Pasqual Coco

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Pasqual Coco Reynosos

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 160 lb.

Debut July 17, 2000
Final Game April 14, 2002
Born September 24, 1977 in Santo Domingo, D.R.

[edit] Biographical Information

Pasqual Coco was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as an amateur free agent on August 10, 1994. Coco debuted with the Dominican Blue Jays in the Dominican Summer League in 1995, going 7-1 with a 2.78 ERA in 11 games. He went 7-2 with a 2.99 ERA in 17 games in 1996 with the Dominican Blue Jays. He was promoted to the A New York-Penn League St. Catharines Blue Jays in 1997, going 1-4 with a 4.89 ERA in 10 games. He improved to a 3-7 with a 3.20 ERA in 15 games in 1998. He was promoted to the A Hagerstown Suns in 1999, where he went 11-1 with a 2.21 ERA in 14 games. That earned him a promotion to the A Dunedin Blue Jays, where he finished the '99 season, going 4-6 with a 5.64 ERA in 13 games. That earned him a promotion to the AA Tennessee Smokies in 2000, where he went 12-7 with a 3.76 ERA in 27 games. That peformance earned him a promotion to the Blue Jays, where he appeared in one start, pitching 4 innings, and giving up 4 runs. In 2001, Coco was assigned to AA Tennessee to open the season andhe went 0-1 with a 3.94 ERA in three starts before being called up to the AAA Syracuse Sky Chiefs. With Syracuse that season, he went 8-6 with a 4.66 ERA in 22 games. He earned another promotion to Toronto, doing better this time, going 1-0 with a 4.40 ERA in 7 games. In 2002, he was assigned to AAA Syracuse and had a record of 4-9 with a 4.98 ERA in 30 games, and the Blue Jays gave him one last chance at the major leagues where he went 0-1 with a 18.00 ERA in 2 games. He was released by the Blue Jays after he stole money from fellow prospect Diegomar Markwell. Coco signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2003, and played with the AAA Indianapolis Indians, where he went 10-9 with a 4.80 ERA in 27 games. The Montreal Expos signed him in 2004, in which he played for the AAA Edmonton Trappers, going 1-0 with a 12.27 ERA in 4 games.

Coco finished his US-based minor league career with a career 68-53 record and a 4.03 ERA over 193 games. He had a 1-1 career major league record with a 6.05 ERA over 10 games.

In 2005, Coco signed with the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League and went 5-0 with a 5.89 ERA in 18 games. He spent the early part of the 2006 season with the Mexican League team Cafeteros de Cordoba and Poza Rica, where he went 1-2 with a 5.52 ERA and 4 saves in 9 games. He's currently with the Acereros de Monclova.