Drew Pomeranz

Drew Pomeranz

Pomeranz with the Oakland Athletics
Boston Red Sox – No. 31
Starting pitcher
Born: (1988-11-22) November 22, 1988
Collierville, Tennessee
Bats: Right Throws: Left
MLB debut
September 11, 2011, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Win–loss record 25–36
Earned run average 3.80
Strikeouts 447
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Thomas Andrew "Drew" Pomeranz (born November 22, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, and San Diego Padres.

Early years

Pomeranz is from Collierville, Tennessee. Despite being selected in 12th round of the 2006 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers, he opted to play college baseball for the University of Mississippi.[1] He also received scholarship offers from Tennessee, Memphis and Mississippi State and was recruited heavily by LSU and Alabama.[2] Pomeranz pitched the United States Collegiate National Team to a victory in the 2009 World Baseball Challenge, throwing a one-hitter in the championship game against the German national baseball team.[3] He finished the tournament with a 4–1 record and a 1.75 earned run average (ERA), while also leading the team with 48 strikeouts.[4][5]

Professional career

Cleveland Indians

Pomeranz was initially drafted by the Texas Rangers in 2007 but decided to go to college instead.[6] He was then drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the first round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft. He signed with the Indians on August 16, 2010, right before the deadline; his contract, which included a $2.65 million signing bonus, was the largest bonus given to a college pitcher in the draft that year.

He was considered one of the top 50 prospects in baseball in 2011.[7]

Colorado Rockies

On July 31, 2011 Pomeranz, Alex White, Joe Gardner, and Matt McBride were traded to the Colorado Rockies for Ubaldo Jiménez.[8] He made his Major League debut when he started and pitched five scoreless innings to pick up the win against the Cincinnati Reds on September 11, 2011.[9][10] He made 4 starts in September 2011, finishing 1–2 with a 5.40 ERA.

After employing a 75 pitch limit after the first month of the season, Pomeranz averaged less than 5 innings per start. On May 7, 2012, Pomeranz hit his first career home run.[11] Pomeranz spent the 2012 season between AAA and the Rockies rotation, making 22 starts for them despite recording a 2-9 record. For the 2013 season, Pomeranz began the season in AAA and would only appear in 8 games, 4 starts for the Rockies.

Oakland Athletics

On December 10, 2013, Pomeranz, along with minor league pitcher Chris Jensen, was traded to the Oakland Athletics for pitcher Brett Anderson.[12][13] Pomeranz began 2014 as a member of the A's bullpen, where he made 9 appearances, going 1–1 with a 1.98 ERA in 13.2 innings, before being moved to the rotation on May 9 to replace the struggling Dan Straily.[14] Pomeranz didn't give up a run in the rotation until his 4th start, on May 25, giving Oakland three 5-inning starts of shutout ball before.[15] He made 8 starts, going 4–3 with a 3.21 ERA, striking out 37 in 42 innings, before fracturing his non-throwing hand by punching a wooden chair after giving up 8 runs in 3.2 innings against the Rangers on June 16.[16] Brad Mills took his spot in the rotation as Pomeranz went on the disabled list.[17] He was recalled from the Sacramento River Cats on August 27 for a start against the Houston Astros.[18] He was optioned to the Beloit Snappers the next day. In his first season as an Oakland Athletic, Pomeranz posted a career low 2.35 ERA in 20 games, 10 starts for the A's.

For the 2015 season, Pomeranz was shifted to the bullpen while also starting 9 games for the A's. Despite raising his ERA a full run higher from the previous season, Pomeranz finished appearing in a career high 53 games, recording 3 saves and logging in 86 innings.

San Diego Padres

On December 2, 2015, the Athletics traded Pomeranz, José Torres, and a player to be named later or cash considerations to the San Diego Padres for Marc Rzepczynski and Yonder Alonso.[19][20] Pomeranz approached Padres' manager Andy Green about giving him an opportunity to start. Pomeranz made the Padres' starting rotation, and was named to appear in the 2016 MLB All-Star Game after posting a 2.47 ERA and leading the NL with a .184 batting average against in the first half.[21]

Boston Red Sox

During the 2016 MLB All-Star break, the Padres traded Pomeranz to the Boston Red Sox for Anderson Espinoza.[22] On September 16, 2016, Padres general manager A.J. Preller was suspended for 30 days for keeping two sets of medical records for players - one internal and one for league use. There were several instances, but the suspension was handed out specifically with respect to the Pomeranz trade.[23] He ended his 2016 season with a 4.59 ERA.[24]

Personal life

His brother, Stuart Pomeranz, was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the second round of the 2003 MLB Draft. Drew and Stuart are the great-grandsons of former professional football and baseball player Garland Buckeye.[25]

References

  1. ↑ Six-Foot-Five Drew Pomeranz Opts For Baseball Over Basketball, Becomes Top-Five Pick WaitingForNextYear.com
  2. ↑ Porter, Yancy (September 13, 2006). "Rebs commit Louisville Slugger All-American". Scout.com. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "USA wins World Baseball Challenge". USA Baseball. July 26, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Pomeranz Pitches Team USA To World Baseball Challenge Title". University of Mississippi. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  5. ↑ Fitt, Aaron (July 29, 2009). "College stars shine for USA Baseball". Baseball America. ESPN.com. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  6. ↑ "2010 MLB Draft". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  7. ↑ J. J. Cooper (July 7, 2011). "Midseason Top 50 Prospects List". Baseball America. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Ubaldo Jimenez traded to Indians". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 1, 2011. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Rockies' Drew Pomeranz quiets Reds in major league debut". Associated Press. September 11, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Drew Pomeranz pitches 5 scoreless, 2-hit innings to win big league debut; Colorado Rockies 4–1 over Cincinnati Reds". Cleveland Plain Dealer. September 11, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  11. ↑ Pomeranz's solo homer. MLB.com. May 7, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  12. ↑ Renck, Troy E. (December 11, 2013). "Rockies roll the dice on Brett Anderson, trade Drew Pomeranz to A's". Denver Post. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  13. ↑ Slusser, Susan (December 10, 2013). "A's deal Anderson to Rockies for Pomeranz". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  14. ↑ Slusser, Susan (May 9, 2014). "A's put Ryan Cook on DL, send Dan Straily to Sacramento". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  15. ↑ Slusser, Susan (May 25, 2014). "Toronto sweeps A's, Pomeranz's scoreless streak ends". San Francisco Gate. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  16. ↑ Lee, Jane (June 17, 2014). "Pomeranz to the DL; Scribner called up". Twitter. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  17. ↑ Snyder, Matt (June 17, 2014). "A's place Drew Pomeranz on DL with fractured right hand". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  18. ↑ Lee, Jane (August 27, 2014). "Pomeranz prepared for pivotal start in Houston". MLB.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  19. ↑ Lin, Dennis (December 2, 2015). "Padres trade Alonso to A's for Pomeranz". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Padres get Drew Pomeranz in exchange for A's Yonder Alonso". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 2, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  21. ↑ http://m.padres.mlb.com/news/article/189415196/drew-pomeranz-happy-to-be-padres-all-star/
  22. ↑
  23. ↑ Olney, Buster. "Padres' A.J. Preller suspended 30 days after investigation of Drew Pomeranz trade". ESPN.com. September 16, 2016. Accessed September 16, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Drew Pomeranz Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  25. ↑ Saunders, Patrick (February 23, 2012). "Rockies' young left-hander Drew Pomeranz armed with rare poise". Denver Post. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
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