Arodys Vizcaino

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: November 13, 1990 in Yaguate, San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 2007. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 10, 2011 (Age 20)   vs. FLA 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER
Team: Braves 2011
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$491k (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 1.050, Arb Eligible: 2015, Free Agent: 2018 [*],
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• 7/31 Baseball Musings: More on the Cubs: Bleed Cubbie Blue sums up the Cubs trades from Monday night. The Cubs received Arodys Vizcaino and Jaye Chapman from the Braves...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Still Pursuing Dempster: Cubs righty Ryan Dempster is scheduled to start tonight at Wrigley Field opposite A.J. Burnett, but a little thing called the...
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• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: Braves To Acquire Reed Johnson, Paul Maholm: 10:41pm: Arodys Vizcaino, who had Tommy John surgery this spring, is the other player going to Chicago, Ken Rosenthal of FOX...
• 7/23 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Could Acquire Ryan Dempster: 3:30pm: The teams are awaiting Dempster's approval, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports (on Twitter). 2:57pm: Dempster is...
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• 3/22 Tomahawk Talk: Atlanta Braves’ Bullpen Candidates to Take Arodys Vizcaino’s Spot: The Atlanta Braves learned that one of their top prospects, Arodys Vizcaino, would miss the entire 2012 season due to Tommy John...
• 3/20 Tomahawk Talk: The Atlanta Braves Lose Arodys Vizcaino for Season: The Atlanta Braves‘ fears, about the health of promising rookie Arodys Vizcaino, were realized with the breaking news that...
• 3/20 Braves Journal: One of these days…: Arodys Vizcaino undergoes Tommy John surgery | HardballTalk. I will figure out why teams try to put off Tommy John surgery....
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• 3/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Arodys Vizcaino undergoing surgeryUpdating a previous item, Atlanta Braves RP Arodys Vizcaino (elbow) is undergoing Tommy John surgery Tuesday, March 20....[+] Updating a previous item, Atlanta Braves RP Arodys Vizcaino (elbow) is undergoing Tommy John surgery Tuesday, March 20.
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• 3/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Arodys Vizcaino to have surgeryAtlanta Braves RP Arodys Vizcaino (elbow) will undergo Tommy John surgery....[+] Atlanta Braves RP Arodys Vizcaino (elbow) will undergo Tommy John surgery.
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• 3/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Arodys Vizcaino to be examined: Atlanta Braves P Arodys Vizcaino (elbow) is being sidelined with right elbow pain, and an MRI last week showed only inflammation....[+] However, he will be examined by Dr. James Andrews, and the team is calling his condition ulnar neuritis. Vizcaino may need Tommy John surgery.
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