Josh Geer

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13 innings. He was promoted to Fort Wayne on August 8 and allowed three runs, two earned, over six innings to win his Wizards' debut the next night.

In 2006 Geer posted a 13–6 record and a 4.12 ERA in 27 games, 26 starts, between Single-A Fort Wayne and the High-A Lake Elsinore Storm. He led the organization in wins. Geer tossed 22 scoreless innings in his last three starts with the Wizards before being promoted to Lake Elsinore on June 17. After losing his first three starts with the Storm, went 7–1 in 12 starts from July 8 to September 4.

In 2007, Geer was named the Texas League Pitcher of the Year while pitching for the San Antonio Missions. [2]

Geer held left-handed batters to a .146 mark. He tossed at least 5 innings and yielded two runs or less in each of his Big League outings. His contract purchased from the Triple-A Portland Beavers on August 29. Geer made his major league debut for the Padres on August 30, 2008 with a win over the Colorado Rockies. He suffered first Big League loss on September 17 against Colorado despite throwing five innings of one-run ball with five strikeouts, as San Diego fell 1–0. With Portland he went 8–9 with a 4.54 ERA, 107 strikeouts and 45 walks in 28 appearances, 27 starts. He led the Pacific Coast League in innings pitched while tied for third in starts. His starts also tied for the team lead behind Cesar Ramos. Geer tied for the most starts in one season by a Portland pitcher since the team returned to the PCL in 2001 sharing the record with Junior Herndon in '01 and Dennis Tankersley in 2003.

In 2009 Geer split the season between Portland and San Diego. With Portland he went 2–5 with a 4.44 ERA in 5223 innings pitched in nine games, all starts, including one complete game. With the Padres he went 1–7 with a 5.96 ERA in 19 games, 17 for starts. On October 13 Geer was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to Triple-A Portland. [3]

Geer spent the entire 2010 season with Portland, where he went 11–11 with an ERA of 5.41. He missed most of the 2011 season while recovering from stage III melanoma, appearing in just two games for the Triple-A Tucson Padres before undergoing surgery to remove lymph nodes from his neck. He then went on to pitch in the Arizona Fall League. [4]

Geer returned to action in 2012, pitching in 28 games between Double-A and Triple-A, going 7–10 with a 5.29 ERA. In 2013, he pitched in 35 games, 12 of them starts. He finished 8-6 and a 3.54 ERA, his lowest since 2007.

Geer became a free agent after the 2015 season.

References

  1. "Undefeated Owls Head Downtown For Houston College Classic Mar. 2-4". Rice University Athletics. February 29, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  2. "Padres name 2007 organization award winners" (Press release). MLB. January 24, 2008. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011.
  3. "Padres outright 4 to Triple-A Portland". San Diego Union-Tribune. October 13, 2009. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  4. Brock, Corey. "Geer progressing back after fighting cancer". MLB.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015.
Josh Geer
Josh Geer.jpg
Geer with the San Diego Padres
Pitcher
Born: (1983-06-02) June 2, 1983 (age 42)
Forney, Texas, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 30, 2008, for the San Diego Padres
Last MLB appearance
July 27, 2009, for the San Diego Padres