Joseph Bisenius
Philadelphia Phillies — No. 49
Pitcher
Born: September 18, 1982 (1982-09-18) (age 27)
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 5, 2007 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Career statistics (through 2007)
Win-loss	0-0
Earned run average	0.00
Strikeouts	3
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (2007)

Joseph Richard "Joe" Bisenius (born September 18, 1982 in Sioux City, Iowa) is an American baseball pitcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. A 6'5" right-hander, he has spent his entire career with Phillies teams.^[1]

Contents 1 College and draft 2 Professional career 2.1 2004–2005 2.2 2006–2007 2.3 2008 3 References 4 External links

[edit] College and draft

Bisenius attended Iowa Western Community College^[2] and Oklahoma City Community College.^[3] He was drafted by the Phillies in the 2004 draft in the 12th round, after not signing with the Expos in 2003.^[2]

[edit] Professional career

[edit] 2004–2005

Bisenius began his career as a starter at short-season A-level Batavia, going 0–1 with a 1.43 earned run average (ERA) in 11 starts. The next season at Lakewood, Bisenius was converted to a reliever, posting a 6–4 record in 40 games, striking out 56 batters in 64⅓ innings.^[2]

[edit] 2006–2007

Bisenius earned a promotion to high-A Clearwater for the 2006 season, where he pitched his way to a 4–1 record with a 1.93 ERA. He also struck out 62 batters, this time in only half a season before his promotion to AA Reading. He posted a 4–2 record for the new team, pitching 23⅓ innings and striking out 33 batters. In 2007, Bisenius made the Phillies' Opening Day roster, and made his Major League debut in a relief appearance on April 5, 2007. However, he returned to the minors, only to post a 3–4 record, struggling to a 5.48 ERA.^[1][2]

[edit] 2008

Due to his pitching problems in the previous season, Bisenius started 2008 at Reading. After pitching to a 3.62 ERA, though with a losing record, he was promoted to AAA Lehigh Valley. He posted an 0–1 record and an 11.81 ERA in 4 appearances,^[2] but was recalled to the majors on July 13, 2008, replacing R. J. Swindle.^[4] Bisenius became a roster victim when the Phillies acquired Joe Blanton from the Oakland Athletics, as he was optioned back to Lehigh Valley without pitching in a game.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube