Radhames Liz
| Radhames Liz | |
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| LG Twins – No. 58 | |
| Starting pitcher | |
| Born: October 6, 1983 El Seybo, Dominican Republic |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| August 25, 2007 for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Career statistics (through 2009 season) |
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| Win-loss record | 6-8 |
| Earned run average | 7.50 |
| Strikeouts | 82 |
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Radhames Corey Liz (born October 6, 1983, in El Seybo, Dominican Republic) is a starting pitcher for the LG Twins of Korean Baseball Organization.
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[edit] Biography
Liz, who is one of 8 children in his family, started playing baseball when he was 16 years old and learned how to pitch in 2003 and 2004 while playing in the Dominican Summer League.[1] He started pitching in the United States with the short-season Aberdeen IronBirds and Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds in 2005.
[edit] 2006
In 2006, Liz started his first full professional season with the Frederick Keys, the highest of the Orioles' three Single-A teams. Liz began the season by striking out 33 batters in his first 15 innings pitched.[2] Later in the year, he represented the Orioles on the World squad at the All-Star Futures Game. He also received a promotion to the Double-A Bowie Baysox; between the two teams, he struck out 149 batters in 1331⁄3 innings before playing in the Dominican Winter League. However, he had difficulty with his control in the 2006 season, walking 75 batters. Baseball America named Liz the Orioles' fifth-best prospect going into the 2007 season, following Billy Rowell, Brandon Erbe, Nolan Reimold, and Pedro Beato.
[edit] 2007
Liz returned to Bowie for the 2007 season and was selected for the Eastern League's All-Star Game. He no-hit the Harrisburg Senators on June 1. His no-hitter was the first nine-inning no-hitter ever pitched at Prince George's Stadium, which has been open since 1994. On August 14, Liz took a no-hitter into the eighth inning against the Connecticut Defenders; he then allowed a single and a two-run home run, but struck out 14 batters in eight innings.[3]
For the 2007 season, Liz had an 11–4 record for the Baysox with a 3.22 ERA and 161 strikeouts in 137 innings pitched. In his 10 starts at the Baysox' Prince George's Stadium, he was 9–0 with a 2.02 ERA in 621⁄3 innings pitched.[4]
The Orioles recalled him from Bowie on August 24, 2007, to make a start against the Minnesota Twins at Oriole Park at Camden Yards the following day.[5] He allowed five runs, including a three-run home run to Torii Hunter, in six innings. He consistently threw 97–98 miles per hour, with one pitch clocked at 100.[6]
[edit] 2008
Since 2008, he has mostly played for the Norfolk Tides, the Orioles' Triple-A affiliate in Norfolk, Virginia.
[edit] 2009
On November 25, 2009, Liz was claimed off waivers by the San Diego Padres.
[edit] 2011
On January 5, 2011, Liz was released by the San Diego Padres, January 7, 2011, signed by the LG Twins.
[edit] Scouting report
Liz is known for his remarkably long arms; when he stands with his arms at his sides, his fingers reach below his knees.[7] Liz uses a straight overhand pitching motion and throws his fastball consistently in the mid- to upper-90s[8] and has been clocked at 99 mph.[9] His other pitches include an overhand curveball, a sinker, a slider, and two variations of a changeup.[10] Early in his professional career, Liz received attention because of a clicking sound which is sometimes loud enough to be heard in the stands and occurs whenever he throws a pitch. Some have thought it to be his thumb clicking against his index finger.[11] Orioles head athletic trainer Richie Bancells discovered that Liz's scapula caused the clicking; although rare, this condition does not hurt his pitching career. To treat this condition, Liz has been doing an exercise program to strengthen the muscles around his collarbone.[12]
[edit] References
[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)
- Minor League Baseball profile
