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Fernando Abad
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Fernando Antonio Abad
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 2", Weight 170 lb.
- Born December 17, 1985 in La Romana Dominican Republic
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Fernando Abad is a left-handed pitcher who made his major league debut with the Houston Astros in 2010.
Abad was signed by scouts Julio Linares and Adriano Rodriguez for the Houston Astros in 2002. He began his professional career in 2003, pitching for the DSL Astros, going 6-2 with a 1.61 ERA, 87 strikeouts and only 7 walks in 78 1/3 IP. He was named an All-Star. Despite that strong debut, he remained in the DSL for 2004 (4-1, 1.29), 2005 (2 R in 3 IP) and 2006 (5-2 with a 1.32 ERA in 15 games; he struck out 64 batters in 61 1/3 innings).
After 4 years in the DSL, Abad came stateside in 2007. He split the season between the Greeneville Astros (6-4, 4.14, 54 K in 50 IP over 17 games, four starts) and Tri-City ValleyCats (2 R in 3 IP over two games), going a combined 6-4 with a 4.25 ERA, with 59 strikeouts in 53 innings. In 2008, he pitched for the Lexington Legends, going 2-7 with three saves and a 3.30 ERA in 45 relief appearances, striking out 94 batters in 76 1/3 innings. He pitched 2 1/3 shutout innings that winter for the Azucareros del Este.
Abad pitched for the Lancaster Jethawks (41 games) and Corpus Christi Hooks (three games, all starts) in 2009, going a combined 4-7 with a 4.00 ERA, striking out 92 batters in 96 2/3 innings of work. He had a 3-1, 3.42 record for the Toros del Este. He was put on Houston's 40-man roster in November.
Fernando began 2010 with the Hooks (4-3, 2.50) then moved up to the majors to replace Chris Sampson. He only got into one game, replacing Brandon Lyon with a 8-1 lead on July 28 against the Cubs. Abad walked Kosuke Fukudome to start things off, then retired Jeff Baker on a fly. Koyie Hill singled. Alfonso Soriano grounded into a force at home then Ryan Theriot grounded out to end the game. Abad was then demoted to the Round Rock Express to make room on the roster for Jeff Fulchino, who was coming off the DL.
