Joe Nelson | SoxProspects.com

Height: 6-2
Weight: 185
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Drafted: 4th Round, 1996 by Atlanta
How Acquired: Signed to a minor league deal (Feb. 2010)
College: San Francisco

Photo © Dave Letizi

Designated for assignment and refused outright assignment (June 2010)

Scouting Report: Fastball sits in the low-90s without a lot of movement. Also throws an outstanding "vulcan" changeup, which sits around 79 mph with screwball action. Rarely mixes in a breaking ball. Has suffered though major arm injuries throughout his career.

	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
1996	Eugene	Nwest	A	Atl	21	5	3	0.625	4.37	14	13	0	0	0	70.0	69	43	34	5	29	67	2.31
1997	Durham	Caro	A	Atl	22	10	6	0.625	4.78	25	24	0	0	0	124.2	114	74	66	17	61	99	1.62
1998	Greenville	Sou	AA	Atl	23	6	9	0.400	4.98	45	12	1	1	2	108.1	124	76	60	9	69	74	1.07
1999	Greenville	Sou	AA	Atl	24	1	1	0.500	2.37	25	0	0	0	8	30.1	19	15	8	2	14	37	2.64
1999	Richmond	IL	AAA	Atl	24	2	3	0.400	4.54	12	3	0	0	1	33.2	33	18	17	2	15	31	2.07
2000	GCL Braves	GCL	Rk	Atl	25	1	0	1.000	2.25	4	0	0	0	1	4.0	3	1	1	0	3	7	2.33
2000	Jamestown	NYPL	A	Atl	25	0	0	---	2.25	3	0	0	0	0	4.0	3	3	1	0	1	7	7.00
2001	Richmond	IL	AAA	Atl	26	1	2	0.333	1.13	29	0	0	0	8	39.2	23	5	5	3	14	40	2.86
2001	Atlanta	NL	MLB	Atl	26	0	0	---	36.00	2	0	0	0	0	2.0	7	9	8	1	2	0	0.00
2002	Trenton	East	AA	Bos	27	0	0	---	14.54	4	0	0	0	0	4.1	9	8	7	1	2	3	1.50
2003	DNP-Inj	---	---	Bos	28	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
2004	Portland	East	AA	Bos	29	3	2	0.600	1.78	25	0	0	0	13	30.1	16	8	6	1	15	49	3.27
2004	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	Bos	29	0	0	---	4.64	16	0	0	0	0	21.1	27	14	11	1	9	31	3.44
2004	Boston	AL	MLB	Bos	29	0	0	---	16.88	3	0	0	0	0	2.2	4	5	5	0	5	5	1.00
2005	Springfield	Tex	AA	StL	30	0	0	---	2.03	9	0	0	0	1	13.1	4	3	3	1	7	22	3.14
2005	Durham	IL	AAA	TB	30	0	3	0.000	4.11	35	0	0	0	6	46.0	41	25	21	9	21	62	2.95
2006	Omaha	PCL	AAA	KC	31	2	2	0.500	1.97	24	0	0	0	7	32.0	19	9	7	4	12	39	3.25
2006	Kansas City	AL	MLB	KC	31	1	1	0.500	4.43	43	0	0	0	9	44.2	37	22	22	5	24	44	1.83
2007	DNP-Inj	---	---	KC	32	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
2008	Albuquerque	PCL	AAA	Fla	33	1	1	0.500	2.10	19	0	0	0	11	25.2	17	6	6	1	6	36	6.00
2008	Florida	NL	MLB	Fla	33	3	1	0.750	2.00	59	0	0	0	1	54.0	42	16	12	5	22	60	2.73
2009	Durham	IL	AAA	Tb	34	2	2	0.500	6.23	13	0	0	0	0	17.1	22	14	12	4	11	14	1.27
2009	Tampa Bay	AL	MLB	Tb	34	3	0	1.000	4.02	42	0	0	0	3	40.1	32	22	18	7	27	36	1.33
2010	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	Bos	35	3	2	0.600	2.49	16	0	0	0	1	21.2	18	7	6	1	14	21	1.50
2010	Boston	AL	MLB	Bos	35	0	0	---	9.70	8	0	0	0	0	8.1	14	9	9	2	6	9	1.50
2010	Tacoma	IL	AAA	Sea	35	0	0	---	6.75	8		0	0	0	8.0	10	6	6	0	7	8	1.14

	Additional Player Info
	Pronunciation: --- First Pro Contract: June 5, 1996 (Atl) Signing Bonus: N/A MiLB Debut: June 1996 (Eugene)	Added to 40-man: May 19, 2010 MLB Debut: June 13, 2001 (Atl)

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