Leo Rosales #47

Leonel (Leo) Rosales...Graduated from Reseda (Calif.) High School...Pitched at California State University, Northridge, before being selected by the Padres in the 2003 First-Year Player Draft.

2009

Made a career-high 33 appearances in his second season of big league action, posting a 2-1 record and 4.76 ERA (24 ER in 45.1 IP) over 3 stints with the D-backs...Allowed 5 of 17 inherited runners (29.4%) to score...In 17 games for Triple-A Reno, went 2-1 with 3 saves and a 1.40 ERA (3 ER in 19.1 IP)...Opened the season at Reno and was recalled on May 4...Picked up the win and posted career highs with 3.1 innings pitched and 4 strikeouts in the 9-6 victory in 18 innings on June 7 @ Padres...Optioned to Reno on June 9...Recalled for his second stint with the big league club on June 27, tossing a scoreless inning of relief vs. Phillies before being optioned 3 days later...Recalled a third time on July 11 and stuck with the club for the rest of the season...Had a career-best 6-game scoreless streak (7.1 IP) from July 27-Aug. 18, posting an .043 opponents average (1-for-23) with 2 walks and 7 strikeouts...Was scored on in 5 straight games from Aug. 20-Sept. 11, the longest streak of his career, allowing 7 runs in 7.2 frames...Following the season, pitched for the Naranjeros de Hermosillo in the Mexican Pacific Winter League...in 14 relief appearances, went 3-1 with 4 saves and a 4.50 ERA (9 ER in 18.0 IP).

2008

Went 1-1 with a 4.20 ERA in 27 relief appearances during his first Major League season in 2 stints with the D-backs...Recalled on June 15 and made his Major League debut that night vs. Kansas City...allowed 1 run off 4 hits with 2 walks and 2 strikeouts over 1.1 innings of relief...Earned his first Major League win on July 3 vs. Milwaukee, allowing 2 hits in the ninth inning before the D-backs scored 6 come-from-behind runs to win 6-5...Recorded his first career hold on July 22 against Chicago Cubs, striking out 2 over a scoreless inning of relief...Optioned to Tucson (AAA) on Aug. 29 and recalled 4 days later when the roster expanded on Sept. 2...Started the season with Tucson and strung together an 11.0-inning scoreless streak from April 10-May 2...converted 4 consecutive save opportunities for the Sidewinders from May 29-June 3, striking out 6 over 5.0 innings...picked up wins on June 6 and June 13 after tossing 2.0 innings in each game.

2007

Recorded a save in 5 consecutive opportunities from April 26-May 6, not allowing an earned run over 5.0 innings...Ranked second in the Pacific Coast League, collecting 9 saves in May...Successfully converted 14 of 15 save opportunities.