- Carlos Vásquez
Carlos Augusto Vásquez (born
December 6 ,1982 in Sucre, Venezuela) is afree agent Minor League Baseball pitcher .Vásquez was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the
Chicago Cubs onFebruary 21 , by|2000. Vásquez missed the by|2001 season after undergoingTommy John Surgery onNovember 2 , 2000.In by|2002, Vásquez spent the season with the Single-A
Boise Hawks . His 15 starts led theNorthwest League , complimented by a 4.26 ERA and a 5-6 record. In by|2003, Vásquez played for the Single-ALansing Lugnuts . He made 23 starts in 24 games and had a 10-13 record despite a good ERA of 3.74. Injuries in by|2004, while playing for the Single-ADaytona Cubs , held him to only 16 starts in which he went 6-5 with a 3.87 ERA.On
April 4 , by|2005, he was suspended for 15 games for violating the league's joint drug prevention and treatment program. Regardless, he did not play at all in 2005, following surgery on his left shoulder. In by|2006, Vásquez became a full timerelief pitcher . Splitting the season at Daytona and West Tennessee, the Cubs Double-A affliate, he played in a combined 54 games with a 6-5 record and a 2.75 ERA.On
November 16 , 2006, Vásquez was traded to theChicago White Sox along withDavid Aardsma forNeal Cotts . In his first season in the White Sox organization, Vásquez split the by|2007 season with the Double-ABirmingham Barons and the Triple-ACharlotte Knights . Making a combined 52 relief appearances, he had a 4-3 record with a 2.70 ERA.On
March 12 , by|2008, Vásquez requested to be and was released by the White Sox. [http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080312&content_id=2421891&vkey=spt2008news&fext=.jsp&c_id=cws] Vasquez signed with the Red Sox in March 2008, but was released onAugust 27 , 2008.External links
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