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[[Image:Gio Gonzalez | [[Image:Gio Gonzalez.jpg|right|thumb|155px|Gonzalez on the mound, July 6, 2007]] | ||
'''Giovany A. "Gio" Gonzalez''' (born [[September 19]], [[1985]] in Hialeah, Florida) is a left-handed pitcher for the [[2007 Birmingham Barons]]. He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the first round of the 2004 amateur draft out of Monsignor Edward Pace High School in Opa Locka, Florida. In [[2005]] he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. He was a Mid-Season All-Star for the AA Reading Phillies, and was returned to the Sox in another trade in December [[2006]]. | '''Giovany A. "Gio" Gonzalez''' (born [[September 19]], [[1985]] in Hialeah, Florida) is a left-handed pitcher for the [[2007 Birmingham Barons]]. He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the first round of the 2004 amateur draft out of Monsignor Edward Pace High School in Opa Locka, Florida. In [[2005]] he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. He was a Mid-Season All-Star for the AA Reading Phillies, and was returned to the Sox in another trade in December [[2006]]. | ||
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* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/G/Giovany-Gonzalez.shtml Gio Gonzalez stats] at the Baseball Cube | * [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/G/Giovany-Gonzalez.shtml Gio Gonzalez stats] at the Baseball Cube | ||
Revision as of 23:43, 29 July 2007
Giovany A. "Gio" Gonzalez (born September 19, 1985 in Hialeah, Florida) is a left-handed pitcher for the 2007 Birmingham Barons. He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the first round of the 2004 amateur draft out of Monsignor Edward Pace High School in Opa Locka, Florida. In 2005 he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. He was a Mid-Season All-Star for the AA Reading Phillies, and was returned to the Sox in another trade in December 2006.
Gonzalez is known for his 90-93 mph fastballs and "nasty" slider. Through May, 2007 Gonzalez is 4-3 with a 3.66 ERA for the Barons. His 62 strikeouts lead all of minor league baseball, and his 13 strikeouts in 7 innings against the Huntsville Stars on April 27 is a career high.
External links
- Gio Gonzalez stats at the Baseball Cube