Alberto begins his ninth professional season in the organization, having played for Chicago in parts of the last two seasons ... all told, is 1-1 with a 5.20 ERA (16 ER/27.2 IP) in 32 major league relief appearances ... was added to the 40-man roster, November 19, 2010...Owns a 50-41 career minor league record with six saves and a 4.44 ERA (355 ER/719.1 IP) in 188 games (112 starts)...Has struck out 624 batters compared to 309 walks in 719.1 career minor league innings...Began 2013 as a starting pitcher with Double-A Tennessee, and was named a Southern League mid-season All-Star ... moved to the bullpen when he was promoted to Triple-A Iowa, July 18...Pitched solely out of the bullpen in 2012 after making 26 starts in 2011 between Tennessee and Iowa...Has surrendered 63 home runs in 719.1 minor league innings of work.
2013
Alberto was a September call-up for Chicago, pitching to a 4.50 ERA (3 ER/6.0 IP) in seven relief appearances... began the year with Double-A Tennessee and was named to the Southern League mid-season All-Star Team... Promoted to Chicago, September 1, and went on to hold the opponent scoreless in five of his seven relief outings... Held the opponent scoreless in his first four outings (2.0 IP)...Combined to go 10-6 with a 3.79 ERA (56 ER/133.0 IP) in 33 games, including 18 starts, between Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa... Averaged nearly one strikeout per inning in the minors, punching out 126 batters in 133.0 innings of work ... walked 51... Began the season with Tennessee, going 9-3 with a 3.20 ERA (40 ER/112.2 IP) in 18 starts ... struck out 107 compared to 39 walks... Promoted to Triple-A Iowa, July 18, and was 1-3 with a 7.08 ERA (16 ER/20.1 IP) in 15 relief appearances... Pitched in seven games for Toros del Este in the Dominican Winter League ... allowed six earned runs in 6.0 innings.
2012
Alberto made his major league debut, going 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA (13 ER/21.2 IP) in 25 relief appearances for the Cubs after
he was recalled from Triple-A Iowa, August 1 ... stranded seven of 10 inherited runners for Chicago...Pitched to a 2.45 ERA (3 ER/11.0 IP) in his final 11 games dating to
September 5 in Washington.
...Surrendered just one home run in 21.2 innings pitched.
...His 27 strikeouts in 21.2 innings pitched translated to an average of
11.2 punchouts per 9.0 innings of work.
...Limited opponents to a .205 batting average (16-for-78), including a
.133 average (4-for-30) by left-handed hitters.
...Earned his first career major league victory, September 21 vs. St. Louis,
fanning two in a perfect 11th inning.
...Twice went a season-high 2.0 innings, most recently September 27 at
Colorado.
...Combined to go 4-1 with five saves and a 3.11 ERA (19 ER/55.0 IP) in
36 relief appearances between Double-A Tennessee and Iowa to start
the year. ...Struck out 74 batters in 55.0 innings pitched, good for an
average of 12.1 strikeouts per 9.0 innings ... walked just 14.
...Began the year with Tennessee, and went 2-1 with five saves and a 2.52
ERA (10 ER/35.2 IP) in 23 relief appearances ... limited right-handed
hitters to a .171 batting average (13-for-76).
...Promoted to Iowa, June 27, and was 2-0 with a 4.19 ERA (9 ER/19.1
IP) in 13 relief appearances prior to his major league call-up ... struck
out 29 and walked four.
...Pitched in six games with Toros del Este in the Dominican Winter
League, posting no record with a 3.14 ERA (5 ER/14.1 IP).
2011
Alberto went 9-8 with a 6.16 ERA (94 ER/137.1 IP) in 28 games (26 starts) between Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa...saw Triple-A action for the first time in his career...Set career marks in wins and innings pitched...matched career highs
in games and games started...Began the season with the Smokies, going 6-2 with a 5.36 ERA (29
ER/48.2 IP) in nine starts...he fanned 34 compared to walking 21 in
48.2 innings of work...Tossed 6.0 or more innings in five of his nine starts with Tennessee,
including a season-high 7.0 frames May 24 vs. Mississippi...Won all five of his home starts with the Smokies, going 5-0 with a 3.90
ERA (13 ER/30.0 IP) in those outings...Earned the victory in his final two starts with Tennessee before being
promoted to Triple-A Iowa May 28...Posted a 6.60 ERA (65 ER/88.2 IP) with a 3-6 record in 19 games (17
starts) with Iowa...Made his Triple-A debut, May 29 at Round Rock, surrendering three
runs on 10 hits and four walks in 4.0 innings in the I-Cubs eventual 9-8
setback...Posted a 3.04 ERA (9 ER/26.2 IP) in five July starts, lowering his ERA
from 8.39 to 6.05 during the stretch...his 3.04 ERA in July ranked sixth
best in the league for the month...Tossed 5.0-shutout innings at New Orleans, July 10, yielding five hits,
while walking two and fanning three in the club's 2-1 loss...Retired the first 10 batters he faced in 4.0-shutout frames at New Orleans
July 29...In eight games (three starts) with the Toros del Este of the Dominican
League, went 0-1 with a 4.74 ERA (10 ER/19.0 IP), seven walks and
10 strikeouts.
2010
Alberto went 7-9 with a 4.24 ERA (64 ER/136.0 IP) in 28 games (26 starts) between Single-A Daytona and Double-A
Tennessee...struck out 125 batters and walked only 50 in 136.0 innings pitched...Set career marks in games, games started and strikeouts...When tossing 6.0 or more innings with Daytona, went 5-1 with a 1.63
ERA (9 ER/49.2 IP) in eight games...Did not allow an earned run in 14.0 innings of work, August 22-September
1, while with Daytona...Posted a 3.28 ERA (34 ER/93.1 IP) with a 7-5 record and one
complete game in 18 games (17 starts) with Daytona (two stints)...Garnered a 1.64 ERA (4 ER/22.0 IP) with a 2-1 mark, 18 strikeouts
and just two walks in four April starts...Tossed a 7.0-inning complete game shutout, September 1, for Daytona
at Clearwater...Between two stints with Tennessee, had a 6.33 ERA (30 ER/42.2 IP)
with a 0-4 record in 10 games (nine starts).
2009
Compiled an 8-2 mark with one save and a 4.48 ERA (48 ER/96.1 IP) in 27 games (eight starts) with Single-A Peoria...Went 3-1 with a 4.08 ERA (16 ER/35.1 IP) as a starter compared to a
5-1 ledger with a 4.72 ERA (32 ER/61.0 IP) in relief...Posted a 3.73 ERA (21 ER/50.2 IP) prior to the All-Star break...owned
a 5.32 ERA (27 ER/45.2 IP) in the second half of the season...Opponents hit just .217 (28-for-129) against him with runners in scoring
position...Owned a career-high 14.0-inning scoreless streak, April 29-May 9...Had a monthly-best 2.61 ERA (6 ER/20.2 IP) with a 3-1 record in five
May games (one start)...Won eight of his last 10 decisions, including a career-high five-game
winning streak, May 27-August 26.
2008
Went 4-6 with a 5.71 ERA (33 ER/52.0 IP) in 12 games (11 starts) with Single-A Peoria...won his final three decisions,
May 24-June 7, after dropping his previous six, April 11-May 19.
2007
In nine starts for Single-A Boise, went 3-3 with a 5.40 ERA (23 ER/38.1 IP), 33 strikeouts and 18 walks...was sidelined,
August 28-September 6, with a right shoulder strain.
2006
Appeared in 15 games (14 starts) with the Cubs Dominican Summer League team in his first professional season, going
5-6 with a 2.27 ERA (18 ER/71.1 IP), 55 strikeouts and 18 walks.
