Keith Evans (minors)

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Biographical Information[edit]

Keith Evans pitched in AAA in five seasons but never made the major leagues.

Evans was picked by the San Diego Padres in the 87th round of the 1993 amateur draft; they were one of only two teams still picking that late. He opted for college. He was 4-9 with a 4.28 ERA in 1994. [1] He had a 7-6, 4.39 record in '95 and 4-7, 4.90 in '96. [2] The Montréal Expos then took him in the 8th round of the 1996 amateur draft, two picks before Ryan Jensen.

He had a solid pro debut with the Cape Fear Crocs (12-7, 2.61, 18 BB in 138 IP) and West Palm Beach Expos (2-4, 4.33). He tied for 7th in the South Atlantic League wins and led Expos farmhands (3 ahead of Trey Moore, Christian Parker and J.D. Smart). Everyone else in the top ten would make the majors. He was also third in the Expos chain in ERA after Javier Vazquez and Jeremy Powell and 5th with 122 K (between Everett Stull and Powell). He was 4th in the SAL in ERA, between Ted Rose and Kyle Kessel. [3] The top ten in Ks played in the majors, except Evans. He was 4-3 with a 1.69 ERA for the West Oahu CaneFires in the Hawaii Winter League. He was second in the league in ERA, trailing only Darrin Banineaux. [4]

The tall right-hander split 1998 between the Jupiter Hammerheads (5-2, 2.86) and Harrisburg Senators (8-9, 3.56). Only Matt Blank won more games by an Expos minor leaguer while he tied Steve Falteisek and Mike Johnson for the most losses. He was 6th with 101 strikeouts, between Scott Strickland and Melvin Bunch, and only Blank pitched more innings than his 174 1 /3. In '99, he was 0-2 with a 3.67 ERA for Harrisburg and was 2-13 with a 4.80 ERA for a last-place Ottawa Lynx team. He led Expos farmhands in losses, 3 ahead of Johnson. His control remained superb as he walked 27 in 149 innings. He tied Bob Wolcott for second in the 1999 IL in losses, one behind Matt Drews. He tied for 4th in the minors in defeats.

He was much better that winter, going 9-2 with a 2.49 ERA in the Venezuelan League for Pastora de Los Llanos. He led the league in wins, one ahead of Blas Cedeño and Argenis Conde. [5] He was also 7th in ERA, between Felipe Lira and Brandon Duckworth. [6] He was 2-4 with a 3.98 ERA for the Lynx in 2000. That winter, he fell to 3-5, 3.27 for Pastora and was 0-2 despite a 1.36 postseason ERA (2 BB in 33 IP!). He tied Lira and Huck Flener for fourth in losses and tied Rubén Quevedo for third in strikeouts (57).

Moving to the Ottawa bullpen the next summer, he was 7-3 with a save and a 3.98 ERA in 45 games, walking 13 in 83 2/3 IP. He was 8th in their organization in games pitched, between Jeff McAvoy and Ralph McCasland. In the LVBP in 2001-2002, he was 2-0 with a 1.37 ERA and only one walk in 19 2/3 IP and then was 1-0 with a 0.82 ERA in the finals as they won the title. In 2002, he pitched for Ottawa (0-5, 2.22 in 16 G) and the GCL Expos (2 R, 1 ER in 8 IP, presumably on an injury rehab assignment). He was 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA for the Leones del Caracas in 2002-2003. The next summer, he was 1-2 with a save and a 6.00 ERA in 12 games for the Edmonton Trappers and 1-0 with a 3.98 ERA in ten games for the Chicago Cubs' Iowa Cubs affiliate.

He had a 40-51, 3.67 record in seven seasons of minor league ball and walked 148 in 718 1/3 innings. In the LVBP, he had gone 14-8 with a 2.77 ERA.

Sources[edit]

  1. ↑ 1995 Baseball Almanac, pg. 345
  2. ↑ 1996 Baseball Almanac, pg. 360; 1997 Baseball Almanac, pg. 365
  3. ↑ 1998 Baseball Almanac, pg. 265
  4. ↑ 1999 Baseball Almanac, pg. 332
  5. ↑ Keith Evans at the Registro Historico Estadistico Del Beisbol Profesional Venezolano (this is the source for all LVBP stats listed unless otherwise cited)
  6. ↑ 2001 Baseball Almanac, pg. 351
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