2018 Baltimore Orioles Supplemental Bios
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2018 BALTIMORE ORIOLES SUPPLEMENTAL BIOS PLAYERS INCLUDED: NO. 17 ALEX COBB NO. 2 DANNY VALENCIA 17 FRONT ALEX COBB OFFICE RHP BATS THROWS HEIGHT WEIGHT RIGHT RIGHT 6’3 205 FULL NAME: Alexander Miller Cobb BORN: October 7, 1987 OPENING DAY AGE: 30 REACH BIRTHPLACE: Boston, MA RESIDES: Vero Beach, FL ORIOLES CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2021 MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: 6.061 ACQUIRED: Signed by the Orioles as a free agent to a four-year contract on March 21, 2018. @ACobb53 COACHES MANAGER & GAME HIGHS & STREAKS LONGEST OUTING: 9.0 innings, 8/23/12 vs. OAK...LOW-HITTER (CG): 4, 8/23/12 vs. OAK...STRIKEOUT HIGH: 13, 5/10/13 vs. SD...WALK HIGH: 5, 7/16/12 vs. CLE...HR ALLOWED: 3, 5/5/13 at COL...WINNING STREAK: 7 games, 6/29-8/21/14...LOSING STREAK: 3 games, four times, last: 7/31-8/29/17. ALEX 2017 HIGHLIGHTS COBB • Named one of three finalists for the Rawlings American League Gold Glove Award • Awarded the Paul C. Smith Champion Award by the Tampa Bay Chapter of the BBWAA, given to the Rays player who best exemplifies the spirit of true professionalism on and off the field • Set career highs in wins (12), innings pitched (179.1), and starts (29) • Ranked third in the American League with a 2.46 home ERA (23 ER/84.0 IP) in 13 starts • Led the majors (min. 20.0 IP) with a 1.00 ERA (3 ER/27.0 IP) in four starts during Interleague play 2017 • Recorded five pickoffs, tied for the American League lead (LHP Daniel Norris - DET); tied for third-most in Tampa Bay history... IN REVIEW According to Baseball America's 2017 Best Tools survey, his pickoff move was ranked first in the AL • From 6/9-7/26, he tossed at least 6.0 innings in nine consecutive starts, the longest streak of his career • Went 6-4 with a 3.42 ERA (30 ER/79.0 IP) in 13 starts against the AL East • Spent 16 games on the disabled list (8/6-23) due to turf toe on his right big toe PROFESSIONAL CAREER OPPONENTS 2016: Returned from "Tommy John" surgery to make five starts for Tampa Bay...Was one of 16 pitchers to undergo "Tommy John" surgery in either 2014 or 2015 and return to the majors in 2016...Made his season debut on 9/2 vs. TOR, going 705 days between major league starts...Earned his first win of the season on 9/14 at TOR after tossing 6.2 innings, allowing one run on two hits with three walks and four strikeouts...His first win since 9/23/14 at BOS, going 722 days in between...Made eight rehab starts for Class A-Advanced Charlotte and Triple-A Durham...Reinstated from the disabled list on 8/29. 2015: Underwent "Tommy John" surgery on 5/14, the surgery was performed by Dr. James Andrews in Pensacola, Fla...Made MINOR three Spring Training starts before leaving his last start on 3/17 with elbow tightness...Had been named Opening Day starter LEAGUES before being injured. 2014: Went 10-9 with a 2.87 ERA (53 ER/166.1 IP) in 27 starts...His ERA ranked sixth-best in the American League and fourth-best in club history...Made 14 starts post All-Star break, recording a 1.79 ERA (18 ER/90.1 IP)...Was the fourth-lowest in the majors during this time and broke David Price's club record of 2.27 set in 2012...Set a club record by making 12-straight starts allowing two runs or fewer (7/9-9/11)...Received the lowest run support in the AL at 3.63 R/9 IP...Held opponents to a .325 slugging percentage and .619 OPS, each ranked fourth in the AL...Snapped his franchise record streak of 82.1 consecutive homerless innings on 9/28 at CLE after HISTORY allowing two home runs...Had three double digit strikeout games (6/13 at HOU, 7/23 at STL, and 7/29 vs. MIL)...Tossed 7.1 no-hit RECORDS & innings to start the game on 9/11 at NYY before allowing a double to Chris Young; is the longest no-hit bid in Rays history on the road. 2013: On 5/10 vs. SD, he became the first pitcher in Major League history to strike out 13 batters in an outing lasting fewer than 5.0 innings...In the third inning he became the second pitcher in Rays history to strike out four batters in one inning (Hellickson); became the first pitcher in Major League history to strike out all four batters faced in an inning, but still allow a run...Named the AL Player of the Week for the week ending 9/22...The Rays went 2-0 in his two Postseason starts...He was 1-0 with a 1.54 ERA (2 ER/11.2 IP)...Sidelined from 6/16-8/14 after suffering a concussion from a line drive off the bat of Eric Hosmer on 6/15...Was 19.2 innings shy of qualifying with the fourth-best ERA in the AL (2.76); his .228 opponents batting average would have ranked ORIOLE PARK sixth-lowest...Went 7-0 with a 2.81 ERA (26 ER/83.1 IP) in 13 home starts. 2012: Started the season with Triple-A Durham...Recalled on 5/19 and made his season debut that day against Atlanta... Received a decision in a club-record 18 consecutive starts from 7/24/11-8/13/12...Tossed his first career shutout on 8/23 vs. OAK, allowing four hits in a 5-0 Rays win...Recorded his first career complete game on 6/25 at KC, when he worked 8.0 innings, allowing eight runs on 13 hits; was the first complete game on at least 13 hits and eight runs since Boston's Tim Wakefield in 1996. MEDIA 2018 ORIOLES MEDIA GUIDE 49 2011: Made his Major League debut on 5/1 vs. LAA, starting and tossing 4.1 innings, allowing four runs on four hits with four walks and OFFICE FRONT three strikeouts; he did not factor in the decision as the Rays lost 6-5...Won his first three career decisions; the first Ray to do so...Earned his first Major League win on 6/7/11 against LAA after tossing 6.1 innings, allowing one run on seven hits with three strikeouts...Allowed only three home runs over a 52.2 IP stretch, including a span of 40.0 IP without a home run...Went 5-1 with a 1.87 ERA (14 ER/67.1 IP) and 70 strikeouts for Triple-A Durham...Lowered his ERA in each of his first six minor league seasons (2006-2011) with every promotion. 2010: Spent the entire season with Double-A Montgomery and was named the team MVP despite missing the first month of the season with an oblique injury...Went 7-5 with a 2.71 ERA (36 ER/119.2 IP) and 128 strikeouts in 22 starts (23 games) for the Biscuits... ORIOLES His ERA ranked fourth-lowest in the Southern League. REACH 2009: Made 23 starts (24 appearances) for Class A-Advanced Charlotte, going 8-5 with a 3.03 ERA (42 ER/124.2 IP) and 107 strikeouts...His ERA was sixth-best in the Florida State League...He threw the first pitch in Stone Crabs history in the team's first game on 4/9 vs. Fort Myers. 2008: Named a South Atlantic League Mid-Season All-Star...Spent the entire season with Class-A Columbus, making 25 starts for the Catfish and going 9-7 with a 3.29 ERA (51 ER/139.2 IP) and 97 strikeouts; his 25 starts are a minor league season-high. MANAGER & 2007: Named Short-Season A Hudson Valley Pitcher of the Year after making a team-leading 16 starts and also leading the team in COACHES innings pitched (81.1) and strikeouts (61)...Overall for the season he went 5-6 with a 3.54 ERA (32 ER/81.1 IP) in 16 starts...Earned his first professional win on 6/24 at Brooklyn after working 6.0 innings, allowing one run on three hits with two walks and six strikeouts. 2006: Made his professional debut with Rookie League Princeton on 8/8 against Bluefield, tossing 1.0 scoreless inning in relief...Made six total appearances (one start) for the Devil Rays, going 0-0 with a 5.19 ERA (5 ER/8.2 IP). PERSONAL: His older brother, R.J., is a U.S. Army commander (4th Brigate, 101st Airborne) and won a Purple Heart for his time in Iraq...Has a Schnauzer mixed breed named Oscar, who won a poll on MLB.com as the majors' "best baseball dog"...Cobb found Oscar as a stray in Port Charlotte during Spring Training in 2015 and eventually adopted him...As a child, he served as a Dodgers bat boy during Spring Training for three years in Vero Beach. YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK 2006 Princeton1 0 0 5.19 6 1 0 0 0 8.2 9 7 5 3 0 3 0 8 1 0 2007 Hudson Valley 5 6 3.54 16 16 0 0 0 81.1 78 36 32 4 4 31 0 62 2 1 2008 Columbus 9 7 3.29 25 25 0 0 0 139.2 113 59 51 16 16 35 0 97 3 2 IN REVIEW 2009 Charlotte 8 5 3.03 24 23 0 0 0 124.2 116 49 42 6 9 31 1 107 8 2 2017 2010 Montgomery 7 5 2.71 23 22 0 0 0 119.2 120 47 36 7 4 35 1 128 5 0 2011 Durham 5 1 1.87 12 12 0 0 0 67.1 61 19 14 4 2 16 0 106 0 0 TAMPA BAY 3 2 3.42 9 9 0 0 0 52.2 49 21 20 3 1 21 1 37 2 0 2012 Durham 1 4 4.14 8 8 0 0 0 41.1 44 21 19 1 2 18 0 44 2 0 TAMPA BAY 11 9 4.03 23 23 2 1 0 136.1 130 67 61 11 9 40 2 106 8 1 2013 Charlotte 0 1 4.32 3 3 0 0 0 8.1 8 4 4 0 1 4 0 8 0 0 TAMPA BAY 11 3 2.76 22 22 1 0 0 143.1 120 46 44 13 3 45 4 134 5 1 OPPONENTS 2014 Charlotte 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 TAMPA BAY 10 9 2.87 27 27 0 0 0 166.1 142 56 53 11 10 47 1 149 8 0 2016 Charlotte 0 2 6.75 4 4 0 0 0 6.2 7 5 5 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 Durham 0 1 6.60 4 4 0 0 0 15.0 24 13 11 3 1 5 0 10 0 0 TAMPA BAY 1 2 8.59 5 5 0 0 0 22.0 32 22 21 5 0 7 0 16 0 0 2017 TAMPA BAY 12 10 3.66 29 29 0 0 0 179.1 175 78 73 22 6 44 2 128 8 1 Minor League Totals 36 32 3.19 126 119 0 0 0 617.2 583 260 219 44 39 181 2 548 24 5 Major League Totals 48 35 3.50 115 115 3 1 0 700.0 648 290 272 65 29 204 10 570 31 3 1- Drafted by the Devil Rays in the fourth round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft LEAGUES MINOR 2- Signed by the Orioles as free agent on March 21, 2018 CAREER POSTSEASON STATISTICS YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IB SO WP BK 2013 ALWC: TB at CLE 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 6.2 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 ALDS: TB vs.