Jake Woods

Jake Woods
Free Agent
Relief pitcher
Born: September 3, 1981 (1981-09-03)
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
MLB debut
April 8, 2005 for the Los Angeles Angels
Career statistics (through 2008 season)
Win-Loss	8-5
Earned run average	4.60
Strikeouts	99
Teams
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2005) Seattle Mariners (2006–2008)

Jacob Thomas Woods (born September 3, 1981 in Fresno, California) is a Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who is a free agent.

After attending Bakersfield College, a junior college, Woods was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 3rd round (89th overall) of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his major league debut in 2005 with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, compiling a 1-1 record with a 4.55 ERA in 28.2 innings. Woods also played for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim affiliate the Cedar Rapids Kernels in 2002 ending the season 10-5 with a .667% W-L percentage with a 3.05 ERA and 121 strikeouts in 27 games pitched. He was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Mariners on December 20, 2005. Beginning the 2006 season as a long reliever out of the bullpen, Woods was moved into the starting rotation after the late season demotion of Joel Piñeiro. Woods spent most of 2008 with Triple-A Tacoma, but was called up in August. He refused a minor league assignment on November 13, 2008, and became a free agent.

In January 2009, he signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. After pitching in Triple-A Lehigh Valley for just over a full season, Woods was released on April 18, 2010. In early May 2010 he signed with Elephant Brothers Baseball Team in Taiwan.

Woods resides in Kingsburg, California.

External links

• ESPN.com profile