Tracy Thorpe
| Tracy Thorpe | |
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| Free Agent – No. -- | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 15, 1980 Melbourne, Florida |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Tracy Rashaad Thorpe (born December 15, 1980 in Melbourne, Florida) is an American baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 11th round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft.
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[edit] Professional career
[edit] Toronto Blue Jays
Thorpe began his professional career with the Rookie-Level Medicine Hat Blue Jays of the Pioneer League in 2000. He went 0-4 with a 8.54 ERA in 11 games, six starts.
In 2001 Thorpe played for the Class-A Charleston Alley Cats of the South Atlantic League. He went 4-13 with a 5.08 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 24 games, 23 starts. Thorpe finished second in the league in losses.[1]
He again pitched for the Class-A Charleston Alley Cats in 2002. Thorpe went 5-7 with a 4.18 ERA, one complete game and 70 strikeouts in 20 games, 19 starts.
In 2003 Thorpe again spent the season with the Class-A Charleston Alley Cats. He went 1-2 with a 6.68 ERA and 21 strikeouts in 20 games, one start
Thorpe was promoted in 2004 to the Class-A Advanced Dunedin Blue Jays of the Florida State League. With Dunedin, Thorpe went 3-2 with a 3.64 ERA and one save in 39 games, all in relief.
In 2005 Thorpe played for both the Class-A Advanced Dunedin Blue Jays and the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Eastern League. He went a combined 4-3 with a 3.79 ERA, two saves and 69 strikeouts in 51 games, all in relief.
He played the entire 2006 season with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. He went 3-1 with a 2.91 ERA, 18 saves and 55 strikeouts in 54 games out of the bullpen. On October 19, Thorpe was added to the Blue Jays 40-man roster.[2][3] Thorpe also participated in the Arizona Fall League in October.[4] He was one of the most primer pitchers in the AFL in '06.[5]
Thorpe participated in spring training with the Blue Jays in 2007 but was soon assigned to the Minor Leagues.[6] He again played for the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. He went 5-4 with a 4.61 ERA in 46 games. Thorpe was selected to the Eastern League All-Star Team.[7][8]
In 2008, Thorpe began the season with the Triple-A Syracuse SkyChiefs of the International League. In 13 games with the SkyChiefs Thorpe went 2-0 with a 2.63 ERA, four saves and 18 strikeouts. On May 10 the Blue Jays designated Thorpe for assignment.[9]
[edit] Seattle Mariners
On May 19, 2008 the Seattle Mariners claimed Thorpe from the Blue Jays.[10] In the Mariners organization he played for both the Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx and the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers. Thorpe went a combined 5-4 with a 5.38 ERA between the two organizations.
Thorpe was invited to spring training with the Mariners in 2009 but was reassigned to the Minor Leagues before the season started.[11][12]
[edit] Camden Riversharks
Thrope played the 2009 season with the Independent Camden Riversharks of the Atlantic League. He was their primary closer for the Riversharks until June.
[edit] Acereros de Monclova
In June Thorpe began to play with the Triple-A non-affiliated Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League. He went 2-2 with a 5.96 ERA, one save and 17 strikeouts in 12 games, three starts. At seasons end Thorpe played for the Caribes de Anzoategui of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
[edit] References
- ^ "2001 South Atlantic League Pitching Leaders". Baseaball-Reference. baseball-reference.com. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/leader.cgi?type=pitch&id=13914&sort_by=L. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
- ^ Jordan Bastian (October 19, 2006). "Jays make changes on 40-man roster". Major League Baseball. mlb.mlb.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061019&content_id=1717934&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
- ^ "Blue Jays roster moves". Major League Baseball. toronto.bluejays.mlb.com. November 19, 2006. http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20061019&content_id=1717671&vkey=pr_tor&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
- ^ Ryan McConnell (October 13, 2006). "The Fall guys get started in Phoenix". Major League Baseball. toronto.bluejays.mlb.com. http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061013&content_id=1711027&vkey=news_tor&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
- ^ Ryan McConnell (November 17, 2006). "Thorpe in control, reaching new heights". Major League Baseball. toronto.bluejays.mlb.com. http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061116&content_id=1741746&vkey=news_tor&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
- ^ Jordan Bastian (March 12, 2007). "Notes: Clayton nabs starting job". Major League Baseball. toronto.bluejays.mlb.com. http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070312&content_id=1839860&vkey=spt2007news&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
- ^ "Fisher Cat Wins Home Run Derby; All-Star Game Postponed". OurSports Central. oursportscentral.com. July 11, 2007. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3505257. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
- ^ Jordan Bastian (July 3, 2007). "Notes: Overbay takes batting practice". Major League Baseball. mlb.mlb.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070703&content_id=2064975&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
- ^ "Blue Jays OF Vernon Wells out 6-8 weeks with broken wrist". The Associated Press. usatoday.com. May 10, 2008. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2008-05-10-599757766_x.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
- ^ "Seattle recalls Reed, claims Thorpe". The Seattle Times. seattletimes.nwsource.com. May 19, 2008. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004425218_apbbamarinersmoves.html?syndication=rss. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
- ^ Larry Stone (January 15, 2009). "Mariners will have 17 nonroster players going to spring training". The Seattle Times. seattletimes.nwsource.com. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2008630468_mari15.html?syndication=rss. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
- ^ Jim Street (March 12, 2009). "Fields among five players reassigned". Major League Baseball. toronto.bluejays.mlb.com. http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090312&content_id=3975128&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
