Héctor Carrasco
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| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim — No. 48 | |
| Relief Pitcher | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
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| April 4, 1994 for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through October 1, 2006) |
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| Record | 42-49 |
| ERA | 3.88 |
| WHIP | 1.40 |
| Strikeouts | 629 |
| Former teams | |
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Héctor Pacheco (Pipo) Carrasco (born October 22, 1969 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He bats and throws right handed.
In a ten-season career, Carrasco has posted a 35-46 record with 18 saves and a 3.93 ERA in 557 relief appearances and six starts.
Carrasco began his major league career with the Cincinnati Reds in 1994, and has also pitched for the Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals. His most productive season came in 2005 for the Nationals, when he was 5-4 with a 2.04 ERA in 64 appearances, allowing only 59 hits in 88 1-3 innings and limiting opponents to a .193 batting average. He was 4-3 with a 2.04 ERA in 62. 2 innings as a reliever, and 1-1 with a 2.03 ERA in 27 2.3 innings while starting five games near the season's end.
In 2004 Carrasco pitched for the Kintetsu Buffaloes of Japan's Pacific League, going 8-8 with five saves and a .5.57 ERA in 53 relief appearances. He began the 2005 season at Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs, where he was 1-0 with four saves in eight games without allowing an earned run.
A free agent before the 2006 season, Carrasco agreed to terms with the Angeles Angels on a $6.1 million, two-year contract. The team anticipated he would compete for one spot in the starting rotation, but has been used mainly as a spot starter and has had more success as a reliever.
[edit] Current Contract
2 years, $6.1 million, plus $3 million 2008 club option
-$0.5 million signing bonus -2006: $2.35 million -2007: $2.75 million -2008: $3 million club option ($0.5 million buyout) -2008 option vests at $4.4 million if Carrasco starts 25 games during the 2007 season -$1.75 million annually in incentives based on games started
| The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | |
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| Coaching Staff | Manager: Mike Scioscia • Bench: Ron Roenicke • Pitching: Mike Butcher • Hitting: Mickey Hatcher • Bullpen: Orlando Mercado • First Base: Alfredo Griffin • Third Base: Dino Ebel |
| Rotation | John Lackey • Ervin Santana • Joe Saunders • Kelvim Escobar • Jered Weaver |
| Bullpen | Héctor Carrasco • Greg Jones • Darren Oliver • Francisco Rodríguez • Scot Shields • Justin Speier |
| Catchers | Jeff Mathis • José Molina • Mike Napoli |
| Infielders | Orlando Cabrera • Chone Figgins • Shea Hillenbrand • Maicer Izturis • Howie Kendrick • Casey Kotchman |
| Outfielders | Robb Quinlan • Garret Anderson • Tommy Murphy • Vladimir Guerrero • Gary Matthews, Jr. • Reggie Willits |
| Disabled List: | Bartolo Colón • Juan Rivera |
[edit] External links
- Hector Carrasco at ESPN.com
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
- MLB news
Categories: Baltimore Orioles players | Boston Red Sox players | Cincinnati Reds players | Kansas City Royals players | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim players | Minnesota Twins players | Washington Nationals players | Major league pitchers | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes players | Non-Japanese baseball players in Japan | Dominican Republic baseball players | 1969 births | Living people
