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R.J. Swindle, P

B-T: L-L

HT: 6-3

WT: 190

BORN: July 7, 1983, Vancouver, BC

RESIDES: Lexington, SC

HOW OBTAINED: Signed by Phillies as a minor league free agent, 5/29/07; originally selected by BOS in 14th round of June 2004 draft

EDUCATION: 2005 graduate of Charleston Southern University, where he set school records for wins and strikeouts, and was named the Big South Conference pitcher of the year in 2003 ... 2007: Released by NYY, 3/24 ... Began season with Newark of the independent Atlantic League ... 6 of his 9 relief appearances were scoreless ... Held opponents to a .222 avg (8-36) ... Signed by PHI on 5/29 and assigned to Lakewood (A) ... Finished tied for the team lead in saves ... 17 of his 20 appearances were scoreless ... Averaged 11.48 SO/9.0 IP ... Converted 10 of his 11 save opportunities and earned the win in his lone blown save, 7/13 at Lake County ... Allowed only 1 ER over his final 12 appearances of the season (19.0 IP), to post a 0.47 ERA in that span ... Held left-handers to a .065 avg (2-31) and opponents to a .168 avg (16-95) overall ... Transferred to Clearwater (A), 7/30 ... 8 of his 12 appearances were scoreless, including Made 5 consecutive, 8/11-21 (6.2 IP) ... Held left-handers to a .118 avg (2-17) ... Between both levels held lefties to a .083 avg (4-48) ... 2006: Began season with Schaumburg of the independent Northern League ... Named Northern League’s Pitcher of the Week, 5/21 and Pitcher of the Month for May (2-0, 1.77 ERA, .203 opp avg) ... Signed by NYY on 6/20 and assigned to Charleston (A) ... Averaged 9.34 SO/9.0 IP ... Promoted to Columbus (AAA), 9/1 ... Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings of relief to earn his 1st career save in his only appearance, 9/4 at Toledo ... 2005: Released by BOS, 3/16 ... Spent season with Schaumburg ... Threw a 9.0-inning CG, 6/24 (W, BB, 6 SO) ... Averaged 2.05 BB/9.0 IP ... Had 8 or more strikeouts in 8 of his 17 starts ... 2004: Began his pro career with Lowell (A) ... Went 3-0, 0.47 ERA (1 ER, 19.0 IP) over his final 4 appearances of the season, 8/3-20 ...Held opponents to a .225 avg ... Averaged 9.88 SO/9.0 IP.

CAREER STATISTICS

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO
2004 Lowell 5-1 1.94 12 1 0 0 0 51.0 42 18 11 0 4 56
2005 Schaumburg (Ind.) 6-4 3.27 18 16 2 0 0 118.1 117 46 43 5 27 102
2006 Schaumburg (Ind.) 2-2 3.41 5 5 0 0 0 31.2 32 15 12 1 8 22
  Charleston 4-2 0.61 21 0 0 0 2 44.1 35 5 3 0 5 46
  Columbus 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 1 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2007 Newark (Ind.) 1-0 1.93 9 0 0 0 0 9.1 8 3 2 0 3 9
  Lakewood 2-1 0.93 20 0 0 0 10 29.0 16 3 3 0 5 37
  Clearwater 0-1 4.80 12 0 0 0 3 15.0 15 8 8 3 3 20
Minors Totals 11-5 2.17 66 1 0 0 16 141.1 109 34 25 3 17 159