Is married...wife’s name is Morgan...the couple has a son named Brody... Graduated from Stillwater (OK) High School, where he was a Baseball America First Team High School All-American in 2006 after going 9-0 with a 0.37 ERA and two saves in 12 games as a senior (57ip, 9bb, 102k)... His father, Frank, was the head baseball coach at Oklahoma State University from 2003-12 and is currently the pitching coach at the University of Tennessee.
2020
Went 4-4 with a 4.21 ERA in 10 starts during his first season with Milwaukee ... The Brewers went 5-5 in his starts ... Produced 4 quality starts ... Began the season on the 10-day injured list with a blister on his left index finger (7/20-8/2).....the blister occurred in his intrasquad start on 7/15 at Miller Park ... Re-signed as a free agent with Milwaukee on 2/22/21.
2019
Went 13-9 with a 3.89 ERA in 31 starts with Oakland... His 13 wins marked a career high... His 31 starts tied a career high (also 2015)... His 3.89 ERA ranked 10th in the American League... The Athletics went 20-11 in his start... Produced 17 quality start... Signed as a free agent with Milwaukee on 12/13.
2018
Was signed by the A's to a minor league contract March 19 and began the season at Triple-A Nashville before he was selected on May 2…went 4-5 with a 4.48 ERA in 17 starts with Oakland in a season that was interrupted by two stints on the disabled list…was out from May 19 to July 7 with a strained left shoulder and Aug. 28 to Sept. 12 with a strained left forearm…walked just 13 batters in 80.1 innings for an average of 1.46 walks per nine innings…that was a career low and was second lowest in the American League among pitchers with 80 or more innings pitched (Kluber, CLE 1.46)…struck out just 47 but his 3.62 strikeout-to-walk ratio was a career high…his starts and innings pitched were his most since 2015 when he made 31 starts and tossed 180.1 innings with the Dodgers…was 2-1 with a 2.01 ERA and .191 opponents batting average in five starts at home compared to 2-4 with a 6.06 ERA and .335 opponent average in 12 starts on the road…surrendered one home run in 31.1 innings at home, nine in 49.0 innings on the road…is now 14-12 with a 3.48 ERA (97 er in 250.2 ip) in 44 career games in the Coliseum, 32-40 with a 4.35 ERA (276 er in 570.2 ip) in 113 games in all other ballparks…had a 1-2 record, a 6.08 ERA and .356 opponents batting average in six starts at the All-Star Break…then went 3-3 with a 3.81 ERA and .251 opponents average in 11 starts after the break…issued eight free passes in 23.2 innings before the break (3.04 per nine innings) and then walked just five batters in 56.2 innings after the break (0.79 per nine innings)…has a 19-30 career record before the break, 27-22 after the break… allowed a .285 opponents batting average, including .257 (18-for-70) against left-handed hitters compared to .293 (72-for-246) against right-handers…surrendered nine of his 10 home runs to righties…yielded a .333 batting average with runners in scoring position…opponents hit .280 when leading off an inning but he walked just three…was 0-2 with a 5.66 ERA in five starts on four days rest, 4-3 with a 4.07 ERA in 12 starts on five days rest or more…over the last two years, he is 1-3 with a 7.20 ERA (32 er in 40.0 ip) in 10 starts on four days rest, 7-6 with a 4.42 ERA (47 er in 95.2 ip) in 20 starts on five days rest or more…went 1-1 with a 2.61 ERA in four starts during the day, 3-4 with a 5.13 ERA in 13 starts at night…is 17-16 with a 3.46 ERA (111 er in 288.2 ip) in 55 career games during the day, 29-36 with a 4.43 ERA (262 er in 532.2 ip) in 102 games at night…was 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA in two interleague starts and is now 1-7 with a 5.93 ERA (36 er in 54.2 ip) in 11 career interleague starts…went 1-for-4 (.250) as a hitter and is now 8-for-79 (.101) with three doubles, five RBI and six walks in his career…tossed five innings or fewer in 10 of his 17 starts…walked one batter or fewer 14 times and received two runs of support or fewer 10 times.
OAKLAND: Was selected from Nashville May 2 and went 0-2 with a 7.63 ERA and .379 opponents batting average in four starts before he was placed on the 10-day disabled list May 19 with a strained left shoulder…allowed two runs in 6.1 innings in his first start May 2 at Seattle but had a no decision in the A's 3-2 win…it was his first start as an Athletic since April 24, 2013 at Boston…allowed a season-high nine runs on a season-high 10 hits and a season-high three walks in just 3.0 innings in his second start May 7 against Houston…left his start on May 18 at Toronto with the shoulder injury after tossing a season-low 1.0 inning…made three rehab starts with Nashville before he was reinstated from the DL July 8…went 3-2 with a 2.90 ERA and .239 opponents batting average in nine starts before returning to the DL Aug. 28 with a strained left forearm…combined with Petit, Buchter and Pagán on a five-hit shutout in the A's 6-0 win at Cleveland July 8…it was his first win as an Athletic since April 7, 2013…tossed five of the innings, allowed three of the hits and walked two…it was the last time he walked more than one batter as he issued one free pass or fewer in each of his final 12 starts (5 bb in 60.0 ip, 0.75 walks per nine innings)…struck out a season-high six batters in a 15-3 win at Texas July 23…those were his most strikeouts in a game since Sept. 15, 2015 vs. Colorado…finished July with a 2-1 record, a 3.98 ERA and .309 opponents average in four…then went 1-1 with a 2.15 ERA and .184 opponents average in five starts in August…did not allow a run in three of his August starts and the game went into extra innings in two of his three no decisions…walked just two batters in 29.1 innings…logged 7.0 shutout innings Aug. 3 against Detroit but had a no decision in the A's 1-0, 13-inning win…allowed a two-run home run to Calhoun in the third inning Aug. 10 at Los Angeles (AL), which was the first home run he surrendered to a left-handed hitter since July 28, 2015 at Oakland (Reddick)…had a season-high 18.2-inning scoreless streak from Aug. 10 to 27…tossed a season-high 7.2 scoreless innings Aug. 15 against Seattle but had a no decision in the A's 2-0, 12-inning loss…it was his longest outing since Oct. 1, 2015 at San Francisco (7.2 ip) and his longest scoreless outing since May 26, 2011 at Los Angeles-AL (8.0 ip)…combined with Familia and Trivino on a two-hit shutout in the A's 6-0 win over Texas on Aug. 21 in Oakland…tossed seven of the innings, allowed one of the hits and matched his season high with six strikeouts…allowed five runs on seven hits in 2.2 innings in an 11-4 loss at Houston Aug. 27 before going on the DL a second time…did not have a rehab assignment before he was reinstated Sept. 13…went 1-1 with a 6.46 ERA and .318 opponents batting average in four starts following his return…tossed 3.1 innings or fewer in three of those starts…combined with Dull, Montas and Brooks on a four-hit shutout in the A's 10-0 win over Los Angeles (AL) Sept. 19 in Oakland…tossed 6.2 innings and allowed three of the hits.
NASHVILLE: Went 2-1 with a 2.78 ERA and .248 opponents batting average in seven starts…did not allow a home run in 32.1 innings…struck out 36 (10.02 per nine innings) and walked just six (1.67 per nine innings) for a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 6.0…his opponents batting average included a .223 (21-for-94) mark against right-handed hitters compared to .314 (11-for-35) against left-handers…yielded a .156 batting average and just one walk to batters leading off an inning (.182 on-base percentage)…opponents hit .182 with the bases empty, .346 with runners on…including .333 with runners in scoring position…was 1-1 with a 1.89 ERA in four starts when he was selected by Oakland May 2…returned on June 23 for a three-start rehab assignment and went 1-0 with a 4.05 ERA before he was reinstated from the DL July 8
2016
In his second and final season with the Dodgers, missed a majority of the season due to injury ... all told, pitched in four games (three starts), allowing 15 runs in 11.1 innings while going 1-2...In March, underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair a bulging disk in his lower back ... began the season on the 60-day D.L...Went a combined 0-1 with a 2.25 ERA (3 ER/12.0 IP) in three rehab starts with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga and Triple-A Oklahoma City before he was activated, August 14...Placed on the 15-day D.L., August 23 (retro to August 21), with a blister on his left index finger ... activated, September 22, and pitched in two games (one start), going 1-0 with a 4.91 ERA (4 ER/7.1 IP).
2015
Won double-digit games (10) for the first time since his rookie season in 2009 (11) and set career highs in starts (31), innings pitched (180.1) and quality starts (18). ... Led Major League qualifiers with a 66.7 groundball percentage...forced 23 groundball double-plays, the eighth most among MLB starting pitchers (min. 25 starts). ... Tied a career high (third time) with 10 strikeouts on June 26 at Miami. ... At the plate, led the Dodgers with nine successful sacrifices. ... Did not commit an error, while ranking second among NL pitchers with 47 assists. ... In the postseason, started the Dodgers' NLDS Game 3 at New York
2014
Limited to only eight starts with Colorado due to a broken left index finger and lower back surgery, going 1-3 with a 2.91 ERA (14 ER/ 34.1 IP)...Allowed only one home run in 43.1 innings...Permitted three or fewer earned runs in seven of his eight starts, including five quality starts...Broke his left index finger on April 12 at San Francisco and missed the next 83 games…while recovering, made two rehab starts for Triple-A Colorado Springs and went 1-0 with a 0.96 ERA (1 ER/ 9.1 IP)...Injured his back during an Aug. 5 start vs. Chicago-NL and underwent surgery on Aug. 14 to repair a herniated disc in his lower back…surgery performed by Dr. Chris Yeung in Phoenix...Entering 2014, had only registered four Major League at-bats having not recorded a hit in any of them...on April 1 at Miami, his first game of the season and second at-bat, he recorded his first career hit, a double to left field...on July 13 vs. Minnesota, he sacrificed himself to score Wilin Rosario from third for his first career RBI...on August 5 vs. Chicago (NL), he got another hit, again a double...on the year, went 2-for-18 (.111) with two doubles and an RBI
2013
Was the A's Opening Day starting pitcher but finished the season in the bullpen after spending four months on the disabled list with a stress fracture in his right foot. Made his first career Opening Day start April 1 against Seattle but was the losing pitcher in the A's 2-0 loss…became the A's eighth different Opening Day starting pitcher in the last eight years…allowed just two runs on four hits in 7.0 innings but issued a career-high tying six walks (sixth time, first since May 16, 2011 vs. Los Angeles-AL)…struck out the side in the first inning to become the first A's pitcher since at least 1947 to strike out the side in the first inning on Opening Day. Struck out a career-high tying 10 batters in 6.0 innings in his second start, a 9-3 win at Houston April 7 (also Sept. 18, 2009 vs. Cleveland)…it was his only win of the season…that gave him a 1.38 ERA and .191 opponents batting average over his first two starts. Went 0-3 with a 14.34 ERA and .400 opponents batting average over his final three starts. Surrendered a career-high tying three home runs in 5.2 innings in a 7-3 loss to Detroit April 13. Tossed 1.0 inning April 19 at Tampa Bay, allowing four runs on four hits and two walks…it was the shortest outing of his career as a starter…left the game early with a sprained right ankle. Did not miss a start, but allowed six runs on eight hits in 4.0 innings for the loss at Boston April 24…was scheduled to skip his start April 29 against Los Angeles (AL) but ended up pitching 5.1 innings of relief that night in the A's 10-8, 19-inning win…entered the game in the 13th inning for the first relief appearance of his career after 73 starts…allowed just one run. Finished April 1-4 with a 6.21 ERA in six games, five starts…the losses matched the most in Oakland history by a pitcher in the month. Struck out 46 in 44.2 innings, marking the first time in his career he finished with more strikeouts than innings pitched. Had a 4.71 ERA (21.0 IP, 11 ER) with 3 saves in 11 games in relief.
2012
Completed his rehab from "Tommy John" surgery in late August and made six starts before his regular
season ended when he strained his right oblique Sept. 19...went 4-2 with a 2.57 ERA and .225 opponents
batting average...allowed just one home run in 35.0 innings...his opponents batting average included
a .219 (7-for-32) mark against left-handed hitters compared to .227 (22-for-97) against right-handers...
had 22 of his 25 strikeouts against righties...allowed a .148 average with runners in scoring position...
opponents were 0-for-10 with RISP and two outs...has held the opposition to a .214 (44-for-206) batting
average with runners in scoring position over his last three seasons after allowing a .314 mark in his
rookie campaign of 2009...had a .194 opponents batting average the first two times through the lineup,
.323 with his only home run after that...walked just one batter to lead off an inning...was 2-0 with a
1.38 ERA in his two starts in Oakland compared to 2-2 with a 3.27 ERA in four starts on the road...
logged a 3-1 record, a 1.61 ERA and .188 opponents batting average in four starts at night compared
to 1-1 with a 4.26 ERA and .286 opponents average in two starts during the day...had one pickoff and
now has 14 in his 68 career starts...opponents were 1-for-2 in stolen bases attempts...they are now 14-
for-27 (51.9%) over the last three years after going 14-for-18 (77.8%) during his rookie campaign...
received no run support in each of his two losses...is now 2-21 in 34 career starts with run support of
fewer than three runs, 23-4 in 34 starts with support of three runs or more...the A's were 4-2 (.667) in
his starting assignments and are 31-37 (.456) in his career...tossed at least six innings in five of his six
starts, allowed one run or fewer four times and walked two batters or fewer five times.
2011
Was limited to just 13 starts and was 3-6 with a 4.00 ERA when he underwent "Tommy John" surgery on his left elbow July 14...was originally placed on the disabled list June 7...received a Platelet Rich Plasma injection into his elbow June 13 before the decision was made to have surgery...went 2-1 with a 1.56 ERA over his first five starts and did not allow a home run in 34.2 innings...then went 1-5 with a 5.73 ERA over his final eight starts, yielding eight home runs in 48.2 innings...had four walks and 27 strikeouts over his first five starts compared to 21 walks and 34 strikeouts over his final eight...allowed a .270 opponents batting average and .335 on-base percentage, both the highest of his three seasons...his opponents average included a .252 (53 for 210) mark against right-handed hitters and .303 (33 for 109) against left-handers...issued just three of his 25 walks to lefties...his opponents average dropped to .221 with runners in scoring position...now has a .223 (40 for 179) average with RISP over the last two seasons after allowing a .314 mark in 2009...held opponents to a .216 batting average the first time through the lineup, .245 the second time and .342 after that...surrendered seven of his eight home runs with runners on base...tied for seventh in the American League with a career-high five pickoffs and now has 13 in his career...opponents were successful in just 5 of 12 (41.7%) stolen base attempts and are 13 for 22 (59.1%) over the last two years after going 14 for 18 (77.8%) during his rookie campaign...matched his career high by hitting seven batters...had a 2.31 ERA over the first three innings of a game and 5.48 ERA from the fourth inning on...was 2-4 with a 3.42 ERA in eight starts during the day, compared to 1-2 with a 4.99 ERA in five starts at night...his career numbers are 10-8 with a 3.17 ERA (56 er in 159.0 ip) in 26 starts during the day, 11-15 with a 4.03 ERA (95 er in 212.0 ip) in 36 starts at night...received run support of two runs or fewer in seven of his 13 starts and was 0-4 in those games...is now 2-19 in 32 career starts with support of less than three runs, 19-4 with run support of three or more...the A's were 5-8 (.385) in his starting assignments and are 27-35 (.435) in his career...tossed six or more innings seven times, allowed two runs or fewer seven times and walked two batters or fewer eight times.
OAKLAND: Tossed his second career complete game in his second start of the season but took the loss in a 2-1 decision at Minnesota April 8...earned his first win April 19 against Boston when he combined with Breslow and Fuentes on a five-hit shutout in a 5-0 A's win...tossed 8.0 innings, allowed four of the hits and struck out a season-high eight...also won his next start April 24 at Seattle, allowing one earned run in 7.0 innings...is now 6-3 with a 1.90 ERA (16 er in 75.2 ip) in 12 career starts against the Mariners...was 2-1 with a 1.56 ERA following the start against Seattle, but then went 0-3 with a 5.04 ERA over his next five starts...began the losing streak by allowing seven runs on nine hits in 5.0 innings in an 11-2 loss to Texas April 30...matched his career highs by allowing three home runs and issuing four walks...it was his first of three four-walk games in 2011 (May 10 at Texas, May 16 vs. Los Angeles)...matched his career high by tossing 9.0 innings May 5 against Cleveland, but had a no decision in the A's 4-3, 12-inning loss...snapped his three-game losing streak by tossing 8.0 shutout innings in a 4-3 win at Los Angeles May 26...then allowed a career-high 10 runs on a career-high 11 hits in his next start, a 10-3 loss to New York May 31...allowed two home runs, both to left-handed hitters (Granderson and Cano)...those were his first home runs allowed to a lefty since Aug. 25, 2009 at Seattle (Branyan)...allowed five runs on nine hits in 5.0 innings in his final start, a 6-3 loss at Boston June 5...was placed on the disabled list June 7 with left elbow soreness...received a Platelet Rich Plasma injection after he was examined by Dr. James Andrews at the Andrews Institute in Pensacola, Fla. June 13...was examined again a month later and it was determined that his injury required surgery...Dr. Andrews performed successful reconstructive surgery to the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow, July 14...was transferred to the 60-day DL July 31.
2010
Lowered his ERA by more than a run from his rookie campaign of 2009 but two stints on the disabled
list with elbow problems limited him to just 19 starts in 2010 ... was 7-6 with a 2.80 ERA after going 11-
11 with a 4.06 ERA in his first season ... tossed 112.1 innings and did not qualify for the league leaders ...
however, based on a minimum of 100 innings pitched, he ranked fifth in the American League in ERA ...
also ranked fourth in fewest home runs per nine innings (0.48), fifth in fewest walks per nine innings
(1.76) and lowest run support (3.53), eighth in strikeout to walk ratio (3.41) and ninth in opponents
slugging percentage (.353) ... is now 15-10 with a 2.88 ERA in 36 starts since June 29, 2009 ... his ERA
is second lowest among AL pitchers with 200 or more innings pitched over that span (Hernandez, SEA
2.33) and sixth lowest in the majors ... opponents batted .257, which included .243 (80 for 329) by righthanded
hitters and .299 (32 for 107) by left-handers ... his career splits are .246 (203 for 826) against righties and .308 (89 for 289) against lefties ... allowed all six of his home runs to righties ... five came at
home, five were hit in night games and five were with the bases empty ... his opponents batting average
dropped to .225 with runners in scoring position after yielding a .314 average with RISP in 2009 ...
however, the opposition hit .315 when leading off an inning ... received run support of one run or fewer
in eight of his 19 starts and was 0-5 in those games ... had a 7-1 record in his 11 starts with support of
two runs or more ... is now 0-14 in 20 career starts with zero or one run of support and 18-3 in 29 starts
with at least two runs of support ... tied for eighth in the AL with four pickoffs and now has eight in two
seasons ... the A's were 8-11 (.421) in his starting assignments and are 22-27 (.449) in his career ... tossed
six or more innings 14 times, allowed two runs or fewer 13 times and walked two batters or fewer in
18 of his starts.
OAKLAND: Did not allow a run in his first two starts of the season April 8 against Seattle and April 13
at Seattle to become the first starting pitcher in Oakland history (among pitchers who began the season
with the A's) to start the season with two consecutive scoreless outings ... the last Athletics pitcher to do
it was Alex Kellner of the 1953 Philadelphia A's, who started the season with back-to-back complete
game shutouts ... was charged with the first wild pitch of his career in the game on the 13th, snapping a
career-opening streak of 31 starts and 186.1 innings without a wild pitch ... the streak of 31 consecutive
starts without a wild pitch tied for sixth longest by a starter in Oakland history ... agreed to terms April
16 on a four-year contract through the 2013 season with club options for 2014 and 2015 ... had his
season-opening scoreless streak snapped at 14.0 innings in his third start, an 8-3 loss to Baltimore ...
that was the third longest season-opening streak by a starter in Oakland history and the longest since
Matt Keough set the record with a 16.0 inning streak in 1980 ... was 1-1 with a 2.35 ERA in four starts
before going on the 15-day disabled list April 27 retroactive to April 25 with left elbow inflammation and a proximal medial forearm strain ... it was his first career stint on the DL ... made one rehab start with
Triple-A Sacramento May 24 against Nashville and had a no decision in the River Cats' 8-3 win (3.0 ip,
6 h, 2 r, 2 er, 1 bb, 1 so, 1 hbp) ... was reinstated from the DL May 29 and had a win and a 2.35 ERA in
two starts before returning to the DL with left elbow inflammation June 4 ... made four more rehab stats,
going 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA in two starts with the A's affiliate in the Arizona Rookie League and 1-0 with
a 3.48 ERA in two starts with Sacramento, before he was reinstated July 30 ... went 5-5 with a 2.98 ERA
in 13 starts following his return ... yielded a career-high tying 10 hits in 5.1 innings in a 6-1 loss July 30
at Chicago but picked up the win in his next start Aug. 4 against Kansas City ... then had a career-high
tying four-game losing streak from Aug. 10 to Sept. 1 ... went 0-4 despite a 3.21 ERA over that five-start
span, receiving no run support three times, including Aug. 27 at Texas when he left after 2.0 innings with
a mild hyper extension of his right knee ... the 2.0 innings pitched matched his career low (June 3, 2010
at Boston) ... then finished the season with a career-high tying four-game winning streak, posting a 2.18
ERA and holding the opposition to a .233 batting average over his final six starts ... walked a season-high
three batters Sept. 11 against Boston, snapping a 22-start streak dating back to Aug. 19, 2009 where he
walked two batters or fewer ... that was the second longest streak by a starting pitcher in Oakland history,
falling four short of the record of 26 by Gil Heredia (April 10-Aug. 28, 1999) ... went 3-1 with a 2.23
ERA and .237 opponents batting average in six starts in September ... is now 7-1 with a 2.25 ERA (16 er
in 64.0 ip) in 10 career starts in September and is 11-16 with a 3.94 ERA (98 er in 223.2 ip) in 39 starts
the rest of the season.
2009
Was one of two 21-year olds to spend the season in the A's starting rotation...set an Oakland rookie
record with 150 strikeouts...led the A's pitching staff in strikeouts and wins (11) and finished second
in starts (30)...compiled an 11-11 record and 4.06 ERA...led all Major League rookies in strikeouts...
tied for third among American League rookies in games started, ranked fourth in innings pitched (175.1)
and tied for fourth in wins...had one of five shutouts by an AL rookie and one of 11 complete games...
his strikeouts broke the previous Oakland rookie record of 141 set by Rick Langford in 1977...fell
one short of the Oakland rookie record of 12 wins set by Chris Codiroli in 1983 and matched by Joe
Blanton in 2005...became the eighth Oakland rookie to make 30 or more starts...is one of four 21-year
olds in Oakland history to win 10 or more games and his 30 starts tied for fifth most in Athletics history
by a pitcher under the age of 22...fellow 21-year old Trevor Cahill had 10 wins in 32 starts, making
the A's the 13th team since 1900 to have two pitchers under the age of 22 win 10 or more games (last:
Kansas City, 1984, with Mark Gubicza and Bret Saberhagen) and the fourth with 30 or more starts (last:
Chicago-AL, 1980)...was 3-7 with a 5.74 ERA, .304 opponents batting average and 13 home runs
allowed over his first 13 starts...then went 8-4 with a 2.96 ERA, .237 opponents batting average and
seven home runs over his final 17 starts, beginning June 29...his ERA from June 29 through the end of
the season was fourth best in the AL behind Lester (2.35), Greinke (2.37) and Hernandez (2.44)...was
charged with 15 unearned runs, which tied for the most in the AL (Hernandez, SEA)...also ranked tied
for fifth in grounded into double plays (24), tied for seventh in shutouts (1) and pickoffs (4), eighth in
walks per nine innings (2.31) and strikeout to walk ratio (3.33), and 10th in strikeouts per nine innings
(7.70)...received run support of one run or less in 12 of his 30 starts and his season run support of 4.62
was eighth lowest in the AL...was 11-2 in 18 starts with run support of two more...did not have a wild
pitch and his 175.1 innings were the most in the majors among pitchers with no wild pitches...they were
third most in Oakland history behind Catfish Hunter (234.0 ip in 1968) and Steve McCatty (185.2 ip in 1981)...allowed a .265 opponents batting average, which included a .247 (123 for 497) mark against
right-handed hitters and .313 (57 for 182) against left-handers...yielded a .314 average with runners in
scoring position, which was fifth highest in the AL...however, that marked dropped to .239 from June 29
through the end of the season...opponents were 7 for 13 (.538) with a grand slam and 15 RBI with the
bases loaded...compiled a 7-4 record and 3.14 ERA in 17 starts on five or more days rest and was 4-7
with a 5.19 ERA in 13 starts on four days rest...was 5-3 with a 3.27 ERA in 11 starts during the day and
6-8 with a 4.53 ERA in 19 starts at night...did not commit an error in 29 total chances, all assists...since
1954, the only other pitchers to make at least 30 starts in a season without recording a putout are Randy
Johnson (SEA, 1991) and Bob Veale (PIT, 1970)...tied for the lead among AL pitchers in double plays
(5) and tied for fourth in assists...the A's were 14-16 (.467) in his starting assignments... tossed six or
more innings 16 times, allowed two runs or fewer 11 times and walked two batters or fewer 25 times...
was ranked number 7 on Baseball America's Top 100 Prospects lists entering the season.
2008
Combined for an 11-5 record and a 3.69 ERA in 20 games, 19 starts, with Single-A Stockton
and Double-A Midland in his first season in the A's organization...also pitched for the United States
team in the All-Star Futures Game at Yankee Stadium July 13 (1.0 ip, 1 h, 1 bb) and for Team USA in
the Summer Olympics in Beijing, China...was 1-0 with a 4.97 ERA (12.2 ip, 13 h, 8 r, 7 er, 3 bb, 10 so,
2 hr) in two starts during the Olympics...was rated as the A's number one prospect and the fourth best
prospect in the California League by Baseball America following the season...was also tabbed as having
the Best Slider and Best Control in the magazine's Best Tools survey for A's prospects...with Stockton
and Midland, he allowed a .237 opponents batting average, which included a .234 mark by right-handed
hitters and .245 by left-handers...opponents hit .235 with runners in scoring position...struck out 118
and walked just 27, a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.4 to 1...averaged 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings...
allowed eight home runs in 105.0 innings, an average of one per 13.1 innings...six of the eight home
runs were solo shots...began the year at Stockton and was 9-4 with a 4.14 ERA in 14 games, 13 starts...tied for the team lead in wins despite spending just three months with the Ports...did not allow a run
in four of his first six starts, including each of his first two, to start the season 5-1 with a 2.43 ERA...
capped that stretch by striking out 10 in 7.0 shutout innings May 1 at Visalia...went 4-0 with a 1.82 ERA
over his final five games, four starts, with Stockton...was named California League Pitcher of the Week,
June 9-15...won both of his starts and allowed just one run in 14.0 innings, while striking out 16...was
promoted to Midland June 24 and was 2-1 with a 2.61 ERA in six starts with the RockHounds...struck
out a season high 12 in 6.0 innings in his first Double-A start June 26 at Arkansas and was the winning
pitcher in a 5-3 win...then tossed 3.2 shutout innings July 7 against Springfield and 1.1 scoreless, hitless
innings July 11 at San Antonio before going to New York for the Futures Game July 13...returned to
Midland and went 1-1 with a 1.93 ERA in two starts July 18 and 23 before joining Team USA for the
Olympics...had a no decision Aug. 16 in a 5-4 win over Canada (5.2 ip, 9 h, 4 r, 3 er, 4 so)...then started
and won in the Bronze Medal game Aug. 23 against Japan, an 8-4 win (7.0 ip, 4 h, 4 r, 4 er, 3 bb, 6 so)...
made one final start for Midland Aug. 28, a no decision in a 6-4 win over San Antonio.
2007
Was Arizona's second round pick in 2006 but did not sign until Sept. 1, 2006...made his professional
debut in 2007 and was a combined 11-7 with a 3.07 ERA in 23 games, all starts, with Single-A
South Bend and Single-A Visalia...ranked third in the Diamondbacks farm system in wins and ERA...
allowed a .270 opponents batting average, including .215 by left-handed hitters and .283 by right-handers...
that mark dropped to .171 with runners in scoring position...struck out 125 in 120.1 innings, an
average of 9.3 per nine innings...walked just 21 for a strikeout to walk ratio of 5.95 to 1...only one of
those walks was issued to a left-handed hitter...allowed nine home runs or one per 13.4 innings...eight
of the nine home runs were hit by right-handers...walked two batters or fewer in all but one of his 23
starts...was 8-4 with a 2.21 ERA in 14 starts at South Bend and was a Baseball America Low Class A
All-Star...was also named the number three prospect in the Midwest League by the magazine...tied for
the Silver Hawks team lead in wins despite being promoted to Visalia June 21...compiled a 1.84 ERA
in five starts in April, but was just 3-2...had a season best five-game winning streak over a seven-start
stretch from May 10 to June 11 (1.67 ERA)...began the streak May 10 against Beloit by striking out a
season high 10 in 7.0 shutout innings...was 3-3 with a 4.85 ERA in nine starts with Visalia...made one
postseason start for the Oaks and took the loss (4.0 ip, 3 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 4 so, 2.25 ERA)...was traded
to the A's on December 14 and was named Oakland's third best prospect by Baseball America.
