Jonathan Sánchez
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| San Francisco Giants — No. 53 | |
| Starting pitcher | |
| Born: November 19, 1982 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| May 28, 2006 for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through June 09, 2008) |
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| Wins–Losses | 9–9 |
| ERA | 4.68 |
| Strikeouts | 170 |
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Jonathan O. Sánchez (born November 19, 1982 in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico) is a pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization. He was rated prospect #2 in the Baseball America Prospect Handbook 2007.
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[edit] High school and college
After graduating from Escuela Superior Blanca Maloret High School in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico in 2000, Sánchez went on to a prolific four-year NAIA career at Ohio Dominican University in Columbus, Ohio, where he pitched four no-hitters and established five school records, including:
- Most strikeouts in a single game (16)
- Most strikeouts in a single season (105, in 2003)
- Most career strikeouts (311)
- Most career shutouts (10)
- Lowest career opponent batting average (.196)
[edit] Professional career
Sánchez was drafted in the 27th round (820th overall) of the 2004 MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants.
[edit] Minor leagues
[edit] 2005 season
Sánchez spent the year playing for the high-A Augusta GreenJackets, leading the South Atlantic League with 166 strikeouts and averaging 11.9 per 9 innings pitching (125⅔ total) while going 5–7, with a 4.08 ERA in 25 starts. He was tabbed to circuit's in-season All-Star team. Following the season, Sánchez pitched for the Carolina club of the Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League, going 2–2, with a 2.91 ERA in 19 relief outings.
[edit] 2006 season
Sánchez began the 2006 season with the double-A Connecticut Defenders, where in 13 appearances (3 starts), he went 2–1 with a 1.15 ERA and 46 strikeouts (9 walks) in 31⅓ innings pitched.
[edit] Major Leagues
[edit] 2006 season
Sánchez was called up on May 25, 2006 and made his Major League Baseball debut with the San Francisco Giants on May 28 against the Colorado Rockies at AT&T Park in San Francisco. In his debut, he pitched one inning and surrendered no hits and no runs. The first three batters he faced were Todd Helton, Matt Holliday, and Garrett Atkins.
After an impressive stint in which he went 2–0 with a 1.37 ERA in 22 relief appearances (19⅔ innings), Sánchez was sent down to the Giants' AAA affiliate, the Fresno Grizzlies, on July 29 to improve his abilities as a starter. He was recalled on September 1 when the roster expanded to 40 players, and won his first major league start on September 6, giving up one run in 5⅔ innings pitched in a 3–2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
[edit] 2007 season
[edit] Statistics
| Year | Ag | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | GF | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | HBP | WP | BFP | BK | ERA | WHIP | OBA |
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| 2006 | 23 | SF | NL | 3 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 39 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 23 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 185 | 0 | 4.95 | 1.550 | .250 |
| 2007 | 24 | SF | NL | 1 | 5 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 52 | 57 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 28 | 62 | 5 | 4 | 238 | 0 | 5.88 | 1.635 | .284 |
| 2008 | 25 | SF | NL | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33⅔ | 27 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 0 | 3.48 | 1.277 | .218 |
| Totals: | 6 | 7 | 66 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 125⅔ | 123 | 74 | 69 | 13 | 67 | 135 | 9 | 6 | 567 | 0 | 4.94 | 1.512 | .256 | |||
| Roll over stat abbreviations for definitions. Stats through April 30, 2008.[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ Jonathan Sánchez Statistics. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
- ^ Jonathan Sánchez Stats. MLB.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
- The Book on Jonathan Sánchez from "ScoutingBook.com"
