Yency Almonte

American baseball player (born 1994)

Baseball player
Yency Almonte
Almonte with the Colorado Rockies in 2018
Chicago Cubs – No. 25
Pitcher
Born: (1994-06-04) June 4, 1994 (age 29)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 21, 2018, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
(through April 7, 2024)
Win–loss record8–6
Earned run average4.60
Strikeouts200
Teams

Yency Almonte (born June 4, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Career

Almonte attended Christopher Columbus High School in Miami, Florida.

Los Angeles Angels

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim selected him in the 17th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.[1] He signed and made his professional debut that year with the Arizona League Angels where he pitched three innings.[2] He pitched 2013 with the Orem Owlz where he was 3–3 with a 6.92 ERA in 13 games (11 starts) and 2014 with the Burlington Bees where he compiled a 2–5 record and 4.93 ERA in nine starts.[2]

Chicago White Sox

On February 4, 2015, the Angels traded Almonte to the Chicago White Sox as the player to be named later from an earlier trade for Gordon Beckham.[3] He pitched that season with the Kannapolis Intimidators and Winston-Salem Dash where he posted a combined 11–7 record and 3.41 ERA in 24 games (22 starts).[2]

Colorado Rockies

On November 24, 2015, the White Sox traded Almonte to the Colorado Rockies for Tommy Kahnle.[4] He spent the 2016 season with the Modesto Nuts and Hartford Yard Goats,[5][6] compiling a combined 11–10 record and 3.58 ERA in 27 starts.[2] The Rockies added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[7] He spent 2017 with Hartford and the Albuquerque Isotopes where he was 8–4 with a 2.91 ERA in 22 games (21 starts).[8] He began 2018 with the Isotopes.[2]

On June 21, 2018, the Rockies promoted Almonte to the major leagues.[9] He made his major league debut that same night, pitching one scoreless inning of relief against the New York Mets at Coors Field.[10] Almonte finished the 2018 season with a 1.84 ERA in 14+2⁄3 innings of work.[11] In 2019, Almonte pitched to a 5.86 ERA with 29 strikeouts in 34 innings pitched.[12] Almonte kept the Rockies from having the worst bullpen in the league in 2020 after recording a 2.93 ERA in 24 appearances, 18 of which were scoreless.[13] In 48 appearances for the Rockies in 2021, Almonte registered a 7.55 ERA with 47 strikeouts in 47+2⁄3 innings pitched.[11] On October 21, 2021, he was outrighted off of the 40-man roster[14] and elected free agency on November 7.[15]

Los Angeles Dodgers

On March 13, 2022, Almonte signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.[16] He was added to the major league roster on May 12.[17] In 33 games, he allowed only four runs in 35+1⁄3 innings.[11] On January 13, 2023, Almonte agreed to a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Dodgers, avoiding salary arbitration.[18] He pitched in 49 games with a 3–2 record with a 5.06 ERA[11] but missed the last month and a half of the season with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee.[19] On November 17, 2023, Almonte signed a $1.9 million contract with the Dodgers for the 2024 season, to avoid arbitration.[20]

Chicago Cubs

On January 11, 2024, Almonte and Michael Busch were traded to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Jackson Ferris and Zyhir Hope.[21][22]

References

  1. ^ Bristow, Kenny (July 19, 2013). "Orem Owlz' Yency Almonte: Learning to live up to the promise". deseretnews.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Yency Almonte Minors & Fall League Statistics & History". Baseball Reference. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "White Sox move to release outfielder Dayan Viciedo". ESPN.com. Associated Press. February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  4. ^ "Tommy Kahnle traded by Rockies for White Sox's Yency Almonte". The Denver Post. November 24, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  5. ^ "Colorado Rockies No. 20 prospect Yency Almonte spins first career shutout for Hartford Yard Goats". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  6. ^ Bournival, Brad. "Yard Goats 6, RubberDucks 4: Yard Goats top prospect Yency Almonte impresses in win over Ducks". ohio.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  7. ^ "Rockies promote five young pitchers to 40-man roster". The Denver Post. November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  8. ^ "Yency Almonte Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  9. ^ "Colorado Rockies call up Yency Almonte from Triple-A, option Ryan McMahon to Albuquerque". Denver Post. June 21, 2018.
  10. ^ "Yency Almonte makes flashy major league debut with critical relief appearance in Rockies' win over Mets". Denver Post. June 22, 2018.
  11. ^ a b c d "Yency Almonte Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  12. ^ "Yency Almonte piled up the mileage in 2019". October 22, 2019.
  13. ^ "Ranking the Rockies: No. 8, Yency Almonte". October 30, 2020.
  14. ^ "Rockies outright IF Josh Fuentes, three others". November 3, 2021.
  15. ^ Eddy, Matt (November 9, 2021). "2021-22 Minor League Free Agents For All 30 MLB Teams". Baseball America. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  16. ^ "Dodgers Sign Yency Almonte to Minors Contract".
  17. ^ Stephen, Eric (May 12, 2022). "Dodgers option Ryan Pepiot to Triple-A, call up Yency Almonte to bullpen". SB Nation. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  18. ^ "2023 MLB Arbitration Tracker". MLBTradeRumors. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  19. ^ Borelli, Matt (September 26, 2023). "Dodgers Injury Update: Yency Almonte Return For Potential NLCS 'Best-Case Scenario'". Dodger Blue. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  20. ^ Stephen, Eric (November 17, 2023). "Dodgers sign Yency Almonte to avoid arbitration, per reports". SB Nation. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  21. ^ Toribio, Juan (January 11, 2024). "Dodgers get pair of high-upside prospects in trade with Cubs". mlb.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  22. ^ Rogers, Jesse (January 11, 2024). "Cubs acquire Michael Busch in 4-player trade with Dodgers". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 12, 2024.

External links

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