J. D. Durbin
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| Philadelphia Phillies — No. 58 | |
| Starting Pitcher | |
| Born: February 24, 1982 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| September 8, 2004 for the Minnesota Twins | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Win–Loss | 6–5 |
| Earned Run Average | 6.19 |
| Strikeouts | 46 |
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Joseph Adam Durbin (born February 24, 1982 in Portland, Oregon) is a Major League Baseball pitcher and is currently a member of the Philadelphia Phillies organization.
Durbin was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in 2000 in the 2nd round (54th overall) out of Coronado High School in Arizona, where he played baseball and football. Durbin, whose self appointed nickname at one time was "the Real Deal"[1], was the Twins Minor League Player of the year in 2002, playing in the Futures Game in 2003. He made his major league debut on September 8, 2004 and pitched in relief. He made his first career start on September 23. He gave up 7 hits and 5 runs in 3 innings and took the loss.
He was ranked the #70th best prospect by Baseball America in 2005 and the Twins second best pitcher behind Jesse Crain.[citation needed] However he did not play in the majors during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. He had gone 4–3 with a 2.33 ERA in 16 starts for Triple-A Rochester before being sidelined for the rest of the 2006 season on July 5 with right biceps musculocutaneous neuropathy.
During spring training in 2007, he went 0–2 with a 11.25 ERA in 7 relief appearances for the Twins and was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks on March 29.
Durbin began the 2007 season on the Diamondbacks Opening Day roster. He pitched on game in relief on April 4 against the Colorado Rockies and gave up 7 runs in ⅔ of an inning.[2] The following day he was designated for assignment. He was then claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox on April 10 and was designated for assignment on that day. The Philadelphia Phillies then claimed Durbin from the Red Sox on April 13. He would be designated for assignment on April 17 and was outrighted to Triple A Ottawa the next day.
He got his first major league win on July 17, 2007 against the Los Angeles Dodgers where he pitched 6 innings and gave up one run. He also got his first three major league hits in the same game.[3]
He pitched his first MLB shutout on July 22, 2007 against the San Diego Padres. Durbin pitched 9 innings, throwing 109 pitches, with 71 strikes against 38 balls.[4] On March 18, 2008, the Philadelphia Phillies outrighted Durbin to the minors.
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[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
