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RiGHT-HAnDED PiTCHER
Height/Weight: 6-1 / 195 Bats/Throws: Left / Right
Birthdate: November 30, 1981 Opening Day Age: 29
Birthplace/Resides: Victoria, British Columbia / Scottsdale, Arizona
Major League Service: 7 years, 74 days
Obtained: Signed as a free agent, December 21, 2010
Contract Status: First year of a one-year contract through 2011.
CAREER HiGHLiGHTS
Was originally drafted by the A’s in the 17th round of the 2000 draft and
compiled a 36-19 record and a 3.42 ERA in 97 games, 89 starts, over
six seasons with Oakland from 2003-08…was traded to Chicago July
8, 2008 and went 14-10 with a 3.31 ERA in 38 games, all starts, over
one and one-half seasons with the Cubs before signing with Texas as a
free agent following the 2009 season…went 5-5 with a 5.58 ERA in 20
games, 18 starts, with the Rangers in 2010…has 858 career strikeouts in
845.2 innings and his ratio of 9.13 strikeouts per nine innings is second
best among all pitchers with 800 or more innings pitched since 2003…
has a .224 opponents batting average, which is fourth lowest…has nine
career stints on the disabled list, including six with the A’s…made his
Major League debut in 2003 at the age of 21 years, 233 days…retired
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10.07 Tim Lincecum
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9.09 Oliver Perez
9.02 Randy Johnson
8.99 Pedro Martinez
(min. 800 innings pitched)
the first 47 batters he faced at Double-A Midland and Triple-A Sacramento in 2003, giving him a streak
of 57 consecutive batters retired dating back to 2002…was named Minor League Pitcher of the Year by
SportsTicker in 2003 and A’s Organizational Pitcher of the Year in 2002 and 2003.
2010 HiGHLiGHTS
Was 5-5 with a 5.58 ERA in 20 games, 18 starts in a season where he was bothered by injuries and
control problems much of the season, which resulted in two stints on the disabled list…the ERA was
the highest of his major league career…issued 62 walks in 92.0 innings, an average of 6.07 per nine
innings…that was the highest ratio in the majors among pitchers with 90 or more innings pitched…it
was also sixth highest in team history and the highest since 1987 (Bobby Witt, 8.81; Mitch Williams,
7.79)…walked five or more batters in six of his 18 starts, including a season high six April 18 at New
York and May 14 at Toronto…tied for 10th in the American League in hit batters (9)…tied for fourth on
the club in strikeouts (75), was fifth in starts and pitched the sixth most innings (92.0)…was also second
on the team in hit batters and third in walks…allowed a .256 opponents batting average, including .238
(40-for-168) against right-handed hitters and .273 (51-for-187) against left-handers…yielded a .228
opponents batting average the first time through the lineup, .220 the second time and .372 after that…
his career numbers are .197 (237 for 1205), .223 (245 for 1100) and .266 (212 for 797)…posted a 4.40
ERA at home and 6.70 on the road…was 2-3 with a 4.41 ERA in nine starts on four days rest and 3-2
with a 6.47 ERA in his other nine starts…compiled a 0-3 record and a 7.43 ERA in six outings during
the day and was 5-2 with a 4.96 ERA in 14 night games…went 5-5 with a 5.34 ERA in 18 starts and 0-0
with a 13.50 ERA in two relief appearances…his longest outing was 7.0 innings twice and he tossed six
or more innings in six of his 18 starts…the Rangers were 11-7 (.611) in his starting assignments…went
2-0 in four starts with run support of four or more and is 41-0 in 55 such starts in his career.
TEXAS: Opened the season as Texas’ number two starter, going 0-1 with a 4.58 ERA in his first four
outings…recorded his first win as a Ranger April 28 against Chicago (AL)…two of his five wins came
against the White Sox…worked 7.0 shutout innings and struck out a season-high nine to win at Oakland
in next start May 3…went 2-0 with a 2.50 ERA over a three-start stretch from April 28 to May 8…
then went 1-2 with an 8.28 ERA over his next six starts before going on the disabled list June 12 with a
left gluteal muscle strain…surrendered a career high four home runs in his final start before the injury,
June 11 at Milwaukee…went 0-2 with a 5.19 ERA in four starts at Triple-A Oklahoma City on a rehab
assignment…was reinstated July 31 and allowed one earned run in 7.0 innings in a win at Los Angeles
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