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2008—Began the season with Double-A Reading in the Philadelphia organization but finished it in
the starting rotation for Oakland…was selected by the A’s following the conclusion of Triple-A Sacramento’s
regular season Sept. 2 and went 1-2 with a 4.56 ERA in six games, four starts…his first two
appearances with the A’s came in relief (6.23 ERA) but his final four outings were starts and he was 1-2
with a 4.22 ERA in his starting assignments…did not allow a home run in 21.1 innings as a starter…
his .327 opponents batting average broke down to .217 against left-handed hitters and .358 against
right-handers…opponents batted .380 with the bases empty and .182 with runners in scoring position…
yielded a .387 batting average over his first 60 pitches in a game and .172 after that…made his Major
League debut in relief Sept. 2 at Kansas City and pitched 2.0 scoreless innings (2 h, 2 so)…struck out the
first batter he faced, Mark Teahen…picked up his first ML win in his first start Sept. 13 against Texas, a
7-1 A’s victory…allowed just one run on four hits and two walks in 5.0 innings…his first loss came in
start number two Sept. 18 against Los Angeles…combined for a 7-4 record, one save and a 3.11 ERA
in 42 games, 11 starts, with Reading, Double-A Midland and Sacramento…allowed a .244 opponents
batting average, which included a .202 mark against left-handed hitters and .260 against right-handers…
opponents hit .221 with runners in scoring position…yielded just five home runs in 98.1 innings, or
one per 0.46 per nine innings…was 3-2 with a 3.21 ERA in his 11 starting assignments and 4-2 with a
3.02 ERA in 31 relief appearances…was 5-4 with a save and a 3.20 ERA in 33 games, five starts, with
Reading…went 1-2 with a 3.16 ERA in his five starts…his lone win as a starter came in his final start
April 26 against Connecticut when he struck out a season high nine in 5.0 innings…went 4-0 with a
save and a 2.03 ERA over his final 16 appearances…was credited with his first professional save July
3 against New Britain when he tossed the final 2.1 innings (2 h, 1 bb, 2 so) of Reading’s 6-2 win…was
traded to Oakland along with Adrian Cardenas and Matt Spencer July 17 and was assigned to Double-A
Midland…went 1-0 with a 4.26 ERA in four starts for the RockHounds…was promoted to Sacramento
Aug. 12 and went 1-0 with a 1.76 ERA in five games, two starts, with the River Cats.
2007—Went a combined 12-7 with a 2.99 ERA in 27 games, 25 starts, for Single-A Clearwater and
Double-A Reading…led all Phillies minor leaguers in strikeouts (151) and finished second in ERA…
began his season with Clearwater and finished with the best ERA (2.45) in the Florida State League…
named to the FSL Postseason All-Star Team…allowed one or zero earned runs in 11 of his 18 starts with
Clearwater…pitched 6.0 no-hit innings July 7 against Ft. Myers and had a season-high 12 strikeouts July
18 vs. St. Lucie…had a 1.72 ERA in his final six starts before being promoted to Reading July 24…held
Double-A left-handed hitters to a .209 average…batted .364 (4 for 11) with two RBI…pitched for Peoria
in Arizona Fall League following the season and was 0-1 with a 5.87 ERA in three starts…also pitched
for the World Cup-winning Team USA, going 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA in two starts.
2006—Spent the season with Single-A Lakewood and ranked second in the South Atlantic League in
strikeouts (161), third in wins (14) and fourth in ERA (2.95)…was named Phillies Minor League Pitcher
of the Week three times: June 12-18 (1-0, 0.00 ERA), July 31-Aug. 6 (2-0, 0.00 ERA) and Aug. 21-27
(2-0, 0.75 ERA)…won Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Month honors for August when he went
5-0 with a 0.28 ERA…tossed his first career shutout, a one-hitter, Aug. 5 at Kannapolis (7.0 ip, 3 bb, 9
so)…won six straight decisions from July 31 to Aug. 27 (0.23 ERA)…struck out 10 or more batters three
times, including a season high 12 June 16 vs. Lake County…held opponents to a .213 average…rated
the sixth best prospect in the Phillies minor league system by Baseball America following the season.
2005—Made his professional debut at Batavia and was 2-1 with a 2.76 ERA in 11 games, four starts.
PERSOnAL/MiSCELLAnEOUS
Joshua S. Outman…he and his wife Ashley have a daughter, Sawyer Kathleen (12/22/2010)…is a 2002
graduate of Lindbergh High School where he played baseball and ran cross country…attended Central
Missouri State and majored in dietetics…was 10-2 as a junior and led the Mules to the NCAA Division
II World Series.
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