Carlos Silva
Silva pitching for the Minnesota Twins in 2006.
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1979-04-23) April 23, 1979 (age 33) Bolívar, Venezuela
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 1, 2002 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Career statistics (through 2010 season)
Win–loss record	70–70
Earned run average	4.68
Strikeouts	554
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (2002–2003) Minnesota Twins (2004–2007) Seattle Mariners (2008–2009) Chicago Cubs (2010)

Carlos Silva (born April 23, 1979 in Bolívar, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Previously, he played for the Philadelphia Phillies (2002–2003), Minnesota Twins (2004–2007), Seattle Mariners (2008–2009) and the Chicago Cubs (2010). He bats and throws right-handed.

Professional career[link]

Philadelphia Phillies[link]

Silva signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1996. He made his Major League debut in 2002.

Minnesota Twins[link]

In December 2003, the Twins acquired Silva from Philadelphia along with Nick Punto and Bobby Korecky in exchange for Eric Milton, who had been a staple of the Minnesota rotation since 1998. In May 2006, Silva was demoted to the bullpen after struggling through the beginning of the season. In June, he re-entered the rotation when the struggling # 5 starter, Scott Baker, was demoted to the Twins' Triple-A team in Rochester.

With the Twins, Silva made a successful conversion from reliever to starter, in one of the biggest surprises in the 2004 season. He posted a 14–8 mark in 203 innings pitched and finished second in the rotation behind Cy Young winner Johan Santana. In 2005 he induced more double plays (34) than any other pitcher in the majors. In 2005, he set the record for fewest walks allowed per 9 innings in the modern era with an average of .43 BB/9 innings. On May 20, 2005, Silva set a record since 1957 for the fewest pitches thrown (74) in a nine-inning complete game.^[1]

In 2006, he gave up a major-league-worst 1.90 home runs per 9 innings, giving up 38—more than any other major league pitcher, and had a major-league-worst batting average against of .326.^[2]

Through 2006, Silva posted a 42–32 record with 306 strikeouts and a 4.35 ERA in 743 innings. In 2007, Silva started as the fifth starter behind Johan Santana, Boof Bonser, Ramon Ortiz, and Sidney Ponson. In his first start of 2007, against the Chicago White Sox, he gave up 5 hits in five-innings and one earned run. His son Justin Emmanuel was born on June 12, 2007, just an hour after his former teammate Juan Rincón's son was born.

Silva allowed Frank Thomas's 500th career home run on June 28, 2007 at the Metrodome.

Silva with the Seattle Mariners in 2008.

Seattle Mariners[link]

On December 20, 2007, he signed a four-year contract with the Seattle Mariners believed to be somewhere between $44 million and $48 million.^[3]

Fresh off the WBC, Silva started the 2009 season slower than expected, with very little control over his pitches, and a high ERA. He sat out most of the season with a shoulder injury. Silva returned at near the end of the season for 2 appearances in relief, giving up one run in 0.2 innnings to the Yankees on September 19 and one run on September 25 in Toronto in one inning.

Chicago Cubs[link]

On December 18, 2009 Silva was traded along with $9 million to the Chicago Cubs for outfielder Milton Bradley.^[4] Silva appeared to have turned his career around early in 2010, becoming the first Cubs starter since 1967 to begin a season with an 8–0 record.^[5] However, his success was very limited for the remainder of the season, and he was cut from the Cubs towards the end of spring training in 2011.

New York Yankees[link]

Silva pitching for the Trenton Thunder, Double-A affiliates of the New York Yankees, in 2011.

On April 9, 2011, the New York Yankees signed Silva to a minor league deal.^[6] He was released on July 2.^[7]

Boston Red Sox[link]

On January 3, 2012, Silva signed a minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox. He was released on March 17.

Pitching style[link]

Silva throws a low 90s sinking fastball, a slider, a changeup, and a splitter. He is known for his relatively quick pace, as he takes very short breaks between pitches. A ground ball pitcher, Silva usually has good command of his pitches, and walks very few batters.

Personal life[link]

Silva resides in Medina, Minnesota, with his wife Maria Hermann, son Justin, born June 12, 2007, and daughter Gabriella, born September 8, 2008.^[8]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Thomas "Tom" Ricketts (January 15, 1853 – January 20, 1939) was an English American silent film actor, director and screenwriter who was involved in almost 350 motion pictures.^[2]

Ricketts directed the first motion picture ever in Hollywood in 1909, entitled Justified. Starting in the honkytonks of London, he became one of the most able Shakespearean actors of his day. Ricketts directed over 100 silent films between 1909 and 1919, but in 1919 he decided to concentrate on his career as an actor. A hard worker, Ricketts acted in almost 200 films, right until his death. He appeared in one of the most popular films of the late 1930s, Son of Frankenstein, shortly before his death.^[2]

He died of pneumonia on January 20, 1939.

Partial filmography[link]

• A Christmas Carol (1908) as Ebenezer Scrooge^[2]
• Damaged Goods (1914) co-director
• A Touch of Love (1915) director
• The Buzzard's Shadow (1915) director
• Sham (1921)
• Strangers of the Night (1923)
• Bulldog Drummond (1929) (uncredited)
• Du Barry, Woman of Passion (1930)
• The Power and the Glory (1933) (uncredited)
• The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)
• Sons of Steel (1934)
• In Love with Life (1934)
• Clive of India (1935)
• Cardinal Richelieu (1935)
• The Great Impersonation (1935)
• The Three Musketeers (1935)
• A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
• Show Boat (1936) (uncredited)
• Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)
• A Star Is Born (1937)
• History Is Made at Night (1937)
• The Prince and the Pauper (1937) Sexton ringing bell
• Son of Frankenstein (1939)

References[link]

External links[link]

Biography portal

• Tom Ricketts at the Internet Movie Database
• Tom Ricketts at the Internet Broadway Database
• Tom Ricketts at Find a Grave

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