Wikipedia

Dana Eveland

Dana James Eveland (born October 29, 1983) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, and Tampa Bay Rays. Eveland also played in the KBO League for the Hanwha Eagles.

Dana Eveland
Eveland with the New York Mets in 2014
Pitcher
Born: (1983-10-29) October 29, 1983 (age 41)
Olympia, Washington, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Professional debut
MLB: July 16, 2005, for the Milwaukee Brewers
KBO: March 31, 2013, for the Hanwha Eagles
Last appearance
MLB: September 27, 2016, for the Tampa Bay Rays
KBO: October 2, 2013, for the Hanwha Eagles
MLB statistics
Win–loss record20–28
Earned run average5.46
Strikeouts308
KBO statistics
Win–loss record6–14
Earned run average5.54
Strikeouts129
Teams
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
WBSC Premier12
Silver medal – second place 2015 Tokyo Team

Early life

edit

Eveland attended Palmdale High School in Palmdale, California, graduating in 2001.[1] After one year at Hill College in Hillsboro, Texas, he transferred to College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California.[2]

Professional career

edit

Milwaukee Brewers

edit

Eveland was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 16th round (469th overall) of the 2002 MLB draft.

On July 16, 2005, Eveland made his MLB debut against the Washington Nationals. He would ultimately pitch out of the bullpen, appearing in 27 games, while posting a record of 1–1. The following season he would appear in nine games, with five starts. Eveland's record in 2006 was 0–3, with an 8.13 ERA.

Arizona Diamondbacks

edit

After two seasons with the Brewers, Eveland was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks on November 26, 2006, along with Doug Davis and Dave Krynzel in exchange for Greg Aquino, Johnny Estrada, and Claudio Vargas.[3][4] He appeared in only five games for the Diamondbacks.

 
Eveland with the Oakland Athletics in 2009

Oakland Athletics

edit

On December 14, 2007, Eveland was dealt again as part of a six-player trade to the Oakland Athletics for Dan Haren and Connor Robertson.[5][6]

In 2008, he made 29 starts for the Athletics, the most of his career. His record was 9–9 with a 4.34 ERA. He also gave up 27 four-pitch walks, the most in the majors.[7]

The following season, Eveland finished 2–4 in 13 games, with nine starts and a 7.16 ERA. He was designated for assignment on February 1, 2010.[8]

Toronto Blue Jays

edit

On February 6, 2010, Eveland was acquired by the Toronto Blue Jays, in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.[8]

He started nine games, in which he went 3–4 with a 6.45 ERA, and was designated for assignment on May 24, 2010.[9]

Pittsburgh Pirates

edit

On June 1, 2010, Eveland was traded from the Blue Jays to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ronald Uviedo.[10] He appeared in only 3 games for the Pirates, 1 of which was a start. On June 24, 2010, he was designated for assignment.[11]

Los Angeles Dodgers

edit

On November 22, 2010, Eveland agreed to a minor league split contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.[12] He was assigned to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes. He was selected to both the Pacific Coast League midseason [13] and postseason [14] All-Star teams. He made 25 starts for the Isotopes in 2011, with a 12–8 record and 4.38 ERA.

On September 1, 2011, The Dodgers called him up to MLB to start against the Pittsburgh Pirates.[15] In that game he picked up the win while allowing only one run in eight innings. He wound up making 5 starts with the Dodgers in September, with a 3–2 record, 3.03 ERA and 16 strikeouts. He had extreme splits in his short time with the Dodgers. In 3 road starts he was 3–0 with an 0.44 ERA but in his two starts at Dodger Stadium he was 0–2 with a 9.00 ERA.

Baltimore Orioles

edit
 
Eveland pitching for the Baltimore Orioles in 2012

He was traded from the Dodgers to the Baltimore Orioles on December 8, 2011.[16] Eveland was designated for assignment on March 29, 2012.[17] He was called up from Triple-A Norfolk on July 26.[18]

Hanwha Eagles

edit

On December 16, 2012, Eveland signed with the Hanwha Eagles in the KBO League for the 2013 season.[19][20]

New York Mets

edit

Eveland signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets on February 18, 2014.[21]

Boston Red Sox

edit

Eveland agreed to a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox on January 21, 2015.[22] The deal was officially announced eight days later.[23][24] On June 5, Eveland opted out of his minor league deal.[25]

Atlanta Braves

edit

Eveland signed a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves on June 7, 2015. He was assigned to the Triple–A Gwinnett Braves.[26] He was designated for assignment along with Nick Masset on July 5 to create room for David Carpenter, whose contract was purchased and Arodys Vizcaíno, who was activated from the restricted list.[27]

Baltimore Orioles (second stint)

edit

On July 17, 2015, Eveland signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles organization.

Tampa Bay Rays

edit

On December 14, 2015, Eveland signed a minor league deal with the Tampa Bay Rays with an invitation to spring training. He made 33 appearances for the Rays in 2016, and pitched to a 9.00 ERA in 23 total innings.[28] On October 11, 2016, Eveland was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to the Triple–A Durham Bulls, an assignment which he rejected in favor of free agency.[29]

On November 2, 2016, Eveland signed a new minor league contract with the Rays.[30] On March 15, 2017, Eveland was released by the Rays organization.[31]

Pericos de Puebla

edit

On May 9, 2017, Eveland signed with the Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican Baseball League. He was released on June 16, 2017. In 12 games (2 starts) 21 innings he struggled immensely going 1-2 with a 6.86 ERA with 15 strikeouts.

Pitching style

edit

Eveland throws a four-seam fastball, slider, changeup, and curveball. As of 2014, he began throwing more sliders and substituted his four-seam fastball with a two-seam fastball.

Family

edit

Eveland's brother, Kyle, was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 43rd round of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft.[1]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b 2008 Oakland Athletics Media Guide (PDF). MLB Advanced Media. pp. pgs. 103–105. Retrieved April 24, 2008.
  2. ^ Rubin, Gideon (March 8, 2003). "Heart Never Was in Texas: Eveland Works Way to Top of COC Staff". The Daily News of Los Angeles. pp. SC.6. Retrieved April 24, 2008.
  3. ^ "Brewers get Estrada from D-Backs in six-player swap". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 26, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  4. ^ "D'backs get Davis from Brewers". Baltimore Sun. November 26, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  5. ^ "A's trade RHP Dan Haren to Arizona in eight-player deal" (Press release). Oakland Athletics. December 14, 2007. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2008.
  6. ^ "Dan Haren traded from Oakland to Arizona, Jose Valverde to Houston". New York Daily News. Associated Press. December 14, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  7. ^ "2008 Major League Baseball Pitching Pitches | Baseball-Reference.com".
  8. ^ a b "A's trade lefty Dana Eveland to Toronto". KXTV. February 6, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2015. [permanent dead link]
  9. ^ Bastian, Jordan (May 24, 2010). "Eveland designated for assignment by Jays". MLB.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  10. ^ Ladewski, Paul (June 2, 2010). "Curve's Uviedo traded for Eveland". Altoona Mirror. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  11. ^ Kovacevic, Dejan (June 24, 2010). "Pirates cut recently acquired pitcher". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
  12. ^ "Dodgers Blog". Los Angeles Times.
  13. ^ "Robinson, Eveland Named To PCL All-Star Team". milb.com. June 29, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  14. ^ "Dana Eveland Named To All-PCL Team". milb.com. August 29, 2011. Archived from the original on December 27, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  15. ^ Cassavell, AJ (August 31, 2011). "Eveland gets call to start makeup game". mlb.com. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  16. ^ Schmuck, Peter Connolly; Connolly, Dan (December 8, 2011). "Orioles trade for Dodgers lefty Dana Eveland". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  17. ^ Connolly, Dan (March 29, 2012). "Eveland designated for assignment". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  18. ^ Encina, Eduardo A. (July 26, 2012). "O's purchase left-hander Dana Eveland's contract, option infielder Steve Tolleson to Norfolk". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  19. ^ Kubatko, Roch (December 16, 2012). "Notes on Eveland and minor league signings". MASN. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  20. ^ Connolly, Dan (December 16, 2012). "Dana Eveland, former Orioles pitcher, signs one-year deal with Korean team". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  21. ^ Noble, Marty (February 18, 2014). "Pair of veteran pitchers assigned to Minors". MLB.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  22. ^ Speier, Alex (January 21, 2015). "Red Sox sign lefthander Dana Eveland". Boston Globe. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  23. ^ "Worcester's Bryan LaHair among Red Sox signings". Telegram & Gazette. January 29, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  24. ^ Lauber, Scott (January 29, 2015). "Red Sox settle arbitration case with Daniel Nava". Boston Herald. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  25. ^ "Dana Eveland Opts Out of Red Sox Contract". June 3, 2015.
  26. ^ Bowman, Mark (June 7, 2015). "Braves sign LHP Eveland to Minor League deal". MLB.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  27. ^ Collazo, Carlos (July 5, 2015). "Braves DFA Masset, Eveland: Atlanta recall Vizcaino, Carpenter from Triple-A Gwinnett". braves.com: News. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on August 22, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  28. ^ "Dana Eveland Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  29. ^ "Rays Outright Decker, Marks, Querecuto". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  30. ^ Adams, Steve (November 2, 2016). "Rays, Dana Eveland Agree To Minor League Deal". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  31. ^ Eddy, Matt (March 29, 2017). "MINOR LEAGUE TRANSACTIONS: MARCH 18-24". Baseball America. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dana_Eveland&oldid=1252548622"