Jose Silva

Full name is Jose Leonel Silva...is a graduate of Hilltop High School in Chula Vista, CA, where he played baseball...has a son, Adrian (5/27/91).

2005

Enters his 15th season in professional baseball, his first in the Rangers organization...has not appeared in the major leagues since September 28, 2002 with the Cincinnati Reds...spent the entire 2005 season with Diablos Rojos in the Mexican League...ranked 4th in the circuit with 44 relief points and 5th with 17 saves...went 4-6, 6.03 (46 ER/68.2 IP) in 43 games/5 starts...went 1-2, 9.78 (21 ER/19.2 IP) in 5 starts and 3-4, 4.56 (25 ER/49.1 IP) in 38 relief appearances...allowed 21 earned runs in 13.1 innings over first 5 games/4 starts from March 23-April 10...went 2-0, 2.81 (5 ER/16.0 IP) with 3 saves over 8 appearances from April 12-27...tossed season-high 7.1 scoreless innings over 7 appearances from May 21-June 12...recorded 6 saves in 7 outings during scoreless stretch...posted 5.2 scoreless frames over 4 outings from June 19-25, registering 3 saves in that span...allowed just one run in 8.2 innings over 5 outings from June 30-July 14...earned 2 wins and 2 saves during that 5-game span...tossed season-high 6.0 innings in quality starts on April 5 vs. Tabasco and April 16 at Monterrey...recorded season-high 3 strikeouts on 3 occasions...earned saves in 3 consecutive outings from May 10-13, June 10-12 and June 22-25...was 2-4, 8.22 (35 ER/38.1 IP) in 22 games at home and 2- 2, 3.26 (11 ER/30.1 IP) in 21 road outings...posted a 2.70 ERA (4 ER/13.1 IP) and 5 saves in 11 outings in May.