Win-Loss 0-1 Role Baseball player Name Erick Threets Bats Left-handed | Strikeouts 13 Weight 109 kg Earned run average 3.28 Height 1.96 m | |
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Erick threets
Erick Morgan Threets (born November 4, 1981, in Hayward, California) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. Erick has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants and Chicago White Sox. He attended Mendenhall Middle School and Granada High School in Livermore, California.
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- Erick threets
- Threets knocks it down recovers for the out
- San Francisco Giants
- Los Angeles Dodgers
- Chicago White Sox
- Minor leagues
- References
Threets knocks it down, recovers for the out
San Francisco Giants
Threets was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 7th round of the 2000 MLB draft after playing at Modesto Junior College.
He was prospect number 20 in the Baseball America Prospect Handbook 2008 for the Giants, and his changeup was rated the best in the Giants' minor league system. Threets made his Major League Baseball debut with the San Francisco Giants in 2007. He appeared in 3 games in 2007 and 7 in 2008 for the Giants.
Los Angeles Dodgers
He signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers after the 2008 season and was assigned to the AAA Albuquerque Isotopes.
Chicago White Sox
On January 14, 2010, Threets signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox.
On August 29, 2010, Threets injured his throwing arm after throwing a pitch against the New York Yankees. He was placed on the DL, and had Tommy John surgery shortly thereafter. He missed all of 2011. With the White Sox in 2010, he allowed no earned runs in 12 1/3 innings.
Minor leagues
Threets signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics on December 9, 2011. He was granted his release on July 14, 2012, after recording a 1.84 earned run average in 44 innings for the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats. He signed with the Dodgers on July 17 and was assigned to the AAA Isotopes, where he was 2-2 with a 5.19 ERA in 17.1 innings (18 games). In December 2012 he signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies. He signed for Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball for the 2013 season. He signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks in February 2015.