Pavano Sharp In Rehab Start
5/12/06 – Former Expos pitcher Carl Pavano allowed just one run on three hits
while striking out six over six innings to get the win in a rehabilitation assignment
for the Yankees Double-A affiliate, the Trenton Thunder on Friday night.
Pavano faced 20 batters and retired the first nine he faced as Trenton went on to
beat the Bowie Baysox, 4-1. It was Pavano's first start for the Thunder since 1996
when the team then served as Boston's Double-A affiliate. He went 16-5 that
season and was named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Year.
The 30-year-old righthander complained of lower back tightness just a week
before spring training started and began the season on the disabled list. He
made his first rehab start last Sunday for the Tampa Yankees, allowing three
unearned runs on four hits and five innings. It is expected that Pavano will make
one more minor league start before rejoining New York.
Pavano went just 4-6 in 17 starts last season for the Yankees after signing a four-
year, $40 million deal in December, 2004.
Originally drafted by the Red Sox in the 13th round of the 1994 Amateur Draft,
Pavano was dealt to Montreal in November, 1997 in a trade that sent Cy Young
Award winner Pedro Martinez to the Red Sox. Pavano pitched in parts of five
seasons for Montreal before another deal sent him to the Florida Marlins where
he was part of their 2003 world championship team.
Pavano has a lifetime record of 61-64 with a 4.27 ERA. He was a member of the
National League All-Star team in 2004.
(JM)
while striking out six over six innings to get the win in a rehabilitation assignment
for the Yankees Double-A affiliate, the Trenton Thunder on Friday night.
Pavano faced 20 batters and retired the first nine he faced as Trenton went on to
beat the Bowie Baysox, 4-1. It was Pavano's first start for the Thunder since 1996
when the team then served as Boston's Double-A affiliate. He went 16-5 that
season and was named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Year.
The 30-year-old righthander complained of lower back tightness just a week
before spring training started and began the season on the disabled list. He
made his first rehab start last Sunday for the Tampa Yankees, allowing three
unearned runs on four hits and five innings. It is expected that Pavano will make
one more minor league start before rejoining New York.
Pavano went just 4-6 in 17 starts last season for the Yankees after signing a four-
year, $40 million deal in December, 2004.
Originally drafted by the Red Sox in the 13th round of the 1994 Amateur Draft,
Pavano was dealt to Montreal in November, 1997 in a trade that sent Cy Young
Award winner Pedro Martinez to the Red Sox. Pavano pitched in parts of five
seasons for Montreal before another deal sent him to the Florida Marlins where
he was part of their 2003 world championship team.
Pavano has a lifetime record of 61-64 with a 4.27 ERA. He was a member of the
National League All-Star team in 2004.
(JM)
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