Vic Darensbourg

LHP

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Free Agent

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5-10
Weight: 165
MLB experience: 8 years
Born: November 13, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA
Years played at Lewis-Clark State College: 1992
MLB debut: April 1, 1998


Update: (January 30, 2008) He is a non-roster invitee this spring to the Phillies’ training camp.

Darensbourg pitched for the Toledo Mud Hens, the Tiger's  AAA affiliate, during the 2007 season. With Toledo Darensbourg went 6-2 with a 1.72 ERA in 50 games and 52.1 innings pitched. He struckout 42, walked 17, and opponents batted only .235 against him. So far in the Winter League Darensbourg holds a 1-0 record and a 1.08 ERA in 11 games and 8.1 innings pitched. Opponents hit only .120 off of him.

MLB Career Recap: Started his Major League career at Florida in 1998. Had a five year career as a key reliever with Florida, with his best season coming in 2000 when he held a 5-3 record with a 4.06 ERA. After short stints with Colorado and Montreal, Darensbourg wore both a Mets and White Sox uniform in 2004. With limited playing time and lackluster performances Darensbourg’s career seemed to be winding down in 2004.
2005 Highlights: After pitching extremely well at Tripe-A Toledo, the Detroit Tigers called Darensbourg back to the Majors. Once in Detroit, the sidearm lefty posted some of the best numbers of his career. Statistics for 2005 include, in 22 games and 22.1 innings, a .231 opponent batting average for lefthanders, a .208 opponent average with runners in scoring position, and a 2.82 ERA. At the end of the season Darensbourg became a free agent.
 

SEASON		TEAM		W		L		ERA		G		GS		CG		SHO		SV		SVO		IP		H		R		ER		HR		HBP		BB		SO
1998		Florida Marlins		0		7		3.68		59		0		0		0		1		---		71.0		52		29		29		5		0		30		74
1999		Florida Marlins		0		1		8.83		56		0		0		0		0		1		34.2		50		36		34		3		5		21		16
2000		Florida Marlins		5		3		4.06		56		0		0		0		0		1		62.0		61		32		28		7		2		28		59
2001		Florida Marlins		1		2		4.25		58		0		0		0		1		3		48.2		52		24		23		4		1		10		33
2002		Florida Marlins		1		2		6.14		42		0		0		0		0		0		48.1		61		34		33		10		2		26		33
2003		Colorado Rockies		0		0		0.00		3		0		0		0		0		0		2.1		4		1		0		0		0		0		0
2003		Montreal Expos		0		0		10.80		6		0		0		0		0		0		6.2		13		8		8		2		0		1		4
2004		Chicago White Sox		0		0		0.00		2		0		0		0		0		0		1.1		1		0		0		0		0		1		0
2004		New York Mets		0		1		7.94		5		0		0		0		0		0		5.2		10		5		5		1		0		2		1
2005		Detroit Tigers		1		1		2.82		22		0		0		0		0		0		22.1		24		7		7		2		0		7		9
Career Totals				8	17	4.96	309	0	0	0	2	---	303.0	328	176	167	34	10	126	229

As a Warrior: Darensbourg threw a complete game in the 1992 NAIA Championship game. During 1992, his only year at LCSC, he went 10-2 in 82 innings, with 57 strikeouts, and a 3.37 ERA.
 

Brad Davis

LHP

Oakland Athletics

Sacramento River Cats

AAA

6-1, 185, left-handed pitcher. Drafted in the 14th round of the 2005 draft by Oakland.
Update: (January 20, 2008) Davis went 6-6 and held a 5.17 ERA with the A-Advanced Stockton Ports before being transferred to the AAA Sacramento River Cats. With the River Cats during 2007 Davis pitched only one game. In it he threw seven scoreless innings, while giving up six hits, two walks, and striking out two.
          

Joey Dyche

OF

San Francisco Giants

Augusta GreenJackets

A

6-1, 185, outfielder. Drafted seventh round in the 2005 draft by the San Francisco Giants.
Update: (January 20, 2008) Dyche started out with the Giants team in the Arizona League and hit .308 in 16 games. He was then promoted to Augusta in the South Atlantic League where he  hit .198, with 12 runs, 26 hits, five double, two triples, and 18 RBI in 42 games and 131 at-bats for Augusta in 2007. He also stole five bases in eight attempts.