Brian Slocum

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Brian Slocum

Cleveland Indians — No. 54
Pitcher
Born: March 27, 1981 (1981-03-27) (age 27) New Rochelle, New York
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
April 22, 2006 for the Cleveland Indians
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Win-Loss	0-0
Earned run average	5.60
Strikeouts	11
Teams
Cleveland Indians (2006)

Brian John Slocum (born March 27, 1981 in New Rochelle, New York) is a right-handed pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization of Major League Baseball. After high school, he was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 14th round of the 1999 amateur draft, but chose to attend Villanova University. The Indians selected him in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft and he was signed in June of that year.

Contents 1 High School and College Highlights 2 Minor League Highlights 3 Major League Highlights 4 External links

[edit] High School and College Highlights

• 1999: Named Most Valuable Player by the Archdiocesan of New York and Westchester County Player of the Year as a senior at Iona Prep (New York). Named one of the top 12 high school pitchers in the United States.
• 2000: Named third-team Freshman All-American by Baseball America and Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America honorable mention
• 2002: Rated #1 prospect in Pennsylvania and 40th nationally entering the 2002 draft by Baseball America
• Compiled a 10-7 record with a 3.31 ERA, 128 strikeouts and 68 walks in 155 innings in 3 years at Villanova

[edit] Minor League Highlights

• 2003: Named Carolina League Top Prospect with Kinston by Sportsticker
• 2004: Led the Carolina League in wins (15) with Kinston and tied for the league lead in complete games (2) and shutouts (2)
• 2005: Added to Indians' 40-man roster in November
• Compiled a 39-23 record with a 4.00 ERA, 402 strikeouts and 169 walks in 493 2/3 innings in 5 minor league seasons

[edit] Major League Highlights

• 2006: Made his Major League debut at Kansas City April 22 (2 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 2 SO)

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
• MLB.com player info page
• Career stats

v • d • e Cleveland Indians current roster 1 Casey Blake | 2 Jhonny Peralta | 7 Jamey Carroll | 10 Kelly Shoppach | 12 Ben Francisco | 15 Andy Marté | 17 Shin-Soo Choo | 20 David Dellucci | 24 Grady Sizemore | 25 Ryan Garko | 27 Rick Bauer | 29 Josh Barfield | 30 Masahide Kobayashi | 31 Cliff Lee | 32 Aaron Laffey | 36 Paul Byrd | 38 Franklin Gutiérrez | 39 Scott Elarton | 41 Víctor Martínez | 45 Jeremy Sowers | 47 Joe Borowski | 49 Edward Mujica | 52 C. C. Sabathia | 53 Rafael Pérez | 63 Rafael Betancourt Inactive (40-man) roster: 13 Asdrúbal Cabrera | 23 Michael Aubrey | 40 Tom Mastny | 46 Brad Snyder | 50 Jensen Lewis | 54 Brian Slocum | 64 Reid Santos | 69 Scott Lewis | 70 Tony Sipp | 72 Adam Miller | 76 Wyatt Toregas | -- Oneli Pérez Disabled list: 37 Jake Westbrook | 48 Travis Hafner | 55 Fausto Carmona Coaching Staff: Manager 22 Eric Wedge | Bench Coach 28 Jeff Datz | 1st Base/Infield Coach 6 Luis Rivera | 3rd Base Coach 35 Joel Skinner | Hitting Coach 9 Derek Shelton | Pitching Coach 51 Carl Willis | Bullpen Coach 4 Luis Isaac | Bullpen Catcher 43 Dan Williams | Bullpen Catcher 60 Dennis Malavé