Heath Phillips #43

Single ... played college baseball at Lake City (Fla.) Community College ... went 7-6 with a 3.09 ERA (43 ER/ 125.1 IP) and 117 strikeouts in 2001 ... batted .324 with six home runs, 24 doubles and 68 RBI as a designated hitter ... led the state in doubles and RBI ... graduated in 2000 from Evansville (Ind.) Central High School.

2009

Signed a minor league deal with the Royals and was invited to spring training...spent the entire season with Triple-A Omaha...was unbeaten (5-0) over his last 13 apps (12 starts) from June 28... made 4 starts for Escogido of the Dominican Winter League.

2008

Signed with the Yankees on Jan 4 and opened the year at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre...was released July 19 and signed to a minor league deal by the Rays on July 28, reporting to Triple-A Durham.

2007

Saw his first major league action as a September call-up for the White Sox, making 6 relief apps...absorbed a 2-1 walk-off loss in his major league debut, Sep 5 at DET...earned his first win on Sep 7 vs. MIN in a 13-inning, 11-10 decision...with Triple-A Charlotte, led the International League with 173.2 innings, and tied for the IL lead with 13 wins.

2007

Spent the majority of the season with Class AAA Charlotte ... made six relief appearances with the White Sox, going 1-1 with a 3.68 ERA (3 ER/7.1 IP) ... posted a 1.59 ERA (1 ER/5.2 IP) at U.S. Cellular Field and a 10.80 ERA (2 ER/1.2 IP) on the road ... opponents hit .333 (10-30), including a .375 (3-8) clip vs. lefties ... was recalled from Charlotte on 9/4 and made his major-league debut the following day at Detroit ... suffered the loss while allowing one run over 0.2 IP ... earned his first major-league win on 9/7 vs. Minnesota (0 ER/1.0 IP) ... did not allow an earned run over three appearances from 9/9-11 (4.1 IP) ... went 2.1 scoreless IP and recorded his first major-league strikeout on 9/11 vs. Cleveland (Kelly Shoppach) ... began the season with the Knights ... went 13-7 with a 4.30 ERA (83 ER/173.2 IP) in 28 starts with Charlotte ... led the International League in IP and tied for the league lead in victories ... made 17 quality starts ... owned a 9.10 ERA (31 ER/ 30.2 IP) in six starts in May ... registered his lone complete game on 6/20 at Norwich (6 ER/8.0 IP) ... went 8- 0 with a 2.44 ERA (19 ER/70.0 IP) over his final 11 starts ... the eight-game winning streak was tied for the second-longest in the IL ... was named to Team USA on 10/3 and is scheduled to participate at the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) World Cup in Chinese Taipei on 11/6-18.

2006

Was named the International League Most Valuable Pitcher in his first full season with Class AAA Charlotte, going 13-5 with a 2.96 ERA (51 ER/155.0 IP) and two complete games in 25 games (24 starts) ... ranked second in the IL in ERA and tied for second in wins ... was named to the IL mid and postseason All-Star Teams, earning the victory in the IL All-Star game ... finished among the organizational leaders in wins (2nd), complete games (T2nd), ERA (4th) and IP (7th) ... held left-handers to a .225 (27-120) average and only two home runs ... threw at least 6.0 IP on 19 occasions, including a season-high 8.0 IP on 5/16 at Indianapolis ... compiled a string of 27.1 consecutive scoreless IP from 5/10-6/2 ... earned IL Pitcher of the Week honors for 5/15-21, going 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER/15.0 IP) ... won seven straight decisions from 5/16-6/24, posting a 1.28 ERA (8 ER/56.1 IP) ... made lone relief appearance on 7/9 vs. Syracuse (0 ER/3.0 IP) ... posted a 5.88 ERA (27 ER/41.1 IP) over his final seven starts with the Knights ... along with teammate Jeff Farnsworth, participated with Team USA in an Olympic qualifying tournament in Cuba ... picked up the win in Game 1 of the event vs. Canada, allowing one run on five hits in 6.0 IP ... retuned to Charlotte for the IL playoffs and registered the loss in Game 3 vs. Toledo (6 ER/2.1 IP) ... was 0-1 with a 13.50 ERA (2 ER/1.1 IP) in one Cactus League appearance with the White Sox ... made one start for La Guaira in the Venezuelan Winter League, allowing five runs (three earned) on six hits over 4.1 IP.

2005

Combined to go 9-8 with a 4.65 ERA (81 ER/156.2 IP) between Class AAA Charlotte and Class AA Birmingham ... ranked fourth among all Sox minor-leaguers in IP ... recorded his first two complete games since 2002 (five) ... allowed two earned runs or less in 13 of his 26 starts ... was 6-1 with a 3.28 ERA (19 ER/52.0 IP) from 5/26-7/5 ... was 4-1 with a 3.15 ERA (14 ER/40.0 IP) with Mochis of the Mexican Winter League.

2004

Ranked among the organization leaders in IP (2nd, 154.1), wins (T2nd, 12), starts (T3rd, 26) and strikeouts (7th, 107) at Birmingham ... tied for the Southern League lead in wins and ranked fifth in IP ... led the Barons in IP, starts and strikeouts ... yielded 2.1 walks per 9.0 (36 BB) ... went 6-1 with a 1.49 ERA (7 ER/42.1 IP) in seven starts from 7/15-8/16, including a season-high 7.0 scoreless IP on 7/27 vs. Montgomery.

2003

Was 4-8 with a 3.61 ERA (41 ER/102.1 IP) in 17 starts between Class A Kannapolis, Birmingham and Class A Winston-Salem ... posted a 5.2:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio (67 SO/13 BB) ... finished eighth in the organization in ERA ... spent majority of the season at Winston-Salem, where he averaged 0.8 walks per 9.0 IP (7 BB).

2002

Led the Carolina League in complete games (five) and losses (16), tied for lead in shutouts (three) and ranked second in IP (179.0) at Winston-Salem ... led team in strikeouts (112) ... ranked among the organizational leaders in complete games (1st), shutouts (1st), IP (1st), strikeouts (4th) and ERA (5th, 3.52) ... made 17 quality starts ... dropped his final seven starts, posting a 5.65 ERA (27 ER/43.0 IP) ... went 7.0 IP nine times, 8.0 IP three times and 9.0 IP twice ... allowed three earned runs or less in 22 of 28 starts ... surrendered four home runs in first 14 starts compared to 13 in his last 14.

2001

Made his professional debut at Kannapolis ... won just seven of nine decisions despite posting a 3.64 ERA ... prior to the season, was rated by Baseball America the No. 27 Prospect in the White Sox organization ... was a draft-and-follow from 2000.

2000

Was selected by the White Sox in the 10th round of the June Draft out of Evansville (Ind.) Central High School.