Jorge de la Rosa
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| Born: | April 5, 1981 |
| Birthplace: | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
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| Height: | 6' 1" |
| Weight: | 190 lbs. |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Drafted: | 1998: Amateur Free Agent by the Arizona Diamondbacks |
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| Other Teams: | Milwaukee Brewers 2004-2006 Kansas City Royals 2006-2007 Colorado Rockies 2008 |
| Years with Boston: | 2001-2003 (Minors Only) |
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Overall Career
Jorge Alberto de la Rosa Gonzalez (born April 5, 1981 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico), is best known to Red Sox fans as one of the players (along with Casey Fossum, Brandon Lyon, and Micheal Goss) sent to Arizona in exchange for RHP Curt Schilling. De La Rosa had been pitching fairly well between AA Portland and AAA Pawtucket, and was considered by most to be the best prospect in the trade.
Since then, he has moved to Milwaukee, Kansas City and most recently Colorado. Jorge, despite reasonably satisfactory peripheral numbers, has never been a a particularly effective major league starter, but an adequate long man. Although he has cut down on the walks, Jorge threw 14 wild pitches in 2008 in a mere 130 innings of work.
De La Rosa's Moments in the Sun
- Helping the Red Sox get Curt Schilling from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Trivia
Jorge de la Rosa pitched for Mexico in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, making three relief appearances.
Transactions
- March 20, 1998: Signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks as an amateur free agent.
- April 2, 2000: Purchased by the Monterrey (Mexican) from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
- February 22, 2001: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Monterrey (Mexican).
- November 28, 2003: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Michael Goss (minors), Casey Fossum, and Brandon Lyon to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Curt Schilling.
- December 1, 2003: Traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks with Chris Capuano, Craig Counsell, Chad Moeller, Lyle Overbay, and Junior Spivey to the Milwaukee Brewers for Noochie Varner (PTBNL), Richie Sexson, and Shane Nance.
- July 25, 2006: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Kansas City Royals for Tony Graffanino.
- April 30, 2008: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Colorado Rockies for a ptbnl.
External Links
- Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis
