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| Eduardo Sánchez | |
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| St. Louis Cardinals – No. 79 | |
| Pitcher | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| debut | |
| April 13, 2011, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Career statistics (through April 13, 2011) | |
| Win-Loss | 0–0 (.000) |
| Earned Run Average | 0.00 |
| Strikeouts | 5 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Eduardo Nazareth Sánchez (born February 16, 1989 in Maracay, Venezuela) is a professional baseball pitcher who plays in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. He was signed by the Cardinals as a non-drafted free agent on December 26, 2005.
Sánchez throws a fastball/slider combination that can go as fast as 94-mph to 97-mph.[1]
Professional career
St. Louis Cardinals
Sánchez began his professional career with the VSL Cardinals in 2006. He earned his first win on July 29 against the VSL Tigers/Marlins, allowing one run on five hits and a walk with three strikeouts in five innings pitched. Sánchez finished the season with a record of 1-2 with 38 strikeouts and a 8.71 ERA in 19 games, two starts.
In 2007 Sánchez split the season between the Rookie-Level GCL Cardinals and Johnson City Cardinals. He held opponents scoreless in six of his seven outings with GCL Cardinals and notched his first career save on June 21 against the GCL Marlins. He was promoted to Johnson City of the Appalachian League on July 20 and earned a save in his first appearance. Sánchez picked up his first win of the season after striking out both batters he faced on August 2. He finished the season a combined 2-2 with 29 strikeouts and a 1.27 ERA in 211⁄3 innings pitched.
With the Class-A Quad Cities River Bandits in 2008, Sánchez went 5-1 with 55 strikeouts and a 2.86 ERA in 24 games, five starts. He held Midwest League hitters to just a .209 average.
In 2009 Sánchez split the season between the Class-A Advanced Palm Beach Cardinals and the Double-A Springfield Cardinals. He began the season with Palm Beach where he went 0-1 with 26 strikeouts and a 1.44 ERA in 19 games. He was promoted to Springfield and went 2-0 with 56 strikeouts, 10 saves and a 2.70 ERA. Sánchez went a combined 2-1 with 82 strikeouts, 13 saves with a 2.28 ERA in 75 innings pitched. At the end of the season Sánchez was named the Cardinals' Minor League Reliever of the Year by Scout.com.[2] He was also named a "Top Prospect" in the Cardinals' organization by MLB.com.[3]
He made his major league debut against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in the 8th-9th innings on April 13, 2011, getting a groundout and two strikeouts in the 8th, giving up a double, but striking out the side in the 9th for five strikeouts in a mopup role in the 15-5 victory.
References
- ^ Matthew Leach (December 4, 2009). "Cards' not as stocked, but arms a plenty". Major League Baseball. stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ Brian Walton (November 3, 2009). "Cards Minors Reliever of the Year". stlcardinals.scout.com. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ^ Matthew Leach (December 4, 2009). "Dominoes could fall quickly for Cards". Major League Baseball. stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
External links
- Career statistics and bio at Baseball-References, The Baseball Cube and Minor League Baseball.