Carlos Silva

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 255 lb.

Born: April 23, 1979 in Bolivar, Venezuela
High School: Gen. Ezequiel Zamora (Bolivar, VE)
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1996. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 1, 2002 (Age 22)   vs. ATL 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Twins/Mariners/Cubs 2002-2010
Agents: Barry Praver, previously: Peter Greenberg,Scott Shapiro [*]
Final Game: September 7, 2010 (Age 31)   vs. HOU 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
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• 5/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Carlos Silva becomes team's first 6-0 pitcher in four decades: Chicago Cubs SP Carlos Silva became the first Cubs starter in 43 years to have a perfect record after six decisions, working into...[+] the sixth inning of Chicago's interleague series-clinching 5-4 victory over the Texas Rangers Sunday, May 23. The Associated Press reports Silva allowed three runs and six hits.
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• 5/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Carlos Silva still undefeated: Chicago Cubs SP Carlos Silva won his fourth game of the season against the Florida Marlins Wednesday, May 12, giving up seven...[+] hits in 6 1/3 innings, according to The Associated Press.
• 5/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Carlos Silva earns win Friday: Chicago Cubs SP Carlos Silva (neck) allowed four runs on 10 hits over five innings Friday, May 7, in a victory against the Cincinnati...[+] Reds, according to The Associated Press. He walked one and struck out three, while improving to 3-0 on the season. Silva had been bothered by a tight neck during the game.
• 5/8 B-R Blog: Bibbidi Bobbidi BAbip: Batting Average on balls put into play (BAbip) is a pitcher's batting average allowed on batted balls ending a plate appearance...
• 5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Carlos Silva update: Chicago Cubs SP Carlos Silva (wrist) doesn't need a cortisone injection in his wrist as originally expected and will make his...[+] next start, The Associated Press reports.

• 4/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Carlos Silva continues to impress: Chicago Cubs SP Carlos Silva threw six crisp innings to beat the New York Mets Wednesday, April 21, according to The Associated...[+] Press. He gave up one run and two hits for his third straight quality start. Silva has allowed two earned runs in 19 innings for an ERA of 0.95.
• 4/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Zambrano to start in relief Friday: Updating a previous report, Carrie Muskat, of MLB.com, reports Chicago Cubs RP Carlos Zambrano will start his relief work in the...[+] bullpen Friday, April 23, with SP Ted Lilly (shoulder) returning to the rotation. The team was unwilling to move either SPs Carlos Silva or Tom Gorzelanny to the bullpen.
• 4/20 B-R Blog: Card of the Week: 2002 Flair #89 Curt Schilling: Flair was the high-end version of Fleer. When Fleer started producing these cards in the mid 1990s, they were awesome. They were...