| Jhoulys Chacín | |
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| Colorado Rockies – No. 45 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 7, 1988 Maracaibo, Venezuela |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| July 25, 2009 for the Colorado Rockies | |
| Career statistics (through 2011 Season) |
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| Win-Loss | 20-26 |
| Earned run average | 3.52 |
| Strikeouts | 301 |
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Jhoulys Jose Chacín y Molina (Yo-lease Cha-seen) (born January 7, 1988 in Maracaibo, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies. He was signed undrafted to the Colorado Rockies in 2004,[1] and was considered to be one of their top prospects prior to 2009 and 2010.[2]
He was called up directly to the majors from the Class AA Tulsa Drillers on July 24, 2009. In 2010 in his first full season in MLB with the Rockies Jhoulys Chacin had 9 wins, 3.28 ERA, and led all NL rookies in strikeouts with 138.
Chacín started the 2011 season as one of the best young pitchers in baseball, but after the second half of the season, he became inconsistent with his mechanics. He did, however, finish with a record of 11-14 with a 3.62 ERA in 31 starts. In 194 innings pitched, he struck out 150. However, he led the National League in walks with 87. He threw his first career shutout in his first career complete game on April 15, 2011.
Jhoulys and Houston Astros pitcher Gustavo Chacin are second cousins once removed (Jhoulys' mother is the cousin of Gustavo's grandfather).