| Angel was added to the Cubs' major
league roster in October 2003 ... the right-hander has spent six
seasons in the Cubs' minor league system - going 27-14 with a
2.61 ERA 78 games (76 starts) ... before suffering a right shoulder
injury in June 2003, he had been selected to participate in the
Major League All-Star Futures Game ... was invited to the Cubs'
big league camp as a non-roster player in 2003 - and went on to
win the inaugural Ron Santo/Billy Williams Rookie of the Spring
Award after recording a 1.13 ERA in 5 outings ... in 421.0 minor
league innings, he has held opposing batters to a .240 average
(383-1599) and 104 walks ... his brother, Daniel, played minor
league baseball in the Cleveland Indians' organization.
2006 Highlights:
Guzman finished 0-6 with a 9.28 ERA in 10 starts in his rookie
season, and 0-0 with a 1.35 ERA in five relief appearances. He
began the season at Triple-A Iowa, and made his Major League debut
April 26 against Florida, going five innings in the start. He
made his first big-league relief appearance June 13. On Sept.
16 against Detroit, he struck out a career-high eight over 5 1/3
innings of relief.
2005 Highlights:
Guzman continued rehabilitation on his right shoulder and split
the season between Peoria (A) and the Cubs rookie level club in
the Arizona League, combining to go 0-1 with a 2.45 ERA in six
starts ... struck out 24 batters in 18.1 innings while walking
just one batter on the year ... joined the big league club in
spring training for the third consecutive year, going 0-1 in four
games (two starts) in the Cactus League. © did not make his
first appearance in a minor league game until August 10 ... made
four starts with the Mesa Cubs (Rookie) and was unscored upon
in three of his four starts ... tossed 8.0 scoreless innings,
striking out 12 batters ... appeared in two games for the Peoria
Chiefs, going 0-1 and allowing 5 runs (3 earned) in 6.1 innings
... pitched for the Mesa Solar Sox in the Arizona Fall League,
going 1-2 with a 3.82 ERA in seven games. |
