Eduardo José Paredes Durán (born March 6, 1995) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels.
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_(cropped).jpg) Paredes with the Salt Lake Bees in 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: March 6, 1995 Valera, Trujillo, Venezuela | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| June 23, 2017, for the Los Angeles Angels | |||||||||||||||
| Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
| August 12, 2018, for the Los Angeles Angels | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 0–1 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 5.53 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 32 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Career
editLos Angeles Angels
editParedes signed with the Los Angeles Angels as an international free agent on March 12, 2012. He made his professional debut for the DSL Angels, and played for the club in the 2012 and 2013 seasons, recording a cumulative 2.05 ERA with 59 strikeouts. He spent the 2014 season with the rookie ball Orem Owlz, registering a 1.33 ERA with 31 strikeouts in 19 appearances. He split 2015 between the Single-A Burlington Bees and the High-A Inland Empire 66ers, pitching to a cumulative 2.44 ERA with 72 strikeouts in 48 games. He split the 2016 season between Inland Empire and the Double-A Arkansas Travelers, pitching to a 3.33 ERA in 70.1 innings of work.[1]
The Angels added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.[2] Paredes started 2017 with the Mobile BayBears. He was called up to the Salt Lake Bees on May 3, and later to the Angels on June 23.[3] Paredes made his MLB debut the same day, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits in 22⁄3 innings of work against the Boston Red Sox. In 18 games for the Angels, Paredes struck out 17 and allowed 11 earned runs. In 2018 for Los Angeles, Paredes appeared in 14 games, but allowed 14 runs in 18.1 innings, and spent the majority of the season in Triple-A with the Salt Lake Bees. One highlight of his MLB career came on September 5, 2017. In an Angels extra inning victory over the Athletics, Paredes pitched a scoreless 10th inning to preserve the Angles 8-7 victory. It was the only save of Paredes career.[4]
He elected free agency on November 2, 2018 after being outrighted off of the 40-man roster.[5]
Detroit Tigers
editOn December 13, 2018, Paredes signed a minor league deal with the Detroit Tigers.[6] He was released on April 24, 2019.[7]
Kansas City T-Bones
editOn June 1, 2019, Paredes signed with the Kansas City T-Bones of the independent American Association. He was released on August 17, 2019.
Generales de Durango
editOn February 10, 2021, Paredes signed with the Generales de Durango of the Mexican League. Paredes struggled to a 12.71 ERA across 6 appearances before being released on June 4.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Eduardo Paredes Minor, Fall, Winter, Independent & Mexican Leagues Statistics & History".
- ^ FLETCHER, JEFF (November 18, 2016). "Angels add four pitchers to 40-man roster". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ "RHP Eduardo Paredes called up to the Angels". Halos Heaven. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^ "Los Angeles Angels at Oakland Athletics Box Score, September 5, 2017".
- ^ Eddy, Matt (November 6, 2018). "Minor League Free Agents 2018". Baseball America. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ Byrne, Connor (December 13, 2018). "Minor MLB Transactions: 12/13/18". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ "Minor MLB Transactions: 4/25/19".
- ^ Statsmilb.com Archived 2022-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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