Spending his first six seasons of his MLB career with the Montreal Expos, Javier Vazquez was a good power pitcher who struck out 200 batters twice as an Expo. Vazquez never quite lived up to his billing as he gave up far too many hits, but was a better than most starting pitchers during his tenure in Montreal. He had a 64-68 Record with 1,076 Strikeouts with the Expos.
The Bullet Points
Position:Pitcher
Acquired:Drafted in the 5th Round of the Amateur Draft in 1994.
Departed:Traded to the New York Yankees for Nick Johnson, Juan Rivera and Randy Choate 12/16/03.
Games Played:192
Notable Statistics:64 Wins 68 Losses 4.16 ERA 191 Games Started 16 Complete Games 6 Shutouts 1 Game Finished 1,229.1 Innings Pitched 1,076 Strikeouts 3.84 FIP 1.274 WHIP 3.25 SO/BB 18.3 bWAR
No Playoff Games,
Major Accolades and Awards:Most Shutouts (2001) Most Putouts by a Pitcher (2001) Highest Fielding Percentage by a Pitcher (1998 & 2001)
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