Alfredo González (minors01)

Alfredo Efrain Gonzalez

• Bats Both, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 165 lb.

• Born September 17, 1979 in Nagua, Maria Trinidad Sanchez Dominican Republic

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Biographical Information

Alfredo González has pitched in the minor leagues and the CPBL.

González was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2001, and he had a 3.56 ERA in 11 appearances for Great Falls Dodgers of the Pioneer League. He split time between three classes in 2002, having a 1.57 ERA in 17 games with the high-class-A Vero Beach Dodgers, a 1.35 ERA in 13 games with AA Jacksonville Suns and a 2.91 ERA in 14 appearances with AAA Las Vegas 51s. He stayed in Jacksonville as a starter in 2003, but he was 4-4 with a 5.47 ERA. He also started 2 games in AAA, and he pitched 8 innings combined with only a run allowed. González was demoted in 2004, and he had a 3.86 ERA in 8 games in Vero Beach while his ERA was 5.25 in 5 appearances for GCL Dodgers.

As a reliever, the 25-year-old pitcher had a 4.91 ERA in 42 games in 2005 with the 51s, and he decided to come to Taiwan and join the CPBL. He signed with the Sinon Bulls, and he soon became their ace. On June 17, he used 61 pitches in an inning, breaking Kuang-Chi Huang's CPBL record. González was 12-10 with a 2.74 ERA in 2006, ranking 8th in ERA (1.10 behind En-Yu Lin), 3rd in strikeouts (70 behind Lin) and 6th in wins (5 behind Lin). He also led the league in innings, hits allowed and homers allowed. González was selected into the 2007 CPBL All-Star Game, and he allowed 2 runs in 2 innings. He ended up 9-8 with 7 saves and a 3.86 ERA in 2007 as a swingman. He was 6th in appearances (14 behind Ming-Chin Lee), 4th in saves (4 behind Todd Moser and Yung-Chih Kuo), 5th in strikeouts (44 behind Joey Dawley) and 6th in wins (7 behind Wei-Lun Pan).

González then signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers, and he was 5-2 with a 4.78 ERA for AA Frisco RoughRiders. He signed with the Bulls again in 2009, but he only pitched 3 games before he injured his elbow, and his professional career ended.

González's repertoire included a fastball (peak 94.4 mph), slider, sinker and changeup.