| Andrew Baldwin | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1982-10-20)October 20, 1982 (age 42) Duluth, Minnesota | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Andrew Scott Baldwin (born October 20, 1982) is a former professionalbaseball pitcher. He was originally drafted by thePhiladelphia Phillies in the fifth Round of the2004 Major League Baseball Draft. Baldwin's uncle,John Hiller, was a relief pitcher for theDetroit Tigers.
Baldwin graduated fromHood River Valley High School in 2000.[1]
Baldwin attendedTexas A&M University and later transferred toOregon State University. At OSU he had an 8–6 record. He was drafted in 2004 by the Philadelphia Phillies.
He began his career with the Class-A Short SeasonBatavia 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 ALakewood BlueClaws, where he led theSouth 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 AClearwater Threshers where he made seven starts out of the bullpen before moving to the starting rotation on April 27.
On August 20,2006 he was traded to the Seattle Mariners with teammate Andrew Barb for the left-handerJamie Moyer.[2][3] He was then assigned to the Class-AInland Empire 66ers. His combined record was 10–9 with a 3.69 ERA.
He spent the entire season with the Double-AWest Tenn Diamond Jaxx where he led theSouthern 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 teammates, Baldwin spent the entire2008 season with the Triple-ATacoma 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.
In2009 Baldwin spent the entire season with the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers of thePacific Coast League. He went 6–11 with 103strikeouts 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 acomplete gameshutout against the Round Rock on August 5.[4]
He signed minor league contract with Minnesota Twins for 2011 season on 12/15/2010.
In 2012, he played in Mexico, withRieleros de Aguascalientes andSaraperos de Saltillo.
He started the 2013 season withRimini Baseball, in Italy, but he was waived after 4 played games.