Doug Slaten
| Doug Slaten | |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: February 4, 1980 Venice, California |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| September 4, 2006 for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| Career statistics (through 2011 season) |
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| Win-Loss | 7-8 |
| Earned run average | 3.60 |
| Strikeouts | 104 |
| Teams | |
Douglas Slaten (born February 4, 1980, in Venice, California), is a Major League Baseball pitcher currently in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He attended Venice High School. He is a lefty specialist.
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[edit] Baseball career
[edit] Arizona Diamondbacks
Slaten was drafted three times, twice by the Baltimore Orioles (in the 29th round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft and again in the 34th round of the 1999 draft), and then by the Diamondbacks in the 17th round of the 2000 draft, after which he finally signed a contract. He was not called up to the major leagues until 2006, when he went 4-4 with a 1.43 ERA with 80 stirkeouts in the minor leagues.
Slaten made his major league debut on September 4, 2006 for the Arizona Diamondbacks, against the Florida Marlins. He would finish the season not giving up a single earned run in 9 appearances. In 2007, Slaten appeared in 61 games for the D-Backs and recorded a 2.72 ERA and helped the team with the NL West.
After a 4.30 ERA in 38 games in 2008, Slaten was optioned to Triple-A Tucson. He would come back for the 2009 season in Arizona but would only get to a career worst, 7.11 ERA in 11 games. Slaten would again be sent to the minors.
[edit] Washington Nationals
Slaten was claimed off waivers by the Washington Nationals on November 4, 2009. In his first year with the Nationals, Slaten had a career high 4 wins and also have a career high in amount of innings pitched and strikeouts. Slaten would finish the season with a 3.10 ERA.
Slaten would start off the 2011 season by not giving up a single run until his 15th appearnce he is currently pitching a 2.19 ERA with 8 strikeouts and a record of 0-1.
[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)
