Ricky Barrett

Infobox MLB player


width = 150
name=Ricky Barrett

position=Pitcher
team=Minnesota Twins
number=21
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1981|3|9

Ricky Barrett (born March 9, 1981 in Sacramento, California) is a Minor League Baseball pitcher in the Minnesota Twins organization. He was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 7th round (212th overall) of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. He bats and throws left handed.

Barrett spent three years working his way up through rookie leagues and Class A. In 2005, he pitched most of the season for the Rochester Red Wings, the Twins AAA-affiliate, and has pitched there since. In 2006, he pitched in 27 games putting up a record of 5-1 and an ERA of 3.42. In 2007, Barrett pitched in 22 games, starting 1, going 2-1 with a 4.11 ERA.

**Pitched for McClatchy high school (Sacramento) in the Sac-Joaquin section championship game in 1998, his Junior year, defeating Vallejo H.S. and future major league pitching star, then a high school senior, C.C. Sabathia, to win the championship.

External links

* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/B/Ricky-Barrett.shtml Ricky Barrett at The Baseball Cube]