Jeremy Guthrie
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Jeremy Shane Guthrie
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 200 lb.
- School Brigham Young University, Stanford University
- Debut August 28, 2004
- Born April 8, 1979 in Roseburg, OR USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Jeremy Guthrie spent one year at Brigham Young University before going to Spain for two years on a Mormon mission. When he returned, he enrolled at Stanford University. The Cleveland Indians selected him with the 22nd pick of the first round of the 2002 amateur draft. He was signed by scout Don Lyle and made his pro debut the next summer.
Guthrie made his major league debut with the Cleveland Indians in 2004, but never received more than a token look in Cleveland. He pitched 6 games that season, once in 2005 and 9 times in 2006, making only one start during that period. Considered a bust, he was placed on waivers after that last season and was picked up by the Baltimore Orioles, who immediately inserted him into their starting rotation.
After a couple of solid season for the Orioles in 2007 (7-5, 3.70) and 2008 (10-12, 3.63), Guthrie was the victim of his status as the O's nominal ace the following seasons. He was selected to pitch for Team USA during the 2009 World Baseball Classic, then went on to lead the American League in losses in 2009, with 17. It was part of an 11-17 season, when he had a 5.04 ERA in 33 starts. He improved to 11-14 in 2010, when he trimmed more than a run from his ERA, pushing it back to 3.83, then in 2011, he led the junior circuit in losses again when he finished 9-17, 4.33. It is fair to say that his record over the three seasons does not reflect how well he pitched: he hardly ever missed a start in five years in Baltimore, topped 200 innings each of his last three seasons, with a very positive K/W ratio. However, the Orioles were a perennial last-place team, and had a very weak bullpen to boot, not helping Jeremy's cause.
On February 6, 2012, he was traded to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for two solid pitchers, Jason Hammel and Matt Lindstrom, indicating that he was still well-regarded in spite of his poor won-loss record over the previous three seasons. In April of that year, Jeremy landed on the disabled list with an unusual injury: the chain came off while he was riding his bicycle, sending him to the ground, where he landed on his right shoulder. He is an avid bicyclist, using it to keep fit but also as part of an effort to help the environment, and was in the middle of a 30-mile ride along Cherry Creek outside Denver, CO when the fall occurred. When he pitched for the Orioles, he would bike to Camden Yards every day.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 3 (2009-2011)
