Arodys Vizcaíno
| Arodys Vizcaíno | |
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| Atlanta Braves – No. 59 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: November 13, 1990 Yaguate, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| August 10, 2011 for the Atlanta Braves | |
| Career statistics (through 2011 season) |
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| Win-loss record | 1-1 |
| Earned run average | 4.67 |
| Strikeouts | 17 |
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Arodys Vizcaíno (born November 13, 1990 in Yaguate, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). Originally signed by the New York Yankees as an international free agent in 2007, Vizcaíno was traded to the Braves after the 2009 season. He made his MLB debut on August 10, 2011. Vizcaíno bats and throws right-handed.
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[edit] Professional career
[edit] New York Yankees
Vizcaíno signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent on July 2, 2007. He made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast Yankees of the Gulf Coast League in 2008, pitching to a 3-2 win-loss record, 3.68 earned run average (ERA), with 48 strikeouts and 13 walks in 44 innings pitched over twelve games. Vizcaíno pitched for the Single-A Short Season Staten Island Yankees of the New York–Penn League in 2009, going 2-4 with a 2.13 ERA in 10 games, all starts, and striking out 52 in 42 1⁄3 innings.[1] After the 2009 season, Baseball America ranked Vizcaíno as the Yankees' third best prospect, rating his curveball as the best in the Yankees' organization, and projecting him to be the Yankees' fourth starter in their 2013 rotation.[2]
[edit] Atlanta Braves
Vizcaíno was traded from the Yankees to the Atlanta Braves with Melky Cabrera, Mike Dunn, and $500,000 in exchange for Javier Vázquez and Boone Logan on December 23, 2009.[1] Baseball America rated him the 69th best prospect in baseball before the regular season began. The Braves assigned Vizcaíno to the Single-A Rome Braves of the South Atlantic League. There, he went 9-3 with a 2.34 ERA in twelve starts, striking out 66 in 69 1⁄3 innings. They promoted him to the Single-A Advanced Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Carolina League, where he had a 4.63 ERA in three starts before suffering a right elbow strain that landed him on the disabled list.[3] An examination discovered a partially torn right elbow ligament.[4] He did not pitch for the rest of the season, ending with a 2.74 ERA overall.[5] Baseball America rated Vizcaino as the Braves' seventh best prospect after the season.[6]
Before the 2011 season, Baseball America rated Vizcaíno the 93rd best prospect in baseball. In 2011, Vizcaíno began the season with the Single-A Advanced Lynchburg Hillcats of the Carolina League, but was promoted to the Double-A Mississippi Braves of the Southern League and Triple-A Gwinnett Braves of the International League later that season. Across the minors, he went 5-5 with a 3.06 ERA, 100 strikeouts and 28 walks in 97 innings across three levels.[7]
Vizcaíno was called up to the majors for the first time on August 10, 2011.[8] He made his MLB debut that day, pitching in relief, walking two batters and hitting another in the ninth inning.[9] Vizcaíno earned his first MLB win in the Braves' 2-1 extra-inning victory over the San Francisco Giants on August 16.[10] In seventeen games with the Atlanta Braves, Vizcaíno had a 1-1 record, 4.67 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 17 1⁄3 innings. After the 2011 season, Baseball America rated Vizcaino as the Braves' second best prospect, after only Julio Teheran.[11]
[edit] Scouting profile
Vizcaíno's fastball has been recorded as fast as 101 miles per hour (163 km/h).[7]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Braves get Cabrera, Dunn, cash". Sports.espn.go.com. December 23, 2009. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4764085. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ Manuel, John (December 16, 2009). "New York Yankees top 10 prospects". Baseballamerica.com. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/organization-top-10-prospects/2010/269277.html. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ Wild, Danny (June 30, 2010). "Braves prospect Vizcaino shut down | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Milb.com. http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100630&content_id=11767064&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ "Jurrjens Returns, Braves Beat Nationals 4-1". Fox News. April 7, 2010. http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2010/06/30/jurrjens-returns-braves-beat-nationals/. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ Kepner, Tyler (October 23, 2010). "Yankees Are More Than One Deal From the Series". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/24/sports/baseball/24kepner.html. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ Ballew, Bill (December 15, 2010). "Prospects: Rankings: Organization Top 10 Prospects: Atlanta Braves Top 10 Prospects". BaseballAmerica.com. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/organization-top-10-prospects/2011/2611049.html. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ a b O'Brien, David (August 10, 2011). "Braves release Proctor, call up 20-year-old flamethrower". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/braves-release-proctor-call-1095073.html. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ Bowman, Mark (August 10, 2011). "Braves call up Vizcaino, part ways with Proctor". Major League Baseball Advanced Media. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110810&content_id=23017440&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ O'Brien, David (August 11, 2011). "Uggla pushes streak to 31 games as Braves sweep Marlins". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/uggla-pushes-streak-to-1096175.html. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ O'Brien, David (August 17, 2011). "Prado hit gives Braves another walk-off win over Giants". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/prado-hit-gives-braves-1115635.html. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ Ballew, Bill (October 31, 2011). "Prospects: Rankings: Organization Top 10 Prospects: 2012 Atlanta Braves Top 10 Prospects". BaseballAmerica.com. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/organization-top-10-prospects/2012/2612549.html. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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