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Jay Witasick
Born: 1972

RHP 1996- Athletics, Royals, Padres

Jay Witasick's Teammates

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Career 359.117-265.76

Stats through the 2000 season


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When they acquired Witasick from the Cardinals for Dennis Eckersley in 1995, the Athletics moved the hard thrower into the bullpen and hoped he could become their closer of the future. However, he wasn't able to live up to expectations in Oakland and was shipped to Kansas City in the Kevin Appier deal of 1999.

Witasick fared no better for the Royals. In fact, his ERA was over 5.00 every year of his career until 2001, when he finally put it together for the Padres, racking up strikeouts with a darting 95 MPH fastball as Trevor Hoffman's set-up man. He was shipped to the Yankees for D'Angelo Jiminez in July 2001. (GL)


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FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
» January 9, 1996: The Athletics trade P Todd Stottlemyre to the Cardinals in exchange for pitchers Bret Wagner, Jay Witasick and Carl Dale, and OF Allen Battle.

» March 30, 1999: Pitcher Jay Witasick is traded by Oakland to Kansas City for a player to be named. The deal is completed June nine when the A's receive P Scott Chiasson.

» July 31, 2000: The Padres obtain P Jay Witasick from the Royals for P Brian Meadows.

» June 23, 2001: The Yankees attempt to shore up their bullpen by getting P Jay Witasick from the Padres for infield prospect D'Angelo Jimenez. The Yanks first choice, Expos P Ugueth Urbina, failed to pass a physical and will end up with the Red Sox. The Padres released vet SS Chris Gomez yesterday.

» December 13, 2001: The Yankees sign free agent All-Star 1B Jason Giambi to a 7-year, $120 million contract. In another move, New York acquired OF John Vander Wal from San Francisco in exchange for P Jay Witasick.

» December 24, 2002: The Padres sign free agent P Jay Witasick to a 2-year contract.