Jorge Julio

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12+2⁄3 innings pitched; despite that, his performance declined and he finished the season 3–5 with a 5.90 ERA in 67 appearances. [1]

New York Mets

On January 21, 2006, Julio was dealt to the New York Mets with pitching prospect John Maine in exchange for Kris Benson. [4] He began the season in the Mets bullpen, but was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks on May 24, 2006, for Orlando Hernández. [5]

Arizona Diamondbacks

Julio was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks on May 24, 2006, for Orlando Hernández. [5] He replaced José Valverde as the Arizona closer and saved 15 games in 19 opportunities [1] before losing the closer job to Valverde in early September. [6] On March 26, 2007, Julio was traded to the Florida Marlins for Yusmeiro Petit [7]

Florida Marlins

On March 26, 2007, Julio was traded to the Florida Marlins for Yusmeiro Petit [7] and was named their closer coming out of spring training. [8] But after failing to record a save in three opportunities, he was removed from the closer role in mid-April. [9] On May 12, 2007, in his last outing as a Marlin, he gave up a walk-off grand slam to Ryan Zimmerman of the Washington Nationals. [10] He was traded to the Colorado Rockies for Byung-hyun Kim the following day. [7]

Colorado Rockies

Julio was traded to the Colorado Rockies for Byung-hyun Kim in May 2007. [7] He pitched in both a middle relief and a set-up role for Colorado, appearing in 58 games and posting an 0–3 record with a 3.93 ERA for the Rockies. [1] He also gave up a two-run homer in the 13th inning to Scott Hairston in the 2007 Wild Card Game Playoff. The Rockies rallied to win the game in the bottom for the 13th. Julio was granted free agency from the Rockies on October 27, 2007. [11] He was granted free agency from the Rockies on October 27, 2007; [11]

Cleveland Indians

On January 31, 2008, Julio promptly signed a minor-league deal with the Cleveland Indians, and was invited to their spring training camp. [12] His contract was purchased by the team on March 25, 2008, and he was on their opening day roster. However, after 15 generally ineffective relief appearances, he was designated for assignment on May 28, 2008, and was later released on June 2. [12] He posted a 0–0 record and 5.60 ERA in those 15 appearances. [1]

Atlanta Braves

Shortly after his release, Julio signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves. [13] In the final month of the 2008 season, Julio appeared in 12 games for the Braves, winning three games and posting a 0.73 ERA. [1]

Milwaukee Brewers

On December 4, 2008, Julio signed a one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. [14] On June 2, 2009, Julio was released by the Brewers, [15] after compiling a 1–1 record and a 7.79 earned run average. [1]

Tampa Bay Rays

Julio was signed by the Tampa Bay Rays on June 9, 2009, and reported to their Triple-A affiliate Durham Bulls. He was later released on August 7, 2009. [16]

Pittsburgh Pirates

On August 30, 2009, Julio signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates. [17] In November 2009 he filed for free agency.

Bridgeport Bluefish

On April 2, 2010, Julio signed a deal to join the independent Bridgeport Bluefish for the 2010 season. [18] Pitching coach Fred Stackson has commented that Julio is gaining consistency with his delivery, especially to right-handed batters. In January 2011, he agreed to a contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but he did not pitch in 2011. He returned to Bridgeport in 2012.

Pitching style

Julio threw extremely hard, featuring both a four-seam and a two-seam fastball in the 95–100 MPH range - though he has thrown even harder on occasion. He also had a downward-breaking slider, which comes in at between 86 and 90 MPH, and occasionally threw a changeup as well.

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  2. ↑ Baseball-Reference.com. "2002 Awards Voting" . Retrieved May 14, 2009.
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Jorge Julio
Jorge Julio.jpg
Julio with the Indians on April 19, 2008
Pitcher
Born: (1979-03-03) March 3, 1979 (age 44)
Caracas, Venezuela
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 26, 2001, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
June 1, 2009, for the Milwaukee Brewers
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