Chris Narveson

Chris Narveson
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Starting pitcher
Born: (1981-12-20) December 20, 1981 Englewood, Colorado
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
MLB debut
September 8, 2006 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics (through 2013 season)
Win–loss record	26–18
Earned run average	4.66
Strikeouts	326
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (2006) Milwaukee Brewers (2009–2013)

Christopher Gregg Narveson (born December 20, 1981) is an American professional baseball player with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the Nippon Professional Baseball league. A pitcher, Narveson has played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers.

Baseball career

St. Louis Cardinals

Narveson was originally drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 2000 MLB Draft. He remained in the Cardinals' farm system through 2004, including appearing in the 2003 All-Star Futures Game for the USA Team.^{[citation needed]}

Colorado Rockies

Narveson was traded by the Cardinals to the Colorado Rockies on August 11, 2004, along with Luis Martinez, to complete an early trade for Larry Walker.^{[citation needed]} He made four starts in AA for the Tulsa Drillers.

Boston Red Sox

On March 30, 2005, Narveson was traded by the Rockies to the Boston Red Sox, with Charles Johnson, for Byung-Hyun Kim. He made 21 appearances (20 starts) for the AAA Pawtucket Red Sox, with an ERA of 4.77.^{[citation needed]}

St. Louis Cardinals

Narveson returned to the Cardinals on August 8, 2005, when they selected him off waivers from the Red Sox.^{[citation needed]} He made 15 starts in 2006 for the AAA Memphis Redbirds with a 2.81 ERA and was called up to the big leagues for the first time when rosters expanded in September. He made his Major League debut by working 2 innings of relief on September 8, 2006 against the Arizona Diamondbacks, allowing two earned runs. Made his first start on September 22, 2006 against the Houston Astros but only lasted 4 innings. Overall he made 5 appearances (with the 1 start) for the Cardinals in 2006 and had an ERA of 4.82 with no decisions. He only made 12 minor league starts in 2007 due to a left shoulder injury.

Milwaukee Brewers

Narveson signed as a minor league free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers on December 4, 2007 and spent the 2008 season with the AAA Nashville Sounds, where he was 6-13 with a 5.43 ERA in 28 appearances (22 starts).^{[citation needed]}

He was recalled by the Brewers from Nashville on June 14, 2009^[1] and pitched in his first game with Milwaukee on June 15. He was outrighted to Nashville on July 13^[2] after being designated for assignment. He was called up again on August 21^[3] and appeared in a game the next day, earning his first major league win. He entered the Brewers starting rotation on September 13 making a spot start in place of Manny Parra^[4] and gained his first major league win as a starter on September 23, striking out 10 in the process.

Narveson made the Brewers roster in 2010 with the intention of him being a long distance reliever and a spot starter. However, the struggles of Manny Parra gave Narveson the chance to start and he ended up being the Brewers 5th starter for the second half of the season. Narveson finished the season with a 12–9 record in 28 starts, a 4.99 ERA, and 137 strikeouts in 167.2 innings pitched.^{[citation needed]}

Narveson was named the 5th starter on a revamped Brewers starting rotation for 2011. He started 28 games for the Brewers in 2011 and finished with a 11–8 record, with a 4.45 ERA and 126 strikeouts in 161 innings pitched. Narveson just missed starting 30 games on the season, but due to an injury on his left thumb caused by a pair of scissors, Narveson missed 2 of his scheduled starts.^{[citation needed]}

Narveson missed almost all of the 2012 season due to an injury to, and surgery on his throwing arm's torn rotator cuff. He had a 1-1 record in 2 starts, with an ERA of 7.00. He was replaced as a starter by Marco Estrada.^{[citation needed]} He became a free agent on October 1, 2013.^[5]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)