Brian Gonzalez 72 P

Brian Gonzalez  72 P

2019
♦ Spent most of year with Double-A Bowie, going 0-2 with a 4.32 ERA in 18 games (1 GS). 
♦ Ranked second on the Baysox with six holds. 
♦ Allowed two earned runs or less in 15 of his 17 relief outings with Bowie, including eight appearances in which he did not allow an earned run. 
♦ Had two stints on the Injured List: 5/29 - 7/27 and 8/10 - 8/17. Made six rehab outings between the GCL Orioles and Class-A Aberdeen, throwing 11.2 shutout innings. 
♦ Transferred to Norfolk on 8/3. Did not appear in a game before being sent back to Bowie.
♦ Did not allow a run in seven appearances in July (between GCL O's, Aberdeen & Bowie).
♦ Held batters to a .190 average in home games at Bowie, posting a 2.95 ERA.
♦ Limited opponents to a .197 average in 38.0 innings as a reliever with the Baysox.

2018
♦ Split the year between Class-A Frederick and Double-A Bowie, going 10-8 with a 4.93 ERA in 25 games (24 starts) between the two levels. 
♦ Ranked among O's minor leaguers in wins (4th, 10) and strikeouts (5th, 112).
♦ Opened the year with Frederick, going 2-2 with a 3.18 ERA in seven starts before joining Bowie on 5/19. Went 8-6 with a 5.69 ERA in 18 games (17 starts) with the Baysox. 
♦ Tossed 7.0 hitless innings in a win vs. Lynchburg on 5/8. He walked two and struck out seven while throwing 101 pitches before giving way to Elvis Araujo, who yielded a run on two hits over 2.0 innings of relief. 
♦ Struck out a season-high nine without walking a batter over 7.0 innings, 6/30 at Erie.
♦ Went 2-5 with a 6.98 ERA over his first nine starts with Bowie, but went 6-1 with a 4.70 ERA over his final nine appearances with the Baysox. 

2017
♦ Spent entire season with Class-A Frederick, where he went 5-7 with a 4.91 ERA in 21 starts.
♦ Tossed at least 5.0 innings in 14 of his 21 starts, including a career-high 7.1 innings on 6/29 vs. Wilmington. He also allowed three earned runs or less in 14 of his 21 outings, including 10 outings where he yielded two earned runs or less.
♦ Struck out six or more batters on six occasions, including a season-high seven strikeouts on 5/2 vs. Myrtle Beach.
♦ Went 3-2 with a 3.83 ERA (19 ER, 44.2 IP) in eight starts after the All-Star break.
♦ Got the start in Game 2 of the Mills Cup Semifinals (L, 4.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K).

2016
♦ Spent entire year with Class-A Delmarva, going 10-8 with a 2.50 ERA in 27 starts.
♦ Ranked among Orioles minor leaguers in wins (T-2nd, 10), ERA (2nd, 2.50) and strikeouts (3rd, 111). Also ranked among South Atlantic League pitchers in starts (T-2nd, 27), ERA (3rd, 2.50), innings (3rd, 147.2) & wins (T-5th, 10).
♦ Tossed at least 5.0 innings in 24 of his 27 starts. 
♦ Paced South Atlantic League pitchers with a 1.000 fielding % (0 errors, 35 chances).
♦ Went 8-2 with a 1.94 ERA (18 ER, 83.2 IP) in 15 starts away from home, holding opponents to a .225 average (69-307).
♦ Did not yield a homer to a left-handed batter, as he held lefties to a .193 average (29-150).
♦ Struck out a season-high 10 batters, 5/24 at Greensboro.
♦ Ranked third in the SAL with a 1.54 ERA (6 ER, 35.0 IP) during the month of May.
♦ Went 13 consecutive starts without allowing a home run (from 4/19 - 6/30).
♦ Held SAL batters to a .180 average with RISP (27-150), including 0-11 with the bases loaded.
♦ Entered 2017 rated as the #21 prospect in the Orioles system according to MLB.com.

2015
♦ In first full pro season, went 4-9 with a 5.71 ERA in 23 starts for Class-A Delmarva.
♦ Ranked third on the Shorebirds with 81 strikeouts and 105.2 innings pitched.
♦ Struck out at least one batter in each of his 23 starts, including a season-high eight over 5.0 shutout innings on April 26 vs. Greensboro.
♦ Went 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA (6 ER, 20.0 IP) in April, holding opponents to a .156 average.

2014
♦ Began his pro career with the GCL Orioles, throwing 24.2 scoreless innings while holding GCL batters to a .134 average (11-82) with 25 strikeouts.
♦ Held leadoff batters to an .042 average (1-24) with seven strikeouts and a .080 OBP.
♦ Promoted to Class-A Aberdeen to end the season and made two starts, holding right-handed hitters to a .130 average (3-23) with 10 strikeouts.

PERSONAL
♦ Selected by Baltimore in the 3rd round of the 2014 draft. Was Baltimore's top pick in that draft (90th overall selection). 
♦ Attended Archbishop McCarthy High School in Southwest Ranches, FL, where he went 10-0 with a 0.50 ERA, 129 strikeouts and two postseason no-hitters during his senior year. Was named the Sun Sentinal Broward County Player of the Year in 2014.
♦ Had committed to the University of Miami before signing with the Orioles.
♦ Would be the fourth player to make the big leagues out of Archbishop McCarthy High School after C Alex Avila, IF Nick Castellanos and RHP Danny Farquhar.