Moises Robles

Moises A. Robles

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 195 lb.

• Born April 14, 1984 in Santo Domingo D.R.

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Biographical Information

Moises Robles played his sixth minor league season in 2009.

Robles signed with the New York Mets at age 19. He was very good for the 2004 DSL Mets, going 1-1 with 8 saves and a 0.74 ERA. He was still returned to the DSL Mets for 2005 and struggled with a 4-3, 3 Sv, 5.45 record and 53 hits in 39 2/3 IP. Back with the club for a third year, he was 1-2 with 6 saves and a 0.60 ERA, allowing 8 runs (but only 2 earned) in 19 innings.

The Pittsburgh Pirates took him in the AAA phase of the 2006 Rule 5 Draft. They assigned him to the State College Spikes, where he was 4-9 with a 4.59 ERA but walked only 9 in 64 2/3 IP. He was 2nd in the New York-Penn League in the lowest walk rate by a starter but led the NYPL in losses.

In 2008, Robles pitched for three different Pirate farm clubs - the Hickory Crawdads (1-1, 6 Sv, 2.00 in 19 G, 1 BB in 27 IP), the Lynchburg Hillcats (1-1, 6 Sv, 3.80, .333 opponent average in 21 G) and the Altoona Curve (1-1, 6.27, .359 opponent average in 13 G). Despite only saving 12 games, he was second in the Pirate farm chain behind only Jesse Chavez.

The Dominican right-hander was 1-0 with a 6.48 ERA in six games for Altoona in 2009 but spent most of the year with the Hillcats. He was 0-2 with a 4.43 ERA in 28 games for the 2009 Lynchburg Hillcats with only 7 walks in 42 2/3 IP.

Sources include 2009 Pirates Media Guide, 2008 and 2009 Baseball Almanacs