Jose Acevedo

Cousin of Juan Marichal Biography José Omar Acevedo (born December 18, 1977 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher currently playing for the Colorado Rockies. Acevedo played previously with the Cincinnati Reds from 2001-2004. In his five-year career, Acevedo has a career record of 18-25 with an ERA of 5.74. He is a cousin of Hall of Fame pitcher Juan Marichal. He has good command of his pitches and gets ahead early in the count. He also tends to be strong against right-handed hitters, but he gets flustered when runners start to get on base. Left-handed hitters are successful against him as well. Statistics <stats> Player=Jose Acevedo Type=Pitching </stats> Pitching Year Ag Tm Lg W L G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WP BFP IBB BK ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP +--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+ 2001 23 CIN NL 5 7 18 18 0 0 0 0 96.0 101 61 58 17 34 68 3 4 417 2 0 5.44 4.58 84 1.406 2002 24 CIN NL 4 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 23.7 28 21 19 8 12 14 2 1 112 0 0 7.23 4.32 60 1.690 2003 25 CIN NL 2 0 5 4 1 0 1 0 27.0 17 8 8 3 6 23 1 1 103 1 0 2.67 4.11 154 0.852 2004 26 CIN NL 5 12 39 27 0 0 3 0 157.7 188 108 104 30 45 117 5 3 704 8 1 5.94 4.27 72 1.478 2005 27 COL NL 2 4 36 5 0 0 7 1 64.0 86 48 46 13 16 31 1 0 292 3 1 6.47 4.78 74 1.594 +--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+ 5 Yr WL% .419 18 25 104 59 1 0 11 1 368.3 420 246 235 71 113 253 12 9 1628 14 2 5.74 4.43 77 1.447 +--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+ 162 Game Avg 7 10 43 24 0 0 4 0 153.3 175 102 98 29 47 105 5 3 679 5 0 5.74 4.43 77 1.447 Career High 5 12 39 27 1 0 7 1 157.7 188 108 104 30 45 117 5 4 704 8 1 5.44 4.78 84 1.406 References Related Articles

Template:Hall of Fame Voting Jose Acevedo http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/baseball/mlb/players/6747.jpg Position: Pitcher Team: Currently: None/Last team: Cincinnati Reds (2005) Uniform Number: (2005) 30 Years in League: 5 Age: 29 Height: 6'0" Weight: 185 lbs Bats: Right Throws: Right College: None Selection: N/A (1996 Free Agent) First Signed with: Cincinnati Reds Major League Debut: June 19, 2001 Salary: (2004): $340,000 Date of Birth: December 18, 1977 Place of Birth: Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic