- Francisco Cordero
Infobox MLB player
name = Francisco Cordero
width = 300
caption =
team = Cincinnati Reds
number = 48
positionplain =Relief pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1975|5|11
birthplace =Santo Domingo ,Dominican Republic
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = August 2
debutyear = 1999
debutteam = Detroit Tigers
statyear = August 5, 2008
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 30-30
stat2label = Saves
stat2value = 208
stat3label =Earned run average
stat3value = 3.29
stat4label =Strikeout s
stat4value = 582
teams =
*Detroit Tigers (by|1999)
*Texas Rangers (by|2000-by|2006)
*Milwaukee Brewers (by|2006-by|2007)
*Cincinnati Reds (by|2008-present)
awards =
*2x All-Star selection (2004, 2007)Francisco Javier Cordero (born
May 11 ,1975 inSanto Domingo ,Dominican Republic ) is aMajor League Baseball player for theCincinnati Reds . Cordero, a relief pitcher, has filled the closer role for the Reds, after leaving the interdivision rival Brewers.Cordero, nicknamed "Coco", throws a hard
fastball —capable of reaching the upper 90s, and also has an excellentslider that he can throw for strikes early in the count, and which he uses as his outpitch.He attended Colegio Luz Arroyo Hondo High School in the Dominican Republic.
Baseball career
Texas Rangers
He was acquired after the by|1999 season from the
Detroit Tigers in a multi-player deal for Juan González. Cordero was the last player from that trade to play with the Texas Rangers. Coco had his most dominant year in by|2004, making the AL All-Star team, but he blew some crucial saves late in September of that year to keep the Rangers from advancing to the playoffs. After blowing a team record five saves in April by|2006, Cordero was removed from the closer role and replaced withAkinori Otsuka , before being traded to theMilwaukee Brewers at the trading deadline.Milwaukee Brewers
He was acquired on
July 28 , 2006 from the Rangers withKevin Mench ,Laynce Nix , and Minor LeaguerJulian Cordero (no relation) forCarlos Lee and Nelson Cruz. In 28 games with Milwaukee after the trade, he won three games, saved 16 games, and struck out 30 in 26.2innings of work with an ERA of 1.69. His final 2006 stats were career highs of 10 wins, 84 strikeouts, 3.70 ERA, 22 saves (one of his career highs), and 75.1 innings of work between Texas and Milwaukee in 77 games (a career high). The Brewers exercised the club option on Cordero onOctober 6 , 2006 to keep him as their closer in by|2007.On
May 4 , 2007 Cordero was selected as the winner of “DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award” for April, 2007. This officially-sanctioned Major League Baseball (MLB) award recognizes the most outstanding relief pitcher during each month of the regular season.In 2007 he was successful on his first 22 save attempts before, on
June 9 , Cordero blew his first save of the season against his former team, the Texas Rangers.Cordero was selected to play in the 2007 All-Star Game at
AT&T Park in San Francisco,California .On September 25, 2007, Cordero was named as one of 10 finalist for the "DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Year Award." Cordero opted out of his contract and became a free agent. After mulling offers from the Brewers and Astros, he signed with the Reds.
Cincinnati Reds
On November 28, 2007, the
Cincinnati Reds officially announced that Cordero had been signed to a 4-year, $46 million deal. He is currently filling the closer role, with eitherDavid Weathers ,Bill Bray , orJared Burton as the setup man. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3132037 Reds finalize four-year deal with Cordero] ESPN.com]ee also
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List of Major League Baseball all-time saves leaders References
External links
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