Andrew Sisco

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Andrew Sisco
Sisco with the Lansing Lugnuts in 2003
Pitcher
Born: (1983-01-13) January 13, 1983 (age 41)
Steamboat Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Professional debut
MLB: April 4, 2005, for the Kansas City Royals
CPBL: March 31, 2013, for the EDA Rhinos
KBO: March 29, 2015, for the KT Wiz
Last appearance
MLB: May 27, 2007, for the Chicago White Sox
KBO: May 24, 2015, for the KT Wiz
CPBL: June 25, 2016, for the Brother Elephants
MLB statistics
Win–loss record3–9
Earned run average5.18
Strikeouts141
CPBL statistics
Win–loss record25–20
Earned run average3.73
Strikeouts385
KBO statistics
Win–loss record0–6
Earned run average6.23
Strikeouts42
Teams

Andrew Frank Sisco (born January 13, 1983) is an American former

Brother Elephants
.

Professional career

Kansas City Royals

Sisco was the Chicago Cubs second-round pick in the 2001 Major League Baseball draft. He was selected to the Northwest League all-star team and short season A All-Star team as well as being named the short season player of the year, in 2002 with the Boise Hawks, when he was 7–2 with a 2.43 ERA in 14 starts.

Sisco was the second pick in the 2004

Omaha
. They recalled him to Kansas City on August 8. His ERA rose to 7.10 in 2006.

Chicago White Sox

On December 16, 2006, Sisco was traded to the Chicago White Sox for Ross Gload. He appeared in 19 games for the White Sox, with an 8.36 ERA in 2007 and also made 23 appearances (15 starts) for the AAA Charlotte Knights.

Oakland Athletics

Following

Tommy John surgery, Sisco was signed by the Oakland Athletics
to a $550,000 minor-league contract in March 2009. Due to his lengthy recovery from the injury, he did not play in a game for the Athletics.

San Francisco Giants

On March 6, 2010, Sisco signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants. He appeared in 48 games with the AA Richmond Flying Squirrels, where he was 4–4 with a 4.32 ERA.

New York Yankees

Sisco signed a minor league contract with an invitation to 2011 spring training with the

Mexican Baseball League
, where he was 1–2 with an 8.27 ERA with 10 appearances.

Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Sisco to a minor league contract on February 9, 2012.

E-DA Rhinos

In 2013, Sisco played the first half-season for the

EDA Rhinos, a team in Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League
, where he is primarily used as a starting pitcher. Despite only playing for the first half, Sisco led the league in ERA with 2.70 in 133 and 1/3 innings.

In 2014, Sisco returned to the Rhinos with a one-year contract. That year, Sisco set the CPBL record for most strikeouts through a players first eight starts, with 67.[4]

KT Wiz

Sisco signed with the KT Wiz of the Korea Baseball Organization for the 2015 season. On May 27, 2015, Sisco was released after struggling to a 0-6 record with a 6.23 in 39 innings with the club.[5]

EDA Rhinos (second stint)

Sisco re-signed with the

EDA Rhinos of the Chinese Professional Baseball League following his release from Korea.[6]
In 17 starts, Sisco got 6 wins, 7 losses and a 4.52 ERA.

Chinatrust Brothers

On March 29, 2016, Sisco signed with the

Chinatrust Brothers of the CPBL. After a short stint in the farm league, Sisco was promoted to the active roster.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Reference at mlb.mlb.com".
  2. ^ "Andy Sisco Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  3. ^ "Andy Sisco Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  4. ^ "EDA Rhinos' Andy Sisco sets new strikeouts mark - Taipei Times". 2 May 2014.
  5. ^ "(LEAD) KT Wiz release struggling pitcher Andy Sisco". 27 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Brothers' Andy Sisco scheduled to start next week. Lamigos Shane Youman status". 10 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Brothers' Andy Sisco scheduled to start next week. Lamigos Shane Youman status". 10 April 2016.

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