Fernando Abad

Fernando Abad
Abad warms up in the A's bullpen
Minnesota Twins – No. 58
Pitcher
Born: (1985-12-17) December 17, 1985 La Romana, Dominican Republic
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
July 28, 2010, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics (through 2015 season)
Win–loss record	5–20
Earned run average	3.72
Strikeouts	193
WHIP	1.31
Teams
Houston Astros (2010–2012) Washington Nationals (2013) Oakland Athletics (2014–2015)

Fernando Antonio Abad (/ˈeɪbæd/; born December 17, 1985) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Minnesota Twins organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Washington Nationals, and Oakland Athletics.

Career

Houston Astros

Abad began his professional career in 2006, pitching for the Dominican Summer Astros. That year, he went 5–2 with a 1.32 ERA in 15 games (11 games started). He also struck out 64 batters in 61​¹⁄₃ innings.

He split 2007 between the Greeneville Astros (17 games, four starts) and Tri-City ValleyCats (two games), going a combined 6–4 with a 4.25 ERA, with 59 strikeouts in 53 innings. In 2008, he pitched for the Lexington Legends, going 2–7 with a 3.30 ERA in 45 relief appearances, striking out 94 batters in 76​¹⁄₃ innings.

Abad pitched for the Lancaster Jethawks (41 games) and Corpus Christi Hooks (three games, all starts) in 2009, going a combined 4–7 with a 4.00 ERA, striking out 92 batters in 96​²⁄₃ innings of work.

In 3 seasons with the Astros, Abad went 1–11 with a 5.10 ERA in 88 games while striking out 65 in 84​²⁄₃ innings

Washington Nationals

On November 22, 2012 he signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals. He was called up to the big leagues when Ryan Mattheus was placed on the disabled list and has posted a 1.64 ERA so far out of the bullpen. He was designated for assignment on November 20, 2013.

Oakland Athletics

On November 25, 2013, Abad was traded to the Oakland Athletics for minor league outfielder John Wooten. The Athletics designated Abad for assignment after the 2015 season, and he later elected free agency.

Minnesota Twins

Abad signed a minor league deal with the Minnesota Twins in December 2015.

Pitching style

Abad features a four-seam fastball (94–97 mph), a sinker (92–95 mph), a curveball (78–83 mph), and a changeup (75–79 mph). He tends to use the sinker and changeup more against right-handed hitters, and his four-seamer and curveball more against left-handed hitters.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics