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Triggers Luis Pardo Goes to Orioles
Luis Pardo, the ace of the Trinidad Triggers pitching staff in 2012, is headed to the minor league Spring Training camp of the Baltimore Orioles. Pardo was 4-3 in 2012, with an ERA of 7.8 in the hitter-friendly Pecos League. His ERA was inflated by one bad outing, which came on his birthday July 14, in which he gave up 14 earned runs in 2 1/3 innings. Bad outings, however, were rare for Pardo. His 92 mph fastball had excellent movement and outstanding control. He had 53 strikeouts and 25 bases-on-balls for a strikeouts-to-walks ratio of 2.12.
"The bottom line for Luis is that he combines power with movement and control," said JD Droddy, Field Manager of the Triggers who was the team’s Assistant Manager in 2012. "He really knows how to pitch, which is even more important than raw skills. We're confident that he will do well in affiliated baseball. And, he is a great team mate. We will all be cheering for him," Droddy added.
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