Fernando Abad, Relief Pitcher for the Colorado Rockies

Date of Birth: 12/17/1985
Birthplace: La Romana, Dominican Republic

Fernando Abad, relief pitcher for the Colorado Rockies, first signed with the Houston Astros in December, 2002. He pitched in the Astros' minor league system from 2006 through 2009.

Abad pitched in 22 games with the Astros in 2010. He had a 2.84 ERA in 19.0 innings. The following season, he had a 7.32 ERA in 29 games. He also pitched in 31 games in the minors in 2011. He spent time on the DL in 2012. He finished the season with a 5.09 ERA in 37 games with the Astros.

Abad became a free agent on November 1, 2012, and he signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals on November 19th. He pitched in 39 games in 2013 and he finished with a 3.35 ERA.

The Nationals traded Abad to the Oakland Athletics on November 25, 2013. He had a strong season in 2014, finishing with a career low ERA of 1.57. He had career highs in games played (69), innings pitched (57.1), and strikeouts (51 to 15 walks). The following season, he had a 4.15 ERA in 62 games.

Abad became a free agent again on December 3, 2015. Two weeks later, on December 17th, he signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins.

The Twins traded Abad to the Boston Red Sox on August 1, 2016. He finished the 2016 season with a 3.66 ERA, 1 win and 6 losses, 1 save, and 41 strikeouts to 22 walks in 39 games with the Twins and 18 games with the Red Sox. He didn't pitch in the postseason.

Abad finished the 2017 season with 2 wins and 1 loss, 1 save, 37 strikeouts to 14 walks, and a 3.30 ERA in 43.2 innings in 48 games. He didn't pitch in the postseason.

Abad became a free agent on November 2, 2017. He signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies on February 17, 2018. He was released on March 21st. He didn't play professional baseball in 2018.

Abad signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants on February 21, 2019. He spent most of the 2019 season in the minors. In 21 games with the Giants, he had a 4.15 ERA in 13.0 innings.

Abad became a free agent on November 2, 2019. He returned to the Nationals on a minor league contract on February 12, 2020. He was released on July 17th. He signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees on July 25th. He didn't pitch for the Yankees, but he did play in the Dominican Winter League and the Caribbean Series in 2020.

Abad elected free agency on November 2, 2020. He signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles on December 21st. In 2021, he had a 5.60 ERA in 16 games with the Orioles. He also pitched 25.1 innings in 26 games in the minors. After the season ended, he pitched in the Dominican Winter League.

Abad became a free agent on November 3, 2021. He signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners on May 3, 2022.

Abad became a free agent on November 10, 2022. He signed a minor league contract with the Rockies on January 5, 2023.

Career pitching statistics for Abad through 2021 include:

• 400 games played
• 348.1 innings pitched
• 8-29 win-loss record
• 290 strikeouts to 123 walks
• 3.77 ERA

Sources for Information
Wikipedia - Fernando Abad
ESPN - Fernando Abad