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CAREER
2009—Began the season on the disabled list as he continued his recovery from “Tommy John” surgery…was
assigned to the A’s affiliate in the Arizona Rookie League for a rehab assignment July 5
and started seven games…was 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA and did not pitch more than 2.0 innings in any of
his appearances…struck out 16 and walked four in 11.2 innings and did not allow a home run…issued
four wild pitches…allowed a .279 opponents batting average, which included a .185 mark against righthanded
hitters and .438 against left-handers…opponents hit .182 with the bases empty and .333 with
runners in scoring position…began his rehab assignment July 5 at the Dodgers affiliate and tossed 2.0
innings…allowed a run on two hits and a walk while striking out three in his first appearance since April
24, 2008…made another start July 10, tossing 2.0 shutout innings against the Brewers, before his rehab
was halted…resumed pitching Aug. 9 and went 0-1 with a 4.70 ERA over his final five starts.
2008—Began his first season in the A’s organization at Single-A Stockton of the California League and
went 2-2 with a 5.87 ERA in five starts before he was placed on the disabled list May 2 with a strained
right elbow…underwent elbow ligament replacement surgery later that month and missed the remainder
of the season…struck out 26 in 23.0 innings, an average of 10.17 strikeouts per nine innings…
allowed a .309 opponents batting average, including .245 against right-handed hitters and .378 against
left-handers…opponents hit .238 when leading off an inning…lost each of his first two starts, including
April 8 against Bakersfield when he struck out a season high seven in 5.0 innings…matched his high in
strikeouts in his next start April 13 at Modesto and allowed two runs in 5.0 innings for the win…was the
winning pitcher in his final start April 24 against San Jose (5.0 ip, 7 h, 2 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 4 so).
2007—Spent most of the season at Single-A Kannapolis and was named the South Atlantic League Most
Outstanding Major League Prospect after going 9-4 with a 2.40 ERA and 121 strikeouts in 21 games,
15 starts…was promoted to Single-A Winston-Salem of the Carolina League Aug. 7 and went 1-1 with
a 3.65 ERA in five starts…combined for a 10-5 record and a 2.65 ERA in 26 games, 20 starts, overall…
struck out 153 in 122.1 innings, an average of 11.26 per nine innings…allowed a .163 opponents batting
average, which included a .167 mark against right-handed hitters and .158 against left-handers…
opponents hit .175 when leading off an inning and .176 with runners in scoring position…tied for sixth
among all Single-A pitchers in strikeouts…was second in the White Sox farm system in ERA, third in
strikeouts and fourth in wins…led Kannapolis in strikeouts and tied for the team lead in wins…was
named to the SAL Midseason All-Star team…Baseball America named him to their Low Class A All-
Star Team and as the third best prospect in the SAL…compiled a 0.87 ERA in five games, three starts, in
April…did not allow a home run over the first two months of the season (47.2 ip)…tossed seven scoreless
innings May 22 to defeat Hickory and left the game with a no-hitter…had three 10-strikeout games
over a six-start stretch from June 8 to July 13 (49 so in 35.0 ip)…including a season high 14 against
Greensboro June 29…played for the World Team in the All-Star Futures Game at San Francisco (1.0 ip,
1 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 2 so, 1 hr)…was promoted to Winston-Salem Aug. 7…struck out 10 in 6.0 innings
Sept. 1 at Frederick…was traded to Oakland in the Nick Swisher deal January 3, 2008 and was named
the A’s fourth best prospect by Baseball America.
2006—Made his professional debut with the White Sox affiliate in the Dominican Summer League and
posted a 3-3 record and a 1.86 ERA in 10 games, nine starts…struck out 61 in 48.1 innings (11.4 per
nine innings) and walked just 10…did not allow a home run…yielded a .232 opponents batting average,
including .215 against right-handed hitters and .283 against lefties…his opponents average dropped to
.164 with runners in scoring position…recorded his first professional win June 29 against the Royals
(6.0 ip, 3 h, 2 r, 1 er, 2 bb, 7 so)…struck out 10 July 5 and July 22, both times against the Marlins.
PERSOnAL/MiSCELLAnEOUS
Fautino De Los Santos…was originally signed by the Chicago White Sox organization as a non-drafted
free agent, Dec. 2, 2005.
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