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#23

 

B/T: R/R
HT/WT: 6-0/200
Born: Saigon, Vietnam
Resides: Lake Mary, FL
How Obtained: Signed as Minor League free agent, 3/30/08

 

2007: Pitched for the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League...Finished with 33 saves to lead the entire league.

2006: Began season with Cleveland (AL)…2-1 in 13 games …3 SO…assigned to Buffalo (AAA, Indians) of International League…1-1 in 33 appearances…His win came against Scranton-Wilkes Barre…2 IP, 2 SO, 1 ER…recorded SV 8/28 against Ottawa…IP, SO.

2005: Began season with Cincinnati (NL)... went 1-1 in 20 games for them finished with 10 saves...Is the all-time saves leader for the Reds with 182…signed with New York (NL) and did not allow a run over 10 of his last 15 appearances…assigned to Norfolk (AAA, Mets) of International League…GF, 4 SO.

2004: Spent entire season with Cincinnati (NL) and went to his second All-Star Game …Finished with a career-high 41 SV (T-5L)…40 SO…59 GF in 68 games…earned a win 5/5 vs. Milwaukee…2 IP, 2 H.

2003: Spent entire season with Cincinnati (NL)…30 games, 26 GS…60 SO…2 CG…SHO on 5/14 @ St. Louis, 4 H, SO…2 SV.

2002: Spent entire season with Cincinnati (NL)…7-3, 3.19 ERA in 68 games…32 SV…4 GS…58 SO…54 GF.

2001: Spent entire season with Cincinnati (NL)…6-5 in 66 games…32 SV…54 GF…49 SO.

2000: Spent entire season with Cincinnati (NL)…Earned his first National League All-Star appearance by going 9-1 with 14 saves before the break…finished the season with 30 SV and was10-5 in 66 games…major league career best ERA (2.56)…81 H in 91.1 IP…53 SO...Won the Johnny Vander Meer award as the team's Most Outstanding Pitcher.

1999: Spent entire season with Cincinnati (NL)…8-7 with 3.08 ERA in 75 games…27 SV, 56 GF…90 H in 111.0 IP…major league career-high in SO (69).

1998: Began season with Indianapolis (AAA, Reds) of International League…1-0, 1.93 ERA in 13 games…2 GF…11 SO…called up to Cincinnati (NL)…2-1, 3.32 ERA in 62 G…8 SV, 35 GF…76 H in 81.1 IP.

1997: Began season with Buffalo (AAA, Indians) of American Association…2 SV, 6 GF in 43.0 IP…21 SO…called up to Cleveland (AL)…5 G, 2 GF…traded to Cincinnati (NL), and assigned to Indianapolis (AAA, Reds) of American Association…1-0 in 11 G…called up to Cincinnati (NL) on 8/25, making his National League debut … 10 G…7 S0…GF.

1996: Began season with Buffalo (AAA, Indians) of American Association...4-3, 1.48 ERA in 43 G…19 SV, 32 GF…. .208 AVG against…Called up to Cleveland (AL)…2-0 in 15 games…5 GF.

1995: Began season with Kinston (A, Indians) of Carolina League…3-1, 0.82 ERA in 38 G…21 SV, 37 GF…promoted to Canton-Akron (AA, Indians) of Eastern League…10 SV, 17 GF…promoted to Buffalo (AAA, Indians) of American Association…3 GF.

1994: Did not play due to injury.

 

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:

Selected by Indians in fourth round of 1994 draft; signed July 5, 1994;Traded by Indians with LHP Jim Crowell, RHP Scott Winchester and SS Damian Jackson to Reds for LHP John Smiley and SS Jeff Branson, July 31, 1997; Released by Cincinnati Reds, May 23, 2005; Signed as a free agent with the New York Mets, June 11, 2005; Released by New York Mets, Aug. 23, 2005; Signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians, Dec. 19, 2005; Signed by Independent Long Island Ducks (Atlantic), April, 2007.

 

2007 and CAREER STATISTICS

CLUB
W-L
ERA
G
GS
CG
SH
SV
IP
H
R
ER
HR
BB
SO
WP
BK
BAA
Long Island
4-5
3.90
62
0
0
0
33
64.2
71
34
28
3
13
27
0
0
.274
Minor League Totals
17-14
2.86
244
4
0
0
91
340.1
310
130
108
15
91
200
7
0
.244
Major League Totals
43-44
4.05
518
30
2
1
182
808.1
857
416
364
96
271
429
27
2
.274

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