis“Pronk”…BigfanoftheWWE…NamedUpperMidwestPlayeroftheYear by the Minnesota BBWAA Chapter in 2005…Inducted into theNorthDakotaAmericanLegionHallofFamein2006…ActiveintheClevelandcommunityonayear-roundbasis-participatinginDick’sSportingGoods“ShopwithaPro”andseveraleventsaroundtheholidaystoraisemoneyforCICandcollecttoysforareaorganizations.
HaFner’s FavOrITes
Favorite Movie:OldSchool;Favorite Group/artist:Metallica;Favorite road City:Chicago;Favorite road stadium: SafecoField;Favorite Thing to do away From baseball:XBoxorPlaystation; Favorite Tv show: Pro Wrestling(WWE’sRaw/Smackdown)
u 2002SpentmostoftheyearatAAAOklahomaandbegantheseasonontheactiverosterafterrecoveringquickerthanexpectedfromoff-seasonsurgeryonhisrightwrist…Hit.272(22-81)inAprilwith3HR&11RBIbeforeexplodingfrom4/30thrutherestofhistenureinAAA,hitting.363(118-325)w/19HR&71RBIovertheseason’sfinal89games…Hit.365(35-96)inJunew/4HR&21RBIin25games(hitsafelyin22ofthem)and.375(33-88)inJulyw/7HR&19RBIin24games…Overallhefinished3rdinthePacificCoastLeagueinbattingaverage(.342),1stinon-base%(.463)and4thinslugging%(.559)…Went3for5w/2HR&5RBIon4/30vs.Nashvilleand5for5w/4RS,atriple,homerand3RBIon6/21atIowa…Appearedin65gamesatfirstbaseand45designatedhitteratTripleA…Hit.351(33-94)offleftiesw/5HR&13RBIand.339(104-307)offRHPwith16HR&64RBI…Hit.325(38-117)w/5HR&51RBIwithRISPandaftertheseasonwasnamedtotheSportstickerPCLAll-ProspectTeam…WasrecalledbyTexastothebigleaguesforthefirsttimeon8/6andmadehisdebutthatnightatDetroit,strikingoutinhisfirstatbat…Hitsafelyinhisnext5gamesafterhisdebut(.450,9-20)andcollectedhisfirstMLhitandRBIwithanRBItripleatDetroiton8/7offMarkRedman(4thinning)…HadacareerdayatClevelandon8/11,going4for5w/22B,hisfirstmajorleaguehomer(offJasonPhillips)andacareer-high3RBI…Wasthrownoutatthirdbaseinthe7thinningthatrobbedhimofacycle…Went2for28overthenext8gamesatwasoptionedbacktoOklahomaon8/27,appearingin6gamesatTripleAbeforebeingrecalledagainbyTexason9/9.
u 2001Hadsurgeryon3/12toremovehamatebonefromrightwristandbeganseasononTulsa’sdisabledlist…Wasactivatedon5/11andwentontofinish3rdintheTexasLeagueinslugging(.545)and4thinon-basepercentage(.396)…HisHRtoatbatratioof1per16.15ABwas4thbestintheleague…LedtheDrillersinwalks(59)andwas2ndontheclubinhomers(20),RBI(74),anddoubles(25)…Tiedfor3rdinTexasminorleaguesysteminhomers…Started78gamesat1stbaseand10astheDH…Was14-42(.333)with3homersand10RBIin1st11games,thenhitjust.200(13-65)innext16contests…Hada.296(64-216)averageinfinal61games…WastheRangersminorleagueplayerofthemonthforJuly,batting.330(34-103)with8homersand24RBI…Had3homersand7RBIon8/17atRoundRock,drovein6runson7/13vs.Wichita…Walked4timeson8/23vs.RoundRock…Batted.343(36-105)againstlefthanders…Hit.348withahomerand5RBIin6gamesatPeoriainArizonaFallLeaguebeforebeingsidelinedwithwristinjury…Underwentarthroscopysurgeryonrightwriston10/24toremovetorncartilageandscartissuefromrightwrist.
u 2000WontheFloridaStateLeaguebattingtitle(.346)andtoppedleagueinon-basepercentage(.447)atAPortCharlotte…Was2ndintheFSLinRBI(109)andslugging(.580),3rdinruns(90),totalbases(253)andextrabasehits(57),and4thinhomers(22)anddoubles(34)…HadthehighestaverageamongallTexasminorleaguers(250ormoreplateappearances),was2ndinRBI,andplaced3rdinhomers…Appearedin59gamesat1stbase,45asDHand18at3rdbase...Wasselectedas1stbasemanonFSLpost-seasonall-starteamandwasaBaseball AmericaHighClassAAll-Star…PlayedinFSLall-stargame…Hitover.300inall5monthsofseason,including.378(92-251)infinal70gamesbeginningJune1…WastheRangersminorleagueplayerofthemonthinJune(.364,7HR,27RBI)andJuly(.352,3HR,24RBI)…WasFSLplayeroftheweek,6/26-7/2and7/24-30…WasontheDLfrom8/5-22withabrokenrighttoe…PlayedforCarolinainPuertoRicanwinterleaguebutwassenthomeinlateDecemberduetoasoreleftwrist…Batted.303with5homersand19RBI.
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2006 Career avG ab H Hr rbI avG ab H Hr rbI.308 454140 42 117 Totals .297 1775 527 118 380
FIeldInG bY POsITIOn 2006 Career PCT G PO a e TC dP PCT G PO a e TC dP1.000 4 18 4 0 22 2 FirstBase .987 61 481 36 7 524 53
HaFner’s GaMe HIGHs
HITs:4,sixtimes,lastonApril7,2006vs.Minnesota;dOubles:3,May16,2004vs.TampaBay;TrIPles:1,eighttimes,lastonMay9,2006atKansasCity;Hr:3,July20,2004atAnaheim;TWO-HOMer GaMes:11,lastonAugust30,2006atToronto;rbI:6,fourtimes,lastonJune3,2006vs.LAAngels;runs:4,twotimes,lastonJuly4,2006vs.NewYork-AL;HITTInG sTreak:14games,August10-24,2006;HOMers In COnseCuTIve GaMes:6games,Sep-tember18-23,2005;Hr In baCk-TO-baCk GaMes:23times,lastAugust29-30,2006; Career Grand slaMs:8,lastonAugust13,2006vs.KansasCityoffLukeHudson;CYCle:August14,2003atMinnesota.
u PlacedontheMajorLeaguedisabledlistwithrightshouldertendonitisafteroutingofMay1andpitched2.0inningsforthePeoriaMarinersduringarehabassignmentinearlyJulybeforebeingreleasedJuly18…Wasre-signedtoaminorleaguecontractJuly23…AppearedintwogameswithPeoriabeforebeingpromotedtoTacomaAug.3…PitchedineightgamesforTacomainAug.andoneinSept…Was0-0w/a3.60ERAin11reliefappearancesforTacoma(15.0IP,18H,6ER)…HarrispitchedinVenezuelaforLaraandpostedarecordof4-3w/a2.51ERAin11outings(10GS,61.0IP,45H,17ER,26K).
u 2004StartedseasonwithAguascalientesintheMexicanLeague,appearinginfivegames…MadetwostartswithQuebecon5/27and6/2…SignedminorleaguecontractwithSeattleon6/4…Appearedin26games,eightstartswithTacoma…Went3-1witha3.67ERA(41.2IP,17ER)asastarter…Heldopponentstoa.223average…Tosseda7.0inningcompletegameshutoutallowingonlythreehitsandstrikingoutseveninhisfinalstartoftheseasonon9/4vs.Tucson.
u 2003SpentseasonwithQuebec,starting18games…Finishedsecondinshutouts(2),fourthininningspitched(129.1)andwins(9),fifthinstrikeouts(119)andseventhinERA(2.51)…
u 2002SpentsecondseasonwithChicooftheIndependentWesternLeague…Ledleagueinstrikeouts(109),shutouts(1),completegames(3)andinningspitched(135.2),secondinstarts(19)andERA(2.85),fourthinwins(9)andfifthinhomerunsallowed(11)…
u 2001SpentseasonwithChico…Ledleagueingamesstarted(20)andwins(11)…Finishedsecondininningspitched(130.1)andhits(144),thirdinruns(78),fourthinstrikeouts(99)andcompletegames(2),fifthinwalks(46),homerunsallowed(11)andlosses(7)andninthinERA(3.94)…
u 2000 Spent season with AA New Britain, appearing in 24 games in relief…Released by Minnesota on1/11/2001.
u 1999BeganseasonwithSaltLake…TransferredtoNewBritain,5/18…PromotedtoSaltLake,5/21…TransferredtoNewBritain,7/15.
u 1997BegantheseasonatFt.Myers…PromotedtoNewBritain,6/19…WassecondamongEasternLeaguerelieversinbattingaverageagainst(.199)…PitchedforSunCitiesintheArizonaFallLeague…
u 1996Spent seasonwithFt.Wayne, appearing in42games in relief…Ledclub ingamesandwas10th inwins.
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HarrIs’ GaMe HIGHs
K’s (starter):4,twotimes,lastonSept.20,2005atToronto;K’s (reliever):4,August13,2005vs.LAA;bb’s (starter):5,August30,2005vs.NYY;bb’s (reliever):1,August13,2005vs.LAA;lOnGesT sTarT:7.0IP,twice, last on Sept. 15, 2005 at Texas;lOnGesT relIef OuTInG:5.0IP,August2, 2005 at Detroit; WInnInG sTreaK:2 games, August 25-30, 2005; lOsInG sTreaK: 4 games (active), Sept. 4-20,2005;Hr: 2, two times, last onSept. 4,2005 at LAA; sHOrTesT sTarT: 3.0IP,Sept.4,2005atLAA; lasT WIn:August30, 2005 vs. NYY; lasT OuTInG: April11, 2006 at Cleveland (relief, 1.1IP, 2H,2R/ER,0BB,1K).
Career by ballParK W l sv era G Inn erAmeriquestField(TEX) 1-1-0 1.29 2 14.0 2AngelStadium(LAA) 0-1-0 15.00 1 3.0 5ComericaPark(DET) 0-0-0 3.00 2 6.0 2JacobsField(CLE) 0-0-0 13.50 1 1.1 2RogersCentre(TOR) 0-1-0 7.71 1 4.2 4SafecoField(SEA) 1-1-0 3.63 6 22.1 9U.S.CellularField(CWS) 0-1-0 4.76 1 5.2 3
2006 CareerW-l-s era G IP er W-l-s era G IP er0-0-0 5.40 3 3.1 2 Totals 2-5-0 4.26 14 57.0 27
u 2004SpententireseasonwithPhiladelphia...Issuedonlyonewalkinhisfirst11appearances(11.0IP)...Wasplacedon15-daydisabledliston5/5withastrainedrightcalf...Wasreinstatedon5/20...Producedseason-best7.2scorelessinningstreakfrom8/4-19,aspanofeightgames...DidnotallowaruninsevengamesduringthemonthofSeptember(6.0IP).
u 2003Made66appearanceswithEastDivisionchampionAtlanta...Wasscoredupononlytwiceovera21-gamestretchfrom4/6to5/16...Posteda2-0recordanda1.86ERAinthattime(19.1IP/4ER)whiletheBraveswent20-1inthosegames...WasonD.L.from6/12-27withalowbackstrainandfrom8/13to9/2withastrainedlefthamstring...MadesixappearanceswhilepitchingonrehabassignmentwithRichmond(Braves’AAA)...Produceda1.74ERAin10appearancesduringthemonthofSeptember...TossedascorelessinninginGameOneoftheDivisionSeriesagainsttheCubs.
u 2002Posted20ormoresavesfortheeighthstraightseasonandfortheninthtimeinhiscareerwhilespendingyearwithKansasCity...Beganseasononthe15-daydisabledlist(retroto3/22)witharightelbowstrain...Madehisseasondebuton5/2@Baltimoreafteratwo-gamerehabassignmentwithTriple-AOmaha...Earnedasaveineachofhisfirsteightopportunities,extendinghisstreakto17gamesdatingbackto2001...Recordedhis300thcareersaveon5/25vs.Texas,makinghimthe15thplayerinmajorleaguehistorytorecord300saves...Pickeduplonevictoryon6/9vs.St.Louis…Ranked9thintheALinsaves.
u 2001SpentfirstoftwoseasonswithKansasCity...Was28-for-34insaveopportunitiesandsaved43percentoftheRoyals’wins,thefifth-bestpercentageintheAmericanLeague...RankedsixthamongA.L.pitchersingamesfinished(55)andtiedforeighthinsaves...Hadapairof10.0-inningscorelessstreaks;from5/16to6/14andfrom8/7to9/1...Stranded10ofhis13inheritedrunners...Wastherecipientoftwosaveson6/16@Milwaukee;earnedthesaveinagamesuspendedfromthepreviousdayaswellastheregularlyscheduledcontest.
u 2000SpentthirdandfinalseasonwithTampaBay...FinishedninthintheAmericanLeagueinsaves...Surren-deredhomerunstoAnaheim’sMoVaughn,TimSalmonandTroyGlausinthe9thinningon4/21,markingthefirsttimeinhiscareerthathehadgivenupmorethanonehomeruninagame(thethreehomerunswereasmanyashehadallowedovertheprevious485batters,datingbackto7/4/98)...Earnedhis250thcareersaveon7/[email protected]/9to9/25(39games),postinga1.33ERAinthattime.
u 1999Establishedacareerhighinsaves(43)ashewasnamedtohis2ndAll-Starteam...Ledmajorleaguesingamesfinished(66)andrankedseventhamongAmericanLeaguepitchersinappearances...WasnamedtosecondAll-Starteam...Converted43ofhis47saveopportunities,including22ofhislast23,fora91.5savepercentage,thesecond-bestratiointheAmericanLeague(NewYork’sMarianoRiveraconverted45-of-49fora91.8percentsuccessrate)...Was2ndtoRiverainsaves(43)…Becamethe19thA.L.relievertorecord40savesandthethirdHispanicpitchertodoit,joiningJoseMesaandRivera...Saved62.3percentoftheDevilRayswins,breakingtheleaguerecordof60.6percentsetin1990bytheWhiteSox’BobbyThigpen...Becamethefourthpitchersincesavesbecameanofficialstatisticin1969tosaveatleast60percentofhisteam’swins,joiningBryanHarvey(Florida-1993,71.3percent),RandyMyers(ChicagoCubs-1993,60.1percent)andThigpen…Converted19straightsaves,7/2-9/17.
u 1998His26saveswithTampaBaywerethirdmostbyarelieveronanexpansionteam(BryanHarveyhad45withtheMarlinsin1993andGreggOlsonhad30withtheDiamondbacksin1998)...Didnotallowanearnedrunin22appearancesfrom5/10thru6/28(25.1IP)...Heldleft-handedhitterstoa.184average,thesecond-lowestmarkintheA.L.behindArmandoBenitez(.181)...Allowedjustthreeofhis18inheritedrunnerstoscore.
u 1997BeganseasonwithChicago(AL),butwastradedtoSanFranciscoon7/31aspartofanine-playerdeal...Combinedtoposta10-3record,31savesanda2.45ERAin74appearanceswiththetwoclubs...Rankedthird
Career TransaCTIOns1986 SelectedbytheCaliforniaAngelsinthe1stround(16thoverall)oftheJunedraft.1989 AcquiredbytheChicagoWhiteSox,alongwithMarkDoran,fromtheAngelsinexchangeforMarkDavis,8/2.1997 AcquiredbytheSanFranciscoGiants,alongwithWilsonAlvarezandDannyDarwin,fromtheWhiteSoxinexchange
u Heis4thamongactivebigleaguepitchersinappearances(14thall-timeandmosteverbyaPuertoRican-bornpitcher)and3rdamongactiverelieversinsaves(10thall-time)behindTrevorHoffmanandMarianoRivera…Atwo-timeAll-Star(1996,1999)...Didnotallowarunin16ofhis22gameswithNewYork…AcquiredfromPittsburghonJuly31stalongwithlefthandedpitcherOIiverPerezinexchangeforoutfielderXavierNady…Posteda0.82ERA(oneearnedrun/11.0innings)in11contestsinMay.
u Recordedhissecondsaveoftheseasonand326thofhiscareeronApril29thvs.Philadelphiawith0.2score-lessinningsinPittsburgh’s3-2triumph...Didnotallowarunin10straightoutingsfromApril29th-May26th,spanning9.2innings…Madehis900thcareerappearanceonApril19thvs.St.Louis…
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all-TIMe leaders-GaMes PITCHed
PITCHer GaMes
1. JesseOrosco 1252
2. JohnFranco 1119
3. MikeStanton 1109
4. DennisEckersley 1071
5. HoytWilhelm 1070
6. DanPlesac 1064
7. KentTekulve 1050
8. LeeSmith 1022
9. MikeJackson 1005
10. RichGossage 1002
11. LindyMcDaniel 987
12. JoseMesa 966
13. MikeTimlin 961
14. rOberTO Hernandez 960
15. RollieFingers 944
all-TIMe leaders-saves
PITCHer saved
1. TrevorHoffman 482
2. LeeSmith 478
3. JohnFranco 424
4. MarianoRivera 413
5. DennisEckersley 390
6. JeffReardon 367
7. RandyMyers 347
8. RollieFingers 341
9. JohnWetteland 330
10. rOberTO Hernandez 326
11. TroyPercival 324
12. BillyWagner 324
Personal/MiscellaneousFullnamerOberTO Manuel Hernandez…Wife’snameisIvonne...Hasfourchildren;daughtersKairy(6/3/92)andJaleissy(4/17/90)andsons Roberto (5/8/94) and Jose (12/1/99)...Attended New Hampton(NH)HighSchoolandtheUniversityofSouthCarolina-Aiken,whereheplayedbaseballandwent10-2asasenior...TheirrefurbishedballparkwasnamedafterHernandezin1993...GrewupinManhattanandattendedChelseaVocationalSchoolforthreeyearswhereheplayedbaseball...Servedasthe2002“ProjectWarmth”co-chairpersonwithTrentGreenoftheKansasCityChiefs...SupportsthePuertoRicoAll-StarsFund,whichsupportsyouth-relatededucationalandcharacter-buildingprograms...Joinedseveralofhisteammatesatthe‘GlovesforKids’eventin2002,which benefited children involved with the RBI (Reviving Baseball inthe Inner Cities) program...Organized an autograph show to benefitthehurricanedisaster relief fund forPuertoRico and theDominicanRepublicinthewinterof1998...WasnominatedfortheFloridaSportsAwardsHometownHeroAward in1998...Honoredasa“GoodGuy inSports”byThe Sporting Newsfrom2000-2002forhiscivicdedicationandcommunityservice.
u 1996FinishedthirdintheAmericanLeagueinsaveswhilespendingfourthstraightfullseasonwithChicago...LedA.L.relieversinERAandgamesfinished(61)...Establishedacareerhighinstrikeouts...Converted38ofhis46saveopportunities(82.6percent),includingaclub-recordandcareer-high20straightfrom4/3to6/14...BecamefirstWhiteSoxpitchersinceBobbyThigpen(1990)tomaketheAll-Starteam(wasinvolvedinapre-gameaccidentduringtheteamphotowhichresultedinCalRipkenbreakinghisnose)...Didnotallowaruninhisfirst13appearances...Surrenderedfirstrunon5/14vs.NewYork,breakingastreakof21.1consecutivescorelessinningsdatingbackto1995...Allowed10ofhis18earnedrunsduringthemonthofSeptember.
u 1995Ledallmajorleaguerelieverswith12.7strikeoutspernineinnings,thehighestmarkbyarelieverinWhiteSoxhistory...Converted32ofhis42saveopportunities,including20-of-24aftertheAll-Starbreak.
u 1994LedAmericanLeagueingamesfinished(45)...Heldleft-handedhitterstoa.217average,the6th-lowestmarkintheA.L.
u 1993Spentfirst fullseason inthemajorswithChicago(AL)...Helped leadtheWhiteSoxtotheA.L.Westdivision titlebygoing2-1with21savesafter theAll-Starbreak...Finished fourth in theA.L. insaves, thesecond-highesttotalinclubhistorybehindBobbyThigpen’smajorleague-recordof57in1990...Converted38ofhis44saveopportunities(86.4percent)andrankedfourthamongA.L.relieversinERA...Hadstreakof15consecutivesaveconversionsstoppedon9/15@KansasCity...MadefourappearancesduringtheAmericanLeagueChampionshipSeriesagainstToronto,pitching4.0scorelessinnings...EarnedthesaveinGameFour,whichtiedtheseriesat2-2,beforeTorontowonthenexttwogames.
u 1992BeganseasonwithVancouver(WhiteSox’AAA),butspentmajorityofcampaignwithWhiteSox-hisfirstseasonusedexclusivelyinrelief...LedA.L.relieversinopponentsbattingaverageagainst(.180)andwasthirdinreliefERA...Went5-1withsixsavesanda0.44ERAwhilepitchingatComiskeyPark...Earnedfirstcareerwinasarelieveron6/21vs.Detroit...Alsohadacareer-highsevenstrikeoutsin4.2inningsofreliefon6/21...Postedfirstcareersaveon7/2vs.Boston...WasnamedtoBaseball America ’sWinterAll-Starteamafterposting16savesanda1.85ERAforMaraguezinthePuertoRicanLeague...JoinedBobbyThigpen(22)andScottRadinsky(15)indoublefiguresinsaves,astheWhiteSoxbecamejusttheeighthteameverandthefirstsincethe1985BlueJaystohavethreerelieverswith10ormoresavesinoneseason.
u 1991BeganseasonwithVancouver,butunderwentpotentiallylife-threateningsurgerytotransferveinsfromhisinnerthightohisrightforearmon6/4(theconditionwasdiagnosedasbloodclotsafterheexperiencednumbnessinhisrighthandwhilepitchingforVancouver)...MadeonerehabappearancefortheGulfCoastLeagueWhiteSox(R)beforejoiningBirmingham(AA)...WasrecalledbyChicagoon8/31...Mademajorleaguedebut9/2asastarteragainstKansasCity;pitchedno-hitballfor6.0inningsbeforeallowingaleadoffdoubletoBillPecotainthe7th...Gaveupjustonerunononehitover7.0inningstoearnfirstbig-leaguevictory(theoutingremainsthelongestofhismajorleaguecareer)...Madethreestraightstarts(11.1IP/10R/8ER)beforemakinglastsixoutingsinrelief(3.2IP/5ER)...Madelaststarton9/12@California.
u 1990BeganseasonwithBirmingham,butwaspromotedtoTriple-AVancouveron7/8...Went11-10withfourcompletegamesanda3.31ERAin28startsbetweenthetwoclubs.
u 1989BeganseasonwithPalmSprings(Angels’A)andmadesevenstartsbeforebeingpromotedtoMidland(AA)...WastradedtotheWhiteSoxon8/3andassignedtoSouthBend(A)oftheMidwestLeague.
u 1988SpentmajorityofseasonwithQuadCity(Angels’A)...RankedamongMidwestLeagueleadersincompletegames...MadefinalthreestartswithMidland...Went9-12witha3.41ERAin27startswiththetwoclubs.
u 1987Averagedninestrikeoutsper9.0inningspitchedwhilespendingentireseasonwithQuadCity.
u 1986MadeprofessionaldebutwithSalem(Angels’A)oftheNorthwestLeagueafterbeingselectedbyCaliforniainthe1stroundoftheJunedraft.
u Wentontomake19startsforAkronandworkedatleast5.0IPin16ofthe19starts…Overhislast7startshewas3-1w/a2.95ERA(39.2IP,43H,13ER,21K)…Won5straightdecisionsfromJuly21toAugust18…Went1-1w/a6.75ERAin2EasternLeagueplayoffstarts(9.1IP,9H,7ER,4BB,15K)…RHHhit.272(82-301)atAAAkronandLHHhit.320(39-122)…Batterswere5for38(.132)offhimwithRISP-2outs.
u 2004StartedtheyearatLakeCountyandwassenttoMahoningValleyon7/27…Posteda1.24ERAin8startsatMV.
u 2003Signedon7/1andassignedtoBurlingtonoftheAppalachianLeague…Limitedbatterstoa.183averageagainst(22-120,0HR)andfanned46in34.0IP…His14.3SOper9.0IPwere2ndintheALamongrelievers.
Personal/MiscellaneousFull name aaROn sTeven laFFeY…Single…Resides in Cumberland, MD…Graduated from Allegany (MD)HighSchoolin2003whereheplayedbaseballandbasketball…CommittedtoVirginiaTechbeforesigningwiththeIndians…WontheSkipCookMemorialAwardin2003astheCumberland Times-NewsHighSchoolBaseballPlayeroftheYear.
u PromotedtoAAABuffaloonJuly22…Was1-1w/a3.00ERA&1SVin13outingsatAAABuffalo(15.0IP,17H,5ER,3BB,15K),allowingjust3ERinlast13.1IPatAAA(2.03ERA,11G,14H,12K)…Leftieswere4for20(.200)offhimwhileatBuffalo.
u PromotedtotheMajorsonSeptember5whencontractwaspurchasedfromAAABuffalo…MadehisMajorLeaguedebutonSept.8atCWS(1.1IP,1H,0R/0ER)…7ofhis9outingswerescorelessfortheTribe,enduringblownsaveonSept.20atOakland…Leftieswere1for11offhimandoverallMajorLeaguehitterswere4for18(.222)…All4ofhishitsallowedinthebigleaguesweresingles…Batterswere2for12(.167)offhimwithrunnersonand2(18%)ofhis11inheritedrunnersscored…PitchedforAguilasintheDominicanWinterLeague.
Career by ballParK W l sv era G Inn erAmeriquestField(TEX) 0-0-0 0.00 2 0.1 0JacobsField(CLE) 0-0-0 0.00 4 2.2 0McAfeeColiseum(OAK) 0-0-0 13.50 2 0.2 1U.S.CellularField(CWS) 0-0-0 0.00 1 1.1 0
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Cliff Lee 31Age: 28, born August 30, 1978 in Benton, AR
Position: Pitcher
Bats: L Throws: L Height: 6-3 Weight: 190
ML Service: 3 + 124
Contract Status (Options Remaining): Signed thru 2009 with a club options for 2010 (2)
Acquired: June 27, 2002; From the Montreal Expos along with INF Brandon Phillips, OF Grady Sizemore & 1B Lee Stevens in exchange for RHP Bartolo Colon, RHP Tim Drew and cash.
2006SeasonHighlightsu Had another quality season as he made at least 30 starts and topped 14 wins for the 3rd straight season…Only
Lee, Johan Santana, Kenny Rogers & Jake Westbrook have won 14 or more games in the American League in each season since 2004…Topped 200.0IP for the 2nd straight year, tossing his first career 9.0 inning complete game on the season’s final day, October 1 vs. Tampa Bay (career-high 9.0IP, 7H, 3R/ER, 7K)…Now owns a career winning % of .636 (49-28), which would be the highest in club history with 1000 career IP…Was T20th in the AL in wins (14) and was T8th w/29HR all’d…
u Made 2006 debut on April 5 in Chicago, a 4-3, 11.0 inning win against the Sox and Neal Cotts…ND, 5.1IP, 4H, 3R/ER, 1BB, 1K, 2HB… Won his first game in 2nd start vs. Seattle on April 11 (6.0IP, 4H, 2R) and did not allow a hit until the 5th inning while fanning a season-high 8 Mariners…Lost 3 straight starts, May 1-12, and for the month went 1-4 w/a 7.79 ERA in 6 starts (32.1IP, 51H, 28ER, 21K, .347 AVG)…Worked a season-low 2.2IP w/a season-high 7 runs & 3 HR in start of May 29 vs. Chicago-AL before winning 4th game in outing of June 3 vs. the LA Angels.
Career TransaCTIOns1997 Selected by the Florida Marlins in the 8th round of the June draft. Did not sign.1998 Selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 20th round of the June draft. Did not sign.2000 Selected by the Montreal Expos in the 4th round of the June draft.2002 Acquired by the Cleveland Indians, along with Lee Stevens, Brandon Phillips and Grady Sizemore, from the Expos in
exchange for Bartolo Colon and a player to be named later (Tim Drew), 6/27.2003 DL – strained lower abdominal muscle/hernia, 3/28-5/30…rehab at A Kinston, 5/29
u Over his 5 June starts he was 4-0 w/a 3.09 ERA (35.0IP, 31H, 13R/12ER) after working a season-high 7.2IP in a no-decision @CWS on June 9…Allowed 3 solo homers in 8-4 win over the Yankees, June 15 (6.2IP, 5H, 3R)…Equaled a then season-high w/7.2IP in outing of June 20 vs. Chicago-NL in notching his 6th win before improving to 6-0 lifetime in interleague play in notching his team-best 7th win on June 26 at St. Louis…Won his season-high 5th straight decision in start of July 1 in Cincinnati (6.0IP, 9H, 4R) before having streak snapped in start of July 6 vs. NYY (6.0IP, 10H, 7R/4ER).
u From June 1-on he was 11-6 w/a 3.91 ERA (138.0IP, 147H, 60ER) in 22 starts…Was 2-3 w/a 4.98 ERA in 6 July starts (34.1IP, 46H, 29R/19ER) and he allowed hitters to a .315 (46-146) average against (.493 slg%)…Earned his 10th win of the season in his 100th career start on August 10 vs. the LA Angels (7.0IP, 9H, 2R/ER), 2 days after signing a 3-year contract extension thru 2009…Won 45 of his first 100 starts.
u Went 4-1 w/a 3.03ERA in 6 Sept/Oct. starts (38.2IP, 32H, 13ER) and won his last 2 starts… Won his 13th game of the season in a start on Sept. 25 against the White Sox as he tossed 7.0 innings allowing only 1ER on 4H while walking 2 and striking out 4 in a 14-1 win before tossing first career 9.0IP complete game on October 1st in his final start vs. Tampa Bay…
u Major League hitters batted .278 (24-807) with 29HR…ERA in the 2nd half was 3.96 (91.0P, 97H, 40ER)…In-dians were 16-17 (.485) in his starts and averaged 5.8RS (192RS/33GS) per start…Worked into the 6th inning in 28 of 33GS (84.8%)…Pitched at least 5.0 innings in 30 of his 33 starts and from April 7, 2005 to May 23, 2006 worked at least 5.0 innings in 41 consecutive starts…Batters hit .311 (103-331) with runners on and .286 (53-185) with RISP…Allowed 7 steals (3CS)…Batters hit .406 (39-96) on the first pitch…Signed a 3-year contract extension thru 2009 w/a club option for 2010 on August 8…Has allowed 8 career grand slams, tied for the most by any active pitcher (K. Rogers and T. Gordon)…
ProCareeru 2005 Enjoyed a breakout season, posting a career-high 18 wins, the most by an Indians LHP since Greg
Swindell’s 18 in 1988 and the most overall by an Indian since Bartolo Colon (18-5) in 1999…His 4th place finish in the AL Cy Young voting (8 pts) was the highest since Colon in 1999 by an Indian…His .783 winning % (18-5) led the American League, the first Indian since Bob Feller in 1951 to lead the AL in winning %…The .783 winning % was tied for the 3rd best mark in club history with Colon behind Johnny Allen in 1937 (15-1) and Bob Feller (.813) in 1954…Finished T2nd in the AL in wins, the most by a LHP in the AL in 2005…His .251 average against ranked 11th in the AL as he topped 200.0IP for the first time…Won a career-high 9 straight decisions from 7/18-9/22 to start the 2nd half and over the streak posted an ERA of 3.90 in 13GS w/o a loss (85.1IP, 79H, 37ER)…Equaled the longest in the AL in 2005 and was the longest by an Indians starter since Dennis Martinez in 1995 (Steve Karsay won 10 straight in 1999 in relief )…Over all in the 2nd half he was 9-1 w/a 3.66 ERA in 14 starts (93.1IP, 85H, 38ER, T4th in the AL in wins in 2nd half)…Over his last 9GS from 8/14 on he was 6-1 w/a 2.73 ERA (62.2IP, 48H, 19ER) and worked at least 6.0IP in all 9 starts…Had the 3rd best run support in the AL (6.2RS/GS) behind David Wells and Chan Ho Park…Did not allow a run in 16.0 IP from 4/18-30 (Indians season-high, tied w/ Sabathia)…During the month of June he was 2-1 w/a 2.96 ERA in 6 starts (36.1IP, 40H, 16ER, 14BB, 33K)…Earned his 10th win in his start of July 18 against the Kansas City Royals at Jacobs Field (6-2 win)…First career complete game in a rain-shortened 5-inning affair…5.0IP, 4H, 2R/2ER, 2BB, 7K, HR (DeJesus)…Pitched 8.0 shutout IP in his 15th win 9/6 at Detroit… Went a season-high tying 8.0IP (3rd time) in last start of 9/28 vs. Tampa Bay in a 1-0 loss to Seth McClung that snapped his 9-game winning streak…Worked 5.0 or more IP in last 31GS of the season after season-low 3.1IP to start the season… His 10.96 (246/202.0IP) baserunners allowed per 9.0IP was 8th in the AL, his .295 on-base % allowed was 6th, his .237 average against vs. RHP was 13th and his fly ball ratio of .56 (287GB, 510FB) was 3rd in the league…Indians were 23-9 (.719) when he started…Had surgery after the season (10/26) in Philadelphia, PA to repair a right-sided incisional hernia (Dr. Bill Meyers performed the arthroscopic procedure).
u 2004 Lee led the team with 161K and tied Jake Westbrook for a team-best 14 wins, which were tied for 8th in the entire American League in his first full season in the Major Leagues…Was 5th in the league with 8.1 strikeouts per 9.0IP, just head of Boston’s Curt Schilling as his 161SO ranked 11th among AL pitchers…Was also T8th in the league in winning % at .636 (14-8)…Started the year 5-0 as only three Indians pitchers in the last 30 years have now started a season 5-0 (Lee, D.Martinez 9-0 in 1995, Swindell 6-0 in 1988)…Allowed 3 or fewer runs in each of his first 8 starts, joining Bud Black in 1990 as the only Tribe pitchers in the last 30 years to do so…Started the year by winning 10 of his first 11 decisions (last Tribe pitcher to start 10-1 was Steve Karsay in 1999)…The last Indians starting pitcher to start 10-1 or better was Charles Nagy in 1996 (11-1)…Also won five straight decisions to equal season-high, 6/18-7/16. ..Was ejected by HP Umpire Matt
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Hollowell from start of 6/13 vs. Cincinnati (3.2IP, 6H, 7R/ER, 5BB, 4K, 2HR) after throwing behind Ken Griffey, Jr. in the 4th inning…Was later suspended for 6 games by MLB’s Bob Watson on 6/19 (appealed and elected to drop the appeal on 6/24 and served the suspension, 6/24-30)…Worked a career-low 0.2IP in his 21st GS on 7/26 vs. Detroit as he fell to 10-3 in his first losing streak of the year (0.2IP, 6H, 6R/ER, 40P)…Lost team-high 6th straight decision in his start at New York on 9/2 at New York (1.2IP, 5H, 6R/ER, 3-run HR to A-Rod)…The 2004 team and personal-high 6-game losing streak was snapped in start of 9/8 at Seattle (5.0IP, 5H, 4R/ER, 3BB, 6K, 3HR) as 2 of his 5 second half wins came against Seattle in Safeco Field (went 9GS w/o a win from 7/21-9/2)…Over the 9 starts he was 0-6 w/a 10.51 ERA (37.2IP, 59H, 48R/44ER) to raise his season ERA total from 3.81 to 5.48…Won his last 3 starts on the year, including his 14th and final win of the year in start of 10/3 at Minnesota (7.0IP, 5H, 2R/ER, 0BB, 6K, 0 AB’s w/RISP)…ERA after June 1 was 6.71 (119.1IP, 138H, 89ER).
u 2003 Lee put together a solid season after spending the first two months of the season on the disabled list with a lower abdominal strain and a sports hernia…Originally felt discomfort in the region during the minor league winter development program in the off-season and was placed on the 60-day DL on 3/29 after being limited to just 1 bullpen session in spring training (had surgery following the season)…He spent most of April and May in extended spring before making a rehab start at A Kinston on 5/29 (4.1IP, 0H, 1R/0ER, 3BB, 4K)…He was activated from the 60-day DL on 5/30 and optioned to AA Akron…He split June between Akron and AAA Buffalo, going 3-0 w/a 1.93 ERA (28.0IP, 22H, 6ER, 14BB, 28K) in 5 starts before being recalled on 6/29 for a spot start and his 2003 major league debut on 6/30 at Kansas City in G1 of a DH…In that game (G1) of 6/30 at KC he picked up his 1st major league win in the 10-5 win (6.0IP, 3H, 2R/0ER, 3BB, 5K)…Was optioned back to AAA Buffalo after the win and made 8 more AAA starts before returning to Cleveland in mid-August…Began his second stint with the Tribe after being recalled on 8/16…Improved to 2-1 with his finest start as a big leaguer on 8/22 in St. Pete against Tampa Bay, working career-high 8.0IP with career/season-best 7K (later equaled three more times)…After his return in August he went 2-3 w/a 4.08 ERA in 8 starts (46.1IP, 38H, 21ER) and worked into the 6th inning in 6 of those starts…Had surgery to repair the hernia on 10/8 by Dr. Bill Meyers in Philadelphia, PA.
u 2002 Split the season between the Montreal and Cleveland organizations, winning 12 games in the minor leagues before making 2 impressive starts in September with the Indians…Spent the first three months of the 2002 season at AA Harrisburg, where he was 7-2 w/a 3.23 ERA (86.1IP, 61H, 31R/ER, 23BB, 105SO, 12HR) in 15 starts before being acquired along with three others in exchange for Bartolo Colon…Struck out a season-high 12 on 5/21 vs. Trenton in his first loss of the season (6.0IP, 4H, 2R/ER, 1BB, 12SO)…He was named the Expos Minor League Player of the Month for the month of May (4-1, 2.11ERA, 6GS)…During his tenure at Harrisburg he was selected to appear in the Double A All-Star Game as his 105 SO were 1st in the Eastern League and his 3.23 ERA ranked 7th at the time of the trade…Was assigned to Akron (Harrisburg was in Akron at the time of the trade) and made his Akron debut on 7/1 vs. Bowie (W, 5.0IP, 1H, 4R/3ER, 5BB, 4K)…Made 2 additional starts in Akron before being promoted to AAA Buffalo on 7/18...Was leading Eastern League in strikeouts at time of his promotion to AAA Buffalo…Combined on the year at Double A with Harrisburg and Akron he went 9-3 w/a 3.58 ERA in 18 starts (103.0IP, 72H, 41ER, 33BB, 123SO)…Did not win over any of his last 5 regular season starts and 1 playoff start at Buffalo, striking out 11 in a no-decision vs. Scranton (6.0IP, 6H, 3ER)…On the year minor league hitters hit a combined .205 (108-528) off him…Contract was purchased from AAA Buffalo on 9/13 after the conclusion of the International League playoffs and made his major league debut on 9/15 vs. Minnesota…Fell to 0-1 in the 5-0 Twins victory despite allowing only 2 hits and 1 run over 5.1IP…Made his 2nd and final start on 9/21 at Kansas City, allowing just 1 run and 4 hits over 5.0 innings of work in a no-decision…After the season he was named the fifth best prospect in the Indians organization by Baseball America.
u 2001 Spent his first full professional season in 2001 at Jupiter of the Florida State League, yielding only 78 hits in 109.2IP while fanning a 129 batters, the 3rd highest total in the FSL…His 10.53 SO/9.0IP led all league starters and his .213 average against as a starter was the 5th lowest mark among FSL starters…Was also 5th w/11.24 runners allowed per 9.0IP and 13 HR allowed…Tossed 8.0 innings with no-hits allowed on 8/4 vs. St. Lucie (1BB, 10SO) after a rehabbing pitcher started the game…Had two other starts with 10 strikeouts.
u 2000 Was selected out of the University of Arkansas by the Montreal Expos in the 4th round of the 2000 draft and made 11 starts that year for Cape Fear of the South Atlantic League where he was a teammate of Brandon Phillips.
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Personal/MiscellaneousFull name ClIFTOn PHIFer lee…Resides in Benton, AR…Married, wife’s name is Kristen…They have one son, Jaxon (4/29/01), and one daughter, Maci (4/5/03)…Played at the University of Arkansas in 2000, going 4-3 with a 4.45 ERA (65.0IP, 32ER, 77SO)...Played at Meridian (MS) Community College in 1998-99...Drafted by Florida in the eighth round out of high school (Benton High School) and by Baltimore in the 20th round in 1998…He is the fifth former Arkansas Razorback currently in big leagues (along with Eric Hinske, Kit Pellow, Robert Person and Dan Wright) and was named 2002 Hog Nation Minor League Player of the Year by hognation.net…Has been very active in the community with the Indians and was the club’s 2005 John Hancock Roberto Clemente Award nominee for his gracious efforts…Among Cliff’s contributions in the Com-munity: free baseball clinic with Cleveland State University for kids from the RBI Program and Cleveland Baseball Federation; Providence House, the Grand Slam Literacy Program, Major League Lunch, Dick’s Sporting Goods ‘Shop with a Pro’, CIC Golf Outing & Parent-Child Clinics…He and his wife, Kristen, were Honorary Chairs for the Light the Night Walk held in Jacobs Field on September 17, 2006 to raise funds for cancer research and patient services for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society…Their son, Jaxon, is a Children’s Leukemia survivor.
lee’s FavOrITes
Favorite Movie: Braveheart; Favorite Group/artist : Led Zeppelin; Favorite athlete Growing up: Michael Jordan; Favorite sports Team: Arkansas Razor-backs; Person Who Has Most Influenced you: Wes Garner; Favorite road City: Kansas City; Favorite road stadium: Anaheim; Favorite Thing to do away From baseball: Hunt and fish; Favorite Tv show: Punkd; Favorite baseball Moment: ML Debut (9/15/02)
1. ClIFF lee (Cle) .783 (18-5) 2. Roy Halladay (TOR) .750 (12-4) 3. John Lackey (ANA) .737 (14-5) 4. Bartolo Colon (ANA) .724 (21-8) 5. Jesse Crain (MIN) .706 (12-5)
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nO-HITTer: ----; 1-HITTer: ----; 2-HIT-Ter: ----; 3-HITTer: ----; 4-HITTer: July 18, 2005 vs. Kansas City; bb’s: 4, four times, last on Sept. 19, 2006 at Oakland; K’s: 9, June 7, 2005 at San Diego; lasT CG: October 1, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay; lOn-GesT OuTInG: 9.0IP, October 1, 2006 vs. Tampa Bay; WInnInG sTreaK: 9 games, July 18-September 22, 2005; lOsInG sTreaK: 6 games, July 21-September 2, 2004; Hr: 3, four times, last on August 27, 2006 vs. Detroit.
Career by ballParK W l sv era G Inn erAmeriquest Field (TEX) 2-1-0 7.47 3 15.2 13Angel Stadium (LAA) 1-2-0 6.23 3 17.1 12AT&T Park (SF) 1-0-0 1.29 1 7.0 1Busch Stadium II (STL) 1-0-0 3.00 1 6.0 2Camden Yards (BAL) 1-0-0 4.26 2 12.2 6Comerica Park (DET) 1-1-0 3.53 6 35.2 14Fenway Park (BOS) 1-0-0 5.56 2 11.1 7Gr. Am. Ball Park (CIN) 2-0-0 3.86 2 11.2 5Jacobs Field (CLE) 24-16-0 4.11 52 313.1 143Kauffman Stadium (KC) 4-1-0 3.78 8 47.2 20McAfee Coliseum (OAK) 0-1-0 7.94 1 5.2 5Metrodome (MIN) 2-1-0 4.78 6 32.0 17PETCO Park (SD) 0-0-0 0.00 1 7.0 0Rogers Centre (TOR) 0-2-0 7.36 2 7.1 6Safeco Field (SEA) 3-1-0 4.31 5 31.1 15Tropicana Field (TB) 2-0-0 3.74 3 21.2 9Turner Field (ATL) 1-0-0 2.57 1 7.0 2U.S. Cellular Field (CWS) 2-0-0 5.22 7 39.2 23Yankee Stadium (NYY) 1-2-0 8.79 3 14.1 14
PITCHers HITTInG 2006 Career avG ab H Hr rbI avG ab H Hr rbI .167 6 1 0 0 .118 17 2 0 0
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PCT G PO a e TC dP PCT G PO a e TC dP.955 33 3 18 1 22 0 Pitcher .919 109 15 42 5 62 0
2006 CareerW-l-s era G IP er W-l-s era G IP er14-11-0 4.40 33 200.2 98 Totals 49-28-0 4.39 109 644.1 314
u Wasona65-70pitchcountfortheentireseasonaftermakingjust6starts(15.2IP)atAMahoningValleyin2005…Longestoutingwas5.2IP(4times)intheregularseasonandwent6.0inningsinhisloneplayoffstart(3H,0R,BB,6K)…Didnotallowanearnedrunin17ofhis27startsandlimitedCarolinaLeaguebatterstoa.203(84-414)averageagainstwith3HRallowedin115.2innings…Averaged9.6SOper9.0IPand2.2walksper9.0IP.
u Despiteonly115.2inningshefinished3rdintheCarolinaLeagueinstrikeouts(123)…WasnamedtotheCLmid-seasonall-stargameandwasnamedbyleaguemanagersashavingthebestcontrolaccordingtoBaseballAmerica…Seasonhighforrunsallowedwas4ashedidnotallowanearnedrunoverhisfirst17.2IP…Struckout9in4.2IPonMay15vs.Potomac…LHHhit.178(16-90)w/0HR&RHHhit.210(68-324,3HR)…Battershit.149(11-74)withRISP,.118(4-34)withRISP-2outs,.130(19-146)withrunnersonand.065(4-62)withrunnerson-2outs…Loadedthebases3times in115.2IP…Named#7prospect inorganizationbyBaseball AmericawithbestcurveballaswellaccordingtoBA.
u Workedatleast5.0IPin23of25starts,won4straightdecisionson3occasionsandallowed1runorlessin11ofthe25outings…Struckout10in6.0IPonAugust3vs.Lynchburg…Allowed1hitsand0runs(1BB,9K)onMay7vs.Salem…Battershit.217(108-498)offhimwith5HRallowedin139.2IP…LHHhit.192(19-99,1HR)andRHHhit.223(89-399)…Battershit.212(43-203)withrunnersonand.212(24-113)withRISP…Went1-0w/a2.19ERAin2playoffstarts(12.1IP,7H,3ER,12K)…Priortotheseasonwasnamedthe8thbestprospectintheorganizationbyBaseball America.
u Made20startsatsecondbasefortheIndians,10GSatshortstop,2GSat3Bandmade1startinRF…Collectedacareer-high4RBIonAugust23@KCwhileequalinghissingle-gamecareer-highforhitsinthecontest(4-6,2RS,22B,4RBI)…FromAugust15thrutheendoftheseasonhehit.313(30-96)with62B,1HR&15RBIin25games…From9/9-onhehit.333(12-36)tofinishtheseason…WasslowedbyanabdominalstraintoendtheseasonandplayedhislastgameonSept.22(missedlast9games).
u CombinedontheyearbetweenSt.Louis&Clevelandhehit.286(100-350)with212B,23B,6HR&38RBIin113games…Hit.315(51-162)w/2HR&16RBIvs.LHPand.261(49-188)w/4HR&22RBIvs.RHP…Hit.291(23-79)withRISP,.291(62-213)w/nooneonbaseand.277(38-137)withrunnerson…Hit.324(12-37)withRISP-2outs,including5for11withCleveland…Hit.321(17-53)inthe#2spotintheline-upand.415(17-41)onthefirstpitch.
u 2004Rule5Draftpickprovedtobeavaluableroleplayer,appearingatfivedifferentpositionsfortheclub...Playedin83games,starting37...Started10gamesat2B,14atSS,eightat3B,fourinLFandoneinCF...HisbestmonthcameinMaywhenhebatted.308in12games(8-for-26)withoneHRandfiveRBI...Wasa.240hittervs.lefties(18-for-75)andhit.255againstRHP(25-for-98)...HithisfirstMajorLeaguehomeruninhisfirstatbat(2ndpitch)4/8vs.MIL,justthesixthplayerinCardshistorytoaccomplishthefeat...Hadcareer-highfour-hitgamesintwoofhis lastfivestarts(9/23atMILand9/26atCOL)…Madethreepostseasonappearances,playingintwoNLCSgamesvs.HOUandoneWorldSeriesgameagainstBOS.
u 2003SpenttheyearatAAAkronwhereherankedfifthintheEasternLeaguewith87runsscored...Hit.407in24games(35-for-86)inthemonthofAugust...Batted.297fortheEasternLeaguechampions,helpingtheteamtoan88-53record...Playedaclub-high127games,including126atshortandoneatsecondwith19doublesandstole17bases...Hadfourhitson4/30atNewBritain,withtwodoublesandtwoRBI.
u 2002StruggledatAKingstonwitha.202averagethrough5/8,butbatted.298theremainderoftheseason...FinishedfifthintheCarolinaLeagueinstolenbaseswith32...His606totalchancesweresecondamongCLshortstops...Hadthefirsttwo-homergameofhisprocareeron5/26atWinstonSalem.
u 2001PlayedatColumbuswherehewasbotheredbyahamstringinjury...Wasplacedonthedisabledlist5/13-7/13.
u 2000Scoredfourrunsinagamevs.Danvilleon8/27...Hadahomer,twowalks,twoRBIandtwostolenbases...WaspromotedtoMahoningValleythenextday.
u 1999SignedbytheClevelandIndiansasanon-draftedfreeagentinFebruary...PlayedfortheIndians’Dominicanteamwherehebatted.256in61games.
Personal/MiscellaneousFullnameHeCTOR R. lUna…Resides inMontecristi,DominicanRepublic...TeamedwithJulianTavarezasamemberofchampionAguilasDelCibaoinDominicanWinterLeagueduringthe2004off-season.
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FIeldInG BY POsITIOn 2006 CaReeR PCT G PO a e TC dP PCT G PO a e TC dP1.000 6 25 1 0 26 3 FirstBase 1.000 6 25 1 0 26 3 .966 61 108 144 9 261 36 SecondBase .973 102 173 229 11 413 571.000 4 1 4 0 5 0 ThirdBase .951 27 90 30 2 122 51.000 24 24 51 0 75 14 Shortstop .966 54 60 111 6 177 26 .960 19 24 0 1 25 0 Outfield .958 54 66 3 3 72 0 .973 108 157 199 10 366 50 Totals .973 243 414 374 22 810 91
lUna’s GaMe HIGHs
HITs: 4, three times, last on August 23,2006 at Kansas City; dOUBles: 2, twotimes, last August 23, 2006 at KansasCity;HR: 1,10 times, lastSeptember18atOakland;RBI: 4,August23atKansasCity;RUns:3,threetimes,lastonAugust24,2006atKansasCity;sB:2,August21,2005vs.SanFrancisco;HITTInGsTReak:7games,September9-19,2006;GRand slaMs:N/A.
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Position: Infielder
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-1 Weight: 190
ML Service: 0 + 126
Contract Status (options remaining): Signed thru 2007 (1)
Acquired: January 27, 2006; Acquired from the Boston Red Sox along with RHP Guillermo Mota, CA Kelly Shoppach and RHP Randy Newsom in exchange for OF Coco Crisp, RHP David Riske and CA Josh Bard.
Career TransaCTIons2000 SignedbytheAtlantaBravesasafreeagent,9/12.2005 AcquiredbytheBostonRedSoxfromtheBravesinexchangeforEdgarRenteriaandcash,12/8.2006 AcquiredbytheClevelandIndians,alongwithGuillermoMotaandKellyShoppach,fromtheRedSoxinexchangefor
JoshBard,CocoCrispandDavidRiske,1/27.
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u Hit .261 (93-357)w/232B,15HR&46RBI in96gamesatAAABuffaloandwasnamed toAAAAll-StarTeam…Didnothit1sthomeruntil119thABoftheseasonandhadjust2HRinfirst205ABbeforeturningonthepower…Hit13HRinhisfinal152atbatswiththeBisons(1HRevery11.7AB).
u Homeredin5consecutivegamesfromJune15-19totietheBuffaloclubrecord(7R,10RBI)…Alsohomeredin3straightgames,June10-12,andhad8HRina10-gamespanfromJune10-19…WasInt’lLeagueBatteroftheweek,June12-18(7G,.346,9-26,7R,2B,5HR,21RBI,.962slug.%)andwasnamedToppsILPlayeroftheMonthforJune(24G,.304,28-82,20R,42B,10HR,22RBI)…Wasina1for20skidatthetimeofhisrecall…Hada.935fielding%at91gamesat3B(19E,293TC)…Hit.275(25-91)with5HRoffLHPand.256(68-266)offRHPinAAA…Hit.238(19-80)withRISPand.303(10-33)withRISP/2outs…Hit.278(44-158)withrunnersonbase(9of15HRcamew/runnerson).
u RecalledfromAAAonJuly28andwastheregularthirdbasemanfortherestoftheseason…CollectedfirstALhit/RBIonAugust4@DET…Startedslowly,hitting.105(4-38,12B,2RBI)overtheteam’sfirst14gamesthru8/15…FromAugust17thrutheendoftheregularseasonhehit.262(33-126)with142B,5HR&21RBIin36games(.508slg%).
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2006 Career avG ab H Hr rbI avG ab H Hr rbI.226 164 37 5 23 Totals .204 221 45 5 27
FIeldInG by posITIon 2006 CareerpCT G po a e TC dp pCT G po a e TC dp.962 50 32 118 6 156 14 ThirdBase .949 67 36 132 9 177 15
MarTe’s GaMe HIGHs
HITs:3,threetimes,lastSeptember7atChicago-AL;Hr:1,fivetimes,lastSeptem-ber28,2006vs.TampaBay;doubles:2,threetimes,lastonSeptember8,2006atChicago-AL;TrIples:1,twotimes,lastonSeptember7,2006atChicago-AL;rbI:4,September5,2006atToronto;runs:3,August18,2006vs.TampaBay;sb:N/A;HITTInG sTreak: 5games, June11-15,2005;bb:2,June16,2005atCincinnati;Career Grand slaMs:1,September5,2006atToronto(Accardo).
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u Wentacareer-best3-4w/3RS,22BandhithisfirstMajorLeagueHRonAugust18atTampaBay(offCaseyFossum)…HithisfirstcareergrandslamonSept.5atToronto,givinghimacareer-high4RBIafterthe8thinningblastoffJeremyAccardo…Overallappearedin50gamesatthirdbaseinCleveland,making49startswhilerecordingacapablefielding%of.962(6E,156TC)…13ofhislast19hits(82B,13B,4HR)wentforextrabases…Hit.268(19-71)withrunnersonand.294(15-51)fromthe7thinningon…Hit.246(34-138)inthe#9spotintheorderand.364(8-22)onthefirstpitch.
u 2004Slammedacareer-high23HRforAAGreenvillein2004,whenhewasnamedthetopprospectintheSouthernLeagueandAtlanta’sNo.2prospectoverall...Wasvotedtheleague’sbestdefensivethirdbasemaninBaseball America’ssurveyofSLmanagersandplayedintheAll-StarFuturesGameforthe2ndyearinarow...Ranked3rdintheleaguewitha.525slugging%and5thwith52extra-basehits...Despitebeingsidelinedfrom6/13-7/14withsprainsinbothankles,camebacktohit.350(21-for-60)with7HR,15RBIand14RSin17Julycontests…Was3rdintheleaguewithaHR/ABratioof1/16.83.
u 2003Battedacareer-best.285with35doubles,16homersand63RBIin130gamesforAMyrtleBeach...WaschosentoplayintheAll-StarFuturesGameand,followingtheseason,wastabbedastheBraves’No.1prospectbyBaseball America,MyrtleBeachPlayeroftheYearandaCarolinaLeagueAll-StarinadditiontobeingnamedtoSportsTicker’s All-ProspectandAll-Teenteam…Ledtheleagueintotalbases(217)andextrabasehits(52)andfinished2ndintheCarolinaLeagueinslugging%(.469)anddoubles(35)andwas4thintheCLingames(130),HR(16)…Ranked5thinHR/ABratio(1:29),hits(132)andwalks(67)andwas9thinaverage(.285).
u 2002Hit21homerunsandknockedin105runsasan18-year-oldwithAMaconinhisfirstfullprofessional,earningtheHankAaronAwardasthebestminorleaguehitterintheBravesorganization...WasalsohonoredasaSingle-AandSouthAtlanticLeagueAll-Starandwasnamedtheorganization’sNo.3prospect...LedtheSALinRBI,finished2ndinhomerunsandtotalbases(240)andranked4thindoubles(32)andsluggingpercentage(.492)…Wasalso2ndintheleagueinEBhits(57).
u 2001Beganhisprofessionalcareerwithrookie-levelDanville,batting.200withahomerand12RBIin37games.
Personal/MiscellaneousFullnameandy Manuel MarTe...Issingleandresides inVillaTapia,DR…AttendedLiceoNuevaEsperanzSchool.
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J.D. Martin 66Age: 24, born January 2, 1983 in Ridgecrest, CA
Position: Pitcher
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-4 Weight: 205
ML Service: 0 + 000
Contract Status (Options Remaining): Signed thru 2007 (3)
Acquired: Selected by Cleveland in the sandwich round (35th overall) of the 2001 First-Year Player Draft.
u FinisheduptheseasonforAAAkronintheEasternLeagueplayoffs,wherehedidnotallowarunin2appear-ances(6.0IP,2H,0R,1BB,6K,2-21)…Includingtheplayoffsoverhislast7outingshetossed23.1scorelessinnings(14hits)andoverhislast9outingsheallowed1run(1ER)in29.1IP.
u 2004MadeitthrutheseasonatKinstonandmadeaspotstartatBuffaloon7/24…Finished3rdintheCarolinaLeagueinwins(11)andT1stinCG(2)…Wasalso3rdintheleagueinlosses(10)and1stinERallowed(72).
u 2003Limitedto16startsduetostrainedligamentinrightelbowthatendedhisseasoninJuly.
u 2002Was2ndintheSouthAtlanticLeagueinwins(14)atAColumbus…RankedbyBaseball Americaasthe5thbestprospectinthesystem.
u 2001Signedon6/20…WasnamedtotheAppalachianLeaguePost-SeasonAll-StarteamandtheBaseball AmericaRookieLeagueAll-Starteam…His.164(26-159)averageallowedwas2ndlowestintheleagueaswerehis14.1SOper9.0IPand8.08runnersallowedper9.0IP…Struckout14ofthe16battershefacedoverfiveno-hitinningstopickupthewinon7/19vs.Danville(0H,0R)andatonepointstruckout8straight…Didnotallowarunoverfirst22.0IP.
Career TransaCTIOns1996 SignedbytheClevelandIndiansasafreeagent,7/15.2003 DL-rightanklesprain/bonebruiseinfoot,8/9-9/2…rehabatAAAkron,8/30-31.
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u 2004 Establishedhimself asoneof the topoffensivecatchersinbaseballin2004,providingEricWedgewithareliableandconfidentclean-uphitterafterbeinginstalledinthespotinearlyMay,amovethatpropelledtheoffensetonewheightsandcatapultedtheteamtoanabove.500recordfromlateMaythrutheendoftheseason…SetanewclubrecordforRBIbyacatcherwith101,shatteringSandyAlomar’s1997markof83on8/16atTexasintheseason’s120thgame…His21HR&101RBIasacatcherledallMajorLeaguecatchers…Overallhefinishedtiedfor10thintheALinRBI(108)and8thinRBIratiow/1RBIevery4.8atbats…Was7thintheALw/ateam-high10int’lwalks…His23HRwere1shyofRobertoAlomar’sclub-recordtotalof24byaswitch-hitterin1999…WasnamedtohisfirstAmericanLeagueAll-StarTeamafterhitting.290(83-286)with12HR&63RBIin76firsthalfgames(0-1atASG)andaftertheseasonhewasnamedIndians‘ManoftheYear’asvotedonbymembersoftheClevelandBBWAAChapterandreceivedhisfirstcareerH&BSilverSluggerAward(alsoreceiveda7thplacevoteontheALMVPballot)…WasthefirstcatcherinIndiansfranchisetobesohonored…Wasinstalledintotheclean-upspotforthefirsttimeon5/3andfortheyearinthe#4holehehit.285(127-445)with352B,18HR&97RBIin114starts…WasnamedALplayeroftheweektwice(5/10-16,10RBI;7/15-18),thefirstplayersinceJimThomein2001towin2X…Enjoyedacareer-nighton7/16atSeattle,goingacareer-best5for5w/3HR&7RBI(allnewcareer-highs)…HR’dfrombothsidesofplateanditwashisfirstcareermulti-HRgame…Only2ndswitch-hitterinclubhistorytohit3HRinagameandthefirsteverIndianscatchertohit3HRinagame…July:.304(31-102)6HR&22RBI(25G)…Hitinacareer-high14straightgamesfrom5/28-6/16,hitting.415(22-53)overthespanw/aHR&12RBI…1stcareertripleon6/2vs.Texasand1stcareerpinchhitHRon7/18atSeattle…Missed3games(6/11-13)w/arightfootsprainand3gamesinearlyAugustwitharighthamstringstrain…Ontheyearhemade124startsatcatcher(132gamesoverall)and7GSatDH…Ontheyearhethrewout25of114runners(21.9%)afterstartingtheyear1for21.
u 2003Endedtheseasonwithconsecutive12-gamehittingstreaksandhitin24ofhislast25gamesplayedatthemajorleaguelevel…SpentthefirstthreemonthsoftheseasonatAAABuffalo,hitting.328(90-274)with19doubles,7HR&45RBIin73gamesfortheBisonsandwasnamedtotheTripleAAll-StarGame(didnotplay)…Victorwasonan11-gamehittingstreakwhenhewasrecalledtoClevelandon6/27whilesportinga.437(45-103)averageinJunewith122B,3HR&22RBIin25gamestoraisehisaveragefrom.263to.328…Hitin24ofhislast26TripleAcontests…Atthetimeofhispromotionheranked4thintheInternationalLeagueinbattingaverage(.328),2ndinhits(90),tiedfor5thinRBI(45)and5thinon-base%(.395)…Gotofftoaslowstartatthebigleaguelevel,hitting.224(17-76)over23gamesfrom6/27to7/31andcaughtfireoverthelast7weeksoftheseasondespiteatwo-weekstintonthedisabledlist…Wasonthe15-dayDLw/asprainedrightanklefrom8/9-9/1aftersprainingtheanklerunningthebaseson8/8vs.Anaheim…Hadtwo12-gamehittingstreaksfrom8/1-9/9andfrom9/11untilhisseasonendedearlyon9/24(familyreasons)…From8/1thrutheendoftheseasonhehit.349(29-83)with22B,aHR&8RBIandhitsafelyin24ofhisfinal25games…Onlygamehedidn’thitsafelyinafterAugust1wasaPHappearanceatKCon9/10(groundouttothird)…Hethrewout8ofthe28(29%)oftherunnersattemptingtostealandmadejust1errorin250TC(.996fldg%,39GS)…48ofhisfirst55majorleaguehitsweresingles.
u 2002VictoraddedyetanotherminorleagueMVPawardtohisresumewhilegettinghisfirsttasteofbigleagueaction…SpentmostoftheyearinAAAkronwherehewasnamedtheMostValuablePlayeroftheEasternLeague…MarkedthesecondconsecutiveseasoninwhichMartinezwonhisleaguebattingtitleandMVPaward(CarolinaLeaguein2001atAKinston)…WontheEasternLeaguebattingtitlebyhitting.336(149-443)…Alsoledtheleagueinslugging%(.576),on-base%(.417)andrunsscored(84)andfinishedsecondintheELindoubles(40)andextra-basehits(62)…His22homerunsweretiedforsecondintheleague…His40doubleswereaAAAkronfranchiserecord…InadditiontotheEasternLeagueMVPhonorhewasnamedtotheELPost-Season&Mid-SeasonAll-StarTeamsandtotheSportstickerMinorLeagueAll-ProspectTeamandwonhissecondstraightIndiansMinorLeaguePlayeroftheYearaward…Wasalsonamedthebestbattingprospect
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1. vICTOr MarTIneZ (Cle) 101 (2004) 2. SandyAlomar(CLE) 83(1997) 3. JohnnyRomano(CLE) 81(1962) 4. JohnnyRomano(CLE) 80(1961) 5. vICTOr MarTIneZ (Cle) 81 (2006) 6. vICTOr MarTIneZ (Cle) 78 (2005)
u Hitabove.312ineverymonthexceptMay(.165,15-91,0HR,9RBI)afterhitting.398inApril(37-93,5HR,20RBI)…Reachedbaseviahitorwalkin45straightgamesfromSept.17,2005thruMay6,2006,thelongestsuchstreakintheMajorssinceSTLOFJimEdmondsin2004…Overallreachedsafelyin132of152gamesbattedin(eachoffirst30)…EnjoyedanIndiansseason-high(tiedw/Blake)15-gamehittingstreakfromApril2-20(.413,26-63,4HR,15RBI)…Alsohit in13straightgamesfromSept.13-26…HR’dinacareer-high3straightgames(4/18-20)andhitacareer-high3doublesonApril30vs.Texas.
u AftertheMayblip(was0-21,5/9-17),fromJune1stonhehit.332(129-388)with11HR&64RBIin104gamesandfromJuly1thrutheendoftheseasonhehit.339(100-295)with6HR&43RBIin79games…Hit.343(34-99)inJulyand.350(35-100)inSeptember(3HR,19RBI,28G)…Compiledafielding%of.990(8E,806TC)in133starts/127gamesatcatcherandthrewout16of116potentialbasestealers(13.8%)…FromJuly7thrutheendoftheseasonhethrewout22%(11-50)afterthrowingout7.5%uptothatpoint(5-66).
u Indianswere65-62(.512)inhisstarts…Made3GSatDHandmadethefirstappearancesofhiscareeratfirstbase(debuton6/23vs.CIN),making19starts(22G)atfirstbase(0errorsin154TCat1B)…Enjoyedhisfirstcareer2-homergameonJune10atChicago-AL(2ndcareermulti-Hgm)andhadhis2ndcareer5-hitgameonJuly4vs.NewYork-AL…Season-high4RBIonJune7vs.Oakland…Collected500thcareerhitonAugust11vs.KC.
u Hit.332(119-358)withw/10HR&65RBIand.323(52-161)withRISP…Hit.316inthe1sthalfand.317inthe2ndhalf…FromJune15thrutheendoftheseasonhehit.330(114-345)with6HR&50RBIin93games…His.460slg%inthe#4spotwas18thintheALamongclean-uphitterswith146PAinthatspot…Hit.315(90-286)withrunnersonand.352(25-71)whenplayingfirstbaseand.364(4-11)atDH…Hit.415(44-106)onthefirstpitchand.303(53-175)fromthe7thinningon,whichwastiedfor15thintheAmericanLeague…FromtheAll-StarBreakof2005thruthe2006seasonhehit.337(281-835)…PlayedforVenezuelaintheWorldBaseballClassic.
u 2001HadanoutstandingseasonatKinston,hittinganorganizational-high.329(138-420)w/332B,23B,10HR&57RBIin114games…HiseffortsearnedhimtheTribe’sMinorLeaguePlayeroftheYear,CarolinaLeagueMostValuablePlayerandaspotontheCarolinaLeaguePost-SeasonAll-StarTeamandplayedinthemid-seasonall-stargame…Wasalsonamedthe10thbestprospectandbestdefensivecatcherintheCarolinaLeaguebyBaseball AmericaandwasnamedtotheToppsClassAAll-StarTeam…Alsoledtheorganizationinhits(138)anddoubles(33)…His.329averagewastopsintheCarolinaLeagueaswashis.488slugging%…Healsoranked4thintheleagueinhits,tiedfor4thindoubles,4thw/a.394on-base%and5thw/45extrabasehits…Overthelasttwomonthsoftheseasonhehit.376(71-189)from7/1thrutheendoftheyearw/6HR&28RBIandduringthemonthofJulyhehit.429(42-98)with112B,3HR&20RBIandwasnamedToppsPlayeroftheMonthintheCarolinaLeagueforhisefforts…Overall,hecollectedahitin43ofhislast48gamesontheyearandhadhittingstreaksof13and10games(two10Gstreaks)…Overhis106gamesatcatcherhitcompiledafielding%of.985(1061TC,16E,8PB)…Wasaddedtothe40-manrosteron11/19.
u 2000BegantheyearatClassAKinstonoftheCarolinaLeague,wherehehit.217(18-83)with72B&8RBIin26gamesbeforebeingplacedonthedisabledlistwithrotatorcufftendonitisinhisrightshoulderon5/14andmissedtwomonthsoftheseason…WasactivatedofftheDLon7/20andtransferredtoColumbusoftheSouthAtlanticLeague,wherehespenttheremainderoftheseason…Overallhehit.371(26-70)atColumbustopostacombined2000averageof.288(44-153)…Heappearedin45gamesatcatcheratKinstonandCo-lumbus,compilingafielding%of.983(7E,423TC)…PlayedforOrienteoftheVenezuelaWinterLeagueaftertheseason,hitting.304(34-113)with62B,4HR&21RBIin36games…PriortotheseasonhewasnamedthebestdefensivecatcherintheIndiansorganizationbyBaseball America.
u 1999SpenttheentireseasonatAWatertownoftheNewYork-PennLeaguewherehiseffortsearnedhimaspotascatcherontheNewYork-PennLeagueAll-StarTeam…His8.68SOperplateappearancewasthe4thlowestmarkintheNYPL.
u 1997-98 Spent his first two years as a professional playing for the Indians in the Venezuelan SummerLeague.
Personal/MiscellaneousFullnamevICTOr Jesus MarTIneZ...Married,wife’snameisMar-gret...Couplehasoneson,VictorJesus,Jr. (8/28/04)…Resides inCiudadBolivar,VZ…SignedbyLuisAponte…TouredJapanwiththeMLBAll-StarTeamafterthe2004season…Wastheco-chairmanin2004fortheEsperanzaFiestaofHopeprogramandisalsoactiveintheTribeLoving&CareHospitalVisitswithhiswife,MargretandtheDick’sSportingGoods“ShopwithaPro”program.
MarTIneZ’ FavOrITes
Favorite Movie: Catch Me If You Can;Favorite Group/artist: Mana; Favorite athlete Growing up:OzzieGuillen;Favorite Team Growing up:OaklandA’s;Person Who Has Most Influenced you:Mother;Favorite road City: Kansas City; Favorite road stadium: Ballpark in Arlington; Favorite Thing to do away From baseball:Spendtimewithfamily;Favorite Tv show:CurbYourEnthusiasm
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2006 Career PCT G PO a e TC dP Pb PCT G PO a e TC dP Pb .990 133 753 45 8 806 7 4 Catcher .993 456 2808 189 21 3018 26 201.000 22 149 5 0 154 15 - FirstBase 1.000 22 149 5 0 154 15 - .992 155 902 50 8 960 22 4 Totals .993 478 2957 194 21 3172 41 20
MarTIneZ’ GaMe HIGHs
HITs:5,twotimes,lastonJuly4,2006vs.NewYork-AL;dOubles:3,April20,2006vs. Texas; TrIPles: 1, June2, 2004 vs.Texas;Hr:3,July16,2004atSeattle;2Hr GaMes:1,June10,2006atChicago-AL;rbI:7,July16,2004atSeattle;runs:4,August 26, 2005 at Toronto; sb: 1, July24, 2003 vs. Detroit; HITTInG sTreak:17games,June17-July6,2005;Career Grand slaMs:N/A.
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Position: Pitcher
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-6 Weight: 225
ML Service: 0 + 070
Contract Status (Options Remaining): Signed thru 2007 (3)
Acquired: December 14, 2004; From the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for INF John McDonald.
2006SeasonHighlightsu Mastny enjoyed a fine season between AA Akron, AAA Buffalo and the big leagues, pitching at times in the
closer’s role over the final six weeks of the season… He started the year at Akron where he went 0-1 w/a save and a 1.09 ERA in 12 relief outings (24.2IP, 15H, 3ER, 30K) before being promoted to Buffalo on May 16… Did not allow an earned run over his last 18.1IP covering 8 games as batters hit .169 (15-89, 0HR) off him at Double A.
u At Buffalo he compiled a mark of 2-1 w/a 2.61 ERA in 24 relief appearances (38.0IP, 25H, 11R/ER, 16BB, 46K) and limited AAA hitters to a .184 (25-136) average against w/0 HR allowed, including a mark of .153 (13-85) vs. right-handed hitters… Did not allow a run over his last 6 games at Buffalo (7.0IP, 3H, 0R).
u Promoted to Cleveland on July 24 and made his Major League debut on July 30 vs. Seattle (0.1IP, 0H, 0R)…Made only 3 appearances between July 24-August 18 before being called on to pitch 2.0 innings on August 19 at Tampa Bay to earn his first Major League save…Recorded saves in 5 straight chances from Aug. 19 to Sept. 2 as his 5 saves were the most by an Indians rookie since Paul Shuey (5) in 1994.
u Blew consecutive save chances on Sept. 8 @CWS (Pierzynski 2-run HR) and Sept. 15 vs. MIN to end up 5 for 7 on the year for the Indians…Homer on Sept. 8 was the only HR he allowed all year at any level…Did not allow a run over 6 straight games from August 19-Sept 1 (7.0IP) before going 0-1 w/a 16.20 ERA over his last 6 games from 9/2-on (5.0IP, 12H, 9ER, .462 avg), allowing runs in 5 of his last 6 appearances that took his ERA from 0.79 on Sept. 1 to 5.51 at season’s end.
u Major League hitters hit .279 (17-61), including a .273 (6-22) mark vs. LHH…Indians were 10-5 when he ap-peared and none of his 6 inherited runners scored…Batters hit .258 (8-31) off him w/runners on, .278 (5-18) with RISP and .200 (2-10) with RISP-2 outs.
Career TransaCTIOns2003 Selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 11th round of the June draft.2004 Acquired by the Cleveland Indians from the Blue Jays in exchange for John McDonald, 12/14.
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bb’s: 2, two times, last on September 15, 2006 vs. Minnesota; K’s: 3, two times, last on August 19, 2006 at Tampa Bay; lOnGesT OuTInG: 3.0IP, August 12, 2006 vs. Kansas City; WInnInG sTreaK: N/A; lOsInG sTreaK: 1 game, September 8, 2006 at Chicago-AL (current); save sTreaK: 5, August 19-September 2, 2006; lasT save: September 2, 2006 at Texas.
Career by ballParK W l sv era G Inn erAmeriquest Field (TEX) 0-0-1 13.50 3 2.2 4Jacobs Field (CLE) 0-0-2 4.15 7 8.2 4Kauffman Stadium (KC) 0-0-1 0.00 2 2.0 0Rogers Centre (TOR) 0-0-0 0.00 1 1.0 0Tropicana Field (TB) 0-0-1 0.00 1 2.0 0U.S. Cellular Field (CWS) 0-1-0 INF 1 0.0 2
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PCT G PO a e TC dP PCT G PO a e TC dP1.000 15 1 1 0 2 0 Pitcher 1.000 15 1 1 0 2 0
2006/Career W-l-s era G Inn er Totals 0-1-5 5.51 15 16.1 10
Chicago (AL) 0-1-0 0.00 1 0.0 2 Detroit 0-0-1 0.00 1 1.0 0 Kansas City 0-0-1 1.80 3 5.0 1 L.A. Angels 0-0-0 0.00 1 1.0 0 Minnesota 0-0-0 11.57 2 2.1 3 Seattle 0-0-0 0.00 1 0.1 0 Tampa Bay 0-0-1 0.00 1 2.0 0 Texas 0-0-1 13.50 3 2.2 4 Toronto 0-0-1 0.00 2 2.0 0
July 0-0-0 0.00 1 0.1 0 August 0-0-4 0.90 7 10.0 1 Sept-Oct 0-1-1 13.50 7 6.0 9
Home 0-0-2 4.15 7 8.2 4 Road 0-1-3 7.04 8 7.2 6
Day 0-0-0 0.00 1 0.1 0 Night 0-1-5 5.63 14 16.0 10
ProCareeru 2005 Combined ERA between A Kinston and AA Akron was 2nd (2.32) in the Indians Player Development
System…Spent most of the season at Kinston and was with AA Akron on 5/22 and 8/21-9/5…Combined on the year minor league hitters hit .235 (96-409) with 4HR allowed, including 0HR allowed in 20.2IP at AA Akron…Struck out 9 in 5.2IP on 8/26 in a 5.2IP start at Altoona…Relief ERA on the season was 2.09 (43.0IP, 40H, 10ER)…
u 2004 Spent the entire season at Charleston (WV) of the South Atlantic League…Led the SAL in ERA (2.17) and finished T4th in the league in strikeouts (141)…Won 4 straight decisions from 6/17-7/20 while posting an ERA of 0.42 (43.0IP, 28H, 4R/2ER, 37K)…
u 2003 Drafted in the 11th round of the 2003 amateur draft by the Toronto Blue Jays out of Furman Univer-sity…Assigned to Auburn where he led the NYPL in wins (8) and was 2nd in ERA (2.26).
Personal/MiscellaneousFull Name THOMas rayMOnd MasTny, Jr…Married, wife’s name is Joanna…Resides in Ft. Worth, TX…Graduated from Zionsville (IN) Community High School in 1999 where played baseball all 4 years...Was 5' 8 as a freshman in HS…Pitched 4 years at Furman and graduated in 2003 w/a degree in business administration…Was an All-American in Division I and led the nation in ERA (1.09) during his senior season at Furman…Was Furman’s Male Athlete of the Year and the Southern Conference Pitcher of the Year and was also Furman’s first-ever 1st team All-American…Hobbies include golf and crossword puzzles…First Indo-nesian born player to appear in the big leagues…One of six players from Furman to play in the big leagues and the first since Rick Wilkins.
MasTny’s favOrITes
favorite Movie: Smokey and the Bandit; favorite Group/artist: Kenny Chesney; favorite athlete Growing up: Bo Jackson; favorite sports Team: Chicago Cubs; Person Who Has Most Influenced you: Father; favorite road City: Chicago; favorite road stadium: Fenway Park; favorite Thing to do away from baseball: Golf; favorite Tv show: SportsCenter; favorite baseball Moment: ML Debut (7/30/06)
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Jason Michaels 8Age: 30, born May 4, 1976 in Tampa, FL
Position: Outfielder
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-0 Weight: 206
ML Service: 5 + 016
Contract Status: Signed thru 2008 with a club option for 2009
Acquired: January 27, 2006; Acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies for LHP Arthur Rhodes.
Career TransaCTIons1994 SelectedbytheSanDiegoPadresinthe49throundoftheJunedraft.Didnotsign.1996 SelectedbytheTampaBayDevilRaysinthe44throundoftheJunedraft.Didnotsign.1997 SelectedbytheSt.LouisCardinalsinthe15throundoftheJunedraft.Didnotsign.1998 SelectedbythePhiladelphiaPhilliesinthe4throundoftheJunedraft.2003 DL–strainedobliquemuscle,3/21-4/14…rehabatAClearwater,4/10-14.2006 AcquiredbytheClevelandIndiansfromthePhilliesinexchangeforArthurRhodes,1/27.2006 DL–sprainedrightankle,6/16-7/3…rehabatAAABuffalo,7/1-2.
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u Hadapairof4-hitgamesonApril5atChicago-ALandMay3atOaklandtoequalacareer-high(4thtime)…Hithis2ndcareergrandslamonMay28atDetroit(offSeay)…DidnotHRuntilgame26/AB#108…Made115startsinleftfield(117gamesinleft),1startinRFand1startatDH.
u WasonthedisabledlistfromJune16-July3withasprainedrightankle,whichhesufferedonJune15inYankeeStadiumafterrunningintotheoutfieldwall…Afterhisactivationhehit.258(65-252)with4HR&30RBIin64games…FromAugust19thonhehit.284(33-116)with21RS&11RBIin31games.
u Hit.291(55-189)with5HR&27RBIoffLHPand.252(77-305)offRHPwith4HR&28RBI…Hit.244(30-123)withRISP…Didnothomerinhislast35games(141AB)…Hada.450slugging%vs.LHPandhit.313(68-217)withrunnersonbase…Hit.330(33-100)w/2HR&15RBIinMayand.272(131-481)batting2nd…Hit.351(20-57)onthefirstpitch,.163(8-49)withRISP-2outsand.215(31-144)inthe7thinning.
u 2004 Reached career highs in many offensive categories: games (115), at-bats (299), HR (10) and RBI(40)…Beganseasonasback-upoutfielder,butplayednearlyeverydayfrommid-Junethroughremainderofseason…Made40startsinCF,23inLFand5inRF(made24totalstartsinprevious2seasons)…Hit.171(6-35)through6/12,then.288(76-264)fortheremainderoftheseason…Slugged2HR,9/3vsNYM;1stcareermulti-HRgame…Hadacareer-high4hitstwice,9/10atNYMand9/15atCIN.
u 2003Beganseasonon15-dayDLwithaleftobliquemusclestrain…Made4rehabappearanceswithClearwater(A)beforebeingactivated,4/14…Started14games:6inRF,5inLFand3inCF…Hadaseason-high3hits,4/22vs.COL,his2ndstartoftheseason(CF)…Hit2pinch-HR,tiedfor3rd-mostinNL(2ndand3rdofMLcareer)-6/13atCIN,Phillies’lonerunin15-1losstoRedsand9/4vs.NYM,ina6-5Philswin…HitGW,3-runHRintopof17thinning,6/27atBAL…Slugged1stcareergrandslam(JungKeunBong)andhadcareer-best4RBI,9/9atAtlanta,in18-5routofBraves…Hit.256(10-39)aspinch-hitter,2HR,4RBI…Posted.382avgvs.LHP.
u 2002BeganseasonwithScranton(AAA)…Recalledon4/13(DaveHollinsonDL),after9gamesattriple-A…Singledin1stMLat-batofseason,4/13vs.CIN(GabeWhite)…Hit1stMLhomerun(KipWells)in1stMLstart(CF),4/21atPittsburgh;alsogot1stMLoutfieldassistwhenhethrewAdrianBrownoutattheplateinthe3rdinning…Hadaseason-high3hitsand3runs,5/5vs.Colorado…Cameindefensivelyat3rdbase,5/13atHOU;1standonlytimeinprocareerthatheplayedanyinfieldposition…DroveinGWrunwithapinch-hitRBIsinglein9thinning,6/19vs.Chicago-AL,forawalk-offwin…Hit1stMLpinch-hitHR,6/26atFLA…Despiteplayingpart-time,finishedtiedfor5thamongNLrookiesindoubles(10),tiedfor6thintriples(3)and7thinextra-basehits(15)…GotthefinalhitatCinergyField,aninfieldsingle,9/22atCIN,inthe9thinning.
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u 2001BeganseasonwithScranton…ReachedprofessionalhighinHR(17)…MadeonestartatScrantonpriortorecall toPhillies,4/6…MadeMLdebut,4/6vs.Chicago-NL,asapinch-hitter (struckoutvs.ToddVanPoppel)…Madeonlyappearanceinthefield,4/7vs.Chicago-NL,asadefensivereplacementinleftfield…Got1stMLhitandRBIduringpinch-hitappearance,4/13atATL(MikeRemlinger)…OptionedbacktoScranton,4/21…OnDL,5/1-5/10,witharightobliquestrain…PhilliesMinorLeaguePlayeroftheWeek,6/4-10(.387,12-31,12B,3HR,6RBI,1SB)…Slugged2HR,6/6vs.Louisville…Hadaseason-high4RBI,3times…Batted.300(30-100)with82B,23B,4HR,21RBI,23R,11BB,1SBin30gamesinArizonaFallLeague.
u 2000SpententireseasonwithReading(AA)…Tiedforteamleadinhitting(.295ñJohnnyEstrada)…Ledteamwith30doubles…Hit.360(54-150)vs.lefties…Had4-RBIgame,6/3atBowie…Reachedbasesafelyin12straightgames,6/12-25,.356(16-45)with4HR,12RBI…Slugged2HR,6/29atErie.
u 1999SpententireseasonatClearwater…Ranked7thinFloridaStateLeagueinhitting(.305),tiedfor4thinruns(91)and5thinon-base%(.396)…Tallied38multi-hitgames…Reachedbasesafelyin22consecutivegames,6/10-7/8…Shutdownon7/18withrightshoulderinflammation…Returnedtolineupon8/3andDH’dforrestofseason…Collected4hitsinagame,4times.
u 1998SelectedbyPhilliesin4throundofJunedraft…Hadtwo2-HRgamesanda5-RBIgame,allinAugust…Tiedfor3rdinNewYork-PennLeagueinHR(11),5thinRBI(49)and2ndinHR/ABratio(1/21.36).
Personal/MiscellaneousFull name Jason dreW MICHaels…Single…Resides in Tampa,FL…Wasa1994graduateofTampaJesuitHighSchool,sameschoolasLouPiniella,DaveMagadanandBradRadke…Hit.444in10gamesasasophomore,.421asajuniorand.411asasenior…1996graduateofOkaloosa-WaltonJC(AA),wherehehit.421,9HR,45RBIin1996…At-tendedUofMiami,whereheledteaminhitting(.411),RBI(89),doubles(32),totalbases(189),extra-basehits(50)in1997…WasteammateofPhilliesoutfielderPatBurrell…SetMiamisingle-seasonrecord indoubles,whichwereT2ndindoublesinNCAA…Ledoutfielderswith10assists…NamedMostOutstandingPlayerinAtlanticRegional,.375,2HR,11RBI;CollegeWorldSeries,.412,1HR,2RBI…In1998,finished2ndonteaminHR(19)andRBI(65)whilebatting.384…Servedasthe chairman for the 2004 Phillies Home Run Derby…Grandfather,JohnMichaels,played inCincinnatisystemin1930s…FatherplayedQBatWestVirginiaTech…PlayedLittleLeagueandAmericanLegionball…Hobbies:Workingout,bottlecapbaseballandspearfishing…Wasdrafted3times,butdidnotsign,prior(1994,’96,’97)tobeingselectedbyPhillyin1998…BigfanoftheUniversityofMiamifootballHurricanes,whostumbledtoa6-6regularseasonrecordin2006andabowlgameonsmurfturfvs.Nevada,just3yearsremovedfromadefeatinNationalChampionshipgameatthehandsofTheOhioStateUniversity…WastheIndians’2006RobertoClementeAwardnomineeforhisextensiveworkintheNortheastOhiocommunity,includingtheDick'sSportingGoods“ShopwithaPro,”SignatureSunday,theGrandSlamforLiteracy,MajorLeagueLunch,RainbowHospitalvisitsandCultureCampforKids.
MICHaels’ FavorITes
FavorITe MovIe: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective; FavorITe MusIC GrouP/arTIsT: Hard Rock and Hip Hop; FavorITe aTHleTe GroWInG uP: Pete Rose; FavorITe TeaM oTH-er THan THe IndIans: Tampa Bay Buccaneers;Person WHo Has MosT InFluenCed you:TonyAmato;Favor-ITe road CITy: Chicago; FavorITe road sTadIuM: “TheOB”;FavorITe THInG To do aWay FroM baseball:Watch the “U” at the “OB”; FavorITe Tv sHoW: 24; FavorITe baseball MoMenT: Hitting a 3-run HR to beatBaltimorein2004
MICHaels’ GaMe HIGHs
HITs:4,fourtimes,lastonMay3,2006atOakland;Hr:2,Sept.3,2004vs.NewYork-NL;rbI:5,May28,2005atAtlanta;runs:3,fivetimes, lastonAugust10,2006vs.LAAngels;doubles:2,sixtimes,lastonAugust26,2006vs.Detroit;TrIPles:1,sixtimes,lastonOctober,1,2006vs.TampaBay;sb:2,Sept.13,2006vs.KC;HITTInG sTreaK:11games,May20-June2,2006;bb:3, two times, lastonMay3,2005atNY-NL;Career Grand slaMs: 2, lastonMay28,2006atDetroitoffBobbySeay;leadoFF Hr:None;PInCH-Hr:3times,lastonSept,4,2003vs.NYM.
2006 Career avG ab H Hr rbI avG ab H Hr rbI.267 494132 9 55 Totals .282 1302 367 30 155
u AdamledtheELinwins(15),was2ndinERA(2.74)and3rdinstrikeouts(157)…HelimitedDoubleAhitterstoa.226(129-570,9HR)averageagainstandstruckout11battersin3consecutivestartsfromJuly28-August10…Overhislast10startsforAkronfromJuly1stonhewas8-1w/a0.97ERA(64.2IP,45H,7ER,70K)…Won6straightdecisionsfromJuly1-August10.
u MillermadeaspotstartinBuffalo(4.2IP,4H,3ER)onAugust21…Went1-1w/a4.85ERAin2post-seasonstartsfortheAeros(13.0IP,14H,7ER,14K)…Leftieshit.198(51-258)offhim(7HR)andRHHhit.250(78-312)with2HR…Limitedhitterstoa.161(22-137)markwithRISPand.143(9-63)markwithRISP-2outs…Battershit.222(53-239)withrunnersonbase.
u 2004Atjust19yearsofagehewent10-6witha2.95ERAin27starts(134.1IP,108H,44ER,40BB,152K)betweenLakeCountyandKinstontoearnthe2004BobFellerAwardwinner…Hestartedhis2004seasonatLakeCountygoing7-4witha3.36ERAin19starts(91.0IP,79H,34ER,106K)beforeearningapromotiontoKinstonon7/22wherehewent3-2witha2.08ERAin8startswiththeIndians(43.1IP,29H,10ER,46K)…Over
Personal/MiscellaneousFullNameadaM Wayne MIller…Married,AnnLarkin…ResidesinMcKinney,TX…GraduatedfromMcKinney(TX)HighSchoolin2003wherehewent10-2w/a0.56ERAand4savesin16games(75.0IP,48H,8ER,16BB,117K)…Wasnamed1stteamhighschoolall-AmericabyBaseball Americaand2ndteambyUSA Today…Com-mittedtoattendtheUniversityofArizonaoutofhighschoolpriortosigningwithCleveland.
Matt Miller 59Age: 35, born November 23, 1971 in Greenwood, MS
Position: Pitcher
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-3 Weight: 215
ML Service: 2 + 134
Contract Status (options remaining): Signed thru 2007 (2)
Acquired: January 5, 2004; Signed to a minor league contract by Cleveland with an invitation to major league spring training camp.
u MillerhadsurgeryonhisrightelbowonApril26inClevelandbyDr.MarkSchickendantztorepairadamagedflexortendoninhisrightelbowandrehabbedfromsurgeryallsummerbeforemaking3scorelessrehabap-pearancesatAAABuffaloandAAAkronfromAugust29-Sept.3.
u WasactivatedofftheDLonSept.5andwent1-0w/a1.17ERAin8outingsinSeptember(7.2IP,4H,1ER,4K,.160avg)…Earned1stwinsince6/28/05onSept.23@TEX(0.2IP,BB,K)…Struckoutaseason-high4battersonApril15atDetroit…10ofhis14outingswerescoreless.
u Battershit.212(11-52)with2HRatthebigleaguelevel,includingamarkof.188(6-32)byRHH(0HR)…Right-handedhitterscompiledaslugging%of.250offhim…Batterswere4for25offhiminSeptember(.160,allsingles)…Battershit.190(4-21)offhimwithRISPand.200(2-10)withRISP-2outs…Allowedonly2HRallyearandhasallowedonly18HRin500.0professionalIP…
u 2004SpentmostoftheseasonwithClevelandinhislongesttenuretodateinthebigleaguesandendedtheseasonasoneofEricWedge’smostreliablerelievers…Hisseason-endingreliefERAof3.09was12thamongALrelieversw/atleast48.2IPwhilehisinheritedrunnersscored%of25.5(14of55)wasthe15thbestmarkintheALandtopsontheclub…Was10thintheleaguew/a.216reliefaverageagainst…StartedtheyearinAAABuffalowherehewas1-2w/a1.93ERA&2savesin13outings(14.0IP,10H,3ER,6BB,17SO)…Norunsallowedinlast11gamesatBuffalo(12.1IP,5H,15K)…MadehisIndians&ALdebuton5/16vs.TampaBay(2.0IP,1H,0R,career/season-highequaling5K)…Allowedaruninonly12ofhis57outings…Didnotallowarunin8straightapp.from5/28-6/13(7.1IP)…FirstMLwinon6/13vs.Cincinnati…1stMLsaveon7/19 inextra inningsatAnaheim…Didnotallowa run in19straightoutings (17.0IP) from8/2-9/17,both
u 2003BegantheseasonatAAAColoradoSpringsandwasoneofthePacificCoastLeague’sbestrelieversaftersigningwiththeRockiesin11/02…Seasonandminorleaguecareerculminatedw/abrieffour-gamestintwiththeRockiesinlateJune…WasstellarwithAAAColoradoSprings,postinga5-0recordwitha2.13ERAand.204averageagainstin61games(63.1IP,46H,15ER)...Struckout83whilewalkingonly23foranaverageof11.8SOper9.0IP…ContractwaspurchasedbyColoradoon6/27...Mattmadehisfirst-everappearanceonamajorleague25-manrosterafterseven-plusyearsand296gamesintheminors,makinghisMLdebuton6/27atPittsburgh,workingascorelessinningwithonestrikeout...Worked3of4scorelessoutingswiththeRockiesfrom6/27-7/3beforebeingdesignatedforassignmenton7/3...ClearedwaiversandoutrightedtoAAAColoradoSprings7/9…SpentremainderoftheseasonatCol.Springs…Didnotallowahomerunallseasoncovering67.2IP(inthinairofCS,CO)…Didnotallowarunover15straightoutingsfrom6/20-8/9,coveringaspanof13.2IP…Allowed4runsinseasondebuton4/3atOklahomaandproceededtoallowjust13runs(11ER)therestoftheseasoncovering60G&62.1IP…RHhittershit.165(30-182)offhimandbattershit.171(21-123)withrunnersonbase.
u 2002LedAAASacramentowith54appearances,going3-7witha4.31ERA(71.0IP,34ER)and6saves...Walked28andstruckout63,averagingjustunder8K’spernineinnings...Workedatleastonefullinningin51ofhis54outings,going2.0+on12occasionswithaseason-high3.0IPtwice.
u 2001SpenttheentireseasonatAAAPortlandintheSanDiegoorganization...LedtheBeaversandrankedfifthinthePacificCoastLeaguewithacareerhigh17saves...ThesavestiedforthirdmostinthePadresorganiza-tion...Yieldedjustonehomerunin44.2IP(5/10atTacoma)...Went1-3with9savesanda1.07ERA(3ERin25.1IP)overhisfinal25appearances...Includedinthatstretch,an8-gamescorelessstreakfrom6/5-18(7.0IP,2H,10K)...Chargedwithhisseventhlosson7/7againstEdmontonandwentontheDLtwodayslaterwithtendonitisinhisrightelbow...Reinstatedon8/19andappearedinjustfourmoregames.
u 2000WithTexas’AAAOklahomaaffiliate,Mattledtheclubwith25gamesfinishedwhilerankingsecondinappearances(39)andtiedforthirdinsaves(4)...Averaged10.3strikeoutspernineinnings(69/60.1).
u 1999SplittheseasonbetweenACharlotteandAATulsa,combiningtogo7-6witha3.26ERAin56reliefap-pearances...Ranked2ndintheRangersorganizationinsaves(15)andsixthamongallminorleaguerelieverswith12.82strikeoutspernineinnings...Pitched11gamesfortheArizonaFallLeaguechampionMesaSolarSox...Was2-2with2savesanda10.91ERA(19ERin15.2IP).
u 1998OpenedtheyearwithGreenvilleintheindependentTexas-LouisianaLeague...SignedbytheTexasorga-nizationandjoinedASavannahon6/27.
u 1997SpenttheentireseasonatGreenvilleandcompileda12-3recordwith5CG,3SHOanda2.26ERAin15starts...LedtheBigSouthLeagueinwins,ERA,strikeouts(129),completegamesandshutouts,guidingtheBluesmentotheirsecondstraightleaguechampionship.
u 1996DebutedwithGreenvilleoftheindependentBigSouthLeague...Allowedonly2homerunsandfanned54in69.2IP,anaverageof7.0strikeoutspernineinnings.
Personal/MiscellaneousFull name MaTT JaCOb MIller…Resides in Greenville, MS…Wife’s name is Mandy…The couple has one son, Jacoby Maddox(10/26/2006)…Graduated from Leland (MS) High School in 1990whereheplayedbaseball...PitchedfortwoyearsatMississippiDeltaCommunityCollegein1990-92,oneyearatNELouisianaUniversityand in 1995 wrapped up his college eligibility at Delta State (MS)University…WentundraftedoutofcollegeandplayedprofessionallyintheindependentBigSouthLeagueinhishometownofGreenville,MSin1996…Heandhiswife,Mandy,participatedintheTribe’sGrandSlamSummerLiteracyProgramin2004.
MIller’s FavOrITes
Favorite Movie:Braveheart;Favorite Tv show:TheOffice;Musical Group / artist:GeorgeStrait;Favorite thing to do away from baseball: Golf; Favorite athlete Growing up: Roger Clemens; Favorite Team:NewOrleansSaints;Person who has most influenced you: My Mother;Favorite road City:Seattle;Favorite road ballpark:SafecoField
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MIller’s GaMe HIGHs
bb’s:2,sixtimes, lastonSeptember17,2006vs.Minnesota;K’s:5,twice,lastonJuly24,2004vs.KansasCity;WInnInG sTreaK:4,July24,2004-September23,2006(current);lOnGesT OuTInG:2.1IP,threetimes,lastonJune28,2005atBoston;Hr:1,fourtimes,lastonApril19,2006atBaltimore; Most Consecutive scoreless Innings : 17.0IP, August 2-September17, 2004; Most Consecutive scoreless appearances: 19, August 2-September17,2004;lasT save:May29,2005vs.Oakland.
u WiththeBisonshewent3-0w/a0.00ERAin12outings(19.2IP,14H,1R/0ER,3BB,18K)anddidnotallowarunoverhislast10games(16.2IP)…AtthetimeoftheJune20promotiontoClevelandhehadnotallowedarunin38.2IP…Combinedbetweenthetwostopshehaslimitedhitterstoa.191(25-131)averageagainstbeforeJune20.
u MadehisMajorLeaguedebutonJune21vs.theChicagoCubs(2.2IP,3H,0R)andmade2morescorelessappearancesonJuly4andJuly8tobringhisseasontotalto46.2scorelessinningsover27gamesbeforestreakwassnappedinhisfirstbigleaguelossinextrainningsonJuly14atMinnesota(0.2IP,3H,1R)…Al-lowedrunsin3straightoutingsfromJuly14-21(5.2IP,11H,4ER)beforebeingoptionedbacktoAAABuffaloonJuly24.
u Inhis2ndstintatBuffalohewent0-1w/5savesanda6.23ERAin10games(13.0IP,17H,9ER)…Was5for7insaveoppswithBuffaloandallowed4of12inheritedrunnerstoscore…RHhittershit.215(14-65)andleftiesatTripleAhit.309(17-55)…Battershit.220(9-41)withRISP…RecalledfromAAABuffaloandbegan2ndstintinClevelandonAugust26…Inhis2ndstintwiththeTribehewas0-0w/a3.86ERAin4outings(4.2IP,6H,2ER)anddidnotallowarunoverhislast3outings(3.2IP,3H,6K).
u Majorleaguebattershit.333(25-75)offhimwith1HRallowed,includingamarkof.341(14-41)byRHH…In-dianswere1-9whenheappearedas7ofhis12inheritedrunnersscored…Battersatthebigleaguelevelhit.366(15-41)withrunnersonand.391(9-23)withRISP…
u 2004SpenttheseasonatALakeCounty…Was6-7w/a4.03ERAin19starts(98.1IP,102H,44ER)and1-0-2w/a7.01ERAin7reliefoutings(25.2IP,28H,20ER)…Wonhislast3startsontheseason…Was1-2w/a2.57ERAin4Juneoutings(21.0IP,17H,6ER).
u 2003SpenttheseasonatRookieABurlingtonafterspending2002attheclub’sVenezuelanacademy.
Career by ballParK W l sv era G Inn erAmeriquestField(TEX) 0-0-0 0.00 1 2.0 0AngelStadium(LAA) 0-0-0 2.70 1 3.1 1JacobsField(CLE) 0-0-0 3.18 6 11.1 4Metrodome(MIN) 0-1-0 13.50 1 0.2 1
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PCT G PO a e TC dP PCT G PO a e TC dP1.000 10 0 2 0 2 0 Pitcher 1.000 10 0 2 0 2 0
2006/Career W-l-s era G Inn er Totals 0-1-0 2.95 10 18.1 6
WORld seRIes ReCORdYeaR ClUB avG G aB R H 2B 3B HR RBI sH sF HBP BB sO sB Cs e
2004 Boston .357 4 14 1 5 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
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u 2003Inhis5thfullseason,toppedhispreviouscareerbestswitha.306averageand28HR,whileknockingin87,the3rdseasoninarowhe’shitatleast24homersandknockedinatleast84...Wasoneof3RedSox(withMannyRamirezandBillMueller)butonly5playersintheA.L.(withAlexRodriguezandCarlosDelgado)torankamongthetop10intheA.L.inbothon-base%(.396)andslugging(.578)...His.974OPS(on-base+slugging)ranked4thintheA.L.behindonlyDelgado,RamirezandRodriguez...RankedamongA.L.leadersinon-base%(T7that.396)andslugging(5that.578)...His2grandslamstiedfortheA.L.high,whilehisaverageofonehomerevery15.8at-batsranked8th,andhisaverageofanRBIevery5.1at-batstiedfor6th...Wasthe2nd-hardestplayertodoubleupintheA.L.behindIchiroSuzuki,bouncinginto3doubleplaysin441at-bats,oneevery147.0ABís…Hithis100thcareerHRingameoneofan8/8doubleheadervs.Baltimore...The6th-in-ning2-runshotoffRickHellingmadehimthe24thplayertohit100homerunsinaRedSoxuniform…Batted.336(45-134)vs.RHPwhilegoing2-for-15(.133)againstlefties...
u 2002Establishedpersonalbestswith36doubles,94RBIand152gamesplayed...Knockedin57runsafterthebreak...Deliveredintheclutch,batting.333(22-66)w/3HRand33RBIwith2outsandRISP...Hithis4thcareergrandslam7/16atDetroitoffJosePaniagua...Thatnight,beganacareer-best16-gamehittingstreakthatranthrough7/31...Homeredtwiceandmatchedhisthen-careerhighwith5RBI8/2atTexas...12dayslater,wentdeeptwiceagainina12-5winvs.Seattle.
u 2001WontheThomasA.YawkeyAward,presentedtotheteamMVPbytheBostonBaseballWriters...Hit.280withacareer-high100runsandthencareer-besttotalsof27HRand88RBI...Hit.393vs.righthanders,10thintheA.L...Started70gamesinrightfieldand67incenter,leadingSoxoutfielderswith295totalchances,4doubleplaysand7assists...Sluggedhis2ndcareergrandslam6/26vs.TampaBayoffTravisPhelps...Posted3straight3-hitgames7/16-18,going9-for-15(.600)...Deliveredoneofthekeyhitsoftheseason9/1atPhiladelphia,a9th-inninggrandslamoffTurkWendelltocapa6-runuprisingandgivetheRedSoxa13-9win...Droveinacareer-best6inthegame…Ranked3rdintheA.L.witha.330(114-345)averagevs.RHP...Hit.294(10-for-34)w/a2B,4HRand7RBIin11post-seasongamesagainsttheAthleticsandYankees...Hitapinch-hitwalk-off2-runhomeroffRichHardeninthebottomofthe11thw/theSoxdown2gamestonone,givingBostona3-1win...Theblastwasthe2ndwalk-offlongballinRedSoxpost-seasonhistory,followingCarltonFisk’slegendaryblastoffPatDarcy,whichgavetheSoxa7-6winoverCincinnatiinGame6ofthe1975WorldSeries...Batted.333(8-for-24)with3homersand5RBIin7ALCSgames...
u 2000Batted.276with12HRand60RBIin123games...Tiedfor5thintheA.L.with8triples...Hadaseason-high4hitsandmatchedhisthen-careerhighwith5RBIina10-0win4/19atDetroit...HitagrandslamoffJimPoole...Sluggeda2-runhomerwith2outsinthetopofthe9thtogivePedroMartinezanepic2-0winoverRogerClemensandtheYankees5/28...WasontheD.L.6/27-7/25witharighthamstringstrain.
u 1999 Enjoyedhisfirstfullseasoninthemajors,batting.270with15longballsand53RBIin124games...SharedRedSoxRookieoftheYearhonorspresentedbyBostonBaseballWriterswithBrianDaubach…WasnamedBoSoxClubManoftheYearforhiscontributionstothesuccessoftheteamandcooperationincom-munityaffairs...TheSoxwent70-46inhis116startsinrightfield...Afterhitting.245(47-for-192)w/3HR&19RBIinthefirsthalf,liftedhisfinalaverageto.270bybatting.298(53-for-178)with12HRand32RBIafterthebreak...Sluggedhisfirstbigleaguehomer4/8atKansasCityoffDonWengert...CrackedhisfirstFenwayParkhomer6/1offJeffWeaver…Enjoyedoneofthefinestdaysofhiscareer7/24atDetroit,going3-for-4with3HR&5RBIinan11-4win...BecamethefirstBostonrookietohit3homerssinceFredLynn(6/18/75atDetroit)andthefirstbigleaguerookietohit3homerssincethePhillies’BobbyEstalella(9/4/97)...JoinedLynn,JimTabor(1939),NormZauchin(1955)andJoeLahoud(1969)astheonlyRedSoxrookiestohit3homersinagame…Batted.250(7-28)with2doublesand6RBIinthepostseason...hit.214(3-14)with32Band6RBIin5gamesintheALDSvs.Clevelandand.286(4-14)with2doublesin4gamesintheALCSvs.NewYork.
u 1998WasnamedRedSoxMinorLeaguePlayeroftheYearbytheBostonBBWAA...Hit.310w/23HR,74RBIandacareer-high26stolenbasesforAAAPawtucketbeforea9/6call-up...Ranked4thintheInternationalLeaguewith158hits,135gamesand76walks...Was5thintheleaguewith97runsand10thwitha.310aver-age...WashonoredasRedSoxMinorLeaguePlayeroftheMonthforJulyafterhitting.361(44-for-122)with72B,5HR,17RBIand9steals...Hit.259in13gamesfortheRedSox,includinghisfirstcareer3-hitgame9/25vs.Baltimore...Appearedin2gamesintheALDSvs.Cleveland,startinginrightinGame4,going1-for-3withawalk.
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CaReeR TRansaCTIOns1993SelectedbytheBostonRedSoxinthe1stround(7thoverall)oftheJunedraft.2000DL–strainedrighthamstring,6/27-7/25…rehabatAGCLRedSox,7/8-21.2004DL–lowerbackstrain,3/26-6-16…rehabatASarasota,6/8andAAAPawtucket,6/10-13.2004DL–strainedleftquadriceps,7/25-9/7…rehabatAAAPawtucket,9/2-6.2005DL–strainedleftoblique,7/27-8/23…rehabatAAAPawtucket,8/21-22.2006DL–strainedrightbicepstendon,7/31-9/3…rehabatAAAPawtucket,8/31-9/2.2006Grantedfreeagency,10/29.2007SignedbytheClevelandIndiansasafreeagent,1/19.
u Completedtheseasonwithmorewalks(60)thanstrikeouts(56)enroutetoa.373on-basepercentage,105pointsabovehisbattingaverage...Wasbatting.294whenhestrainedhisbiceponaswingJuly30vs.theAngels...WasplacedonthedisabledlistthenextdayanddidnotreturntotheRedSoxlineupuntilSeptember4...battedonly.155(11-for-71)in22gamestherestoftheway…Boasteda.311battingaverage(82-for-264)with6homers,43RBIanda.415on-basepercentagein78gamesbeforetheAll-StarBreak.
u Sawaction in110games, including100starts, inrightfield...inhisRedSoxcareer,his943games intheoutfieldrank12thinclubhistory(with869gamesinrightfield)…Batted.288(83-288)with6homersvs.right-handedpitchingand.204(19-93)with2homersvs.lefthanders...Batted.237(27-114)withrunnersinscoringposition,.250(14-56)withRISPand2outsand.278(5-18)withthebasesloaded.
u HadhisbestoffensivemonthinJune,batting.386(32-for-83)with11doubles,hismostinacalendarmonthsinceJulyof2002,whenhehad13doubles…Hadaseason-high9-gamehittingstreakfromApril28-May9…Fellatripleshyofthecyclewhenhewent4-for-4withadouble,homerand3RBIJune9vs.Texas...Washis9th-career4-hitgame,matchinghiscareerhigh...RecordedcareerrunscoredNo.500onApril21atToronto,careerRBINo.500onJune3atDetroitandcareerdoubleNo.200onJune27vs.theNewYorkMets.
u 2004Waslimitedtojust48gamesbecauseofaslightdiskherniationinhisback,thenastrainedleftquadri-ceps...Still,batted.315with92B,6HR&23RBI...OpenedtheseasonontheDLwiththeaggravatedbackaswellasthestrainedquadricepssufferedduringrehab,missing63Gbeforebeingreinstated6/16...Completedarehabassignmentw/ASarasota(onegame)andAAAPawtucket(5games)beforereturningtotheSoxinJune…Wentontohit.273with3homersand13RBIin29gamesbeforethequadforcedhimbacktotheD.L...Missed39gamesbeforereturningtoappearsolelyasapinchhitterfor4games,going0-for-4...Priortohisinjury-plagued2004campaign,hadappearedinatleast123gamesineachoftheprevious5seasonsfrom1999-2003...Smackedhisfirst-careerpinch-hitHR9/14,a2-runshotoffTampaBayísTravisHarper…Hit.357(5-14)with3doubles,3RBIandarunscoredinthe4-gameWorldSeriessweepoftheCardinals…Went3-for-4with32Band2RBIinthechampionship-clinchingGame4…WiththeSoxup1-0,rippedabases-loaded2-rundoubleona3-0pitchfromJasonMarquistogivetheRedSoxa3-0leadandcloseoutthescoring.
HITs:4,ninetimes,lastonJune6,2006vs.Texas;dOUBles:3,May4,2001vs.atOakland;HR:3,July24,1999atDetroit;TWO-HOMeR GaMes:5,lastonJuly23,2003vs.TampaBay;RBI:6,Sept.1,2003atPHI;RUns:4,4times,lastSept.20,2005atTB;HITTInG sTReak:16,July16-31,2002;BB:4,May8,2002atOAK;sB:2,April 10, 2003 at TOR; CaReeR GRand slaMs:8,lastonMay14,2005atSeattleoffJ.J.Putz;CaReeR PInCH-HIT HR:1,Sept. 14, 2004 vs. Tampa Bay off TravisHarper;CaReeR FIRsT-InnInG leadOFF HOMe RUns:1,September1,2001vs.NewYork(AL)offOrlando.
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u 1997 WasnamedPawSoxPlayeroftheYearatPawtucket...Played29gamesforNavojoaoftheMexicanPacificLeague,andhit.242with4homersand12RBI.
u 1996MadehismajorleaguedebutasaSeptembercall-upafterhitting.251w/11HRand63RBIin123gamesforAATrenton...Recalled9/9...MadehisfirstM.L.startontheseason’sfinalday9/29vs.theYankees...Went2-for-4withadoubleand2runs...SingledtorightcenteroffRickyBonesinthe2ndinninginhisfirstM.L.plateappearance.
u 1995BegantheyearontheD.L.,recoveringfrom1994backproblems...Activated4/28,senttoASarasota...Reachedviahitorwalkinhisfirst37games4/29-6/21,batting.302(38-for-126)...PromotedtoAATrenton8/8...WasanArizonaFallLeagueAll-Star,batting.259with2homersand26RBIin44gamesforPhoenix.
u 1994Madehisprodebut,appearingin71gamesforSingle-ALynchburg...Hit .246with12HRand43RBIdespiteachippedboneinhisback...Washittingashighas.280inmid-Junebeforetheinjury...WasplacedontheD.L.6/12fortherestoftheyear.
u 1993AftersigningastheRedSoxfirst-roundpick(7thoverall),playedintheFloridaInstructionalLeague.
Favorite Movie: Unforgiven, Tombstone;Favorite artist: Johnny Cash; Favorite athlete Growing Up: My brother (Bud);Favorite Team Growing Up: NY Mets;Person Who Has Most Influenced You:Myparents;Favorite Road City:Chicago,Boston;Favorite Road stadium:Baltimore,Texas; Favorite Thing to do away From Baseball:Spendtimewithmyfamilyandhunt;Favorite Tv show:24
FIeldInG BY POsITIOn 2006 CaReeRPCT G PO a e TC dP PCT G PO a e TC dP.995 110 212 6 1 219 2 Outfield .984 943 1763 45 29 1837 17
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Position: Infielder
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-1 Weight: 195
ML Service: 2 + 118
Contract Status (Options Remaining): Signed thru 2010 w/a club option for 2011 (1)
Acquired: April 14, 1999; Signed by Cleveland as a non-drafted free agent.
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u BestmonthlyaveragecameinJuly(.297,27-91,3HR,12RBI)andhit.250orlessin4monthsoftheseason(April,June,August,Sept.)…Finished3rdontheteamwith84runsscoredandscoredaruninacareer-high7straightgamesfromApril4-12(10RS)…Finished3rdamongAmericanLeagueshortstopsinfielding%(.977,710TC,16E)in147games/145startsatshortforEricWedge…Hadacareer-best41-gameerrorlessstreakfromJuly9-August30(didnotmakeanerroroverthelast13games)…Improveddefensivelyfromhis2005numbers(.970,19E,639TC,141G)…Made1startatDH.
u Hadhissecondcareer2-homergameonJuly4vs.NewYork-ALandhithisfirstcareergrandslamonAugust20atTampaBayoffBrianMeadows(4thcareer4RBIgame)…Enjoyedhis3rdcareer4RBIgameonApril21@KCandhadaseason-high3hits9timestoequalacareer-best…Hithisfirstcareer‘walk-off’homeronAugust30offToronto’sBJRyan…Walkedacareer-high4timesonMay9@KCandontheyearfinishedT4thintheALwith152strikeouts.
u Averagebottomedoutat.220onApril28andfromthattimethrutheendoftheseasonhehit.264(126-478)w/10HR&54RBIin127games…FromAugust18thrutheendoftheseasonhehit.292(38-130)with3HR&19RBI…Overthelast9gamesoftheseasonfromSept.23-onhehit.355(11-31)w/32B,1HR&7RBI.
u Hit.267(47-176)with5HR&17RBIoffLHPand.252(99-393)vs.RHPwith8HR&51RBI…Hit.240(40-167)withRISPand.385(5-13)w/aHR&14RBIwiththebasesloaded…Hada.403slugging%offLHPandhit.271(70-258)withrunnersonbase…Hit.286(36-126)batting6thand.429(21-49)onthefirstpitch…Hit.209(34-163)fromthe7thinningon…His4.12pitchesseenperABwere9thintheAL.
u 2004EnjoyedabreakoutseasonatAAABuffalo,winningInternationalLeagueMostValuablePlayerhonorsfortheILChampionBisonsafterhitting.326(181-556)with442B,15HR,86RBIand109runsscoredin138gamesbetweenshortstop(77G)andthirdbase(59G)…AlsowonToppsMinorLeaguePlayeroftheYearAwardfortheInternationalLeagueandwasalsotheyoungestmemberoftheToppsTripleAAll-StarTeam…LedtheInt’lLeagueinhits(181)andruns(109),finished2ndindoubles(44),4thinbattingaverage(.326),6thinextrabasehits(61),7thinRBI(86)and10thinon-base%(.384)…HisaveragewasT3rdhighestinBisonshistory…PeraltabroketheBuffaloBisonsmodern-day(1985-present)single-seasonrecordsforhits,runsscoredanddoubles&wasalsonamedtheshortstopontheInt’lLeaguePost-SeasonAll-StarTeaminaddi-tiontoplayingintheTripleAAll-StarGameinJuly(0-2)…HewasthefirstBuffaloBisonleagueMVPsince1961(TedSavage)…Hada14-gamehittingstreakfrom5/17-31andhadthreeother10-gamehittingstreaksduringtheseason…BestmonthwasApril(.360,27-75)ashehitover.300ineachofthefiveminorleaguemonths(averageneverdippedbelow.322afterApril20)…Hadsomebiggames,going5for6(5Htiedclubrecord)w/3RS&12Bon6/16atLouisville;2-5w/4RS,2HR&5RBIon7/2vs.Syracuse;2for4w/2HR&2RBIon7/8atCharlotte;4for4w/3RS,22B,1HR&4RBIon7/30vs.Toledo…Hit.327(35-107)offLHPwith5HR&15RBIand.325(146-449)with10HR&71RBIoffRHP…Hitmost3rdontheyearforMartyBrown’sBisons,hitting.326(140-429)inthe#3holewith12HR&72RBI…Hit.324(11-34)intheILplayoffsw/6RS,1HR&4RBIin9games…WasrecalledtoClevelandon9/19attheconclusionoftheILplayoffs,making6startsfortheTribe(7GS@SS,1GS@3B)…Overallheappearedin7gamesatshortstop(3Ein27TC,.889fielding%).
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u 2003WastheyoungestpositionplayertoappearintheAmericanLeaguein2003…SpentthefirsttwomonthsoftheseasonatAAABuffalobeforemakinghismajorleaguedebutinJuneatjust21-yearsofageandspenttheremainderofthecampaigninthebigleagues…Washitting.256(55-215)with122B,1HR&17RBIin57gamesfortheBisonsatthetimeofhisrecallon6/12afterOmarVizquelwentontheDLwithkneetrouble…WithBuffaloheappearedin54G@SS&3G@3B&hit.286(30-105)inMay…Madehismajorleaguedebuton6/13vs.SanDiegoastheyoungestplayerintheAmericanLeagueandcollectedhisfirsthiton6/15vs.LosAngelesoffHideoNomo…Collected1stcareerRBIon6/22atPittsburghand1stcareerhomerunon7/27vs.Minnesota(offRickReed)…Ontheyearhemade69startsatSS(72G)and3startsatthirdbase(6G)andhitinaseason/career-high7straightgamesontwodifferentoccasions(8/9-8/14,9/16-23)afterOmarVizquel’skneeproblems…His69starts/72gamesplayedatshortwastopsoftheteam(Vizquel63GS)…Recordeda.976fielding%atSS(334TC,8E),whichwouldhaveranked4thamongallAmericanLeagueshortstopsifhehadtherequisiteamountofgamesplayedattheposition(behindA-Rod,Eckstein,Guzman)…Recordedfirstcareer2RBIgameon7/17@NYYandrecordedseason/career-high3RBIon9/12vs.Minnesota.
u 2002SpenttheentireseasonatAAAkron,leadingtheteamingames(130)andatbats(470)…Appearedin130gamesatshortstopfortheAeros,compilingafielding%of.965(596TC,21E)…Startedoffslowatage19,theyoungestplayerintheEasternLeaguetostarttheseason…OverthefirsttwomonthsoftheseasonthrutheendofMayhewashitting.245(39-159)w/4HR&20RBIin48games…Overthefinalthreemonthsoftheseasonhehit.299(93-311)w/11HR&42RBIin82games…From6/7-23hehitin13of14games,hitting.373(22-59)w/62B,2HR&10RBItoraisehisaveragefrom.237to.280…Went4for5w/22B,a3B&1RBIon6/7atAltoona…Went3for5w/3RS,2HR&3RBIon8/16vs.Altoona…Hit.331(43-130)offLHPw/4HR&23RBIand.262(89-340)offLHPw/11HR&39RBI…PlayedforPhoenixintheArizonaFallLeagueaftertheseason,hitting.255(35-137)w/82B,0HR&14RBIin37gamesmainlyatthirdbase…Wasaddedtothe40-manrosteron11/20.
u 2001SpenttheentireseasonatAKinston,finishing4thintheCarolinaLeaguewith148strikeoutsafterstart-ingtheseasonat18yearsofageinhighAball…Made27errorsin125gamesatshortstop…Overthelast27gameshehit.303(30-99)with2HR&15RBIfromAugust1thrutheendoftheseason.
u 2000SpenthisfirstseasonintheUnitedStatesatAColumbus,hitting.303(84-349)in106games…Appearedin105gamesatshort,making25errors.
Personal/MiscellaneousFullnameJHOnny anTOnIO PeralTa…Married,wife’snameisMolly…ResidesinSantiago,DR…AttendedCollejoPedagojicoinSantiago.
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PeralTa’s GaMe HIGHs
HITs:3,17times,lastonAugust24,2006atKansasCity;Hr:2,twotimes,lastonJuly4,2006vs.NewYork-AL;rbI:4,fourtimes,lastonAugust20,2006atTampaBay;runs:3,fourtimes,lastonJuly4,2006vs.NewYork-AL;dOubles:2,fivetimes,lastMay21,2006vs.Pittsburgh;TrIPles:1,eighttimes,lastAugust19,2006atTampaBay;sb:1,August13,2003atMinnesota;HITTInG sTreaK:12games,June 28-July 9, 2005; Career Grand slaMs:1,August20,2006atTampaBayoffBrianMeadows.
2006 Career avG ab H Hr rbI avG ab H Hr rbI.257 569146 13 68 Totals .264 1340 354 41 169
u WhilewiththeAeroshewent4-5witha2.81ERAin12starts(67.1IP,53H,21ER,22BB,53K)…Overhislast8startsatDoubleAhewas3-2w/a1.03ERA(47.2IP,28H,7ER,35K)asleftiesatAkronhit.145(9-62)offhim.
u PerezwasthenrecalledtoClevelandwherehepitchedoutofthebullpenfromJune9-July18…Inhis2ndstintwithClevelandhewas0-0witha4.70ERAin11reliefappearances(7.2IP,7H,4ER,4BB,8K)…Followinghis2ndstintwiththeIndianshewasoptionedtoAAABuffaloonJuly18thwherehewent0-3witha2.63ERA(27.1IP,20H,8ER,8BB,33K,0HR)in13reliefappearancesoutofthebullpenfortheBisons.
u WithBuffalohehadatleast1Kinall13gamesasleftieshitjust.115(3-26)offhimatTripleAwith0extrabasehits…Recalledforthe3rdtimeonSept.5andwent0-0w/a4.91ERAin6Septemberoutings(3.2IP,3H,2ER,5K)…15ofhis18outingswerescoreless…
u MajorLeaguebattershitjust.204(10-49)offhimwith2HRallowed,includingamarkof.130(3-23)vs.LHH(allsingles)…Indianswere2-16whenheappearedas2ofhis19inheritedrunnersscored…Batterswere3-22(.136)offhimwithrunnersonand1-12(.083)offhimwithRISP(0-6w/RISP-2outs)…PitchedforCibaoinDWLaftertheseason(3-0,1.41ERA,8G,32.0IP,20H,5ER,24K)
u 2004SpenttheyearatALakeCountywherehestartedtheyearoffat0-5anddidnotwinhisfirstdecisionuntilhis10thstarton6/11…Fannedaseason-high9batterson7/3vs.Kannapolisandwon6straightdeci-sionsfrom6/11to8/6…Won7ofhislast8decisionsontheyear…From7/3onhewas5-1w/a3.00ERAin11starts(63.0IP,54H,21ER)…Endedtheseasonw/aspotstartforKinstonon9/3…Made1appearanceintheCLplayoffs.
u 2003NamedAppalachianLeaguePitcheroftheYearatRookieABurlington,leadingtheleagueinwins(9-3)andERA(1.70)whilefinishing2ndintheALininnings(69.0)and5thinstrikeouts(93)…Battershit.220(56-254)w/1HRallowed…
u HomeredinhisfirstatbatwiththeALakeCountyCaptainsatWestVirginia…RecordedanRBIin7straightgamesfromAugust25-Sept.2…Made36startsinthe#4holefortheCaptains…Hitin13of14gamesfromAugust18toSept.2.
u Combinedontheyearhehit.292(115-394)with232B,13HR&63RBIin117games(69RS,84BB)…Hitacombined.333(40-120)offLHPand.274(75-274)offRHPwithw/9HR&48RBI…Hit.263(46-175)withRISPand.273(53-194)withrunnersonbase.
u 2004SpentseasonattheGulfCoastLeagueBraveswhereheledtheGCLinEBhits(25),doubles(16)andhom-ers(8)whilefinishing2ndintotalbases(98)&RBI(35)…Was3rdinslugging%(.480)andhits(56)…Spenttheyearat3rdbase.
u 2004Setcareerbestsin2004with10homerunsandmatchedhisbestwith34extra-basehits,despiteplayinginjust109games…WasslowedbyastrainedrightgrointhatlandedhimontheDLinlateMay…Fifthcareer4-hitgame,6/13vs.Philadelphia…Had.994(3E,493TC)fieldingpercentage.
u 2003Playedin135gamesin2003,thesecondmostofhiscareer(153hisrookieseasonof2001)…Collectedacareer-high9triples(4thintheAL)…Wassecondonclubinstolenbases(17)andfourthinruns(69)...Had.982(10E,552TC)fieldingpercentage.
u 2002Disabledwithhairlinefractureintheulnaboneinrightwrist,4/4-6/4...BeganrehabassignmentatFt.Myers,5/28...Firstgameback,6/4vs.Clevelandpostedhisthirdcareer4-hitgamewithacareerhigh5RBIandtiedclubrecordwith5runs.
u 2001Wasthe2001recipientoftheBillBoniAwardastheTwins’OutstandingRookie…Ledclubinstolenbases(31)andwassecondinat-batsandgamesplayed...FinishedinthetopteninvirtuallyeveryAmericanLeaguerookiebattingcategory...Tiedforeighthinleagueinstolenbasesandsetaclubrookierecord…Playedinacareer-high153games…Secondcareer4-hitgame,4/10vs.Detroit…FirstmajorleaguehomerunoffDaveMlicki,4/11vs.Detroit…Hadcareer-high14-gamehit-streak,going21-52(.404),9/4-27.
u 2000ReturnedtoNewBritainin2000tobegintheyearbutfinishedtheseasoninthebigleagues…PlayedforWorldTeaminFuturesGame,7/9atAtlanta…PromotedtoSaltLake,7/21…ThentoMinnesotaon9/16…MademajorleaguedebutandsingledoffScottSchoeneweisforfirstbigleaguehit,9/16…Career-high4hits,9/19vs.Texas…Hitsafelyin12of16games.
u 1999MoveduptoAANewBritainandwassecondonclubingames,at-bats,runs,doubles,triplesandstolenbasesandwasthirdinhits…Season-high16-gamehit-streak,going24-69(.348),7/29-8/18.
u 1998AtClassAFt.Myerswassecondonclubinhits,totalbases(173)andtriples,tiedforsecondinRBIandwasthirdingames,doublesandstolenbases…NamedRookieoftheYearinVenezuelanWinterLeague.
u 1997AtFt.Wayne(A)in1997wasratedfourth-bestprospect,BestDefensiveShortstopandBestInfieldArminMidwestLeaguebyBaseball America.
u 2004SpenttheregularseasonatAAASacramentobeforehavingcontractpurchasedbyOaklandon9/13…MadehisMLdebuton10/1vs.LAAafter10yearsand854gamesintheminors…StruckoutasaPHandcaughtthe9thinning…Hadacareer-high.407OB%fortheRiverCats…Reachedbaseviahitorwalkinthefirst31games…Was5thinthePCLinwalks.
u 2003SpentseasonatAAASacramento…OnDLearlyintheseasonwithasprainedrightankleandhit.333(22-66)offLHP.
u 2002WasreleasedbyBostonon4/26after10gamesatAATrentonandsignedwithKCon5/1,spendingtherestoftheseasonbetweenAAAOmahaandAAWichita.
u 2001SplitseasonbetweenBostonandArizonaorganizations…BeganyearatTucsonandwastransferredtoAAElPasoon5/19…ContractwaspurchasedbytheRedSoxandassignedtoAATrentonon8/18…Threwout21of57(37%)oftherunnersattemptingtosteal.
u 2000WenttoSTcampwithHoustonbeforebeingreleasedon3/16…SignedbyArizonatoaminorleaguedeal5dayslater…PlayedentireseasonatAAElPaso…Setcareer-highsingames(117),hits(100),doubles(22)andRBI(62)andthrewout35%(49-140)ofhisrunners.
u 1995-99BeganhisprocareerintheHoustonAstrosorganizationafterbeingselectedinthe5throundofthe1995draftoutofJesuitHighSchoolinSacramento,CA…NamedtotheNYPLPost-seasonall-starteamin1996.
Personal/MiscellaneousFullnameMICHael JOHn ROse…ResidesinElkGrove,CA…GraduatedfromJesuitHighSchoolinSacramento,CAin1995…SignedbyAstrosscoutGeneWellman.
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HITs:2,July21,2005atPHI;HR:1,Oct.2,2005atSD;RBI: 1,2x,Sept.3,2006vs.Pittsburgh;RUns:1,3x,;SB:n/a;HIT-TInG sTReaK:3games,July23-28,2005;CaReeR GRand slaMs:n/a.
2006 CaReeR avG aB H HR RBI avG aB H HR RBI.222 9 2 0 1 Totals .204 54 11 1 2
CaReeR TRansaCTIOns2001 SelectedbytheTorontoBlueJaysinthe5throundoftheJunedraft.2002 AcquiredbytheOaklandAthletics,alongwithChrisMowday,fromtheBlueJaysinexchangeforCoryLidle,11/16.2006 ClaimedoffwaiversbytheClevelandIndians,fromtheAthletics,9/13.
u CollectedhisfirstRBIthenextdaywithatwo-runsingleinthefifthinning…StartedallthreegamesoftheseriesatNewYorkandwas4for11(.364)withtwoRBI…EndedupmakingsixstartsatsecondbasefortheA’sandwas7for24(.292)withthreedoublesandtwoRBIineightgamestotalwhenhewasoptionedbacktoSacramentoonJune30.
u SpentthebalanceoftheseasonwiththeRiverCatswherehebatted.258withsixhomerunsand47RBIin99games…Thebattingaveragewasthelowestmarkofhiscareeraswashis.377sluggingpercentage…Hit.271(70for258)againstRHPand.218(19for87)againstLHP.
u Hadhisbestseasonasaprofessionalondefenseashecommittedjusteighterrorsin98gamesatshort-stop…Gotofftoaslowstartashehit.196(10for51)overhisfirst16games…ThenhadaseasonbestfourhitsonApril29atTucsontostarta29-gamestretchthroughJunewherehebatted.321(35for109).
u ReturnedtoSacramentoonJuly1andhitagrandslaminhissecondgamebackwiththeRiverCatsonJuly2againstSaltLake…Hadanotherfour-RBIgamethreegameslateronJuly5atFresno…Hadaseasonbest10-gamehittingstreakfromAugust5to15(11for36,.306)…WasdesignatedforassignmentbytheA’sonSeptember5andclaimedonwaiversbytheClevelandIndiansonSeptember13.
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HITs:3,June9,2006atNewYork-AL;HR:n/a;dOUBles:1,3times,lastonJune29,2006atSanDiego;TRIPles:n/a;RBI:2,June10,2006atNewYork-AL;RUns:2June9,2006atNewYork-AL;sB:1June9,2006atNewYork-AL;HITTInG sTReaK:2 games, two times; CaReeR GRand slaMs:N/A.
u 2004Hadhisseasoninterruptedbyinjurytwiceashewasonthedisabledlistwithalowerbackstrainfrom4/14-29and6/13-24...Despitehis limitedplaying time,hestill connected foracareerhigh10home runswhilebatting.276with40RBIin99gameswithAAASacramento...TiedfortheRiverCatsteamleadwith11sacrificehits...Hit.300(71for237)withall10ofhishomerunsagainstrighthandedpitchingand.209(18for86)againstLHP...Spentmostoftheseasonatshortstop,wherehehada.967fieldingpercentage(12errorsin368totalchances)in85games,butalsomade12appearancesatsecondbase...Appearedinjustfourgames(4for14,.286)through4/13beforehisfirststintontheDL...Wasbatting.215withfourhomerunsand14RBIin41gamesoverallwhenhewentontheDLforthesecondtimebutthenbatted.316w/6homerunsand26RBIin58gamesfrom7/2throughtheendoftheseason.
u 2003SpentmostofhisfirstseasonintheOaklandorganizationatAAMidlandalthoughhewaspromotedtoAAASacramentofollowingtheendoftheRockhoundsseason...Battedacombined.302whichwasthefourthbestbattingaverageintheA’sfarmsystem...Hadcareerhighsinbatting,games(131),runs(77),hits(140),doubles(33),triples(3),walks(63)andon-basepercentage(.393)andmatchedhisbest instolenbases(7)...Hit.300withthreehomerunsand53RBIin129gamesatMidland...Added63walksfora.392on-basepercentage...WassecondintheTexasLeagueinon-basepercentage,fourthinwalksandtiedforsixthinbattingaverage...Allofhisdefensiveappearancescameatshortstopandhecommitted19errorsinhis122gamestherefora.967fieldingpercentage(572totalchances)...HadhisbestmonthoftheseasoninAugustashehit.351with10doublesin26games...WasmoveduptoSacramentoon8/31andwent3for7(.429)intworegularseasongamesfortheRiverCats...Thenwent0for8withfivestrikeoutsinfourpostseasongames...PlayedfortheUSAOlympicQualifyingTeamfollowingtheseasonandhit.361withahomerunandsevenRBIin12exhibitiongamesintheArizonaFallLeague...Thenhit.308infourgamesintheOlympicQualifyingTournamentinPanama.
u 2002StartedhissecondprofessionalseasonatAATennesseeoftheSouthernLeaguebutappearedinjust71games...Wasonthedisabledlistfrom4/26-7/1witharighthandfracture...Appearedin66gamesatshortstopbutwasalso1for3inonegameatdesignatedhitterand0for2withtwowalksasapinch-hitter...Was5for8(.625)with13RBIwiththebasesloaded,includingagrandslamonJuly13atChattanooga…AcquiredbyOaklandfromtheTorontoBlueJayswithChrisMowdayforCoryLidleon11/16…
u 2001BeganhisprofessionalcareeratADunedinoftheFloridaStateLeagueandbatted.272withfivehomerunsand24RBIin48games...Hada.472sluggingpercentagewhichisthebestofhiscareer...Appearedin29gamesatsecondbaseand23atshortstopandcommittedacombinedfiveerrors.
all-sTar GaMe reCOrdyear Club W-l era G Gs CG sHO sv IP H r er Hr Hb bb sO WP bK2003 CLEVELAND DIDNOTAPPEAR 2004 CLEVELAND 0-0 27.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Career TransaCTIOns1998 SelectedbytheClevelandIndiansinthe1stround(20thoverall)oftheJunedraft.2005 DL–rightobliquestrain,3/25-4/15…rehabatAAAkron,4/7-16.2006 DL–rightobliquestrain,4/3-5/2…rehabatAAABuffalo,4/27.
u ThelastMLBleftytowin10+gamesfor6seasonatthestartofacareerwasAndyPettitte(NYY,1995-2003)…InfactCCistheonlyleftyinclubhistorywithsixstraightseasonsof10+winsatanypointinacareer)...CharlesNagy(1994-99)wasthelastIndiansRHPtodoitatanypoint…OnJune27atSTL(8.0IP,5H,1R/ER)Sabathianotchedhis75thcareerwin…AccordingtoELIAS,at25yearsand341daysoldheistheyoungestpitchertoearnhis75thcareerwinsince332-gamewinnerGregMaddux(25-175),whowonhis75thgameonOct.6,1991…His81winsarenow2ndmostinclubhistorybyaLHPbehindMcDowell(122)&arethe3rdmostwinsbyanyIndianspitchersince1960…His81careerwinsarethemostbyactivepitchersundertheageof27.
u Inadditiontobeing3rdintheALinERAhewasT8thinstrikeouts(172),6thinSOper9.0IP(8.0),11thinfewestwalksallowedper9.0IP(2.1),6thinbattingaverageallowed(.247),3rdinslugging%(.363)allowed,4thinon-base%(.293)allowedand12thinbattingaveragevs.RHH(.242)…Equaledacareer-highw/aseason-high11strikeouts(5thtime)onSept.26vs.Chicago-AL…Hadthree10ormoreSOgamesin2006andnowhas8double-digitstrikeoutgamesinhiscareer…PassedAddieJoss(920)into10thplaceonclub’sall-timecareerstrikeoutlist,endingtheseasonwith933.
u Madehis3rdcareeropeningdaystartonApril2atChicagoandleftthegameinthe3rdinningwithastrainedrightobliquemuscle(2.1IP,3H,3R/ER,1BB,3K)…Wasplacedonthe15-dayDLthefollowingdayandmadearehabassignmentonApril27inBuffaloagainstSyracuse(5.0IP,6H,2R/1ER,1BB,5K)…Washis2ndcareerstintontheDL,missingoveramonthlastseasonwithasimilarinjury…WasactivatedpriortohisstartofMay2ndagainsttheChicagoWhiteSox(Earnedhis1stwinoftheseason,5.0IP,5H,1R/ER).
u SabathiawasnamedALPitcheroftheMonthforMay(1stcareer)ashewent5-1w/a1.20ERAin6startsaftercomingofftheDLonMay2(45.0IP,34H,6ER,8BB,38K)…Workedatleast8.0IPin4straightstarts,May7-24…AccordingtoELIASthelastIndianspitchertoworkatleast8.0IPin4straightstartswasBartoloColoninJuneof1998…Alsoworked8.0ormoreIPin4straightstarts(Aug.12-29).
u HadMLB-high6completegamesontheseason...ThemostbyanIndiansLHPsinceGregSwindelltossed7in1991andthemostbyanIndianspitcheroverallsinceBartoloColon(6)in1998…Recordedback-to-backcompletegames (5/19-24), becoming the first Indians pitchersinceColon(Mayof2002)torecordcompletegamesinconsecutivestarts...AlsodiditJuly7&15…Tossedatleast8.0inningsin14ofhis28GSand9ofhislast15GS…WasalsoT1stintheALwith2CG/shutouts.
u Tossedhis3rdcareerSHOinstartofMay24atMinnesota(9.0IP,6H,0R,0BB,8K)...Tossedhis3rdcompletegameand2ndshutoutoftheyearonJuly7vs.theBaltimoreOrioles,a9-0win(9.0IP,3H,0R,7K)…Washis7thwinoftheseasonandalsoequaledhislowhitgameofhiscareer…Nowowns12careerCG’sand4shutoutsashetossed two 3-hitters and two 4-hitters on the year…Tossedhis7thcareercompletegameashealsotossedthe low-hit gameof his career in start of May19 vs.PittsburghPirates(9.0IP,3H,1R/ER,1BB,9K)…Tossedhis6thandfinalCGinposting11thwinonSept.10atChicago(9.0IP,4H,2R/ER,9K)…Workedatleast7.0IPin11ofhislast12starts.
u SinceAugust1of2005CCis21-12w/a2.93ERAin39starts(270.0IP,239H,88ER)…FromJune27onhewas7-7w/a2.71ERA(17GS,126.0IP,118H,38ER)…FromAugust1onhewas5-4w/a2.45ERAin11starts(84.1IP,75H,23ER,77K)…In6Auguststartshewas3-1witha1.87ERA(48.0IP,44H,10ER,7BB,43K).
MOsT Career WIns, PITCHers under aGe OF 27
Pitcher WIns
1. CC sabaTHIa (Cle) 81
2. CarlosZambrano(CHI) 64
3. DontrelleWillis(FLA) 58
4. JakePeavy(SD) 57
5. JoshBeckett(BOS) 57
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IndIans HIsTOry, PITCHers W/sIX Or MOre COnseCTuTIve seasOns OF 10+ WIns
PITCHers seasOns years
1. CC sabaTHIa six 2001-06
2 CharlesNagy six 1994-99
3. MikeGarcia nine 1949-57
#4. EarlyWynn nine 1949-57
#5. BobLemon ten 1947-56
#6. BobFeller six 1946-51
7. MelHarder eleven 1930-40
8. WillisHudlin six 1927-32
#9. StanCoveleski nine 1916-24
10. JimBagby six 1916-21
#11. AddieJoss eight 1902-09
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u HadthelowestroadERA(2.90)intheALandthe2ndlowestdayERA(2.33)intheAL…His0.79(192.2IP,17HR)HRper9.0IPwas8thlowestintheAL…Battershit.248(74-298)withrunnersonand.239(37-155)withRISP,the11thlowestmarkintheleague…16for72(.222)w/RISP-2outs…Allowed14SB’s(5CS)…Equaledacareer-highbyallowing3HRinstartofJune4vs.LAAngels(5.0IP,8H,7R)…Allowedacareer-hightying9runs/9ERonJune21vs.Chicago-NL…InJunehewas1-3w/a7.57ERAin5GS(27.1IP,32H,23ER)…Went1-3w/a3.74ERA(33.2IP,38H,14ER)in5Julystarts…Sabathia’s6careerRBIarethemostbyANYALpitcherinthe10yearsofinterleagueplaysince1997(MikeMussina5)…Was4-0w/a2.23ERAin5startsvs.theWhiteSoxandisnow12-3vs.Chicago-AL…
u UnderwentsuccessfularthroscopicsurgeryonhisrightkneeonSept.29attheClevelandClinic…Sabathiaunderwentananteriorhornlateralmeniscustear,whichwasoriginallydiagnosedinmid-AugustafterastartinTampa…The35-minuteprocedurewasperformedbyIndiansHeadTeamPhysicianDr.MarkSchickendantz&Dr.RickParker.
u 2004Hadanothersolidseasoninhis4thyearinthebigleagues…Notchedhis50thcareerwinon7/27vs.Detroit,becomingtheyoungestpitchertoreach50careerwinssinceAtlanta’sSteveAvery(10/1/93;23+170)…AccordingtoEliasatthattimehewastheyoungestactivepitcheratthetimetoreach50careerwins(wasGregMaddux)…Becamejustthe10thleft-handedpitcherinclubhistorytorecord50wins…CCbecameonlythe2ndIndiantomake100careerstartsbeforeageof24,joiningHallofFamerBobFeller(175GS)…Pitched1.0IPinthe2004All-StarGameatHouston(1.0IP,4H,3R)afterhis2ndconsecutiveselectiontotheALAL-StarTeamaftergoing5-4w/a3.33ERAin17firsthalfstarts(105.1IP,95H,39ER,70K)…Despitetheperceptionofhavingan‘off’year,CC’sERAwas14thintheAL(4.12),was10thinbattingaverageagainst(team-low.252)andhisroadERAof3.39was6thintheleague…His0.96HRall’dper9.0IPwas12thlowestintheAL…His6‘blownwins’afterleavingthegameasthewinningpitcherofrecordwastiedfor4thamongMLBpitchers…Madehis
u 2003Wasconsistentallseason,goingatleast5.0ormoreinningsin29ofhis30startsastheIndiansaveragedjust3.8runspergameduringhisstarts(hadthe5thworstrunsupportamongALstartingpitchers)…Named,butdidnotappear,tohis1stcareerAll-StarTeam…At22years,352dayshewastheyoungestIndiansAll-StarsinceRHPDennisEckersley(22+)in1977andthefirstTribeAll-StarLHPsinceLHPGregSwindellin1989…Ledtheteaminwinsforthethirdstraightseason(all3inhisbigleaguecareer)andledtheteamininnings,strikeouts,starts&ERAforthesecondstraightseason…His3.60ERAwas10thamongALpitchers,his3.09homeERAwas6thandhis3.38nightERAwas8thintheAL…His.213(36-169)averageagainstw/RISPwas6thlowestamongALpitchers…His9CSagainstwhilepitchingwasT4thamongALhurlers(5SBagainst)…His105pitchersperstartranked3rdamongALstartersbehindJoelPineiro(109)andBarryZito(107)…His8.65hitsallowedper9.0IPwere15thamongALhurlers…Madehisfirstcareeropeningdaystarton3/31atBaltimore(ND,7.0IP,8H,2R/ER,RiskeBS)andwastheyoungestopeningdaystartingpitcher(22years,252days)inthemajorleaguessinceDocGooden(22Y,143D)startedfortheNewYorkMetson4/8/86atPittsburgh…HewasalsotheyoungestIndianspitchertostartonopeningdaysinceEckersley(21yearsold)on4/10/76vs.Detroit…Lefthissecondstart@KCon4/5after6.2inningsduetoaslighthyper-exten-sionoftheleftelbow…Madehisnextstart…Waswinlessovereachoffirst6startsafterno-decisionon4/27atOakland…Overallwent4-0w/a1.91ERAin5Maystarts(33.0IP,19H,7ER)…Tossedthethirdcompletegameofhiscareerinstartof7/3@MIN…Itwasthelow-hitcompletegameofhiscareer(4-hitter)andthefirstcareer9.0IPcompletegame…TossedhisfirstcareerCG/SHOinstartof8/15vs.TampaBay,a1-0win(9.0IP,4H,0R,3BB,season-highbyanIndian9SO)…Wasthe1stCG,1-0shutoutbyaTribehurlersinceBudBlackin1990andtheTribe’sfirst1-0winsince1997…Collectedapinch-hitsinglein15.0IPgameof6/20atPittsburghinthe11thinningoffMikeWilliams,becomingfirstClevelandpitcherwithapinchhitbasehitsinceDickDonovanon7/28/63.
u 2002Afteramediocrestarttotheseason,CCturnedinanover-poweringperformanceoverhislast11startsthatturnedhisseasonintoasuccessfulsecondseasoninthebigleagues…Overhislast11startshewent7-2witha2.54ERA(78.0IP,61H,22ER,52SO)tolowerhisERAfrom5.45toitsseason-endingtotalof4.37…Hewas4-1w/a2.51ERAin6startsinSeptember(43.0IP,34H,12ER)…HisERAof2.54from8/6thrutheendoftheseasonwasthe5thlowestmarkintheAmericanLeagueashebecamejustthe5thpitchersince1987towin30gamesoverhisfirsttwoseasonsinthebigleagues…Ledtheteaminwins,IP,startsandstrikeouts…Fin-ished10thintheALwith149Ksandhis2.48dayERAwasT4thintheAL…His.73HRallowedper9.0IPwasthe7thlowestmarkintheAL(17HR,210.0IP)andhewas9thintheALwith3,379pitchesthrown…His24DPgroundersinducedwasT6thintheAL…His19stealsallowedwerestillT5thamongALpitchers(only1overlast13GS)…AlsofinishedT1stintheleagueinbalks(3),2ndinwalks(88),T9thinrunsallowedand7thinearnedruns(102)allowed…Tookano-hitterintothe8thinningofhissecondstartatDetroiton4/10beforeyieldingalead-offsingletoRandallSimoninthe8thinning…Endedupequalinghiscareer-highforIPwitha2002-besttying8.0IPinnotchinghisfirstwinoftheyear@DET…TossedhisfirstcareerMLcompletegamein8.0inninglosson8/18atAnaheim(8H,4ER,3BB,4SO)…Heearnedhis10thwinoftheseasonon9/2@DET…Tossed2ndCGon9/17atBoston(8.0IP,8H,4R/3ER)…Averaged4.8RS/GSforhim(158RS/33GS)asheworkedintothe6thinningin27of33GS(82%)…19of28wouldbebase-stealersweresuccessful(19SB,9CS),butallowedonly1stealoverhislast13starts(1for7)afterallowing18overhisfirst20GS…Collectedfirstmajorleaguehiton6/15atColorado,asingleoffDennysReyes…Signedafour-yearcontractthru2005w/acluboptionfor2006inspringtrainingon2/23.
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u 2001The20-yearsouthpawputtogetherthefinestseasonbyanIndiansrookieinmorethanahalfacentury…Ledmajorleaguerookiepitchersinwins(17),starts(33)andstrikeouts(171)andbecamethefirstTriberookiesinceLHPGeneBearden(20-7)in1948towin17ormoregamesinhisrookieseason…TheclubrecordbyaTriberookieleftyisbyVeanGregg(23)in1911…His17winsrankedtiedfor6thintheALoverallandhis.228averageagainstwasthe2ndlowestmarkamongALstarters…His171strikeoutswere7thintheALandhis95walkswere2nd…His.773(17-5)winning%was3rdintheAL…Thelast21-yearoldtowin17ormoregamesinthebigleagueswasAtlanta’sSteveAvery(18-8in1991)…Thelastleft-handedrookiepitchertowinatleast17gameswasSeattle’sDaveFlemingin1992(17-10)andthelast21-yearoldALpitchertowin17ormorewasChicago’sLHPBrittBurnsin1980(19-13inrookieyear)…AftertheseasonhewasnamedTheSportingNewsALRookiePitcheroftheYearandwasnamedtotheBaseball Digest&Topps MajorLeagueAll-RookieTeams…Alsofinished2ndtoIchiroSuzukiintheALBBWAARookieoftheYearvotingw/73points…C.C.wonthefourthspotintherotationinthespring,compilingarecordof1-1w/a4.24ERA(5G/2GS,17.0IP,18H,8ER,7BB,15SO)…Madehismajorleaguedebuton4/8vs.Baltimore,gettingano-decisionintheTribes’4-3winafterallowingaJeffConine3-runhomerinthe1stinning(5.2IP,3H,3R/ER,2BB,3SO)…HewastheyoungestpitchertostartandappearinagameforClevelandsinceJulianTavarezinAugustof1993…Heturned21on7/21andwastheyoungestactiveplayerinthebigleaguesallseason…Registeredhisfirstmajorleaguewininhis2ndmajorleaguestartatDetroiton4/13(5.0IP,5H,4R/ER,2BB,2SO)intheTribe’s9-8win…Gotwindespitegoingonly4.0IPon6/1becausethegameonlywent5.0IPduetorain(7-4winatNYY),becomingjustthe2ndstartingpitchersince1992toearnawinw/lessthan5.0IP…Lastedaseason/careerlow1.0IPonhisstartatNewYorkin6/27,sufferinghis3rdlossoftheyear…Wonhis10thgameontheyearon7/23vs.Chicago-AL,becomingtheyoungestpitchertowinhis10thgameofaseasonsince20-yearoldEdwinCorreadiditforthe1986TexasRangers...Overhis6Julystartshewas3-0witha2.83ERA(35.0IP,22H,11ER,1HR,42SO)andtheIndianswere6-0inthosestarts(wonALRookieoftheMonthAward)…Fannedacareer/season-high11RedsinhisstartatCincinnation7/13,themostbyaTriberookiesinceAlbieLopezinAugustof1994…Alsostruckout11on8/29vs.Bostonand9/28vs.Minnesota…Was10-2in162ndhalfstarts,whichwasT5thintheALafterthebreak…His13roadwinsledtheAL…His7.44hitsallowedper9.0IPwasthelowestmarkintheAL(Seattle’sGarciawasat7.50)…His15CSwhilepitchingranked2ndand27SB’sallowedplaced6th…AlsoledALrookiepitchersininnings(180.1)andERA(4.39)…BecamethesecondyoungestpitcherbehindFernandoValenzuela(defeatedHoustonin’81)toeverwinadivisionseriesgameingame3vs.Seattle…HealsobecametheyoungestIndianspitcherevertostartaDivisionSeriesgameaheadoftheTribe’sJaretWright(21years,278days)in1997andbecamethe3rdyoungestpitcherinDivisionSerieshistory(youngestinALDShistory)tostartagamebehindFernandoValenzuela(1981,20years,339days)andRickAnkiel(2000,21years,77days).
u 2000TheTribe’stoppitchingprospectsplitthe2000seasonbetweenAKinstonandAAAkronandpostedacombinedERAof3.57(146.1IP,58ER)in27startsoverthetwostopswhilestrikingoutaTribeminorleaguebest159batters…His3.57ERAwasthe6thlowestERAamongTribefarmhandswithatleast94.0inningsofwork…BegantheyearatAKinstonandwent3-2witha3.54ERAin10starts(56.0IP,48H,22ER),whichincludeda9.0inning,2-hit,completegameshutoutinhisfinalstartforKinstonon5/23atMyrtleBeach…Inthestarthefanned10batters…Alsotosseda7.0inning,completegame,4-hitshutout(9SO)atLynchburgon4/26…Waspromoted toAAAkronon5/27andhespent the remainderof the regularseasonwith theAeros…Went5.0ormoreinningsin23ofhis27GS…StartedtheHallofFameGameforClevelandagainsttheArizonaDiamondbackson7/24inCooperstown,NY…Didnotgetadecisionintheouting(3.0IP,3H,3R/ER,2BB,4SO,HR)andpitchedintheFuturesGameinAtlanta,GAforTeamUSAon7/10…Struckout10in5.2in-ningsofworkon8/3vs.NewHavenafterreturningtoAkron…Ontheyearbetweenhistwominorleaguestopshelimitedhitterstoa.227(123-541)with10homersallowed…Leftieshit.173(18-104)w/1homer…Tabbedasthe#1prospectintheorganizationandthe#2prospectintheEasternLeaguebyBaseball Americaaftertheseason.
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u 1999Missedthefirsttwoandhalfmonthsoftheseasonwithabonebruiseinhisleftpitchingelbow...Didnotstartthecampaignuntil6/20inAMahoningValleyoftheNewYork-PennLeague...MadesixstartswiththeScrappers,whichincreasedby1.0inningincrements,beforebeingpromotedtoAColumbusoftheSouthAtlanticLeagueon7/17...Struckout9in4.1IP(1H,1R/ER)on7/8vs.St.Catherines....Made3startforColum-bus,includinga9strikeout,6.0IPshutoutperformanceatHagerstownon7/28(2H,1BB)...WaspromotedtoAKinstonoftheCarolinaLeagueon8/2andspenttheremainderoftheseasonatKinston....Combinedontheyearbetweenhisthreeminorleaguestopshewent5-3witha3.29ERAin16starts(68.1IP,47H,25ER,36BB,76SO)...Overall,minorleaguehittershit.198(47-237)offhimwith4HR.
u 1998Signedon6/29/98andwasassignedtoBurlington,wherehemade5startsandfanned35battersin18.0innings(17.5SOper9.0IP)...Hadastrikeouttowalkratioof4.4...WasrankedbyBaseball AmericaastheTribe’s2ndbestprospect,the4thbestprospectintheAppalachianLeagueandrankedashavingthebestfastballintheorganization.
Personal/MiscellaneousFullnameCarsTen CHarles sabaTHIa...Heandhiswife,Amber,haveoneson,CarstenCharlesIII(9/15/03)andonedaughter,JaedenArie(9/20/05)...ResidesinFairfield,CAoutsidehishometownofVallejo,CA(nearOakland)...AttendedVallejoSeniorHighSchoolwherehecompiledamarkof6-0witha0.77ERA(46.2IP,14H,4ER,14BB,82SO)duringhisseniorseason...Averaged15.8SO/9.0IP thisseasonandyieldedonly2.7walks/9.0 innings…ComingoutofthedrafthewasthetophighschoolprospectcomingoutofNorthernCaliforniaaccordingtoBaseball America...Wasalso an all-conference tight end in footballatVallejoandhadscholarshipofferstoplaycollegefootballandhadsignedaletterofintentatHawaii…Wasselectedtothe28-man2000UnitedStatesOlympicTeamRosterandappearedinonepre-OlympictournamentgameinSydney,Australia,butwasnotontheofficial24-man,GoldMedal-winningroster.
Favorite Movie: Goodfellas; Favorite Tv show: Entourage; Favorite Musical Group/artist:Jay-Z&E40;Favorite Thing to do away from baseball:PlayStation;Favorite athlete Growing up:KenGriffeyJr.; Favorite Team: Oakland Raiders;Person who has most influenced you:MyMother(Margie);road City:Chicago;road ballpark:SafecoField;nickname:Dub;Favorite baseball Moment:HittingHomeRuninCincinnatiin2005
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1 RandyJohnson 101
2. BarryZito 95
3. MarkMulder 94
4. MarkBuehrle 93
5. AndyPettitte 86
6. JamieMoyer 85
7. TomGlavine 82
8. CC sabaTHIa 81
9. KennyRogers 80
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aMerICan leaGue leaders, 2006 era
Pitcher era
1. JohanSantana(MIN) 2.77
2. RoyHalladay(TOR) 3.19
3. CC sabaTHIa (Cle) 3.22
4. MikeMussina(NYY) 3.51
5. JohnLackey(LAA) 3.56
4. KelvimEscobar(LAA) 3.61
aMerICan leaGue leaders, 2006 slG% allOWed
Pitcher slG %
1. JohanSantana(MIN) .360
2. JohnLackey(LAA) .360
3. CC sabaTHIa (Cle) .363
4. ErikBedard(BAL) .370
5. RoyHalladay(TOR) .374
6. MikeMussina(NYY) .374
7. Chien-MingWang(NYY) .375
MOsT WIns, lHP In Club HIsTOry
Pitcher WIns
1. SamMcDowell 122
2. CC sabaTHIa 81
3. JoeShaute 78
MOsT WIns, IndIans PITCHers (1960-2006)
Pitcher WIns
1. CharlesNagy 129
2. SamMcDowell 122
3. CC sabaTHIa 81
4. BartoloColon 75
4. LuisTiant 75
sabaTHIa’s GaMe HIGHs
nO-HITTer: ----;1-HITTer:----;2-HIT-Ter: ----; 3-HITTer: 2, last on July 7,2006vs.Baltimore;4-HITTer:5,lastonSeptember10,2006atChicago-AL;K’s:11,fivetimes,mostrecentlyonSeptember26,2006vs.Chicago-AL;bb’s:6,twice,mostrecentlyonSeptember11,2004atOakland;WInnInG sTreaK:7games,August5-September7,2005;lOsInG sTreaK:5games,July6-July30,2005;CG:12,lastonSeptember10,2006atChicago-AL;CG sHO:4,lastonJuly7,2006atBaltimore;Career 10+ sTrIKeOuT GaMes: 8,mostrecentlyonSeptember26,2006vs.Chicago-AL; lOnGesT OuTInG: 9.0IP,nine times, last onSeptember10, 2006atChicago-AL;Hr:3,fourtimes,lastonJune4,2006vs.LAAngels.
Kelly Shoppach 10Age: 26, born April 29, 1980 in Ft. Worth, TX
Position: Catcher
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-0 Weight: 220
ML Service: 1 + 021
Contract Status (options remaining): Signed thru 2007 (1)
Acquired: January 27, 2006; Acquired from the Boston Red Sox along with INF Andy Marte, INF Andy Marte and RHP Randy Newsom in exchange for OF Coco Crisp, RHP David Riske and CA Josh Bard.
Career TransaCTIons2001 SelectedbytheBostonRedSoxinthe2ndroundoftheJunedraft.2006 AcquiredbytheClevelandIndians,alongwithAndyMarteandGuillermoMota,fromtheRedSoxinexchangefor
JoshBard,CocoCrispandDavidRiske,1/27.
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u Hit.282(22-78)w/82B,4HR&9RBIin21gamesatBuffalo,homeringin2ofthefirst3gamesheplayedinandhita‘walk-off’homeronJune6vs.Toledo…Hada9-gamehittingstreakwiththeBisonsfromMay23-June7...Inhis20gamesatcatcherinTripleAhethrewout14of33runnersattemptingtosteal(42%).
u RecalledfromBuffaloonJune23andspenttheremainderoftheseasonwithCleveland,appearingin27gamesinthesecondhalf…HithisfirstMajorLeagueHRandcollectedacareer-high3hitsonJuly8vs.Baltimore(3-4,2RBI),includingasoloshotoffErikBedard…Alsohada3-hitgameonAugust20atTampaBay…Hadacareer-high3RBIonAugust12vs.KC(nightgame)after3-runHRoffDeLaRosa.
u Followinghisrecallhehit.245(23-94)with3HR&14RBIin33gamesandhomeredinconsecutivecontests,July8&13…Overallmade31startsatcatcherin40games,compilingafielding%of.991(2E,230TC)whilethrowingout10of29(34.5%)potentialbasestealers…IndianspitcherscompiledanERAof4.11(280.1IP,306H,128ERwithhimbehindtheplate…Kellyhit.289(11-38)withrunnerson,.346(9-26)inAugustand.256(10-39)fromthe7thinningon…Hit.314(11-35)offLHPwith2HR&7RBI.
u 2004Appearedinacareer-best101gamesbehindtheplateforAAAPawtucketandthrewout35of101potentialbasestealers(35percent)onhiswaytoaspotontheIL’send-of-seasonAll-StarTeam...Setasingle-seasonhomerunrecordforPawSoxcatcherswith21(alsohitoneasaDH),eclipsingGaryAllenson’s20in1978andTribeManagerEricWedge’s20in1987...His22homersmatchedhispreviouscareertotalover2yearsand208games...Postedcareerbestswith62runsscoredanda.461sluggingpercentage...47ofhis93hits(51percent)wentforextrabases…ShoppachwasratedasthetopdefensivecatcherintheInternationalLeaguebyILmanagersin2004...Celebratedhis24thbirthdayinstyle4/29atOttawa,postingcareerhighsinhits(4)andRBI(6)...Theeffortstartedastretchof14RBIover4games,duringwhichhewent8-for-17(.471)with4homersand7runsscored...Registeredhis3rdcareer2-homergameinthe2ndgameofa5/3doubleheaderatBuffaloaspartofthatrun...Reachedviahitorwalkin25straightgames5/30-6/28,batting.328(19-for-58)overthefirst17gamesofthestretchtoraisehisaveragetoaseason-high.249from.215...Scoredatleastonerun(10total)in8straightgames6/12-21...Clubbedahomeruninacareer-best3straightgames8/1-5tohighlighta9-gamestretchinwhichhewentdeep6timesfrom7/30-8/9...Batted.312againstlefthandersand.209offright-handedpitchers...Aftertheseason,playedforEscogidooftheDominicanWinterLeague.
u 2003WasnamedAAPortlandPlayeroftheYear,batting.282with30doubles,12homersand60RBIin92games...Slugged.488,banging44extra-basehitsinonly340at-bats...startedatcatcherfortheNorthDivisioninthe7/16EasternLeagueAll-StarGameinNewBritain,going0-for-2...Didnotmakehis2003debutuntil4/28asherecoveredfromoff-seasonsurgeryonhisrightshoulder,butwentontoleadtheSeaDogsindoubles,whileranking3rdinhomersand4thinRBI...Tiedfor9thintheorganizationinbatting...WasnamedBestDe-fensiveCatcherintheEasternLeagueinBaseball America ’sannualBestToolssurveyofleaguemanagers.
u 2002MadehisprodebutwithASarasotaandwasnamed toBaseball America’sHigh-AAll-Star team inadditiontobeingselectedtotheFloridaStateLeague’smid-seasonandpost-seasonAll-Starteams...Batted.271with35doubles(tiedfor2ndintheleague),10homers,66RBIanda.432sluggingpercentagein116games...Ranked9thamongRedSoxfarmhandsinbatting...appearedin92gamesascatcher...Went0-for-1intheFSLAll-StarGame...postedhisfirstcareer2-homergameJuly31atDunedin.
u 2001Reportedtotheorganization’sFallInstructionalLeagueaftersigningonAugust17astheRedSox’firstpick(2ndround,48thoverall)inthe2001draft...Wasnamedco-winneroftheTonyLathamMemorialAward,presentedeachfalltotheplayerwhoshowsthemostenthusiasmduringInstructionalLeague.
Personal/MiscellaneousFullnameKelly brIan sHoPPaCH...Married,wife’snameJennifer…Twodaughters,AddisonBrooke(11/10/2006)andAlexandra(6)…ResidesinFt.Myers,FLandFortWorth,TX…Played3seasonsatBaylorUniversity...Asajuniorin2001,receivedtheJohnnyBenchAwardasthenation’stopcollegiatecatcherafterhitting.397with12homersand61RBIin69gamesinhisfinalcollegeseason...Posteda.998fieldingpercentagewithonlyoneerrorin406totalchances...InadditiontobeingselectedBig12PlayeroftheYear,wasnamedasaFirst-Team
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Favorite Movie:CrimsonTide;Favorite Group/artist: Rascal Flatts; Favorite athlete Growing up : Bo Jackson;Favorite Team Growing up:TexasRang-ers;Person Who Has Most Influenced you: Father/Brother; Favorite road City:Chicago;Favorite road stadium:Tampa;Favorite Thing to do away From baseball:WatchFootball/Fish;Favorite Tv show:Survivor
u Made22reliefappearancesforPortland,going2-1-4w/a2.63ERAoverhislast12games(13.2IP,14H,4ER,21K)beforebeingpromotedtoSanDiegoonMay31…OverallatAAAPortlandhelimitedhitterstoa.225(25-111)averageagainstwith44Kin28.2IP…Was1-1w/a5.65ERA(14.1IP,16H,9ER,3BB,14K)in13reliefoutingsw/SD,limitingright-handedhitterstoa.206(6-29)averageagainst…Overhisfirst11outingshisERAwas3.09(11.2IP,10H,4ER)…WaswiththePadresfromMay31untilbeingdesignatedforassignmentonJuly17andacquiredbyClevelandthefollowingday.
u MadehisIndiansdebutonJuly18@LAA…Wonthe2ndALgameofhiscareer,andthefirstsince2000,onAugust12(night)vs.KansasCity…Workedaseason-high2.2IPonSept.24atTexas(3K)…OverallontheyearMLBhittersbatted.273(36-132)with8HRallowed,includinga.225(18-80)markbyRHH(3HR).
u Average11SOper9.0IPwithCleveland…FromAugust22thrutheendoftheseasonhecompiledanERAof2.79(9.2IP,10H,3ER,8games)…Battershit.256(23-90)offhimwithnooneonbasefortheyear…Battershit.467(7-15)onthefirstpitchoffhimand.409(9-22)withRISP…OutrightedtoAAABuffalo,January14.
u 2000Was11-12w/a4.40ERA(178.0IP,87ER)in34games(28GS)betweenAAAOklahomaandTexas…TurnedinoneofthetopMajorLeaguepitchingdebutsinTexasRangershistoryw/7.0IPshutoutIPvs.theYankeeson8/16,allowingjust4hits…BecamethefirstRangerspitchertowinhisdebutsinceSteveDreyeron8/8/93…Was1-3w/a5.00ERA (27.0IP,15ER) IN5STARTS…Was0-3w/a6.75ERAoverhisfinal4starts, the laston9/6…Relegatedtothepenoverthelastmonthoftheseason…WhilewithOklahomaherankedamongPCLleadersincompletegames(2nd,5),shutouts(T2nd,2),wins(10,T6th)andhis4.04ERAranked10th…Ledtheteaminwins.
u 1999Tiedfor2ndw/27GSontheAAANewOrleansstaff,his122Kranked2ndandwas3rdw/158.1IPontheteaminhisfinalseasonintheAstrosorganization…NamedPCLpitcheroftheweek,4/19-25…Lost7straightdecisions(11GS),4/26-6/18…Fannedseason-high11on8/2atMemphis…ClaimedonwaiversbytheRang-ers.
u 1998SplittimebetweenAAJacksonandAAANewOrleansandwentacombined11-124.86ERAin30games(181.1IP,98ER)…Won5straightdecisions,5/21-6/16,beforebeingpromotedtoNewOrleanson6/20…
u 1997Went13-7w/a3.97ERAin28startsbetweenAKissimmeeandAAJackson…Tallied8winswithKissim-mee,including4straightinApril…PromotedtoJacksonon6/1andwon3straightstarts…Struckout11on8/29vs.TulsaandaftertheseasonpitchedintheArizonaFallLeague…
u 1996PlayedwithQuadCitiesoftheMidwestLeagueandwasT4thintheleaguewith150Kand7thw/a3.13ERA…NamedtotheMLAll-StarTeam.
Personal/MiscellaneousFullnamebrIan PaTrICK sIKOrsKI…ResidesinFraser,MI…Married,wife’snameisSamantha…Has2children;EastonandAvery…MajoredinCriminalJusticeatWesternMichiganwhereheplayed3seasons(1993-95)…VotedbyteammatesasWMU’sMVPandwasco-pitcheroftheyearintheMACin1995…SelectedtotheGTE/All-RegionMACandOliveGarden/MACacademicteamin1995…GraduatedfromRosevillle(MI)HighSchoolin1992wherehewasa3-yearlettermaninbaseballalongwithletteringtwiceinbasketball…IsabigfanofMichiganfootballandadiscipleofLloydCarr,despitehis1-5recordvs.OhioState’sJimTressel…IsalsoanavidfollowerofallDetroitsportsteams.
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Tony Sipp 70Age: 23, born July 12, 1983 in Pascagoula, MS
Position: Pitcher
Bats: L Throws: L Height: 6-0 Weight: 190
ML Service: 0 + 000
Contract Status: Signed thru 2007
Acquired: Selected by Cleveland in the 45th round (1,337th overall) of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft.
u MadejustoneappearanceonMay22beforegoingontheDLagainwithaleftelbowstrainfromMay23-June24…Madejust1appearance(1.0IP)fromApril25-June24…SpenttheremainderoftheseasonontheactiverosterfromJune25-Sept.3…FromAugust1thrutheendoftheseasonhewent1-1w/2savesanda2.60ERAin13outings(17.1IP,10H,5ER,21K).
u Went1-0w/2savesanda2.16ERAin6EasternLeagueplayoffgames(8.1IP,5H,2ER,3BB,16K)andaveraged14.4SOper9.0IPinthepost-season…DuringtheregularseasonDoubleAhittershit.201(44-219,2HR)offhimasheaveraged11.9SOper9.0IP…RHHhit.191(30-157,1HR)andLHHhit.226(14-62,1HR)…Battershit.204(11-54)withRISP…PitchedforPeoriaintheArizonaFallLeagueaftertheseason(10G,0-0,1SV,10.1IP,4H,5ER,9BB,16K)as7ofhis10outingswerescoreless.
u 2004Struckout8ormorebattersin6ofhis10starts,includingaseason-high10Kon8/28atJamestownin5.0IP…Struckout9injust4.0IPon8/22vs.Jamestown…His74Kranked6thintheNYPLandaveraged15.6SOper9.0IP…LimitedNYPLhitterstoa.212(33-156)averageagainstw/5HRallowed.
Grady Sizemore 24Age: 24, born August 2, 1982 in Seattle, WA
Position: Outfielder
Bats: L Throws: L Height: 6-2 Weight: 200
ML Service: 2 + 056
Contract Status: Signed thru 2011 w/a club option for 2012
Acquired: June 27, 2002; From the Montreal Expos along with LHP Cliff Lee, INF Brandon Phillips & 1B Lee Stevens in exchange for RHP Bartolo Colon, RHP Tim Drew and cash.
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Career TransaCTIOns2000 SelectedbytheMontrealExposinthe3rdroundoftheJunedraft.2002 AcquiredbytheClevelandIndians,alongwithLeeStevens,BrandonPhillipsandCliffLee,fromtheExposin
exchangeforBartoloColonandTimDrew,6/27.
2006SeasonHighlights
u HadanhistoricseasonontheclubandMajorLeaguelevelashebecamejustthe2ndMajorLeaguePlayer,andfirstIndian/ALplayer,with50doubles,10triples,20homersand20stealsinthesameseason(HOFOFChuckKleinin1932forPhiladelphiaistheonlyotherplayertoeverdoit)…Becamejustthe4thplayerinMLBhistorywith50doubles,10triples&25homersinthesameseasonandthefirsttodoitsinceJoe‘Ducky’Medwickin1937…LouGehrig(1927)&ChuckKlein(1932)alsodidit(allthreeareintheHallofFame)…Finished11thintheAmericanLeagueMVPvoting…WontheCleveland“ManoftheYear”Award.
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u His American League-best 53 doubles were the3rdhighestsingle-seasontotalinfranchisehistorybehindonlyEdBurns&TrisSpeakerashebecamethefirstIndiansinceAlbertBellein1995toleadtheALindoubles&extrabasehits…MostdoublesbyanIndiansince1926(EdBurnsclubrecord64).
u AlsoledtheAL/MLBwith92extrabasehits,the3rdhighestsingle-seasonmarkinclubhistorybehindAlbertBelle(103in1995)&HalTrosky(96in1936)ashebecamethefirstIndiansinceBellein1995toleadtheleagueinEBhits…The92extrabasehitswereaclubrecordoutofthelead-offspotandwerethehighesttotalintheMajorsoutofthe#1holedatingbacktoatleastthe1957season…Wasjustthe3rdIndianinclubhistory(TrisSpeaker,3x,’20-21-23)&OdellHalein’36)tohit502B&103Binthesameseasonashis11triplesranked3rdintheAL…
u AlsoledtheAmericanLeague/Majorsinrunsscored(134),the5thhighesttotalinclubhistory(R.AlomarlastIndiantoleadleagueinRS-138in1999)…LastMajorLeaguertoleadhisleagueindoubles,runs&extrabasehitswasSTL1BAlbertPujolsin2003…Alsofinished2ndintheleagueintotalbase(349),5thinaveragevs.RHP(.329),T7thinhits(190),T8thinmulti-hitgames(55),T11thinstealsandwasthe2ndhardestplayerintheALtodoubleup(hitintofirstGIDPin7/30vs.SEAin420thAB)…The2GIDPwerethefewestbyanIndiansplayerinclubhistoryoverafullseason.
u BecamethefirstIndiansinceJoeCarterin1989toplayinall162gamesandnowownsaconsecutivegamesplayedstreakof196,the4thlongestactivemarkinthebigleaguesandthelongestbyanIndiansince1994(AlbertBelle,208games)…LastgamehedidnotplaywasAugust25,2005atTB…HeisalsothefirstIndianinclubhistoryw/2seasonsofdoubledigittotalsin2B,3B,HR&SB(2005&2006)andjustthe3rdIndianshitterwithtwoseasonsof20HR&20SB(JoeCarter,RobertoAlomar).
u Ledoff4gameswithhomeruns(5/6,5/19,7/16,9/2)andnowhas7career lead-offhomeruns…Hithiscareer-best25thhomeronSept.21atOakland…Enjoyedhisfirstcareer2-HRgameonSept.24@Texas,includinghisfirstcareerinside-the-parkHR…22ofhis28homersweresoloshots…His28HRoutofthe#1holefinished1stintheAL…HR’dinacareer-high3straightgames,May18-20.
u Playedanoutstandingdefensivecenterfield, leadingALLMajorLeagueOutfielders in total chances (419)whilecompilingthe9thbestfielding%amongALoutfielderswhilerecording7assists(2E,419TC)in159starts/160games…Made1startatDHandPHontwooccasions…Hadapairof11-gamehittingstreaks,thelastofwhichcamefromJuly15-26…Reachedbaseviahitorwalkin136of162games,including112ofhislast135…Scored123runsoverhislast143gamesand103runsoverhislast124games.
u Hit.329(143-435)offRHP(5thintheAL)and.214(47-220)offLHPwith10HR&25RBI…Hit.262(34-130)withRISPandwas6for12withthebasesloaded…LowestmonthlytotalintermsofaveragewasAugust(.259,23RSin28G)…Scoredatleast20RSineverymonthexceptJuly(18RS)…WasT1stingames(162),3rdintheALstrikeouts(153)&atbats(655)…His655atbatswerethe5thmostinasingle-seasoninIndiansfranchisehistory.
u Scoredaseason-high4runsonApril27vs.Boston&June3vs.Chicago-AL toequalacareer-high(3rdtime)…Hadaseason-high4hitson6/28@STL…Hitacareer-high3doublesonJuly22vs.Minnesota…Scored63runsin75secondhalfgames…FromSept16onhehit.306(19-62)with32B,4HR&7RBIin16games(12RS)...His.374on-base%was3rdbestamongALlead-offhitters…His.586slugging%vs.RHPwas6thbestintheAL…Slugging%inthe2ndhalfwas.553….Signedalong-termcontractthruthe2011seasononMarch29w/acluboptionfor2012.
u 2004SplittheseasonbetweenAAABuffaloandthebigleagues,makinghismajorleaguedebutinJulybeforereturningtoBuffalotoleadtheBisonstotheInternationalLeaguechampionshipafterleadingAAAkrontotheEasternLeaguecrownin2003…GotofftoaslowstartatAAABuffaloafteralatespringstomachillnesscausedhimtolosealmost15pounds…Hit.228(34-149)overtheseason’sfirst39gamesw/2HR&19RBIfrom4/8-5/19ashebattledtoregainstrengthandweightfromillnessthatforcedhimtospendseveraldaysinWinterHavenHospital…ThrutherestoftheAAAseasonhehit.320(86-269)with6HR&32RBIoverhisfinal62games…Hit.344(43-125)inJunewith102B,23B,2HR&14RBIin28games(27RS)…WasrecalledfromBuffaloon7/20whentheIndiansreturnedhomefromaWestCoasttripandmadehismajorleaguedebuton7/21vs.Chicago-ALasadefensivereplacement…Madehisfirststartthenextnightandrecordedhisfirstmajorleaguehit&RBIon7/23vs.KCoffMikeWood(RBIdouble)…Hadthegamewinninghitinthenightgameofaday/nightDHon7/24vs.KCinthe9thinningoffRudySeanezthatbrokea3-3tie…Hitfirstmajorleaguehomerunon7/25vs.KCoffZackGreinkeandstolefirstbaseon7/28vs.Detroit…Hadgame-winningdoubleon8/5atToronto&recordeda3-hitgameon8/9atChicago-AL(3-5,RS,season-highequaling2RBI)…Went2forhisnext33from8/10beforebeingoptionedbacktoAAABuffaloon8/30togetmoreatbatsthruregularandpostseasonafterCocoCrispestablishedhimselfincenterfield…SpentremainderofregularseasonwiththeBisonsbeforehitting.333(10-30)w/5RS,2HR&7RBIin9playoffgamesfortheILchampions…Hit.327(49-150)intheleadoffspot…Hit.306(57-186)withrunnersonbaseand.298(34-114)withRISP…Finishedtiedfor6thintheILwith8triples…Wasrecalledagainon9/18andspentremainderoftheseasonw/theTribe,hitting.306(15-49)with22B,23B,2HR&9RBIin13gamestoconcludetheseason,raisinghisaveragefrom.213to.246…Enjoyedhis2ndcareer3-hitgameon9/26vs.Minnesota(3-4,2B,2RBI)andagainon10/2atMinnesota(3-5,career-high3runsscored,RBI)andcamewithinadoubleofthecycle…WiththeTribehemade38startsincenterfield(42G)andmadejust1errorin106totalchances(.991fielding%)…DidnotrecordanextrabasehitoffaLHPw/Cleveland(8singles,.178slg%)…Hada.516slg%offRHP.
u 2003HadanoutstandingseasonatAAAkroninhisfirstfullseasonintheIndiansorganization,winningtheLouBoudreauAwardastheorganization’stoppositionplayer…Ledtheorganization inruns(96)andhits(151),finished3rdinaverage(.304)andtiedforthirdinRBI(78)amongIndiansfarmhands…Hit13HRin496atbatsafterenteringtheseasonwith6careerHRasaprofessionalinPost-SeasonAll-StarTeam,hewontheEasternLeagueRookieoftheYearAwardandwasrunner-upforleagueMVP…WontheLarryDobyAwardastheMVPintheRadioShackAll-StarFuture’sGame,whichendedwiththeU.S.defeatingtheWorld,3-2,inChicago’sU.S.CellularField…Sizemorewas2-for-3withahomerunandtwoRBI(RBIsingleinthefirstinningoffRichHarden,HRtoleadoff3rd)…Alsowent1for2intheDoubleAAll-StarGame,startingthecontestinCF…TiedapairAkronfranchiserecords,going5for6w/4RS&22Bon4/8vs.Harrisburgtotietheclubrecordinhitsandequaledtheclubrecordwith
u 2002SplittheseasonbetweenABrevardCityandAKinstonafterbeingacquiredinlateJuneina6-playerdealthatincludedBartoloColon…NamedtotheSportstickerAll-TeenTeamafterhitting.343(59-172)with92B,33B,3HR&20RBIin47gameswithKinston,stealing14basesin21attempts…Underwentleftwristsurgeryon9/13.
u 2001SpenttheseasonatAClintonoftheMidwestLeague,stealing32basesin43attemptsin123games…Fin-ished2ndintheleaguewith81walks.
u 2000SignedfirstprocontractwithMontrealon6/16…Playedfirstproseason for theGulfCoastLeagueExpos…Was5thintheleagueingames(55)and5thinatbats(205).
Personal/MiscellaneousFullnameGrady sIZeMOre…Single…Resides inMillCreek,WA&Scottsdale,AZ…Wasthe75thoverallpickafterbeingselectedinthebeginning of the 3rd round by Montreal…Was a heralded recruit toplay football and baseball for the University of Washington HuskiesaftergraduatingfromEverett’sCascadeHighSchool(WA)witha3.85grade-point average… Upon graduation he was Cascade’s all-timeleadingrusherwith3,081yardsandsetaschoolrecordwith16careerinterceptions…WasalsorecruitedbyArizonaState,Clemson,CaliforniaandWashingtonState…Sizemore,whoalsowasabasketballstandout,hit.457with102B,7HR,24SB&20RBIduringhisseniorseasonofhighschool…Rana4.5forty-yarddashinhighschool…AppearedonaESPNSportsCentersegmentfollowinghisstintintheDoubleA2003All-StarGameinNewBritain,CT.
sIZeMOre’s FavOrITes
Favorite Tv show: That 70’s Show; Favorite Musical Group/artist : TheDoors;Favorite Thing to do away from baseball: Video Games (PS2); athlete Growing up:BoJackson;Favorite Team Growing up:SeattleSeahawks;Person who has most influenced you: Dad(Grady); Favorite road City: Chicago;Favorite road ballpark: San Diego;Favorite baseball Moment: first gamewinning hit (7/24/04 vs. KC); Favorite subject in school: history; Favorite vacation spot:Sydney,Australia
HITs:5,September22,2005atKansasCity;Hr:2,September24,2006atTexas;2b:3,July22,2006vs.Minnesota;3b:1,24times,lastonSeptember10,2006atChicago-AL;WalKs:3,threetimes,lastonJune3,2006vs.LAAngels;rbI:5,August10,2005atKansasCity;runs:4, three times, last on June 3, 2006vs. LA Angels; sb: 2, four times, laston September 8, 2006 at Chicago-AL;sTeal OF HOMe:1,August26,2005atToronto; HITTInG sTreaK: 12 games,June10-June22,2005;Career Grand slaMs:1,August10,2005atKansasCity(ZackGreinke).
2006 Career avG ab H Hr rbI avG ab H Hr rbI.290 655 190 28 76 Totals .285 1433 409 54 181
u MadehisMajorLeaguedebutonApril22atKansasCity(2.0IP,3H,2ER)andwas0-0witha7.71ERA(4.2IP,5H,4ER,5BB,4K)in4reliefappearancesbeforebeingoptionedbacktoAAABuffaloonMay2…OntheyearatAAABuffalowas6-3w/a3.35ERAand1savein27games/15starts(94.0IP,78H,42R/35ER,37BB,91K)fortheBisons.
u Was5-1witha3.12ERA(66.1IP,58H,23ER)in15gamesasastarterand1-2witha3.90ERA(27.2IP,20H,12ER)in12reliefappearances…LimitedAAAhitterstoa.227(78-344)averageagainst…LHbattershitjust.202(36-178)offhimwhileRHhittersbatted.253(42-166)offhim…Battershit.170(18-106)offhimwithRISPand.214(34-159)offhimwithrunnersonbase…Startedhislast9gamesatBuffaloandwas5-0witha2.34ERA(50.1IP,41H,13ER),winning5straightstartsfromJuly20-August11…Hadthree8strikeoutsgamesforBuffalo.
u Wasrecalledforthe2ndtimeonSeptember5thfollowingtheconclusionoftheBisonsseason…Made4appear-ances/2startsinSeptember,going0-0witha4.85ERA(13.0IP,22H,7ER,4BB,7K)…Made2startstoendtheseason,going0-0w/a1.80ERA(10.2IP12H,2R/ER,3BB,7K)…Workedaseason-high6.0IPw/aseason-high5Kinhisfinalstartvs.TampaBayonSept.29(6.0IP,8H,1R/ER,5K,TBwas0-7w/RISP)…Indianswere2-0inhisstarts…OverallMajorLeaguehittershit.360(27-75)offhim…
u 2004Spenthis2ndseasonatKinstonwhereheledtheCarolinaLeagueinwins(15)andfinishedtiedforfirstinCGandshutouts(2)…His65ERallowedwere3rdintheleague…Won7straightstarts,7/12-8/16,andwas4-0w/a2.16ERAin5Auguststarts(25.0IP,12H,6ER,22K)…Was1-0w/a1.54ERAin2CarolinaLeaguestartsfortheCLchamps(11.2IP,8H,2ER,12K)…Worked5.0ormoreIPin22ofhis25starts…Threwa7.0IPCG,1-hitshutouton8/3vs.MB…Fanned10in5.0IPon8/16vs.Salem.
u 2003SpenttheseasoninAKinston…Didnotpitchafter8/12…Was2-1w/a2.42ERAin5Aprilstarts(26.0IP,24H,7ER,17K)…NamedatopprospectinCLbySportsticker.
u 2002SpenthisfirstproseasoninMahoningValleyaftersigningon6/21.
Personal/MiscellaneousFull name BRIan JOHn slOCUM…Single…Resides in Eastchester,NY…Namedthe1999MostValuablePlayeroftheArchdiocesanofNewYorkwhileatIonaPrep(NY)...WastheWestchesterCountyPlayeroftheYearasasenior...EarnedAll-League,All-District,All-City,All-CountyandAll-Americanhonors in1999andwasnamedasoneof the top12highschoolpitchersinthenation...Recordedan11-1recordanda0.87ERAasaseniorinhighschool...Draftedinthe14throundofthe1999MajorLeagueBaseball draft by theMinnesotaTwins…PlayedthreeyearsofbaseballatVillanovaandwent10-7w/a3.28ERAin27outings/22GS(156.1IP,135H,57ER,128K)…In2000asafreshmanearnedthirdteamFreshmenAll-AmericahonorsbyBaseball America...ReceivedLouisvilleSluggerFreshmenAll-Americahonorablemention...NamedtotheBigEastAll-RookieTeam(4-4,2.62ERA,11GS)…Duringhisjunioryearof2002hewent4-2w/a3.41ERAin11starts(68.1IP,58H,26ER,65K)…WasratedbyBaseball Americaasthe#1prospectinPennsylvaniaenteringthe2002draftand40thnationallyoverallamongdraft-eligibleplayers…Majoredinsociology…OnlythethirdVillanovaplayerevertakenashighasthesecondroundoftheMLBDraft…Enjoysplayinggolfandservesastheteambarberinhissparetime.
slOCUM’s FavORITes
Favorite Movie: Goodfellas; Favorite Tv show: Entourage; Favorite artist:JohnLegend;Favorite Thing away From Baseball:Golf;Favorite athlete Growing Up:DonMattingly;Favorite Team Growing Up:Yankees;Most Influenced Me:MyPar-ents;Favorite nickname:Sloc;Favorite Baseball Moment:1stMLBStart
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nO-HITTeR :---; 1-HITTeR :---; 2-HIT-TeR:---;3-HITTeR:---;4-HITTeR:--;K’s (starter):5,September29,2006vs.TampaBay; K’s (reliever): 2, April 22, 2006 atKansasCity;BB’s (starter):2,September23,2006atTexas;BB’s (reliever):2,twotimes,lastonMay1,2006vs.Chicago-AL;lOnGesT sTaRT: 6.0IP, September 29,2006 vs. Tampa Bay; lOnGesT RelIeF OUTInG: 2.0IP, two times, last on Sep-tember9,2006atChicago-AL;WInnInG sTReaK:N/A;lOsInG sTReaK:N/A;HR:2, September 9, 2006 at Texas; sHORT-esT sTaRT: 4.0IP, September 23, 2006atTexas;CG:N/A;CG sHO:N/A;CaReeR 10+sTRIKeOUT GaMes:N/A.
CaReeR BY BallPaRK W l sv eRa G Inn eRAmeriquestField(TEX) 0-0-0 2.25 1 4.0 1JacobsField(CLE) 0-0-0 2.79 5 9.2 3KauffmanStadium(KC) 0-0-0 9.00 1 2.0 2U.S.CellularField(CWS) 0-0-0 22.50 1 2.0 5
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u FromAugust1thrutheendoftheseasonhehit.304(35-115)with52B,9HR&20RBIovertheseason’sfinal32games,going4-4w/4RS,2HR&5RBIonAugust29atAltoona…Alsowent4for4onAugust27vs.Trenton…Hit.270(10-37)w/aHR&7RBIin10EasternLeagueplayoffgames.
u Ontheyearhehit.276(102-370)with12HR&53RBIoffRHPand.255(39-153)offLHP(6HR,19RBI)…Hit.235(32-136)withRISPand.290(67-231)withrunnersonbase…8thbestprospectintheIndians’organiza-tionaccordingtoBAentering2007.
u Spentfirst2monthsoftheseason,postingarecordof9-1w/a1.39ERA(97.1IP,78H,20R/15ER,1HR,29BB,54K,.224avgall’d)andwentatleast5.0IPin14of15startswhiletossing2completegameshutouts…AtthetimeofhispromotiontoClevelandonJune24hehadthelowestERAinTripleAbaseballandwastiedfor1stintheInternationalLeagueinwinsandis3rdininningspitched…Wonhislast7straightdecisionsatBuffaloanddidnotloseoverhislast11starts,going7-0w/a1.35ERAfromApril28toJune20(73.1IP,53H,11ER,20BB,37K).
u Enjoyedastretchof29.0consecutiveinningsfromMay14-29withoutallowinganER&tossedacompletegame,7.0IP1-hitCGshutoutonMay19vs.Pawtucket&tosseda7.0IP,two-hitCGshutoutonJune15atDurham…WastheToppsInternationalLeaguePlayeroftheMonthforMay(4-0,0.88ERA,6GS,41.0IP,30H,4ER)…Went2-1w/a1.44ERA in5April starts (31.1IP,30H,5ER)…Bisonswere12-3 inhis starts asheworkedatleast5.0IPin14ofhis15assignments…Battershit.224(78-348)offhimwithjust1HRallowedin97.1IP…LHbattershit.205(16-78)andRHhittershit.230(62-270).
u PromotedtoClevelandon6/24whenhiscontractwaspurchasedfromAAABuffaloandaddedtothe40-manroster(JasonJohnsondesignated)…LosthisMLdebutagainsttheCincinnatiRedson6/25inJacobsField,a4-2winfortheReds…5.0IP,5H,4R/ER,1BB,3K,2-runHRtoGriffeyandDunn…NotchedhisfirstMajorLeaguewinon7/3vs.theNewYorkYankeesinJacobsField,a5-2winoverWang…Alloweda2-runHRtoGiambiinthefirstinningbeforeposting6.0IPshutoutframes(4H)…7.0IP,6H,2R/ER,1BB,4K)…Sufferedhis2ndlossoftheseasononJuly8th,a7-4losstotheOrioles(season-low3.2IP,7H,7R/ER)…Allowedseason-high3HRonJuly16@MIN.
u TossedthefirstCG/ShutoutofhisMajorLeaguecareeronJuly22vs.Minnesota…Itwasan11-0winovertheTwinsandScottBaker(9.0IP,4H,0R,1BB,4K,104P)…Didnotallowarunnerto2ndbase…Tossedhis2ndstraightCG/ShutoutonJuly28vs.Seattle…Wasa1-0win…9.0IP,5H,0R,1BB,3K…BecamethefirstIndiansinceBudBlackin1989totossconsecutiveCG/shutousandfirstIndiansrookiehurlersinceDickTidrowin1972(July31-Aug4)tothrowconsecutiveshutouts…ThelastbigleaguerookietodoitwasDontrelleWillisin2003(onewasarain-shortened5.0IPgame)…Thelastrookietothrowconsecutive9.0IPshutoutswasRolandoArrojoforTampaBayin1998.
u DidnotreceiveadecisioninstartofAugust2atBoston(wasa6-5losstotheSox–5.0IP,5H,2R/ER,2BB,sea-son-high5K)…Allowedapairofrunsinthe4thinningashehadhisscorelessstreaksnappedat22.0IP…Itwasthe3rdlongestbyaIndiansrookiesince1972andwasT7thlongestintheMajorsin2006…AlsolongeststreakbyaTribepitchersincePaulAssenmacher’s23.1IPin1997…Wonhis4thgameoftheseasonin13-0winovertheRoyalsonAugust13(6.0IP,5H,0R).
u WonanIndiansteam-high6straightdecisionsfromJuly22thruSept.5…Overthe7startshewas6-0w/a1.93ERA(60.2IP,49H,13ER)…LosthislaststartoftheyearonSept.12vs.KC(5.0IP,7H,4R/ER)andwasshutdownforthelast3weeksoftheseasonafterpitchingacombined185.2inningsontheyear…Combinedontheyearhewas16-5w/a2.42ERAin29starts(185.2IP,163H,50ER)…
u MajorLeaguehittersbatted.252(85-337)offhimw/10HR(.392SLG,.298OBP)…LHHare16for71(.225,4HR)andRHHare69for266(.259,6HR)…Battershit.234(33-141)withrunnerson&.290(20-69)w/RISP(12-35,.343w/RISP-2outs)…The.234markwithrunnersonwas11thlowestintheleague…Allowed6stolenbases(3CS)…Tribewas8-6inhisstarts…10ofhis14startsinthebigleagueswentintothe6thinning.
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snyder’s FavOrITes
FavOrITe MOvIe: The Rock; FavOr-ITe MusIC GrOuP/arTIsT: Pantera; FavOrITe aTHleTe GrOWInG uP: MarcusAllen;FavOrITe TeaM OTHer THan THe IndIans: STL Cardinals;PersOn WHO Has MOsT InFluenCed yOu:Mydad;FavOrITe THInG TO dO aWay FrOM baseball:learntoplaygui-tar;FavOrITe Tv sHOW:Lost;FavOrITe baseball MOMenT: Winning 2005EasternLeaguetitlewithAAAkron
u 2004Seasondidnotstartuntil4/29duetoaninfectionthatsidelinedhimduringhisfirstmajorleaguespringtrainingcamp(hewasaspringinvitee)…OpenedtheseasonatALakeCountyandhitin9straightgames,5/2-11…Went3for5w/2HR&6RBIon7/6vs.Lexington…Appearedin55gamesinCFand16gamesinLFfortheCaptainsandhit.320(33-103)inJulywith52B,4HR&21RBIin27games…PromotedtoAKinstonon8/4andhitsafelyin25of26gamesfrom8/5-9/3,includingan18-gamehittingstreakfrom8/15-9/3…Hitapairofhomers(4RBI)on8/11atMyrtleBeachandwent4-4w/aHR&4RBIon8/29vs.Wilmington…Hit.385(35-91)inAugustw/6HR&20RBIin23games…Hit.133(4-30)intheCLplayoffs.
u 2003Spenthisfirstprofessionalseasonattheclub’sshort-seasonAMahoningValleyaffiliateoftheNewYork-PennLeagueaftersigninghisfirstprofessionalcontracton6/14…Ledtheteaminruns(52),steals(14)andon-base%(.393)whiletyingfortheteamleadwith6triples…Hitin9straightgamesfrom8/14-23andhitagrandslamon8/18atBatavia…Had16RBIovera14-gamestretchfrom8/5-18.
Personal/MiscellaneousFullnamebradley MICHael snyder…Single…ResidesinBellevue,OH and Tampa, FL…Attended Ball State University where he wasnamedtheMidAmericanConferencePlayeroftheYearandfirstteamAll-MAC for the springof2003…He led the league indoubles (25),walks (49), totalbases (154) andsluggingpercentage (.770),whilerankingsecondintheconferencewith68RS,61RBIanda.522on-basepercentage…Batted.405(81-200)with68RS,252B,33B,14HR,61RBI&20SBin55gamesatBallStatein2003…Inhis3-seasonatBSUhecompileda.378(211-558)average,whichtiedforsecondbestinCardinalhistory,ranking2ndinschoolhistoryinslugging%(.688),&T4thinHR(36)&T8thinRBI(150)…Enteringthedrafthewasratedthe 26th best overall prospect in the entire 2003 draft by Baseball America,the#1overallprospectoutofthestateofIndianaandthe3rdBestFive-ToolCollegeTalent.
Jeremy Sowers 45Age: 23, born May 17, 1983 in St. Clairsville, OH
Position: Pitcher
Bats: L Throws: L Height: 6-1 Weight: 180
ML Service: 0 + 100
Contract Status (Options Remaining): Signed thru 2007 (3)
Acquired: Selected by Cleveland in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft.
Career TransaCTIOns2001–SelectedbytheCincinnatiRedsinthe1stround(20thoverall)oftheJunedraft.Didnotsign.2004–SelectedbytheClevelandIndiansinthe1stround(6thoverall)oftheJunedraft.
105H,42ER,26BB,119SO)duringhisjunioryear…ThenativeofLouisville,KYwasnamedtotheAll-SECsec-ondteamforthesecondstraightyear…HewasoneofonlytwoCommodorespitcherstorecordatleast300careerstrikeouts(327)andwasoneofonlythreepitcherstoregister10ormorewinsinaseason…LeftVUrankedinthetopfiveinsingleseasonstrikeouts(123insophomoreyear),careerwins(23),andcareerinningspitched(338.2IP,303H,123ER,3.27ERA)…HealsoledVanderbilttotheSuperRegionalagainstTexasduringhisjunioryearandwasnamedtotheCharlottesville(VA)RegionalAll-TournamentTeam…Asasophomorein2003hewent7-5w/a2.50ERA(18G/16GS,115.0IP,94H,32ER,123K)andwasselectedsecondteamAll-SouthRegionbytheAmericanBaseballCoachesAssociation…LedSECinSO,ERAandIP…Finishedtheyearwith123strikeouts,secondall-timeatVanderbilt...Endedtheyearwitha2.50ERA,ninthlowestinCommodorehistory…Tiedacareer-highwith12strikeoutsineight inningsagainstAuburn(4/25/03)…Freshmanyearhewentateam-best6-5w/a4.37ERAin15games/13GS(101.0IP,104H,49ER)…NamedtotheCollegiateBaseball/Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American Team…His 101.0 innings pitched set a single-seasonrecordforVUfreshmenhurlerswhilehis85strikeoutswerethethird-mostbyaVUfreshmanpitcherinschoolhistory…His 85 strikeouts ranked fourth-best in the SEC overall/1st among freshmen…Helped guide theWarehamGatementotheCapeCodBaseballLeaguechampionshipduringthesummerof2002…StilltakesclassesatVandyashepursuesadegreeinsociology.
Personal/MiscellaneousFull name JereMy bryan sOWers…Resides in Louisville, KY &Beachwood, OH…Engaged to Ashley Duffy…Attended Ballard HighSchool inLouisville,KYwherehewasnamedNationalHighSchoolAll-AmericanbyBaseball America...NamedKentuckyGatoradePlayeroftheYear,Mr.KentuckyBaseballandKentuckyHighSchoolCoachesAssociationAthleteoftheYearasasenioratBallard...Recordeda10-2recordand0.75ERA,with156strikeouts,18walksandnineearnedrunsin89inningsasaseniorin2001...Threw13CGand8SHOinhisfinalhighschoolseason...Posteda13-0markand0.16ERAwith129strikeoutsin85.2IPasajunior...Threw13CG/7SHOasajunior...Tossedfourcareerno-hittersasaBruin...NamedAll-State,All-Section,All-Re-gionandCountyPlayeroftheYearwhileleadingtheteamtoconsecutiveappearancesinthestatechampionshipgameasajuniorandsenior...SelectedbyCincinnatiinthefirstround(20thpickoverall)ofthe2001MajorLeagueBaseballDraft,butoptedtoattendVandy…Priortothe2004First-YearPlayerDraftSowerswasrankedbyBaseball Americaasthe2ndbestcollegiatepitcherintermsofcommandandwasranked3rdamong
sOWers FavOrITes
Favorite Movie:Dr.Strangelove;Favorite Tv show: South Park; Favorite Music:80s/NewWave;Favorite Thing away From baseball:spendingtimewithfianceAsh-ley;Favorite athlete:WillClark;Favorite Team:GreenBayPackers;Most Influence:Family; road City: Minneapolis; road ballpark:Fenway;baseball Moment:1stCGSHOvs.Minnesota
Career by ballParK W l sv era G Inn erFenwayPark(BOS) 0-0-0 3.60 1 5.0 2JacobsField(CLE) 5-3-0 3.41 10 63.1 24Metrodome(MIN) 0-1-0 6.43 1 7.0 5RogersCentre(TOR) 1-0-0 2.57 1 7.0 2TropicanaField(TB) 1-0-0 3.00 1 6.0 2
PITCHers HITTInG 2006 Career avG ab H Hr rbI avG ab H Hr rbI -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
FIeldInG by POsITIOn 2006 Career
PCT G PO a e TC dP PCT G PO a e TC dP .917 14 4 7 1 12 1 Pitcher .917 14 4 7 1 12 1
2006/Career W-l-s era G Inn er Totals 7-4-0 3.57 14 88.1 35
Jason Stanford 61Age: 30, born January 23, 1977 in Tucson, AZ
Position: Pitcher
Bats: L Throws: L Height: 6-1 Weight: 205
ML Service: 2 + 005
Contract Status: Signed thru 2007
Acquired: November 16, 1999; Signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Cleveland Indians.
2006SeasonHighlightsu Appeared in AAA Buffalo for the 6th straight season (club record)…Did not win until May 11 and dropped his
first 3 decisions… Did not pitch for most of June due to left elbow tendonitis…Following activation he was 4-2 w/a 3.20 ERA (64.2IP, 57H, 23ER, 43K) and worked 6.0 or more inning in 7 of his last 8 starts…Went 1-1 w/a 2.40ERA in 5 July starts (30.0IP, 26H, 8ER, 17K).
u Limited Triple A hitters to a .242 (102-422) average with 11HR allowed…RH hitters hit .236 (74-313) with 9HR and LHH hit .257 (28-109) with 2HR…Batters hit .284 (50-176) with runners on and .274 (26-95) with RISP…Was outrighted off the 40-man roster on September 21…
ProCareeru 2005 Spent the first half of the season rehabbing his left elbow in Winter Haven and Akron under the supervi-
sion of Lee Kuntz…Was officially placed on the 60-day DL on 2/21 in spring training…Began his 30-day rehab assignment 7/25 in Mahoning Valley (2 games) and appeared in 1 game at Lake County on 7/30 before being activated from the DL and optioned to AA Akron on 8/1…Pitched well at Akron, posting an ERA of 2.45 (14.2IP, 4ER) and allowed earned runs in only 3 of his 8 games….Went exactly 2.0IP in 6 of the 8 outings and limited batters to a .176 (3-17) mark with RISP…Was promoted to Buffalo on 8/25 where he allowed an ER in only 1 of the 4 outings…His combined ERA at Akron and Buffalo was 2.08 (21.2IP, 22H, 5ER, 20K).
Career TransaCTIons1999 Signed by the Cleveland Indians as a free agent, 11/16. 2004 DL – left elbow surgery, 4/16-remainder of season...rehab at AAA Buffalo, 5/3.2005 DL – rehab, left elbow surgery, 4/2-8-1…rehab at A Mahoning Valley, 7/25-19 and A Lake County, 7/30-31.
Favorite Movie: Rounders; Favorite Group: Pearl Jam/ Red Hot Chili Peppers; Favorite athlete: Jackie Robinson/ John Elway; Favorite Team: Chicago Cubs; Person of Influence: My Parents (Keith & Dolores); road City: Chicago; road stadium: Sky Dome; Favorite thing away from base-ball: Hunting/ Spending time with family; Favorite T.v. show: CSI: Miami
(5GS, 19.0IP, 16H, 3ER, 2BB, 19SO) and was named to the All Prospect team after the season…Also played for Team USA in the World Cup held in Chinese Taipei in November…He went 2-0 with a 0.75 ERA (12.0IP, 7H, 1ER, 4BB, 15SO) for the Silver medal winning squad in 3 starts.
u 2000 Was named the club’s Minor League Pitcher of the Year after going a combined 12-7 with a 2.62 ERA in 26 starts (154.2IP, 155H, 45ER, 38BB, 135SO)…Finished T1st in the organization in wins (12), T2nd with 154.2IP and 2nd with 135 SO…Started the year at A Columbus of the South Atlantic League and was promoted to A Kinston on 6/24…Was with Kinston for two months before making a late-season start for Akron on 9/3 (5.2IP, 5H, 1R/ER)…Allowed only 5 homers on the season and pitched in the South Atlantic League All-Star Game.
Personal/MiscellaneousFull name Jason JoHn sTanFord…Married, wife’s name is Kara, a former member of the Cleveland Cavaliers dance team and currently an attorney…Resides in Queen Creek, AZ…Recently graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelors degree in Interdisciplinary Studies…Graduated from Canyon Del Oro High School in 1995… Spent two years (1996-97) playing at Barton County Community College (KS) and was an Academic All-American…Played two years of baseball for North Carolina-Charlotte in 1998-99 where he was a Conference USA selection in both years… Enjoys hunting and golfing in the off-season…Attended the annual Cleveland Baseball Federation dinner in August of 2004… Currently is involved with the Garth Brooks ‘Teammates for Kids’ Foundation, B.A.T.S and the Volunteer Center of Southern Arizona Saint Nicholas program …
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sTanFord’s GaMe HIGHs
no-HITTer: ----; 1-HITTer: ----; 2-HIT-Ter: ----; 3-HITTer: ----; 4-HITTer: ----; K’s (starter): 6, two times, last on September 13, 2003 vs. Minnesota; K’s (reliever): 2, July 31, 2003 at Oakland; bb’s (starter): 4, 2x, last on April 9, 2004 at Kansas City; bb’s (reliever): 2, August 2, 2003 at Texas; lonGesT sTarT: 7.0IP, two times, last on September 19, 2003 vs. Boston; lonGesT relIeF ouTInG: 3.1IP, July 31, 2003 at Oakland; WInnInG sTreaK/onlY WIn: 1 game, September 26, 2003 at Toronto; lasT CG: n/a; CG sHo : n /a; Career 10+ sTrIKeouT GaMes: n/a; Hr: 2, September 13, 2003 vs. Minnesota.
Career bY ballParK W l sv era G Inn erAmeriquest Field (TEX) 0-1-0 27.00 2 0.2 2Comerica Park (DET) 0-0-0 8.31 1 4.1 4Jacobs Field (CLE) 0-3-0 2.61 6 31.0 9Kauffman Stadium (KC) 0-0-0 0.00 1 5.0 0McAfee Coliseum (OAK) 0-0-0 0.00 2 4.0 0Metrodome (MIN) 0-0-0 3.60 1 5.0 2Rogers Centre (TOR) 1-0-0 0.00 1 6.0 0U.S. Cellular Field (CWS) 0-0-0 7.20 1 5.0 4
Career W-l-s era G Inn er Totals 1-4-0 3.10 15 61.0 21
u 2004 Season was marred by elbow problems that limited him to 2 major league starts and eventually ended his season after undergoing reconstructive left elbow surgery at the end of July… Was named the Tribe’s 5th starter out of spring & made first regular season start of the season on 4/ 9 at KC (ND, 5.0IP, 7H, 0R, 4BB, 2K) in a 3-1 loss at KC…Fell to 0-1 as the Twins and Brad Radke shutout the Tribe, 3-0, in his second and final start of the season on 4/15 vs. Minnesota in Jacobs Field (6.0IP, 5H, 1R/ER, 1BB, 3K)…Indians scored 1 run over his 2 starts as he worked into the 6th inning in both starts…His 0.82 ERA was actually leading the AL at one point after his 2nd start…Felt soreness in his left elbow and forearm area after his 2nd start of 4/15 and was placed on the 15-day DL on 4/16…Made 1 rehab start for Buffalo on 5/3 vs. Pawtucket (3.1IP, 2H, 0R, 3BB, 4K)…Continued to fell discomfort in the elbow and was shutdown for 12 weeks after abnormalities were detected with his ligament and flexor tendon mass in his elbow…Resumed a throwing program in late June before throwing 2 simulated games in July before being shutdown for the season after more discomfort…‘Tommy John’ surgery was performed by Schickendantz and Andrews in Birmingham on 7/29 to end his season.
u 2003 Was impressive over 5 September starts, earning his first major league win…Spent most of the season with AAA Buffalo, going 10-4 with a 3.43ERA (126.0IP, 124H, 57R/48ER, 25BB, 108K, 13HR) and led the team in starts (20), innings and strikeouts while tying for the team lead with 10 wins…He began the season 5-0 at Triple A in his first 8 starts before suffering his first loss on 6/1 at Columbus…When he was promoted to Cleveland for the first of his three stints in the big leagues he was tied for third in the International League in wins (8) and 6th in ERA (3.18)…He was named to the IL All-Star Team prior to his promotion to the big leagues on 7/5 when his contract was purchased from AAA Buffalo…Marked the 2nd time in his minor league career he was named to the league’s All-Star squad (also SAL All-Star in 2000)...Tossed 1.0 scoreless inning in the Triple A All-Star Game on 7/16…He made his ML debut on 7/6 in Minnesota (ND, 5.0IP, 5H, 2R/ER, 4BB, 1K)…Made his 2nd major league start on 7/12 (day game) against Chicago-AL despite allowing only 1 run on 4 hits over 6.0IP…Was optioned to AAA Buffalo after the day game of 7/12 and made 1 start for the Bisons (7.0IP, 3R/ER) before being recalled on 7/22 and put into a relief role from 7/22-8/10, making a spot start on 8/9 (N) vs. Anaheim (4.1IP, 7H, 2R/ER)…Was optioned back to Buffalo on 8/10, making 3 more starts for Buffalo in August (2-1, 4.50ERA, 20.0IP, 22H, 10ER) before being recalled on 9/1 when rosters expanded and made is 4th start that day in Detroit against the Tigers (4.1IP, 6H, 4R/ER, 1BB, 2K)… Worked a career-high 7.0IP and equaled season/career-high 6SO in start of 9/13 vs. Minnesota (L#2, 7.0IP, 4H, 2R)…Worked 7.0IP on both 9/13 & 9/19 vs. Boston and was a victim of 2-0 shutouts in each start…Earned is first major league win in his final start of 9/26 at Toronto (6.0IP, 5H, 0R, 2BB, 3SO), a 2-1 win over the Jays and Cory Lidle…Over his 5 September starts he was 1-2 w/a 3.68 ERA (29.1IP, 26H, 12ER, 7BB, 21SO)…As a starter he was 1-2 w/a 3.43 ERA in 8 starts (44.2IP, 42H, 17ER)…Was a member Team USA at the 2003 of the Olympic Trials held in Panama City, Panama in early November…Started game 1 against Nicaragua and tossed 7.0 shutout innings.
u 2002 Spent most of the season at AA Akron and made 6 starts over three stints at AAA Buffalo in only his 3rd professional season, recording a combined record of 10-7 w/a 3.26 ERA (138.0IP, 141H, 50ER, 8HR, 44BB, 109SO) in 24 games/23 starts…Started the year slowly at Akron, recording a record of 0-3 w/a 6.48 ERA in 5 April starts (25.0IP, 34H, 18ER) before dialing it up in May, going 5-0 w/a 0.61 ERA in 5 starts (29.2IP, 29H, 2ER)…Was first promoted to Buffalo on 5/28, making 4 starts in June for the Bisons (2-1, 2.92ERA, 24.2IP, 8ER) before being sent back to AA Akron on 6/23…Made two more spot starts in Buffalo on 7/12 at Syracuse (6.0IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 4SO) and on 8/21 at Ottawa (5.0IP, 8H, 3R/ER)…Tossed a complete game, 3-hit 9.0 inning shutout on 7/23 vs. Erie (0BB, 8K)…His 1 SHO was good enough for T2nd among Eastern League pitchers…Fanned a season-high 11 batters on 7/5 at Erie…Made 1 start for Akron in the Double A playoffs vs. Harrisburg (ND, 8.0IP, 5H, 1R/ER, 2BB, 7SO, 1.13ERA).
u 2001 Spent most of the season at AA Akron before a late season stint in Buffalo…Led the club with 108 strikeouts and finished 2nd on the club with 141.2 innings pitched…Was on the DL from 5/13-6/3 with lower back spasms…Other than that span made his every turn in the rotation as his 151.2 innings on the year ranked 3rd among Indians minor league pitchers…Lost 7 straight decisions from 6/29-8/12 (span of 9 starts w/o a win) while his 11 losses were tied for 5th among Eastern League pitchers…Lone CG at Akron came on 8/17 vs. Bowie (G1, 7.0IP, 6H, 5R/ER, 1BB, 5SO)…Prior to the back injury he was 3-2 with a 2.32 ERA (42.2IP, 41H, 11ER, 3BB, 33SO) over his first 7 starts of the season before being shelved…Was promoted to AAA Buffalo on 9/1 and was awesome in his lone regular season start with the Bisons, tossing a 9.0 inning, complete game 3-hit shutout vs. Rochester (9.0IP, 3H, 0R, 0BB, 10SO)…The 10 strikeouts were a 2001-best for Jason…Did not make an error in 26 chances between the two stops on the year and worked 5.0 or more innings in 21 of his 24 starts…After the season he played for Scottsdale in the Arizona Fall League, going 1-0 with a 1.42 ERA
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Spring invitee
Wyatt Toregas 76Age: 24, born December 2, 1982 in Fairfax, VA
Position: Catcher
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 5-11 Weight: 200
ML Service: 0 + 000
Contract Status: Signed thru 2007
Acquired: Selected by Cleveland in the 24th round (707th overall) of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft.
YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS E
u MadehisAAdebutonJune20…Hit.319(22-69)inAugustw/aHR&15RBIin22gamesbeforehitting.233(7-30)in9EasternLeagueplayoffgames(2HR,9RBI)…CombinedontheyearbetweenKinstonandAkronhehit.294(91-309)with242B,8HR&52RBIin92games…Hit.360(27-75)offLHPand.318(27-85)withRISPontheyearbetweenthetwostops…PlayedintheDominicanWinterLeaguefollowingtheseason.
Jake Westbrook 37Age: 29, born September 29, 1977 in Athens, GA
Position: Pitcher
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-3 Weight: 200
ML Service: 5 + 144
Contract Status: Signed thru 2007
Acquired: July 25, 2000; Acquired from the New York Yankees along with RHP Zach Day to complete trade of June 29, 2000 that send OF David Justice to the Yankees in exchange for OF Ricky Ledee.
all-sTar GaMe reCOrdyear Club W-l era G Gs CG sHO sv IP H r er Hr Hb bb sO WP bK2004 CLEVELAND DIDNOTAPPEAR
Career TransaCTIOns1996 SelectedbytheColoradoRockiesinthe1stround(21stoverall)oftheJunedraft.1997 AcquiredbytheMontrealExpos,alongwithJohnNicholsonandMarkHamlin,fromtheRockiesinexchangeforMike
u WonhisfirststartoftheseasononApril4inChicagoagainsttheWhiteSox,an8-2winovertheSoxandFreddyGarcia…6.1IP,6H,2R/ER,1BB,4K…Wonhis2ndstraightstart tobeginseasonat2-0onApril9vs.Minnesota(7.1IP,2H,1R/ER)anddidnotallowahitafterthe3rdinning…Lost2straightstarts,April14and19,allowingasingle-gamecareer-high3homerunsonApril14atDetroit…Walkedacareer-hightying6instartofApril25vs.Boston(ND,5.0IP,2R)…Went2-2w/a5.60in6Aprilstarts(35.1P,41H,22ER).
u Earnedhis4thvictoryashetossedhis9thcareercompletegameand2ndcareercompletegameshutoutintheIndians5-0winovertheKansasCityRoyalsinJacobsFieldonMay17…9.0IP,6H,0R,0BB,2K…Earnedhis8thwinintheIndi-ans7-6winovertheBostonRedSoxinstartofAugust3inFenwayPark…Allowedacareer-high15hitsbecomingjustthe1stpitchersinceMontreal’sJohnDobsononJuly3,1988vs.Atlantatowindespiteallowing15ormorehits…8.0IP,15H,6R/ER,BB,K…MosthitsallowedbyanIndianspitchersince8/30/92atOAK(Nagy).
u Tossedhis2ndshutoutoftheseason(T1stintheAL)andthe3rdofhiscareerinstartofAugust9vs.theLAAngels(9.0IP,9H,0R,1BB,7K)…Washis50thcareerwin…AccordingtoEliasheisjustthe3rdpitcherinthelast50yearstothrowaCG/shutoutafterallowingatleast15hitsinhispreviousappearance(RogerClemens,1988;JackBillingham,1977)…Tossedhis3rdcompletegameandhis2ndstraightCGof2006 in lossonAugust15atMinnesota(L#8,8.0IP,8H,4R/ER).
u Tiedacareer-highw/8KonJune17atMilwaukee(8.0IP,5H,0ER)…Was1-1w/a3.12ERA(34.2IP,30H,12ER)in5Junestarts…Earnedhis7thwinoftheseasononJuly4,a19-1IndiansvictoryovertheNYYankeesinJacobsField(7.0IP,5H,1R/0ER)…Allowed12hitsinhisfirststartofthe2ndhalfonJuly17atLAA(L#5,season-low3.2IP,12H,7R/5ER)…Won8ofhislast11startsfromAugust2ndon,going8-3w/a3.94ERAoverthespan(77.2IP,104H,34ER)…The8winsequaledthemostinMLBfromAugust1ston…Wonhislast3startsontheyeartogetto15wins.
u Inhislast24startsstartingwiththeMay17thshutouthewas12-8w/a3.67ERA(164.1IP,191H,67ER)…Overhislast22startsafterMay31hewas11-7w/a3.60ERA(150.0IP,178H,60ER)…MLBbattershit.296(247-835)with15HR,includingamarkof.300(140-466)…LedMLBwith36GIDP’sinduced…AlsoledtheMajorswith74totalchancesatpitcherforhe2ndstraightseason(hasledALforlast3seasons)…Workedintothe6thinningin18ofhislast20startsand28of32ontheseason…Workedatleast6.0IPin12straightstartsfromAugust18,2005toApril14,2006.
u His2.88homeERAwas2ndintheALwhilehisroadERAwas5.40…Was12thintheALinslugging%allowed(.402)…Had3rdbestrunssupportintheALper9.0IP…Ledteamwith18qualitystarts…His0.64(211.1IP,15HR)HRper9.0IPwas3rdlowestintheAL…Battershit.268(53-198)withRISPand.330(33-100)withRISP-2outs…Battershit.309(116-375)withrunnersonbase…Allowed16steals(3CS),9thmostintheAL…Was2ndintheALw/agroundball/flyratioof3.01(449GB/149FB)…ERAinthe1sthalfwas4.19comparedto4.15inthe2ndhalf…Went3-0w/a1.69ERAin3startsvs.theChicagoWhiteSox(21.1IP,18H,4R/ER).
2006 Mlb leaders In TOTal CHanCes, PITCHer
Jake Westbrook, Cle 74
DerekLowe,LAD 71
AaronCook,COL 69
GregMaddux,CHI/LAD 66
2005 Mlb leaders In TOTal CHanCes, PITCHer
Jake Westbrook, Cle 82
GregMaddux,CHI 71
DerekLowe,LAD 70
KennyRogers,TEX 66
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u 1999PitchedintheMontrealsystemforthesecondstraightyearbeforebeingtradedtoNewYorkforRHPHidekiIrabuon12/22…Forthethirdstraightseasonherecordedadouble-digitwintotal,madeatleast27startsandtoppedto170.0inningplateau…Inhisfinal14startsfrom6/23-9/3hewas9-1witha1.93ERA(97.2IP,21ER)withtwoshutouts…WasnamedExposMinorLeaguePitcheroftheMonthinAugust,going5-0witha1.91ERA(37.2IP,8ER)…Afterthetradehewasnamedthe10thbestprospectintheYankeeorganizationbyBaseball America.
u 1998PitchedtoAJupiterintheFloridaStateLeagueinExpossystem…Finished2ndintheFloridaStateLeaguewith171.0inningspitchedandhis3.26ERAwas8th.
u 1997PlayedforAAshevilleintheSouthAtlanticLeagueintheRockiesorganization…Establishedacareer-best14winsfortheTourists,whichfinishedtiedforfirstintheSAL…His2shutoutsweretiedfor2ndintheSAL,his3completegamesweretiedfor5thandhis170.0IPwereT5th…WastradedtotheExposfor2BMikeLansingon12/16.
u 1996SplittheyearbetweentheRockiesArizonaRookieLeaguesquadandPortland,goingacombined5-3witha2.78ERAin15starts(87.1IP,88H,27ER)…His2.87ERAwasthe8thbestmarkintheArizonaRookieLeague.
Personal/MiscellaneousFullnameJaCOb CauTHen WesTbrOOK...Married,wife’sname isHeather(12/12/98)...Thecouplehasoneson,JacobParkerWestbrook(9/27/05)…Resides in Danielsville, GA…Father, Cauthen, playedbaseballandbasketballattheUniversityofGeorgiaandJakeremainsanardentfollowerofGeorgiaBulldogAthletics(signedletterofintentatGeorgiabeforesigningw/Rockies)…ParticipatedinMLB’sRookieDevelopmentPrograminJanuary,2000…Wasthe21stoverallpickinthe1996AmateurDraftoutofMadisonCountyHighSchool…Playedbaseballandbasketballwhile inhighschool…Tossedsixno-hittersoverhis last twoseasonsofhighschoolball andduringhis seniorseasonhewas9-1w/a1.11ERAand110SOin63.0IP…ParticipatedintheTribe’sWinterDevelopmentPrograminJanuaryof2001…Enjoysfishingintheoff-season…Heandhiswife,Heather,haveparticipatedinnumerouscommunityactivities, includingFeed theNeed&TribeReporterforaDay.
WesTbrOOK’s FavOrITes
Favorite Movie:Cars;Favorite Group/art-ist:ThirdDay;Favorite athlete Growing up:MichaelJordan;Favorite Team Grow-ing up:AtlantaBraves;Person Who Has Most Influenced you:MyFather(Cauthen);Favorite road City:Seattle;Favorite road stadium:SafecoField;Favorite Thing to do away From baseball: Fishing, Golf;Favorite Tv show:CSI
u 2003SpentmostoftheyearinClevelandbetweentherotationandthebullpenbeforea2weekstintinBuffalotostretchouthisarminpreparationtoareturntotherotation…Wasinsertedintotherotationon4/4whenJasonBerewasplacedonthe15-dayDLw/asoreshoulder,butwasscratchedfromhisfirststarton4/6atKansasCity(rain)…SpentthemonthofJuneinthebullpen,going1-1w/a1.93ERAin11reliefappearances(14.0IP,12H,3R/ER,2BB,6K)…WasoptionedtoAAABuffaloon6/29inordertoreturntotherotation…Made2startsfortheAAABisons,notallowingahitover10.0inningsofwork…Wasrecalledpriortostartof7/12vs.Chicago-AL(night)fromAAABuffalo…Evenedhisrecordat4-4inhis10thstartoftheyearon7/12(N)vs.Chicago-ALinhisfirststartsince5/26(5.0IP,3H,1R/ER)…Walkedacareer-high6instartvs.Torontoon8/30(L#8,5.1IP,8H,4R)…TossedhisfirstcareerCGinstartatDetroiton9/4,a2-1tough-lucklosstotheTigersandGaryKnotts(8.0IP,5H,1ER,5K)…Wasshortenedtoa1.0IPstart(lowestofseason)on9/11@KCduetoapairofraindelays…Wonhisthencareer-high7thgameon9/17vs.KC(6.1IP,4H,1R/ER)andfinishedtheseasonbyfallingto7-10againstMinnesotaon9/23despiteallowingonly3ERover7.0IP…Went1-2w/a2.01ERAin4Septemberstarts(22.1IP,17H,7R/5ER,5BB,11K)andlimitedhitterstoa.210(17-81,1HR)averageagainst…Finished3rdamongallAmericanLeaguepitcherswith26GIDP’sinduced.
u 2002Limitedtojust41.2inningsand11appearancesafterspendingmostoftheseasononthemajorleaguedisabledlist…Begantheyearonthe15-dayDLafterhavingsurgeryonhisrightelbowtoremovebonespursandtransposehisulnarnerveon2/26inClevelandafterbeinglimitedtojust2bullpensessionsasthestartofmajorleaguespringtrainingcampinWinterHaven…Wasofficiallyplacedonthe15-dayDLon3/30andrehabbedthearminextendedspringtrainingfromthemiddleofMarchuntilmid-June…Begana30-dayrehabassignmentatAAAkronandAAABuffaloon6/16,making3startsatAkronand2starts(1officialstart)atBuffalobeforebeingactivatedofftheDLtostartthesecondhalfon7/11…ActivatedfromtheDLon7/11…Made2ndstarton8/15atTampaBay,workingacareer-high8.0IPinthe4-3loss(ND,8.0IP,6H,1R/ER,0BB,3SO)inhisbestoutingoftheseason…Wasshutdownfortheseasonafterstartof8/25aftercontinuedsorenessinelbowandMRIof8/31revealedabonebruiseinhisrightelbow.
u 2001SpenthisfirstseasonintheIndiansorganizationafterspendingthe2000seasonintheYankeesorganiza-tionbetweenAAAColumbus,NewYorkandtheDL…The24-yearoldpromisingright-handerbouncedaroundbetweenAAABuffaloandthebig leagues,spendingthemonthofJuly in the Indiansrotation…SpentfivestintswithClevelandin2001,spendingtheremainderoftheyearatAAABuffalo…BegantheyearatBuffaloandmademajorleaguestintsfrom4/10-22,5/29-6/1,6/2-5,6/15-7/31andfrom8/24throughtheremainderoftheseason…Wasoptionedoutofspringtrainingon3/20…MadehisIndiansdebuton4/11atChicago-AL,working3.1IPinreliefofChuckFinley…Hisfirst10appearancesinthebigleaguescameinrelief,compilingamarkof1-0witha2.75ERAoverhisfirst10outingsthru6/29(19.2IP,21H,6R/ER,5BB,14SO)…PickeduphisfirstmajorleaguewinintheTribe’s4-2winovertheMinnesotaTwinson6/20,workingascoreless5thinninginreliefofChuckFinley…Workedaseason/career-high4.1inningsofreliefandareliefcareer-high6reliefstrikeoutson6/4atMinnesota…MadehisfirststartoftheseasonandfirststartwiththeIndianson7/3vs.Boston,pickinguphisfirstcareerwinasastarterintheTribe’s9-1win(6.0IP,5H,1R/ER,2BB,4K)…Despitespending107daysinClevelandhecompiledarecordof8-1witha3.20ERAin12startsatBuffalo(64.2IP,60H,23ER).
u 2000SpenttheseasonintheYankeesorganizationbetweenAAAColumbus,NewYorkandthedisabledlist…Be-gantheyearatAAAColumbusafterhisoptionoutofmajorleaguecampon3/7…Madehisfirst13startsoftheseasonfortheAAAClippersfrom4/6to6/8,going5-6witha4.66ERA(75.1IP,77H,39ER)beforebeingrecalledbytheYankeeson6/17…Tossedback-to-backcompletegamevictorieson5/29(7.0IP,4H,3R/ER,1BB,3SO)vs.Buffaloandon6/3atOttawa(9.0IP,7H,3R/2ER,2BB,11SO)…Jacobmadehismajorleaguedebuton6/17vs.theChicagoWhiteSoxinYankeeStadium…LosthisdebuttotheWhiteSox,10-9,allowing6runs(6ER)in1.2innings…AppearedinthereliefthenextdayagainstChicago(2.1IP,2H,0R)andmadehissecondandlaststartatthebigleaguelevelon6/22atBoston(2.2IP,6H,4R/ER,2BB,1SO)…WasoptionedbacktoAAAColumbuson6/23…MadethreemoreappearancesinColumbusfortheClippers(0-1,13.2IP,17H,7ER)beforegoingontheColumbusdisabledlistwithwhatwasoriginallydiagnosedasastrainedleftobliquemuscle…WasacquiredbytheIndianson7/25andwastransferredtotheAAABuffalodisabledlist…Injurywaslaterdiagnosedasabrokenrib…Wastransferredtothe60-daydisabledliston9/1whenChrisNichtingwasaddedtothe40-manroster…Tabbedasthe7thbestprospectintheIndiansorganizationbyBaseball Americaaftertheseason.
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nO-HITTer:----;1-HITTer:----;2-HIT-Ter:April25,2004atDetroit;3-HITTer:----;4-HITTer:threetimes,lastonApril4, 2005 at Chicago-AL; bb’s (starter):6, two times, last onApril 25, 2006 vs.Boston;bb’s (reliever):4,twice,lastonApril6,2004atMinnesota; K’s (starter):8,seventimes, lastonJune17,2006atMilwaukee; K’s (reliever): 7, April 19,2004 vs. Detroit; WInnInG sTreaK: 5games,July20-August14,2004; lOs-InG sTreaK: 5 games, August 4-April27,2005;CG:11,lastonAugust15,2006atMinnesota;CG sHO:3,lastonAugust9,2006vs.LAAngels;lOnGesT OuTInG (starter):9.0IP,fivetimes,lastonAugust9,2006vs.LAAngels;lOnGesT OuTInG (reliever):7.0IP,April19,2004vs.Detroit;Hr:3,April14,2006atDetroit.