Andrew Baldwin
Seattle Mariners — No. --
Pitcher
Born: October 20, 1982 (1982-10-20) (age 27) Duluth, Minnesota
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

Andrew Scott Baldwin (born October 20, 1982 in Duluth, Minnesota) is a professional baseball pitcher currently playing in the Seattle Mariners organization. He was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the fifth Round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft. Baldwin's uncle, John Hiller, was a relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers.

Contents 1 Amateur career 1.1 High school 1.2 College 2 Professional career 2.1 Philadelphia Phillies 2.2 Seattle Mariners 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Amateur career

[edit] High school

Baldwin graduated from Hood River Valley High School in 2000.^[1]

[edit] College

Baldwin attended Texas A&M University and later transferred to Oregon State University. At OSU he had a 8-6 record. He was drafted in 2004 by the Philadelphia Phillies.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] Philadelphia Phillies

He began his career with the Class-A Short Season Batavia Muckdogs. There he compiled a 4-6 record with a 5.17 ERA in 15 starts. At the end of the season he went on to pitch in Florida Instructional League.

In 2005 Baldwin spent entire season with Class A Lakewood BlueClaws where he lead the South Atlantic League in innings pitched. He was named the Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Week twice. He finished the season with a 5-12 record with a 4.77 ERA in 27 starts.

Baldwin began the season with the Class A Clearwater Threshers where he made seven starts out of the bullpen before moving to the starting rotation on April 27.

[edit] Seattle Mariners

On August 20, 2006 he was traded to the Seattle Mariners with teammate Andrew Barb for the left-hander Jamie Moyer.^[2][3] He was then assigned to the Class-A Inland Empire 66ers. His combined record was 10-9 with a 3.69 ERA.

He spent the entire season with the Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx where he led the Southern League with 166.0 innings pitched. He was 5-12 with a 4.23 ERA. Baldwin finished third among all Mariners farmhands with 115 strikeouts and 8th in ERA.

Dubbed "King of the Hill" by his fellow teammates, Baldwin spent the entire 2008 season with the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers. He led all Mariners minor leaguers with 10 wins, while also setting a career-high. He finished with a record of 10-5 with a 4.75 ERA.

In 2009 Baldwin spent the entire season with the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League. He went 6-11 with 103 strikeouts and a 4.51 ERA in 31 games, 21 starts. On August 10 he was named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week after he threw a complete game shutout against the Round Rock on August 5.^[4]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from Minor League Baseball and Baseball-Reference (Minors)

v • d • e Tacoma Rainiers current roster Active roster 8 Erick Monzón | 22 Andrew Baldwin | 30 Nick Hill | 38 Jared Wells | 45 Mike Wilson | -- Terrence Engles | -- Andres Esquibel | -- César Jiménez | -- Marwin Vega Disabled list Coaching Staff Manager 43 Daren Brown | Hitting Coach 33 Alonzo Powell | Pitching Coach 23 Jaime Navarro