O a M G - Oakland Athletics

CAREER
2009—Made his major league debut in 2009, appearing in 10 games across five separate stints out of
the Rangers bullpen…was with the club from May 29 (Game 2)-June 1, June 9-19, July 28-29, Aug. 18-
19 and Sept. 1 to the end of season…spent the bulk of the year used primarily as a starter in the minor
leagues and had notable success against left-handers, who combined to hit just .172…began the season
at Double-A Frisco and was promoted directly to Texas before getting optioned back to Triple-A Oklahoma
City…combined to make 10 relief appearances with Texas, posting no record and a 3.21 ERA…
recorded 12 strikeouts against six walks…opposition batted .268 with six doubles and one homer…held
right-handers to a .205 clip…lefties hit .412…opponents went just 4-for-23 (.174) with runners in scoring
position…logged at least 1.0 full inning in all but one of his appearances…entered a game with the
Rangers trailing in eight of his 10 outings, all losses…made his major league debut with 1.0 scoreless
inning of relief May 30 vs. Oakland…worked the ninth inning of that 14-1 victory over the Athletics,
allowing two hits with one strikeout (Landon Powell)…threw a season-high 3.1 innings of relief July
29 vs. Detroit…half of his outings came following his fifth and final recall by Texas on Sept. 1…split
the majority of his season between Double-A Frisco and Triple-A Oklahoma City…combined to go 8-5
with a 3.12 ERA over 21 games, 18 starts…made his Triple-A debut after being optioned from Texas
June 1 and went 5-4 with a 2.31 ERA over 12 games, 11 starts…won his RedHawks debut June 3 vs.
Memphis (6.0 ip, 1 er)…allowed his only two home runs with Oklahoma City in back-to-back at bats in
the 4th inning July 23 at New Orleans…began the season with Frisco, going 3-1 with a 4.46 ERA over
nine games, seven starts, leading up to his promotion to Texas May 29…struck out 11 in 8.1 innings in
winning his final start for Frisco May 25 vs. San Antonio…went 2-1 with a 3.38 ERA in 16 games, three
starts, for Caracas in the Venezuelan Winter League, allowing just one home run in 26.2 innings.
2008—After a DL stint to open the season, combined to go 5-4 with a 2.70 ERA in 21 games, including
12 starts for Single-A Lakeland and Double-A Erie…recorded 122 strikeouts against just 21 walks, as
opponents batted a combined .194…opened the season on the disabled list with a right shoulder strain,
but was activated May 15…had three different 10-strikeout games in his 12 starts for the year…was promoted
from Lakeland to Erie July 30 and struck out 50 of 135 (37.0%) total batters faced in his Double-
A debut, as Eastern League opponents hit just .190…each of his six starts came in August, as his 50
strikeouts ranked second in the league for the month, his first month at Double-A…pitched for Caracas
in the Venezuelan Winter League, posting a 2-1 record and a 5.57 ERA in 11 games, two starts.
2007—Spent the bulk of year with Oneonta, but made spot starts with both Single-A Lakeland and West
Michigan…named Oneonta’s Pitcher of the Year…selected to the New York-Penn League’s mid-season
All-Star squad…tied for second in the NYP with eight wins…also ranked among the league leaders in
ERA (4th, 2.37) and innings (4th, 79.2)…ranked third among all league starters with 10.28 baserunners
per nine innings…named NYP Pitcher of the Week for July 9-15 after he won both of his starts and
tossed 15.0 scoreless innings…tossed a perfect game July 15 vs. Batavia (9.0 ip, 7 so), a 6-0 Oneonta
win…did not allow a run over 24.2 innings in a four-start stretch from July 3-20…made a start for
Lakeland June 14 vs. Tampa (3.0 ip, 0 r) before joining Oneonta…finished the year with a start for West
Michigan Aug. 31 vs. Great Lakes, a no decision (8.0 ip, 5 h, 1 r, 1 er, 0 bb, 7 so)…did not pitch for West
Michigan in the club’s Midwest League championship run…made 10 relief appearances for Caracas in
the Venezuelan Winter League and was 1-1 with a 3.32 ERA.
2006—Spent the season with Detroit’s Gulf Coast League entry, compiling a 2.03 ERA over his final six
games, one start…had a 2.19 ERA in his 10 relief appearances.
2005—In his first year pitching in the United States, he spent the season with Oneonta in the New
York-Penn League…tossed a season-high 7.0 innings in earning his final win of the season July 25 at
Aberdeen (7.0 ip, 3 h, 1 r, 1 er, 0 bb, 10 so).
2004—Tied for second in the Dominican Summer League with three complete games…was 6-3 with a
1.90 ERA in 15 games, 11 starts.
2003—Spent his first year as a professional in the Dominican Summer League, compiling a 1.85 ERA
in 12 games, two starts, for the Tigers DSL affiliate.
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