Geoff Geary
Geoff Geary | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Buffalo, New York, U.S. | August 26, 1976|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 27, 2003, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 13, 2009, for the Houston Astros | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 16–10 |
Earned run average | 3.92 |
Strikeouts | 230 |
Teams | |
Geoffrey Michael Geary (born August 26, 1976) is an American former
Biography
Geary graduated from Grossmont High School in 1994 in El Cajon, CA. He attended San Diego Mesa College and the University of Oklahoma. While at Oklahoma Geary went 4–3 with a 2.20 ERA at Oklahoma and led Big 12 in ERA in 1997.
Professional career
Philadelphia Phillies
Geoff Geary was drafted by
In 2006, Geary went 7–1 with a 2.96 ERA in 91.1 innings and posted a career best ERA and a team best ERA for pitchers with over 25 innings pitched. He also had the lowest ERA in the National League for relievers with over 80 innings pitched. After making close to the major league minimum from 2003 to 2006, he became eligible for salary arbitration for the first time in the 2006–2007 offseason and was offered $750,000 by the Phillies while he asked for $925,000. Geary agreed to a one-year contract worth $837,500 with the Philadelphia Phillies, avoiding arbitration. Geoff was pitching with the team's AAA affiliate the Ottawa Lynx until July 29, 2007, when the team recalled him after an injury to Ryan Madson.
Houston Astros
On November 7, 2007, Geary was traded to the Houston Astros along with Michael Bourn and Mike Costanzo for Brad Lidge and Eric Bruntlett.[1] Geary had a career year in 2008 for the Astros with a career-low 2.53 ERA in 64 innings pitched. However, in 2009, Geary went 1–3 with an 8.10 ERA in 16 appearances before going on the disabled list May 14 with tendinitis in his right biceps. On June 10, he was activated but placed on waivers and sent outright to Triple-A Round Rock Express. In October 2009 Geary was granted free agency.
Texas Rangers
On December 16, 2009, Geary signed a minor league contract with the
Los Angeles Dodgers
On August 8, 2010, he signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and was assigned to Triple-A Albuquerque the following day. He appeared in eight games with a 5.06 ERA.
San Diego Padres
On February 16, 2011, he was signed to a minor league deal with the San Diego Padres. He was released on March 26.
After the MLB
After being released from the Padres, Geary signed a contract with the York Revolution of the Atlantic League on June 23, 2011. As of the 2011 Atlantic League All-Star Break (July 11 - July 14), Geary had pitched 8 innings in 8 appearances and had a 4.50 ERA.
References
- ^ "Phillies land Lidge in five-player trade with Astros". CBSSports.com. 2007-11-07. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet