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2013 TIGERS
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• Set a career best with seven strikeouts on August 14 versus Philadelphia.
Assigned to Double A Harrisburg to begin the 2006 season.
• Compiled a 2-1 record and 1.86 ERA (29.0IP/6ER) in five starts during April.
• Had his contract transferred from Harrisburg to Triple A New Orleans on May 19 -- started one game with New Orleans
before he had his contract purchased by Washington on May 27.
• Landed on the disabled list for the remainder of the season on June 29 with right elbow inflammation.
• Assigned to Harrisburg as part of an injury rehabilitation assignment on August 2 -- started two games with Harrisburg
before he was recalled from the injury rehabilitation assignment on August 13 due to re-injury.
• Named the 25th-best prospect in the Nationals organization following the season by Baseball America.
Sidelined for the entire 2005 season due to a right elbow sprain.
• Named the 16th-best prospect in the Nationals organization following the season by Baseball America.
Opened the 2004 season with Harrisburg in the Montreal Expos organization.
• Tied for fourth in the Eastern League with two complete games.
• Compiled a 2.22 ERA (24.1IP/6ER) in four starts during April.
• Tabbed the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for May 10-16 -- posted a 0.60 ERA (15.0IP/1ER) as he earned the
win in both of his starts during the week.
• Recalled from Harrisburg by Montreal on June 21 -- took the loss in his major league debut on June 29 at Philadelphia.
• Earned his first major league win on July 4 versus Toronto -- fanned six batters as he limited the Blue Jays to one run
in five innings of work.
• Optioned to Harrisburg by Montreal on July 15.
• Sidelined July 18-August 1 with right elbow tendinitis.
• On the temporarily inactive list August 3-27 as he participated in the Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece with Canada
-- finished 1-0 with a 1.64 ERA in two outings during the Olympic Games.
• Named the 16th-best prospect in the Nationals organization following the season by Baseball America.
Finished fifth in the Florida State League with a 2.56 ERA as he spent the majority of the 2003 season with Single A
Brevard County.
• Tied for the lead in the Florida State League with two complete games and one shutout.
• Fourth among all Florida State League starters with 10.80 baserunners per nine innings.
• Topped all Florida State League pitchers with 58 total chances and 39 assists.
• Earned a spot on the World Team for the Futures Game held at Chicago’s U.S. Cellular Field prior to Major League
Baseball’s All-Star Game.
• Finished 3-1 with a 1.23 ERA (36.2IP/5ER) in five starts during June.
• Compiled a 2-1 record and 1.86 ERA (29.0IP/6ER) in five starts during July.
• Had his contract transferred from Brevard County to Harrisburg for the remainder of the season on August 8.
• Named the sixth-best prospect in the Expos organization following the season by Baseball America.
Earned 12 wins as he spent the entire 2002 season with Single A Clinton.
• Topped all Midwest League pitchers with 38 assists.
• Posted a 3-0 record and 2.25 ERA (28.0IP/7ER) in five starts during April.
• Finished 4-1 with a 2.60 ERA (27.2IP/8ER) in five starts during May.
• Landed on the disabled list for the remainder of the season on August 24 with a right rhomboid strain.
• Named the 23rd-best prospect in the Expos organization following the season by Baseball America.
Started seven games as he spent the entire 2001 season with Single A Vermont.
• Named the 19th-best prospect in the Expos organization following the season by Baseball America.
Made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast League Expos after being selected by Montreal in the sixth round of the
June 2000 draft.
PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS
Resides in Viera, FL during the off-season.
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