Billy Traber | SoxProspects.com

Age: 30
Born: September 18, 1979
Torrance, CA
Height: 6-5
Weight: 205
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Drafted: 1st round, 2000 by the NY Mets;
58th round, 1997 by TOR
How acquired: Minor league free agent (Nov. 2008)
College: Loyola Marymount
High School: El Segundo (CA)

Photo © Kelly O'Connor

Scouting Report: Groundball lefty reliever, spent a lot of time between AAA and the majors in the last few years. Very good command. Uses a high-80s fastball, a 78 mph circle change, a low 70s curve, and a decent splitter. Has dominated lefties over the course of his career, but in 2008 worked about equal against right and left handed batters.

	Career Stats
year	team	lg	level	org	age	w	l	%	era	g	gs	cg	sh	sv	ip	h	r	er	hr	bb	so	k/bb
1999	Loyola Marymount	NCAA	Coll		20	8	6	0.571	4.20	20	18	2	0	1	120.0	135	68	56	5	37	135	3.65
2000	Loyola Marymount	NCAA	Coll		21	10	4	0.714	3.15	18	17	4	0	0	123.0	130	69	43	7	38	156	4.11
2001	St. Lucie	FSL	A	Nym	22	6	5	0.545	2.65	18	18	0	0	0	102.0	85	36	30	2	23	79	3.43
2001	Binghamton	East	AA	Nym	22	4	3	0.571	4.40	8	8	0	0	0	43.0	50	25	21	4	13	45	3.46
2001	Norfolk	IL	AAA	Nym	22	0	1	0.000	1.29	1	1	0	0	0	7.0	5	3	1	0	0	0	---
2002	Akron	East	AA	Cle	23	13	2	0.867	2.76	18	17	2	2	0	107.2	99	38	33	8	20	82	4.10
2002	Buffalo	IL	AAA	Cle	23	4	3	0.571	3.29	9	9	0	0	0	54.2	58	22	20	3	12	33	2.75
2003	Cleveland	AL	MLB	Cle	24	6	9	0.400	5.24	33	18	1	1	0	111.2	132	67	65	15	40	88	2.20
2005	Kinston	Car	A	Cle	26	2	2	0.500	4.98	4	4	0	0	0	21.2	19	12	12	2	6	13	2.17
2005	Akron	East	AA	Cle	26	3	2	0.600	2.65	5	5	0	0	0	34.0	25	11	10	2	5	27	5.40
2005	Buffalo	IL	AAA	Cle	26	3	7	0.300	5.75	19	12	0	0	0	76.2	96	59	49	7	30	55	1.83
2006	New Orleans	PCL	AAA	Was	27	7	7	0.500	4.05	21	21	1	0	0	124.1	143	62	56	8	26	102	3.92
2006	Washington	NL	MLB	Was	27	4	3	0.571	6.44	15	8	0	0	0	43.1	53	33	31	5	14	25	1.79
2007	Columbus	IL	AAA	Was	28	2	3	0.400	2.90	14	4	0	0	0	40.1	40	21	13	2	7	29	4.14
2007	Washington	NL	MLB	Was	28	2	2	0.500	4.76	28	2	0	0	0	39.2	50	22	21	4	13	27	2.08
2008	Scranton-WB	IL	AAA	Nyy	29	2	1	0.667	3.40	40	2	0	0	4	47.2	46	19	18	3	13	41	3.15
2008	NY Yankees	AL	MLB	Nyy	29	0	0	---	7.02	19	0	0	0	0	16.2	23	13	13	3	7	11	1.57
2009	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	Bos	30	7	8	0.467	3.52	38	7	0	84.3	88	36	33	8	25	33	1.34	1.32	3.52
2009	Boston	AL	MLB	Bos	30	0	0	---	12.27	1	0	0	0	0	3.2	9	5	5	2	1	1	1.00

	Additional Player Info
	Pronunciation: --- First Pro Contract: September 5, 2000 (NYM) Signing Bonus: $400,000 MiLB Debut: April 2001 (St. Lucie) MLFA Eligible: 2009-10 Rule 5 Draft Eligible: 2009-10	Added to 40-man: - MLB Debut: April 4, 2003 (CLE) MLB Service Time (through 2009): 3 years, 47 days Options Remaining: 0 (2008, 2007, 2006) Contract (2009): MiLB Contract Trade Restrictions: None

	Awards 2002 Futures Game All Star 2002 Eastern League All Star	SoxProspects.com Awards -

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