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2009: Made two appearances (3.0 ip, 3 K, 0.00 ERA)
in MLB Spring Training for Cleveland...wore number 39 with Akron
(Eastern, AA)...promoted to the Columbus Clippers (International,
AAA) on April 22...wore number 38 with Columbus...got his 400th
career strikeout on April 28...placed on the DL (groin) on May
4...assigned to Akron on May 16...placed on the DL on June 6...inherited
8 base runners and allowed 3 to score with Akron...inherited
3 base runners and allowed 1 to score with Columbus...threw 97
pitches, 60 for strikes, with Columbus.
2008: Started the year at extended spring training...transferred
to the Akron Aeros (Eastern, AA) on April 15...wore number 39
with Akron...threw his 200th career game and 400th inning on
June 7...selected as a replacement to represent the Southern
Division in the Eastern League All-Star game on July 3...threw
15.1 scoreless innings from June 12 to July 12...pitched 0.2
innings (2 h, 1 r, 1 k) in the Eastern League All-Star game on
July 16...placed on the inactive list on August 30...activated
on September 9...inherited 19 base runners and allowed 7 to score...had
two blown saves in the regular season and one in the playoffs.
2007: Wore number 16 with the Kinston Indians...got
his 300th career strikeout on April 21...got his 20th career
minor league win on May 4...promoted to the Akron Aeros (AA)
on June 23...sent back to Kinston on June 28...had 4 blown saves
with Kinston and inherited 16 runners with 5 scoring...did not
allow a run in his final 16.1 innings with Kinston...named to
the Carolina League All-Star team as the closer on August 30...led
the Carolina League in saves...Hogs in the Minors Player of the
Week five times.
2006: Wore number 16 with the Kinston Indians (A+)...pitched
in his 100th game on April 21...threw his 300th minor league
inning on June 14...promoted to the Akron Aeros (AA) on July
23...wore number 46 with Akron...moved back to Kinston on August
14...assigned to the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League
on August 21...Hogs in the Minors Player of the Week four times...won
the Carolina League Championship with Kinston...assigned to the
Honolulu Sharks of the Hawaii Winter Baseball League on September
27...wore number 32 with the Sharks...had two blown saves and
threw 396 pitches (246 for strikes) in Hawaii.
2005: Wore number 39 with the Lake County Captains...had
three blown saves at LC...promoted to the Akron Aeros (AA, Eastern)
on June 23...wore number 46 with Akron...moved from Akron to
the Kinston Indians (A+) on July 1...wore number 16 with Kinston...had
a career high eight strikeouts on August 23...had a 0.86 ground
out to fly out ratio (0.91 at Lake County, 0.82 at Kinston, 1.00
at Akron)...Hogs in the Minors Player of the Week seven times...named
the 2005 HogNation Minor
League Player of the Year...played for the Lobos de Arecibo
in Puerto Rico over the winter.
2004: Wore number 39 with the Lake County Captains
(A-)...threw his 100th career minor league inning on May 31...picked
up his 100th career strikeout on June 15...sent down to Mahoning
Valley on August 5...wore number 39 with the Scrappers...Hogs
in the Minors Player of the Week one time...won the 2004 New
York Penn League Championship with Mahoning Valley.
2003: Signed with Cleveland in early June...transferred
from Burlington (R) to Mahoning Valley (A) on June 10...wore
number 47 with Mahoning Valley...made his professional debut
on June 20...News story: Scrappers-Auburn
rivalry becoming a hit...Hogs in the Minors Player of
the Week one time.
College: At Arkansas from 2001-03...was 4-4,
3.54 as a freshman and threw a no-hitter...was
4-1, 4.17 and four saves as a sophomore...8-4, 4.66 as a junior...wore
number 7 at Arkansas...threw a perfect game (17 strikeouts) in
high school (May 13, 2000).
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