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'''Giovany A. "Gio" Gonzalez''' (born [[September 19]], [[1985]] in Hialeah, Florida) is a left-handed pitcher for the [[2007 Birmingham Barons]]. He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the first round of the 2004 amateur draft out of Monsignor Edward Pace High School in Opa Locka, Florida. In [[2005]] he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. He was a Mid-Season All-Star for the AA Reading Phillies, and was returned to the Sox in another trade in December [[2006]]. | '''Giovany A. "Gio" Gonzalez''' (born [[September 19]], [[1985]] in Hialeah, Florida) is a left-handed pitcher for the [[2007 Birmingham Barons]]. He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the first round of the 2004 amateur draft out of Monsignor Edward Pace High School in Opa Locka, Florida. In [[2005]] he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. He was a Mid-Season All-Star for the AA Reading Phillies, and was returned to the Sox in another trade in December [[2006]]. | ||
Gonzalez is known for his 90-93 mph fastballs and "nasty" slider. Through | Gonzalez is known for his 90-93 mph fastballs and "nasty" slider. Through August, 2007 Gonzalez is 8-7 with a 3.27 ERA for the Barons. His 177 strikeout total leads all of minor league baseball, and his 13 strikeouts in 7 innings against the Huntsville Stars on [[April 27]] is a career high. | ||
He was the sole Baron named to the 2007 Southern League All-Star Team. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 10:09, 30 August 2007
Giovany A. "Gio" Gonzalez (born September 19, 1985 in Hialeah, Florida) is a left-handed pitcher for the 2007 Birmingham Barons. He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the first round of the 2004 amateur draft out of Monsignor Edward Pace High School in Opa Locka, Florida. In 2005 he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. He was a Mid-Season All-Star for the AA Reading Phillies, and was returned to the Sox in another trade in December 2006.
Gonzalez is known for his 90-93 mph fastballs and "nasty" slider. Through August, 2007 Gonzalez is 8-7 with a 3.27 ERA for the Barons. His 177 strikeout total leads all of minor league baseball, and his 13 strikeouts in 7 innings against the Huntsville Stars on April 27 is a career high.
He was the sole Baron named to the 2007 Southern League All-Star Team.
External links
- Gio Gonzalez stats at the Baseball Cube