Pat Dean
| Pat Dean | |
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| Minnesota Twins – No. 64 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: May 25, 1989 Waterbury, Connecticut | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 11, 2016, for the Minnesota Twins | |
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Patrick Michael Dean (born May 25, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
He was born in Waterbury, Connecticut and attended Naugatuck High School in Naugatuck, Connecticut, where he was four-year varsity letterman and a Naugatuck Valley All-League first-team and All-State first-team selection three times. In consecutive starts as a senior, he threw a no-hitter and a perfect game. Overall, he was 29-8 with 292 strikeouts in 237 2/3 innings in his high school career.
From 2008 to 2010, he attended Boston College. He was 2-1 with a 9.00 ERA in 17 games (one start) his freshman year and 6-4 with a 3.30 ERA in 18 games (15 starts) his sophomore year. As a junior, he went 5-2 with a 4.75 ERA in 12 starts.[1] His 172 career strikeouts are ninth-most in school history.[2] The Twins drafted him in the third round, 102nd overall, in the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft, a couple selections after catcher Rob Brantly and a couple ahead of catcher J.T. Realmuto.[3]
He pitched for the Elizabethton Twins and GCL Twins in 2010, posting a 2-2 record with a 2.15 ERA in 9 games (5 starts). In 29 1/3 innings, he struck out 37 batters. In 2011, Dean was 5-7 with a 5.00 ERA in 20 starts for the Beloit Snappers, Fort Myers Miracle and New Britain Rock Cats. He earned a Player of the Week honor during the week of June 13 while with Beloit. In 2012, he was 10-8 with a 3.99 ERA in 28 starts for Fort Myers. He was a Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star that season. He led league in games started, innings pitched and hits allowed; he also led the team in wins.
He split 2013 between the Rock Cats and Rochester Red Wings and went 9-13 with a 4.04 ERA in 28 starts. In his first taste of Triple-A action, he was 3-2 with a 2.02 ERA in 6 starts and earned his second Player of the Week honor during the week of August 12 while with Rochester. He led the Eastern League with a 1.22 walks per nine innings ratio. He was 8-9 with a 4.81 ERA in 26 starts for New Britain in 2014, with opponents batting .320 against him.[4] He began 2015 with Rochester. On April 20, he earned his third Player of the Week honor. The Twins added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[5]
References
- ^ The Baseball Cube
- ^ "Pat Dean Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
- ^ 2010 draft
- ^ "So far he's the Dean of pitching for the Red Wings". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. April 26, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
- ^ "Twins protect 7 prospects from Rule 5 Draft". Minnesota Twins. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Waterbury, Connecticut
- Baseball players from Connecticut
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Minnesota Twins players
- Boston College Eagles baseball players
- Elizabethton Twins players
- Gulf Coast Twins players
- Beloit Snappers players
- Fort Myers Miracle players
- New Britain Rock Cats players
- Rochester Red Wings players
- Gigantes del Cibao players