Aaron Cook

Full Name: Aaron Lane Cook	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/175	First Game: August 10, 2002
Birthdate: February 8, 1979	MLB Experience: 5 years
Birthplace: Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography[]

Aaron Lane Cook (born February 8, 1979 in Fort Campbell, Kentucky) is a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher currently playing for the Colorado Rockies. He has played with the Rockies for his entire Major League career, spanning from 2002 onwards.

Cook saw his 2004 season come to an abrupt end when it was discovered that he suffers pulmonary embolism], or blood clots. During an August 7 start against the Cincinnati Reds, Cook complained of dizziness and shortness of breath. After he was taken to a local hospital, doctors discovered blood clots had formed in his right shoulder. On September 10, Cook underwent extensive surgery at a St. Louis hospital during which the first rib on his right side was removed to relieve compression on a major blood vein.

He stayed on the disabled list until July 30, when he gave up seven runs and eleven hits in 4 1/3 innings of a 9-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies at Coors Field. His first 2005 victory came in an 11-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on August 15 when he pitched six innings and gave up two runs and nine hits. In his final 12 starts of 2005, Cook went 7-1 with a 3.07 ERA. For this outstanding recovery from his very serious condition, he was awarded the 2005 Tony Conigliaro Award.

Cook is married to his wife (Alexis), and they have two children, stepdaughter Alexis and son Elijah (12/1/03).

Scouting Report[]

Statistics[]

Pitching Stats[]

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
2002	COL	N	9	5	2	1	4.54	14	18	18	0	35.2	41	4	13	0	0	2
2003	COL	N	43	16	4	6	6.02	43	89	83	1	124	160	8	57	7	10	8
2004	COL	N	16	16	6	4	4.28	40	47	46	1	96.2	112	7	39	5	6	7
2005	COL	N	13	13	7	2	3.67	24	38	34	2	83.1	101	8	16	2	3	2
2006	COL	N	32	32	9	15	4.23	92	107	100	0	212.2	242	17	55	11	2	7
2007	COL	N	25	25	8	7	4.12	61	87	76	2	166	178	15	44	6	0	6
Total			138	107	36	25	4.47	274	386	357	6	718.1	834	59	224	31	21	32

Fielding Stats[]

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
2002	COL	N	P	9	5	35.2	4	9	1	3	0	0	1	1	.929
2003	COL	N	P	43	16	124	14	23	1	3	1	8	1	1	.974
2004	COL	N	P	16	16	96.2	11	21	0	4	0	4	1	1	1.000
2005	COL	N	P	13	13	83.1	6	13	2	1	0	3	0	0	.905
2006	COL	N	P	32	32	212.2	22	45	2	4	0	7	5	2	.971
2007	COL	N	P	25	25	166	13	34	0	1	1	8	2	0	1.000
Total			P	138	107	718.1	70	145	6	16	2	30	10	5	.973

Batting Stats[]

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	GDP
2002	COL	N	9	11	0	1	1	.091	.091	.091	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2003	COL	N	43	29	3	5	3	.172	.226	.172	0	0	2	10	0	6	1
2004	COL	N	16	34	1	4	1	.118	.143	.118	0	0	1	10	0	2	1
2005	COL	N	13	30	3	5	0	.167	.194	.233	0	1	1	12	0	5	0
2006	COL	N	32	58	1	3	0	.052	.113	.052	0	0	4	21	0	13	0
2007	COL	N	25	42	8	10	1	.238	.319	.310	3	0	4	14	1	13	1
Total			138	204	16	28	6	.137	.189	.162	3	1	12	67	1	40	3

Transactions[]

Selected by Colorado Rockies in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1997 - signed July 13, 1997).