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Andrew Scott Baldwin (born October 20, 1982 in Duluth, Minnesota) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the fifth Round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft. Baldwin's uncle, John Hiller, was a relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers.

Amateur career

High school

College

Baldwin attended Texas A&M University and later transferred to Oregon State University. At OSU he had an 8-6 record. He was drafted in 2004 by the Philadelphia Phillies.

Professional career

Philadelphia Phillies

He began his career with the Class-A Short Season Batavia Muckdogs. There he compiled a 4-6 record with a 5.17 ERA in 15 starts. At the end of the season he went on to pitch in Florida Instructional League.

In 2005 Baldwin spent entire season with Class A Lakewood BlueClaws, where he led the South Atlantic League in innings pitched. He was named the Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Week twice. He finished the season with a 5-12 record with a 4.77 ERA in 27 starts.

Baldwin began the season with the Class A Clearwater Threshers where he made seven starts out of the bullpen before moving to the starting rotation on April 27.

Seattle Mariners

On August 20, {{by|2006}} he was traded to the Seattle Mariners with teammate Andrew Barb for the left-hander Jamie Moyer.^[2]^[3] He was then assigned to the Class-A Inland Empire 66ers. His combined record was 10-9 with a 3.69 ERA.

He spent the entire season with the Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx where he led the Southern League with 166.0 innings pitched. He was 5-12 with a 4.23 ERA. Baldwin finished third among all Mariners farmhands with 115 strikeouts and 8th in ERA.

Dubbed "King of the Hill" by his teammates, Baldwin spent the entire {{by|2008}} season with the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers. He led all Mariners minor leaguers with 10 wins, while also setting a career-high. He finished with a record of 10–5 with a 4.75 ERA.

In {{by|2009}} Baldwin spent the entire season with the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League. He went 6-11 with 103 strikeouts and a 4.51 ERA in 31 games, 21 starts. On August 10 he was named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week after he threw a complete game shutout against the Round Rock on August 5.^[4]

He signed minor league contract with Minnesota Twins for 2011 season on 12/15/2010.

In 2012, he played in Mexico, with Rieleros de Aguascalientes and Saraperos de Saltillo.

He started the 2013 season with Rimini Baseball, in Italy, but he was waived after 4 played games.

References

1. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.tacomaweekly.com/article/2242/|title=The book on Baldwin: this season has been a success story|last=Westeen |first=Karen|work=Tacoma Weekly|accessdate=2009-09-28}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060819&content_id=1619371&vkey=news_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea |title=Mariners deal Moyer to Philadelphia |author=Corey Brock |date=August 20, 2006 |work=Major League Baseball |publisher=mlb.com |accessdate=2009-12-12}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2003212069_moyer20.html |title=Moyer traded to Phillies |author=Danny O'Neil |date=August 20, 2006 |work=The Seattle Times |publisher=seattletimes.nwsource.com |accessdate=2009-12-12}}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3883132 |title=PCL Players of the Week - August 10 |author= |date=August 10, 2009 |work=OurSports Central |publisher=oursportscentral.com |accessdate=2009-12-12}}

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