Ryan Drese

Infobox MLB player


width = 150px
name = Ryan Drese
team = Pittsburgh Pirates
number = 16
position = Starting pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1976|4|5
birthplace = city-state|San Francisco|California
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = June 29
debutyear = 2001
debutteam = Cleveland Indians
statyear = 2007
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 34-39
stat2label = Earned run average
stat2value = 5.31
stat3label = Strikeouts
stat3value = 301
teams =
*Cleveland Indians (by|2001-by|2002)
*Texas Rangers (by|2003-by|2005)
*Washington Nationals (by|2005-by|2006)

Ryan Thomas Drese (born April 5, 1976 in San Francisco, California) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He is a graduate of the University of California Berkeley and Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, California.

Drese has pitched for the Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, and Washington Nationals. He was very effective for the Rangers as a starter in by|2004, winning 14 games. In by|2005, Drese was, somewhat surprisingly, placed on waivers after a slow start. This followed shortly after a mid-game, dugout scuffle between Drese and catcher Rod Barajas (apparently sparked by Drese's displeasure regarding pitch selection).

Drese spent most of the by|2006 season on the disabled list. He was released by the Nationals on October 3, 2006. He signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves on August 3, by|2007, and was assigned to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, but he was released in March by|2008.

Drese signed with the Camden Riversharks of the Atlantic League on April 24, 2008.

On June 27, he signed a minor league deal with the Pirates.

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dresery01.shtml Ryan Drese at Baseball Reference]