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Julio Teheran
From BR Bullpen
Julio Alberto Teheran Pinto
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 2", Weight 175 lb.
- Born January 27, 1991 in Cartagena Colombia
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[edit] Biographical Information
Julio Teheran made his debut for the Atlanta Braves in 2011.
Teheran signed with the Atlanta Braves and scouts Miguel Teheran (Julio's cousin) and Carlos Garcia in 2007 for $850,000, inking his deal on the first day eligible for foreign amateur signees. Baseball America named him Atlanta's #10 prospect before he threw a pitch as a pro. With the 2008 Danville Braves, Julio struggled with a 1-2, 6.60 record but struck out 17 in 15 innings before tendonitis shut him down. Baseball America upgraded him to Atlanta's #9 prospect.
The Cartagena native split 2009 between Danville (2-1, 2.68) and the Rome Braves (1-3, 4.78). Baseball America rated him as the top Appalachian League prospect and the #3 Braves prospect. MLB.com rated him the #34 prospect in the minors despite a 4-6, 4.11 record in his first 20 minor league games with 96 hits and 84 strikeouts in 96 1/3 innings.
Teheran began to show what the praise was about in 2010. He began 2-2 with a 1.14 ERA for Rome with 23 hits allowed in 39 1/3 innings and 45 strikeouts. He moved up to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, going 3-1 with a 1.38 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 39 frames. He was named to the World team for the 2010 Futures Game. He relieved Alexander Torres in the fourth inning of that game, with a 2-1 deficit in what would become a 9-1 loss. He walked Brett Jackson on five pitchers and Logan Morrison on six, but Jackson was picked off by Wilin Rosario in between. Drew Cumberland popped out and Desmond Jennings struck out. Henderson Alvarez replaced Teheran in the 5th. For the year, he was 9-8, 2.59 between three teams, reaching AA at age 19, where he went 3-2, 3.38 in 7 starts for the Mississippi Braves. He was named the #5 prospect in all of baseball by Baseball America after the season.
Julio was called up by the Braves to make a couple of emergency starts in May of 2011. In his major league debut on May 7th, he was a 3-0 loser to the Philadelphia Phillies, giving up all of the game's runs in 4 2/3 innings on the mound, then on May 18th, he started a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks and left with a no-decision, having given up two runs in 4 innings. He went back to the minor leagues after that, and was once again named to the World Team for the 2011 Futures Game. He got the prestigious starting assignment, but gave up a home run to the first batter he faced, Jason Kipnis. At the end of the minor league season, he was called back by the Braves. He earned his first major league win in the second game of a doubleheader sweep of the New York Mets on September 8th, giving up one run in 5 1/3 innings in a 5-1 win. He had been absolutely brilliant for the Gwinnett Braves of the International League, compiling a record of 15-3, 2.55 with 122 strikeouts in 144 1/3 innings. He led the 2011 International League in wins and lost the ERA title by mere percentage points to Jeanmar Gomez; he won IL Pitcher of the Year honors.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- 2011 Pitcher of the Year, International League Gwinnett Braves
[edit] Sources
- 2010 Braves Media Guide
- 2010 Baseball Almanac
