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054<br />
X-Ray RePORT<br />
2012 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE<br />
<strong>40</strong>-MAN ROSTER › mATT BusH<br />
RIGHT-HANdEd PITCHER<br />
MaTT<br />
BUsh 59<br />
Matthew brian bush<br />
BATS<br />
Right<br />
ÊÊAfter signing with the Rays in January 2010,<br />
he spent the next two months at the Winning<br />
Inning Baseball Academy in Clearwater, Fla.,<br />
where he was employed, worked out and lived<br />
in the same room where Josh Hamilton resided<br />
just before returning to professional baseball<br />
in 2006.<br />
ÊÊWhen the Padres drafted Matt with the first<br />
overall pick in the 2004 June Draft, he became<br />
the second San Diego native to be selected<br />
by the Padres with their top pick...in 1979, the<br />
Padres selected catcher and current Oakland<br />
A’s manager Bob Geren 24th overall out of<br />
Clairemont (Calif.) High School...Matt was drafted<br />
on June 7 and signed two days later.<br />
2011 seasON<br />
ÊÊSpent the season with Double-A Montgomery<br />
and worked out of the Biscuits bullpen, going<br />
5-3 with 5 saves.<br />
ÊÊPosted a 13.8 SO/9 IP ratio with 77 SO in 50.1<br />
IP…his 77 SO ranked 3rd among Southern<br />
League relievers…recorded multiple strikeouts<br />
in 23 of his 36 apps…had 3 or more strikeouts<br />
in 12 of his 36 apps.<br />
ÊÊHad a 3.04 ERA (23.2-IP, 8-ER) with 35 SO and<br />
only 9 BB after the All-Star break (17 apps)…<br />
had a 6.41 ERA (26.2-IP, 19-ER) with 15 BB before<br />
the All-Star break (19 apps).<br />
ÊÊRecorded 4 or more outs in 19 of his 36 apps.<br />
ÊÊFinished the season on a streak of 8 straight<br />
scoreless apps (11-IP), recording 20 SO in that<br />
span.<br />
THROWS<br />
Right<br />
HEIGHT<br />
5'9"<br />
MaJor lEaguE sErVICE None<br />
oPENINg Day agE 26<br />
borN 2/8/86 in San diego, CA<br />
rEsIDEs San diego, CA<br />
CoNtraCt status Signed through 2012<br />
aCQuIrED Signed as a free agent, 1/25/10<br />
sIgNINg sCout Tim McWilliam (Padres)<br />
CaReeR hIghLIghTs<br />
WEIGHT<br />
180<br />
ÊÊHas fanned 36.9 percent of the batters (113 of<br />
306) he has faced since converting from shortstop<br />
to pitcher in 2007…has averaged 14.19<br />
SO/9 IP (71.2-IP, 113-SO) in his career.<br />
ÊÊDrafted as a shortstop No. 1 overall by the<br />
Padres in the 2004 June Draft.<br />
ÊÊNever progressed above Class-A as a shortstop…went<br />
to major league camp with the<br />
Padres in 2006…on March 13 returned to minor<br />
league camp and broke his left ankle with one<br />
week left in camp…did not return until<br />
June 22 and was troubled with a series of hamstring<br />
injuries throughout the season…was cited<br />
by Baseball America as the Best Infield Arm<br />
in the Padres organization.<br />
ÊÊIn June 2007—midway through his fourth season—the<br />
Padres converted him to pitcher while<br />
he was at Class-A Lake Elsinore…in 206 minor<br />
league games at shortstop, he batted .219<br />
(158-for-722) with 3 HR…had more errors (76)<br />
than RBI (70).<br />
ÊÊWorked under Lake Elsinore pitching coach<br />
Steve Webber…did not pitch in a game until<br />
he was assigned to the Rookie-level Arizona<br />
League Padres…made his debut June 22 vs. the<br />
AZL Mariners (1-IP, 2-SO)…made 6 appearances<br />
for the AZL Padres and fanned 16 of the 29 batters<br />
he faced…moved up to Class-A Fort Wayne<br />
of the Midwest League in August.<br />
ÊÊIn his Fort Wayne debut on Aug 9 he faced two<br />
hitters before tearing the ulnar collateral ligament<br />
in his right elbow…underwent Tommy<br />
John surgery in August 2007 and missed all<br />
of 2008.
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