William Cuevas
| William Cuevas | |||
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| Boston Red Sox – No. 63 | |||
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Born: October 14, 1990 Turmero, Aragua, Venezuela | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 21, 2016, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
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William Enrique Cuevas Osorio [kway'-vahss / oh-so'-re-o] (born October 14, 1990) is a Venezuelan professional pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 6' 2" [1.89 m], 215 lb. [98 k], he bats and throws right handed.
Career
Cuevas was selected by the Red Sox as an international free agent in July 2008. He spent two and half seasons with the DSL Red Sox spanning 2009–2011, before joining the GCL rookie team late in 2011. He then was promoted to Class A- Lowell Spinners in 2012 and played with them for the entire season.[1]
Cuevas emerged during his first season with Lowell, as he posted eight wins and two losses in 77⅓ innings of work, striking out 72 batters while walking only 15 for a solid 4.80 SO/BB ratio. He also made history, after setting the Spinners record for the lowest earned run average in a regular season, as his 1.40 ERA bested the 1.50 mark set by Kyle Weiland dating back 2008.[2] In addition, Cuevas ranked in the top of several statistical categories in the New York–Penn League, tying for first for the most wins, for second both in ERA and innings, and for third in strikeouts.[3]
Cuevas was promoted to Class A Advanced Salem Red Sox in 2013 but struggled for most of the year. He posted an 8–9 record and a 5.05 ERA in 26 starts, while striking out 109 and walking 40 in 135⅓ innings.[1] He returned to Salem in 2014, but spent two stints on the disabled list, including one that lasted roughly one month. He then went 2–6 with a 4.70 ERA in 24 appearances (10 starts), including 80 strikeouts and 32 walks in 95⅓ innings.[1]
Cuevas gained a promotion to the Double A Portland Sea Dogs in 2015, where he was used strictly as a starter and had a solid season, becoming one of five Sea Dogs players selected for the Eastern League All-Star team.[4] Overall, he was 8–5 with a 3.40 ERA in 19 starts for Portland, including 91 strikeouts and 41 walks in 95⅓ innings. He then joined the Triple A Pawtucket Red Sox in early August[1] and ended his season on a high note. Cuevas went 3–2 with a 2.63 ERA in seven starts for Pawtucket, striking out 37 and walking 14 in 41 innings. As a result, the Venezuelan right-hander completed his seventh season in the Sox system setting career highs in wins (11), innings pitched (136⅓) and strikeouts (128), tying for the most wins in the system while ending second in strikeouts and seventh in innings.[5]
Cuevas returned to Pawtucket in 2016. He was selected by the Boston Red Sox and added to its 40-man roster on April 20.[6]
Sources
- 1 2 3 4 "Sox-Prospects.com – William Cuevas page".
- ↑ Crowell, Jim (September 2, 2012). "SoxProspects.com – William Cuevas made history". News.SoxProspects.com. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
- ↑ "2012 New York-Pennsylvania League pitching leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
- ↑ "Five Sea Dogs chosen for Eastern League All-Star team". SoxProspects.com. Retrieved on July 2, 2015.
- ↑ 2015 Boston Red Sox Minor League Baseball pitching statistics. SoxProspects.com. Retrieved on April 20, 2016.
- ↑ Red Sox make series of roster moves to help bullpen. WEEI.com. Retrieved on April 20, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)