Dan Reichert
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| Cleveland Indians — No. -- | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 12, 1976 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| July 16, 1999 for the Kansas City Royals | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Earned run average | 5.55 |
| Win-Loss | 21-25 |
| Strikeouts | 240 |
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Daniel Robert Reichert (pronounced /ˈɹaɪ̪kɚt/; born July 12, 1976 in Monterey, California) is a 6'3", 175 pound pitcher and plays in the Cleveland Indians minor league system. Reichert attended Turlock High School in Turlock, CA, and later attended University of the Pacific .
In 1994, the St. Louis Cardinals drafted Reichert in the 11th round, 306th overall, but he did not sign, choosing to go to play in college at the University of the Pacific. In 1997, he was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (7th overall), and he did sign. He spent less than three seasons in the minors, where he saw much success before getting the call to the big leagues. On July 16, 1999, at the age of 23, he made his major league debut with the Kansas City Royals. He finished his debut season with an ERA of 9.08.
The knock on Reichert has always been his control, or lack thereof. In 1999, Reichert walked 32 and struck out only 20 in just over 36 innings. When Reichert is "on", he can dominate by inducing multiple groundballs. According to one source: "He's got a nice moving fastball that tops out in the low-90s. He likes to work low in the zone and give his infielders some work. [He is a] borderline big-league reliever [because] he tries to be too fancy, [and] it backfires on him, because he doesn't have a lot of fancy pitches to work with after the fastball."
The last Reichert has seen of the majors was in 2003 with the Toronto Blue Jays. Since then, he has been bouncing around in the Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners organizations. As of the 2007 baseball season, he is pitching for the independent Nashua Pride and the Lincoln Saltdogs.
On May 30th, 2008, Reichert signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians.
He is playing for cleveland indians triple A team.
[edit] Honors and Awards
- In 1997, he was the Big West Conference Pitcher of the Year, a First Team College All-American and a Big West Conference All-Star.
- In 1999, he was a Triple-A All-Star.
