Jose Ascanio #58

Jose Eleazar Ascanio...Has one son; Jose Santiago (2/26/09)...Began his professional playing career at the age of 16.

2011

Began season on 15-day disabled list rehabbing from 2009 surgery...Pitched three games on rehab at Bradenton from 4/11-16 (3.2ip/4er) and seven games at Indianapolis (7.1ip/7er) from 4/21 to 5/10...Was recalled from rehab and reinstated from D.L. on 5/11...His appearance with Pirates on 5/13 (1.0ip/0r/2so) was his first in the big leagues since 8/11/09...Gave up a run in his second game on 5/14 at Milwaukee (1.0ip/1er)...Entered 2-2 game in Washington on 5/16 with a runner on first base and surrendered two-run homer to Danny Espinosa on first pitch he threw...Made back-to-back scoreless outings (1.1ip) before being scored upon in two of his last three games with Pittsburgh...Was designated for assignment on 6/7 and was outrighted to Triple-A on 6/14...Earned lone save with Indianapolis on 6/21 at Lehigh Valley...Picked up win on 6/25 vs. Pawtucket...Suffered losses in back-to-back outings on 7/15 and 7/17...Pitched 17.0 consecutive scoreless innings from 8/5-26...Finished season making three straight starts, going 1-1 with a 2.40 ERA (15.0ip/4er).

2010

Spent entire season on the disabled list recovering from right shoulder surgery; performed on 10/2/09...Made first rehab appearance on 8/2 with the GCL Pirates...Made second and final rehab appearance on 8/5 with Bradenton Marauders...Was reinstated from 60-day D.L. on 11/3...Went 2-1 with one save and a 0.96 ERA (18.2ip/2er) in 16 games with Caracas during the Venezuelan Winter League.

2009

Began season with Iowa (Cubs' AAA), where he posted a 0.54 ERA (16.2ip/1er) and a .172 batting average against in his first four starts...Suffered first loss after allowing two runs in 5.0 innings on 5/1 at Memphis...Whiffed a season-high nine batters while tossing 5.0 scoreless innings for first win on 5/6 vs. Nashville...Was recalled by Chicago on 5/10...Was scored upon in each of his first two games (4.0ip/3er) before making five consecutive scoreless appearances from 5/21 thru 6/7 (6.2ip)...Pitched 3.0 scoreless innings on 6/7 at Cincinnati...Suffered only loss on 6/11 at Houston after allowing one run in 1.2 innings of work...Was scored upon twice in his next six appearances before being optioned back to Iowa on 6/30...Struck out seven batters in 4.0 scoreless innings in first start upon return to Iowa on 7/1 vs. Oklahoma City...Lowered his ERA to 0.80 after tossing 3.0 scoreless innings in his next start on 7/6 at New Orleans...Surrendered first home run in final start with the I-Cubs on 7/27 at Albuquerque...Lost each of his final three starts with Iowa...Was acquired by Pittsburgh on 7/30 as part of a five-player trade and assigned to Indianapolis...Allowed a pair of runs in 6.2 innings and lost his Indianapolis debut on 8/1 at Durham...Was recalled by Pittsburgh on 8/7 and suffered loss while making first appearance with Pirates that night vs. St. Louis (2.0ip/2er)...Retired two of the three batters he faced in second and final outing on 8/11 at Colorado...Was placed on 15-day disabled list on 8/15 (retro to 8/12) due to right shoulder tendinitis...Was transferred to 60-day D.L. on 9/24...Had arthroscopic surgery performed on right shoulder by Dr. James Andrews on 10/2 in Pensacola, Florida...Was reinstated from 60- day D.L. on 11/18.

2008

Made his Cubs debut, appearing in six games during two stints with the big league club, May 20-28 and June 29-July 3 ... spent the majority of the season with Triple-A Iowa, going 2-1 with 11 saves and a 5.10 ERA (31 ER/54.2 IP) in 40 games. © Logged a 7.94 ERA (5 ER/5.2 IP) in his six relief outings with the Cubs. © Made his Cubs debut May 20 at Houston, tossing 2.0 shutout innings (2 H, 2 BB, 1 SO). © Began the season with Iowa, going 1-0 with 10 saves and a 1.90 ERA (5 ER/23.2 IP) in 18 relief appearances through the end of May ... held the opponent to a .167 batting average in that span. © Averaged more than a strikeout per inning with the I-Cubs, punching out 58 in 54.2 innings pitched. © Did not allow a run in nine consecutive save situations at the Triple-A level, April 16-May 30 (11.2 IP) ... that included a 2.0-inning save May 30 vs. Memphis. © Tossed a season-high 2.2 innings June 8 at Omaha (2 ER).

2007

Was recalled three times from Mississippi (AA), going 1-1 with a 5.06 ERA in 13 relief appearances...In 44 games (one start) with Mississippi, he went 2-2 with 10 saves and a 2.54 ERA (78 IP) and allowed just one home run...Earned first career win with scoreless and hitless 12th and 13th innings on 9/14 at WSH...Suffered his first career loss vs. CIN on 7/18, when he worked the 14th & 15th innings and allowed two unearned runs in the 5-4 defeat...Was originally recalled from Mississippi on 7/13 when Wil Ledezma was placed on the Restricted List...Made ML debut in the ninth inning on 7/13 vs. PIT, fanning his first hitter - J. Castillo (3 H, 1 R, 2 K)...Made three appearances for the Braves before being optioned back to Mississippi on 7/19...Had second stint with Atlanta, 7/29-8/1, and made two appearances before being optioned to Miss. on 8/1...Was recalled from Mississippi for the third and final time on 8/24...Was M-Braves' June Pitcher of the Month with a save and 2.89 ERA...Went 1-0 with three saves and a 1.13 ERA in 11 May appearances (3 ER/24.0 IP) with Mississippi...From 8/6 to 8/23, worked 7.2 innings with 13 strikeouts and one walk at Mississippi. Allowed one earned run during that span and recorded four saves in as many opportunities.

2006

Season totals included a 5-3 record with 60 strikeouts in 69.0 IP...Began the season with eight outings, six starts, at Myrtle Beach (A) before being promoted to Mississippi (AA) on 5/27. Threw one shutout inning that night for the M-Braves vs. BIR...Threw 3.0 scoreless innings 8/11 vs. HUN...Notched second straight win 6/2 at CAR and had his first AA hit, a solo home run...Had a 2.84 ERA in 12 home games and a 5.68 ERA in 12 road games at AA...Went a season-high 6.0 IP in consecutive starts for Myrtle Beach on 4/17 (1 ER) and 4/22 (3 ER)...Had a 1-0 mark with 1.84 ERA in 24 relief appearances (29.1 IP) with the Leones in the Venezuelan Winter League.

2005

Made five appearances (three starts) with Myrtle Beach (A) before being sidelined with a back injury...Made his final appearance in a start on 5/1 vs. LYN (2.1 IP, 9 H, 8 ER)...Not including his final start, his ERA was 2.95 (6 ER/18.1 IP)...Had a three-game winning streak from 4/14 to 4/26 (14.0 IP, 4 ER).

2004

Appeared in a team-high 34 games and ranked second in saves (nine) for Rome (A)...Recorded four saves in six appearances with a 2.16 ERA in August.

2003

Spent the season with the Gulf Coast Braves (Rookie), making eight appearances out of the bullpen.

2002

Began his professional career with the Braves' Dominican Summer League team, going 1-4 despite a solid 3.38 ERA and allowing just one home run.