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Jose Arredondo
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Jose Arredondo signed with the Anaheim Angels as an undrafted free agent in 2002 and began his baseball career at age 20 with the 2004 AZL Angels. That year, he hit .191/.203/.221 as a regular shortstop. He then moved to pitching and saving one game and getting no decisions in eight appearances. He struck out 14 in 12 1/3 innings and gave up 10 runs, just 4 of them earned. The next year, Arredondo went 5-0 with a 4.19 ERA for the Orem Owlz and had a 3.38 ERA in five appearances with the Arkansas Travelers.
In 2006, Arredondo went 5-6, 2.30 for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, striking out 115 and allowing just 62 hits in 90 innings pitched. Baseball America rated him as having the best fastball in the California League. Moving back up to Arkansas, he had a 2-3, 6.53 record in 11 starts, allowing a .317 opponent batting average.
Arredondo progressed up the Angels chain in 2007, appearing for the Quakes (2-4, 4 Sv, 6.43, .317 opponent average in 28 G), Arkansas Travelers (0-1, 10 Sv, 2.52, .184 opponent average in 23 G) and Salt Lake Bees (1 R in 3 IP). He began 2008 with Salt Lake and was 1-1 with 10 saves and a 2.12 ERA in 15 games when the Angels called him up.
Jose debuted in the majors during a 6-1 loss to the White Sox, relieving Justin Speier to open the 9th. He allowed a solo homer to his first MLB opponent, Nick Swisher, but recovered to get Juan Uribe swinging and both Orlando Cabrera and A.J. Pierzynski on grounders. He would make 52 appearances for the 2008 Angels, going 10-2 with a 1.62 ERA (274 ERA+). Opponents only hit .190 off the former infielder, while left-haded batters were held to a .148 clip. Arredondo led the club in ERA and opponent average (better than Francisco Rodríguez, who set the new MLB save record that season). He did not allow an earned run in 3 2/3 innings in the postseason.
Arredondo joined another converted position player, Carlos Marmol, in the Dominican Republic bullpen for the 2009 World Baseball Classic. While he was on the team's roster, he did not make it into a game during the tournament, as the Dominicans were knocked out in only three games.
Sources: 2005-2009 Baseball Almanacs, Minorleaguebaseball.com
