Elmer Dessens Jusaino [dah-SENZ] (born January 13, 1971 in Hermosillo, Mexico) is a pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers. He bats and throws right handed. He is 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds. His 2007 salary is $1.7 million. His pitching speed can reach 90-93 mph. On March 26, 2007 Dessens was traded from the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Brewers for reserve outfielder Brady Clark and cash. He will be a free agent after the 2007 season.
Most people believe that Elmer Dessens's best season was 2001, when he posted a 4.48 ERA, won 10 games and struck out 128 batters.
Scouting Report
Statistics
Pitching Stats
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1996
PIT
N
15
3
0
2
8.28
13
23
23
0
0
0
25
40
2
4
0
0
0
1997
PIT
N
3
0
0
0
.00
2
0
0
0
0
0
3.1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1998
PIT
N
43
5
2
6
5.67
43
50
47
0
0
0
74.2
90
10
25
2
1
0
2000
CIN
N
40
16
11
5
4.28
85
73
70
1
0
1
147.1
170
10
43
7
4
3
2001
CIN
N
34
34
10
14
4.48
128
103
102
1
1
0
205
221
32
56
1
4
1
2002
CIN
N
30
30
7
8
3.03
93
70
60
0
0
0
178
173
24
49
8
3
7
2003
ARI
N
34
30
8
8
5.07
113
107
99
0
0
0
175.2
212
22
57
6
3
4
2004
LA
N
12
1
1
0
3.20
18
7
7
0
0
0
19.2
16
4
8
0
0
0
2004
ARI
N
38
9
1
6
4.75
55
54
45
0
0
2
85.1
107
11
23
4
2
1
2004
TOT
N
50
10
2
6
4.46
73
61
52
0
0
2
105
123
15
31
4
2
1
2005
LA
N
28
7
1
2
3.56
37
30
26
0
0
0
65.2
63
6
19
2
1
1
2006
LA
N
19
0
0
1
4.70
16
12
12
0
0
0
23
23
4
9
2
1
0
2006
KC
A
43
0
5
7
4.50
36
31
27
0
0
2
54
63
4
13
6
2
1
2006
Total
62
0
5
8
4.56
52
43
39
0
0
2
77
86
8
22
8
3
1
2007
MIL
N
12
0
1
1
6.60
12
16
11
0
0
0
15
24
3
3
0
0
0
2007
COL
N
5
5
1
1
7.58
10
16
16
0
0
0
19
21
3
9
0
0
0
2007
TOT
N
17
5
2
2
7.15
22
32
27
0
0
0
34
45
6
12
0
0
0
Total
NL
313
140
43
54
4.50
625
561
518
2
1
3
1036.2
1162
131
305
32
19
18
Total
AL
43
0
5
7
4.50
36
31
27
0
0
2
54
63
4
13
6
2
1
Total
356
140
48
61
4.50
661
592
545
2
1
5
1090.2
1225
135
318
38
21
19
Fielding Stats
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1996
PIT
N
P
15
3
25
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1.000
1997
PIT
N
P
3
0
3.1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1.000
1998
PIT
N
P
43
5
74.2
4
9
1
0
0
0
4
1
0
.929
2000
CIN
N
P
40
16
147.1
10
26
0
3
0
1
3
3
1
1.000
2001
CIN
N
P
34
34
205
6
26
0
3
0
3
13
15
0
1.000
2002
CIN
N
P
30
30
178
12
27
1
3
0
2
8
8
1
.975
2003
ARI
N
P
34
30
175.2
9
18
0
2
0
1
7
4
0
1.000
2004
LA
N
P
12
1
19.2
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1.000
2004
ARI
N
P
38
9
85.1
5
12
1
0
0
0
3
1
1
.944
2004
TOT
N
P
50
10
105
5
13
1
0
0
0
4
1
1
.947
2005
LA
N
P
28
7
65.2
5
12
0
2
0
1
5
1
0
1.000
2006
LA
N
P
19
0
23
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1.000
2006
KC
A
P
43
0
54
3
11
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1.000
2006
Total
P
62
0
77
3
13
0
0
0
1
3
2
0
1.000
2007
MIL
N
P
12
0
15
2
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1.000
2007
COL
N
P
5
5
19
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
2007
TOT
N
P
17
5
34
2
8
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1.000
Total
P
356
140
1090.2
58
155
3
14
0
10
50
36
3
.986
Batting Stats
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1996
PIT
N
15
5
1
2
0
2
.400
.400
.400
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1997
PIT
N
3
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1998
PIT
N
43
8
0
0
0
1
.000
.111
.000
0
0
1
4
0
3
0
0
0
2000
CIN
N
40
40
6
4
0
0
.100
.234
.100
0
0
7
16
0
1
0
0
0
2001
CIN
N
35
57
3
11
0
2
.193
.233
.211
1
0
3
12
0
10
0
0
0
2002
CIN
N
31
45
1
9
0
5
.200
.250
.200
0
0
3
11
0
9
0
0
0
2003
ARI
N
36
46
1
9
0
6
.196
.245
.261
1
1
3
11
0
10
0
0
0
2004
LA
N
12
4
0
1
0
0
.250
.250
.250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2004
ARI
N
38
18
0
3
0
0
.167
.286
.278
2
0
3
3
0
4
0
0
1
2004
TOT
N
50
22
0
4
0
0
.182
.280
.273
2
0
3
3
0
4
0
0
1
2005
LA
N
28
10
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
2006
LA
N
19
1
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2006
KC
A
43
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2006
Total
62
1
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2007
MIL
N
12
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2007
COL
N
5
6
2
0
0
0
.000
.250
.000
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
2007
TOT
N
17
6
2
0
0
0
.000
.250
.000
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
Total
NL
317
240
14
39
0
16
.162
.233
.188
4
1
22
65
0
38
0
0
1
Total
AL
43
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
360
239
14
39
0
16
.162
.233
.188
4
1
22
65
0
38
0
0
1
Transactions
Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (January 27, 1993).
Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (March 31, 1999).
Signed by Cincinnati Reds (December 15, 1999).
Traded by Cincinnati Reds with cash to Arizona Diamondbacks as part of 4-team trade in which Arizona Diamondbacks sent Erubiel Durazo to Oakland Athletics; Toronto Blue Jays sent Felipe Lopez to Cincinnati Reds (December 15, 2002); and Oakland Athletics sent Jason Arnold to Toronto Blue Jays (December 16, 2002).
Traded by Arizona Diamondbacks to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Jereme Milons (August 19, 2004).
Granted free agency (October 15, 2004).
Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (December 8, 2004).
Granted free agency (November 3, 2005).
Signed by Kansas City Royals (December 12, 2005).
Traded by Kansas City Royals to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Odalis Perez, Blake Johnson, Julio Pimentel and cash (July 25, 2006).