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LEFT-HAnDED PiTCHER
Height/Weight: 6-4 / 230 Bats/Throws: Left / Left
Birthdate: August 9, 1975 Opening Day Age: 35
Birthplace/Resides: Merced, California / Merced, California
Major League Service: 8 years, 125 days
Obtained: Signed as a free agent, January 19, 2011
Contract Status: First year of a two-year contract through 2012 with a
club option for 2013.
CAREER HiGHLiGHTS
Has saved 187 games in 551 appearance over 10 seasons with Seattle (2001), Colorado (2002-08), Los
Angeles (2009-10) and Minnesota (2010)…183 of those saves have come since 2005, which is eighth
most in the majors over that span…they are the most among left-handed relievers…his 187 career saves
are second most among active left-handers to Billy Wagner (422)…is a four-time All-Star as he was
named to the National League squad in three consecutive seasons from 2005 to 2007 with Colorado and
the American League team in 2009 with Los Angeles…led the majors with 48 saves in 2009 with Los
Angeles…saved 115 games with Colorado from 2002-08, which is a Rockies’ franchise record…pitched
for Team USA in the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
2010 HiGHLiGHTS
Started the season as the closer with Los Angeles (AL) but finished it in a set-up role with Minnesota
following a late August trade…combined for a 4-1 record, 24 saves and a 2.81 ERA in 48 relief
appearances…allowed a .181 opponents batting average, which ranked fifth lowest among American
League relievers…it was his lowest mark since posting a .171 opponents average in 10 games in his
rookie season of 2001…issued 20 walks for a .273 opponents on-base percentage, which is a career
low…first batters faced hit .122, which was fifth lowest in the AL…now has a .202 (99 for 489) average
against first batters in his career, which ranks fifth best among active pitchers…his opponents batting
average broke down to .128 (6 for 47) against left-handed hitters and .202 (25 for 124) against righthanders…allowed
just one extra base hit to lefties (double) for a .149 slugging percentage…righties
slugged .403…posted a 4.26 ERA and .219 opponents batting average in 26 outings before the All-Star
Break, a 1.19 ERA and .133 opponents average in 22 appearances after the break…converted 24 of 28
(85.7%) save opportunities and allowed 1 of 3 (33.3%) inherited runners to score…compiled a 0.90
ERA in 10 outings on no days rest…yielded a .144 average with the bases empty, .239 with runners on…
did not allow a run and converted all 10 of his save opportunities in 15 outings against AL West teams
(14.0 ip, 2 h, 2 bb, 15 so).
LOS AnGELES: Started the season on the Angels’ roster as the closer…made his first appearance
Opening Day, April 5 vs. Minnesota, saving the game with a scoreless ninth inning…was placed on
the disabled list the next day with a strained muscle in his back…made one rehab start with Single-A
Rancho Cucamonga (1.0 ip, 1 so) before he was reinstated April 21…suffered the loss with a blown save
that day against Detroit, allowing two runs in 0.2 innings...earned his first win April 28 vs. Cleveland,
tossing 1.0 scoreless inning…was the winner in two consecutive appearances, May 26 vs. Toronto and
May 29 vs. Seattle…converted nine straight save opportunities from June 3 to July 1...eight of the saves
were scoreless appearances…allowed just one earned run over a 20-game stretch from June 22 to Aug.
21 (20.0 ip, 0.45 ERA), including 12 consecutive scoreless appearances from June 22-July 25 (12.0
ip)…converted eight consecutive save opportunities, July 9 to Aug. 10 before being traded to Minnesota
for a player to be named later, Aug. 27…ranked 10th in the AL in saves at the time of the trade.
MinnESOTA: Earned a one-out save in his first appearance with the Twins Aug. 28 at Seattle, striking
out his only batter, Russell Branyan…appeared in five games for the Twins (4.1 ip) before allowing his
first hit, Sept. 22 vs. Cleveland…pitched a season-high 2.0 innings Sept. 25 at Detroit…the 2.0 innings
tied a career-high, last done July 27, 2006 (with Colorado)…allowed just three earned runs in his final
30 appearances (30.2 ip) after June 21 for an ERA of 0.88...held opponents to a .139 batting average in
that span with no home runs…did not allow a run while with the Twins in nine appearances (9.2 ip) with
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