Rodrigo Escobar

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Rodrigo Nicolás Escobar Infanzon

  • Bats Right, Throws Right
  • Height 5' 11", Weight 170 lb.

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Biographical Information[edit]

Rodrigo Escobar pitched for nine seasons in the minor leagues.

Escobar was signed by the Houston Astros and debuted as a pro with the 2000 Venoco club, going 0-2 with a 0.75 ERA. [1] With the same club in 2001, he was 3-2 with a 1.68 ERA. He placed 5th in the Venezuelan Summer League in ERA, between Oscar Delgado and Cesar Revilla. [2] He came stateside in 2002 with the Martinsville Astros and posted a 6-2, 3.12 record with only 18 walks in 78 innings. He tied Justin Dowdy, Ruddy Morales and Sam Narron for 7th in the Appalachian League in wins and was 8th in ERA (between Sean Tracey and Blake Hawksworth). [3]

Escobar split 2003 between the Lexington Legends (1-0, Sv, 5.63 in 25 G) and Tri-City ValleyCats (4-1, Sv, 2.97 in 15 G). With Tri-City for all of 2004, he was excellent at 8-0 with 7 saves, a 1.33 ERA and .98 WHIP. He was second in the New York-Penn League in wins (3 behind Ronnie Ventura), tied for 9th in games pitched and would have led in ERA had he qualified (his 54 1/3 IP were 6 2/3 short; leader Anibal Sanchez was at 1.77). He did not make the league All-Star team as Ventura and Sanchez were the right-handed pitchers selected. [4]

The Cartagena native was 3-4 with 14 saves and a 2.14 ERA for the 2005 Salem Avalanche, whiffing 76 in 75 2/3 innings. He tied Edward Mujica for 5th in the Carolina League in saves and was 4th with 47 games pitched. Among Astros farmhands, he was 3rd in saves. [5] In the winter of 2005-2006, he allowed five runs in five innings for the Leones del Caracas of the Venezuelan Winter League. [6]

Returning to Salem in 2006, he was not as sharp (3-3, 5.37) though he did save 17 and struck out 64 in 63 2/3 IP. His walks were up, to 41. He led Astros farmhands in saves (two ahead of Travis Driskill, Paul Estrada and Jailen Peguero) and was 4th with 49 games pitched. In the Carolina League, he was 4th in appearances and 3rd in saves. After a couple outings for the 2007 Avalanche (5 H, 2 R in 2 IP), the Astros let him go. He signed with the independent Bradenton Juice and had a 3.48 ERA and no decisions in 11 games pitched.

Escobar was pitching coach for the Colombian national team when they won the 2017 Bolivarian Games. [7]

Sources[edit]

  1. ↑ Pat Doyle's Professional Baseball Player Database
  2. ↑ 2002 Baseball Almanac, pg. 337
  3. ↑ 2003 Baseball Almanac, pg. 317
  4. ↑ 2005 Baseball Almanac, pg. 317
  5. ↑ BR register
  6. ↑ Pelotabinaria
  7. ↑ Colombian Baseball Federation
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