born march american professional baseball pitcher plays stands feet inch weighs pounds throws right handed switch hitter played pittsburgh_pirates san_francisco_giants throws fastball drafted new_york_yankees pitched minor league system missing injuries getting traded pirates major league debut pittsburgh september pitched games season signed giants offseason spent entire season minor leagues signed twins appeared games signed san_francisco career start majors recording loss pitched games relief giants year high school personal life born texas growing attended named starting quarterback school football team senior year broke foot second game season colleges interested football player decided concentrate baseball result injury senior team class state pitcher currently lives texas wife married november dallas fan fishing pool professional career new_york_yankees organization drafted new_york_yankees 23rd round major_league_baseball draft began career rookie level appeared games appeared seven games starts posting record earned run average era strikeouts seven walks innings pitched pitched class short season new_york record era starts underwent surgery missed entire season time correspond pitched charleston class south atlantic league named league star game july threw shutout innings victory rome braves placed disabled list day missed rest season right shoulder starts record era strikeouts walks complete game innings pitched missed entire season undergoing right shoulder surgery began charleston record era strikeouts walks innings pitched starts appeared games seven starts class advanced posting record era strikeouts walks innings finished season appearing game won began tampa named april throwing scoreless innings recording record era strikeouts walks innings pitched starts promoted starts thunder record era strikeouts walks innings pitched minor league totals record era strikeouts walks innings pitched starts playoffs record era starts thunder won championship attended spring training new_york time sent minors march games began season recorded record era strikeouts seven walks innings pitched starts starts promoted record era strikeouts walks innings pitched starts designated assignment room man roster pittsburgh pirates traded pittsburgh_pirates pirates assigned indianapolis indians international_league named august winning starts striking hitters week recorded record era strikeouts walks innings pitched starts called majors time september following season said called major league debut september allowing runs inning loss cincinnati_reds pitched scoreless inning loss chicago_cubs game september final game year october pitched scoreless inning loss cincinnati record era walks innings pitched games pirates sent minors removed man roster november minor league free agent november san_francisco_giants stint december signed san_francisco_giants pitched games giants spring training sent minors posting era won consecutive decisions july august starts posted record era strikeouts walks innings pitched tied lead starts finishing sixth innings pitched sixth era fourth strikeouts wins led highest total won november free agent november signed attended spring training sent minors posting era games called minnesota april replace optioned bullpen twins manager said need long guy bullpen twins debut day throwing scoreless innings loss baltimore_orioles game april gave run innings allowed inherited runners score loss game optioned triple rochester room roster july man roster room international_league record era strikeouts walks innings pitched games starts tied diamond league lead losses ranked sixth league walks led league runs allowed ranked league earned runs allowed october free agent san_francisco_giants second stint signed giants called career start giants april earlier allowed runs got loss career decision recorded seven strikeouts innings san_diego_padres defeated giants game returned room roster selected star game august called long soon placed disabled list day gave run innings home run victory san_diego gave run inning home run loss san_diego august allowed run inning loss outing august game optioned room giants decided roster giants record era strikeouts walks innings pitched games start games starts record era strikeouts walks innings pitched tied fourth wins sullivan finished fourth era designated assignment september room giants roster free agent days later january signed april started pitched innings allowing earned runs run support poor defence caused loss rest april lot trouble dealing runners base pitching motion vulnerable stolen bases end april forced changes pitching delivery faced delivery changed ended decision bit hope pitch days later got win rest season wins hard come batting especially poor mound worse bullpen couldn hold lead given ended season era completed games pitched innings didn extend contract late signed season resigned twice june era pitching style throws pitches fastball early minor league career threw fastball indians pitching coach believes pitches helped hitters balance start manager said deliberate motion
Eric Hacker