Derek Holland
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Holland with the Texas Rangers
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| Chicago White Sox – No. 45 | |||
| Starting pitcher | |||
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Born: October 9, 1986 Newark, Ohio |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 25, 2009, for the Texas Rangers | |||
| MLB statistics (through April 20, 2017) |
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| Win–loss record | 63–52 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.31 | ||
| Strikeouts | 803 | ||
| WHIP | 1.33 | ||
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Derek Lane Holland (born October 9, 1986) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Texas Rangers. He is nicknamed the Dutch Oven.
Holland has the ability to throw a variety of pitches to right-handed hitters and left-handed hitters at different speeds. His primary pitch is a four-seam fastball averaging 94-95 mph. To lefties, he throws the four-seamer, a two-seamer, and a slider (82-85). To righties, he throws a balance of the aforementioned pitches as well as a changeup in the mid 80s and a curveball in the mid-high 70s. Holland relies heavily on his slider with two strikes to both right-handed and left-handed hitters.
Holland was drafted in the 25th round in 2006 out of Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Alabama, a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association. He was the number two rated prospect in the Rangers organization according to Baseball America, behind Neftalí Feliz, for 2009.
On April 22, 2009, Holland made his major league debut; pitching 2⅓ innings, allowing 3 hits, no runs, no walks, and striking out 2. On August 9, he pitched his first complete game, a 7–0 shutout against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in Anaheim. For the 2009 season, Holland finished the season 8-13 with a 6.12 ERA in 33 games (21 starts).
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