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Salomon Torres

Milwaukee Brewers

1972/03/11 37

5-11 220

San Pedro de Macoris, Dom. Rep.

R / R

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Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2008 Brewers 71 0 7 5 28 0 0 80 75 35 31 6 33 51 3.49 1.35

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Scouting Report

Assets
  • Comes at hitters with a hot four-seamer and an unsettling two-seamer. Is very durable and fairly effective on short rest.
Flaws
  • Has some trouble against left-handed hitters. Sometimes, slow starts tend to hurt him and even cost him a bullpen demotion.
Career Potential
  • A solid setup man.

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Transactions/Injuries/Suspensions

November 11, 2008 Announced his retirement.
September 22, 2007 Missed 4 games (personal reasons).
September 18, 2007 Personal reasons, day-to-day.
September 11, 2007 Missed 21 games (elbow injury).
August 25, 2007 Elbow injury, 15-day DL.
July 15, 2007 Missed 29 games (right elbow inflammation).
June 9, 2007 Right elbow inflammation, 15-day DL.
March 31, 2006 Re-signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates to a two-year contract.
April 30, 2005 Missed 2 games (neck injury).
April 27, 2005 Neck injury, day-to-day.
November 11, 2004 Re-signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates to a two-year contract.
June 18, 2004 Suspended by the MLB for four games and fined an undisclosed amount.
December 3, 2003 Re-signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates to a one-year contract.
August 29, 2003 Missed 21 games (hamstring).
August 8, 2003 Hamstring, 15-day DL.
August 7, 2003 Hamstring, day-to-day.
September 2, 2002 Recalled from Nashville (AAA).
March 18, 2002 Assigned to minor league camp.

Trades

December 7, 2007 Milwaukee Brewers traded Marino Salas and Kevin Roberts to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Salomon Torres.
January 8, 2002 Signed as a free agent by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
April 18, 1997 Claimed off waivers by the Montreal Expos from the Seattle Mariners.
May 21, 1995 Seattle Mariners traded Shawn Estes and Wilson Delgado to the San Francisco Giants for Salomon Torres.
September 15, 1989 Signed as a non-drafted free agent by the San Francisco Giants in 1989.

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