Dan Otero Voted 2012 Harry S. Jordan Award Winner
SCOTTSDALE, AZ --Right-handed pitcher Dan Otero was elected the 2012 Harry S. Jordan Award winner in a vote by his teammates, coaches and training staff earlier this morning.
The Harry S. Jordan Award, which is named in honor of a former longtime minor league trainer for the club, is given in recognition of the player in his first big league camp whose performance and dedication in Spring Training best exemplifies the San Francisco Giants spirit.
Otero, 27, was added to the Giants' 40-man roster over the winter and has posted a 0.90 ERA (1er, 10.0ip) over nine relief appearances this spring. He’s tied with Chicago’s (NL) Rafael Dolis and Kansas City’s Greg Holland for the Cactus League lead with three saves. The 6-foot-3, 214-pound right-hander tossed 2.0-scoreless innings last night at San Diego and has been unscored in each of his last six spring outings.
Otero was selected by the Giants in the 21st round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. In five minor league seasons, he’s compiled a 10-8 record with a 1.90 ERA (45er, 213.1ip) and 86 saves in 188 relief appearances.
The following players have won the Harry Jordan award:
1988 Joe Kmak
Francisco Melendez
1989 James Steel
1990 Eric Gunderson
1991 Mark Leonard
1992 John Patterson
1993 Greg Brummett
1994 J.R. Phillips
1995 Joe Rosselli
1996 Marvin Benard
1997 Dante Powell
1998 Russ Ortiz
1999 Damon Minor
2000 Ben Weber
2001 Pedro Feliz
2002 Felix Escalona
2003 Jason Ellison
2004 Brian Dallimore
2005 Scott Munter
2006 Derin McMains
2007 Tim Lincecum
2008 Brian Bocock
2009 Joe Martinez
2010 Darren Ford
2011 Brandon Belt
2012 Dan Otero