Eddie Guardado

Infobox MLB player
name = Eddie Guardado


width = 150
caption =
position = Relief pitcher
team = Minnesota Twins
number = 18
bats = Right
throws = Left
birthdate = birth date and age|1970|10|2
birthplace = city-state|Stockton|California
debutdate = June 13
debutyear = 1993
debutteam = Minnesota Twins
statyear = 2008 season
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 45-59
stat2label = Earned run average
stat2value = 4.31
stat3label = Strikeouts
stat3value = 778
statlabel4 = Saves
statvalue4 = 187
teams =
*Minnesota Twins (by|1993-by|2003)
*Seattle Mariners (by|2004-by|2006)
*Cincinnati Reds (by|2006-by|2007)
*Texas Rangers (by|2008)
*Minnesota Twins (by|2008-present)
awards =
*2x All-Star selection (2002, 2003)
*Led American League in saves (2002)

Edward Adrian "Everyday Eddie" Guardado (born October 2, 1970 in Stockton, California) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins. Previously, Guardado played with the Minnesota Twins (mlby|1993–mlby|2003), Seattle Mariners (mlby|2004–mlby|2006), Cincinnati Reds (2006-mlby|2007), and Texas Rangers mlby|2008. He bats right-handed and throws left-handed. He is commonly referred to as "Everyday Eddie", a testament to his durable arm during his first stint with the Twins.

In mlby|2002, he broke Rick Aguilera’s 11-year-old Twins team record for games saved, saving 45 regular-season games. In mlby|2005, he set the Seattle Mariners' record for consecutive saves at 27, which was later broken by J. J. Putz. His career ERA is deceptively poor, largely because for several years the Twins attempted to use him as a starter before finally shifting him into the closer role. During his time with the Twins as a closer, Guardado's entrance music was "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC.

On May 4, 2006, after three blown saves in less than three weeks, Guardado was temporarily removed from the closer role with the Mariners. Manager Mike Hargrove stated, "We're going to back off Eddie as far as being the closer right now. We'll try to pitch him in less pressure situations. Just back him away from the edge and see if we could get his confidence up." On July 6, 2006, he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds and converted eight of his first nine save situations. In August, Guardado was placed on the disabled list after he blew out his throwing elbow.

For 2007, Guardado signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. He made his season debut on August 10 after an intense rehab, giving up two hits and a sacrifice fly that allowed the Los Angeles Dodgers to tie the game at 4-4. They eventually won 5-4 in 11 innings.

On January 11, 2008, he signed with the Texas Rangers. On August 25, 2008, Guardado was traded back to the Minnesota Twins for minor league pitcher Mark Hamburger. [ [http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20080825&content_id=3365379&vkey=pr_min&fext=.jsp&c_id=min Twins acquire pitcher Eddie Guardado from Texas] ]

In a 16-season career, Guardado has posted a 44-58 record with a 4.28 ERA and 187 saves in 851 appearances. As of September 1, 2007, Guardado has gone 432 games without allowing a triple. Fact|date=August 2008 The last person to hit a triple off Guardado was Tony Graffanino back in September 1999.

Career Stats

Yr Ag Tm Lg G GS W L S ERA CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB K OBA IBB HLD BS------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1993 23 MIN AL 19 16 3 8 0 5.18 0 0 93.2 12 68 65 13 36 46 .319 2 0 01994 24 MIN AL 4 4 0 2 0 8.47 0 0 17.0 26 16 16 3 4 8 .351 0 0 01995 25 MIN AL 51 5 9 2 2 5.12 0 0 91.1 99 54 52 13 45 71 .280 2 5 31996 26 MIN AL 83 0 6 5 4 5.25 0 0 73.2 61 45 43 12 33 74 .228 4 18 31997 27 MIN AL 69 0 0 4 1 3.91 0 0 46.0 45 23 20 7 17 54 .251 2 13 01998 28 MIN AL 79 0 3 1 0 4.52 0 0 65.2 66 34 33 10 28 53 .265 6 16 41999 29 MIN AL 63 0 2 5 2 4.50 0 0 48.0 37 24 24 6 25 50 .222 4 15 22000 30 MIN AL 70 0 7 4 9 3.94 0 0 61.2 55 27 27 14 25 52 .238 3 8 22001 31 MIN AL 67 0 7 1 12 3.51 0 0 66.2 47 27 26 5 23 67 .197 4 14 22002 32 MIN AL 68 0 1 3 45 2.93 0 0 67.2 53 22 22 9 18 70 .215 2 0 62003 33 MIN AL 66 0 3 5 41 2.89 0 0 65.1 50 22 21 7 14 60 .207 2 0 42004 34 SEA AL 41 0 2 2 18 2.78 0 0 45.1 31 14 14 8 14 45 .194 0 0 72005 35 SEA AL 58 0 2 3 36 2.72 0 0 56.1 52 23 17 7 15 48 .239 3 0 52006 36 SEA AL 28 0 1 3 5 5.48 0 0 23.0 29 14 14 8 11 22 .309 1 2 32006 36 CIN NL 15 0 0 0 8 1.29 0 0 14.0 15 5 2 2 2 17 .276 1 0 02007 37 CIN NL 15 0 0 0 0 7.24 0 0 13.2 16 11 11 0 4 8 .339 0 1 22008 38 TEX AL 55 0 3 3 4 3.65 0 0 49.1 38 20 20 3 17 28 .286 2 23 02008 38 MIN AL 9 0 1 1 0 7.71 0 0 7.0 12 6 6 1 2 5 .424 0 2 0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TOTALS 860 25 45 59 187 4.30 0 0 906.1 855 455 433 130 333 778 .316 38 117 4316 Seasons

Stats through 2008 season.

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball saves champions
* List of Major League Baseball all-time saves leaders

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