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.
Sources: 2005-2007 Baseball Almanacs, Minorleaguebaseball.com
