Full name CLIFFORD PAUL BARTOSH...Wife's name is Michelle...Resides in Duncanville, TX...Graduated from
Duncanville (TX) High School in 1998.
2004
Split the season between Buffalo and Cleveland as a left-handed relief specialist for Marty Brown and Eric Wedge,
making his major league debut on May 15 vs. Tampa Bay (1.2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 3K)...The 3 strikeouts in his major
league debut were a season-high.
Was with the Indians over 4 different stints from May 14-June 28, July 8-11, August 11-17 and again from Sept.
1 thru the end of the season...Over his first stint with Cleveland he compiled an ERA of 7.56 (8.1IP, 11H, 8BB,
12K) in 18 outings after allowing 3 runs in 0.2IP in his 2nd outing on May 19 vs. Chicago-AL... Did not allow a
run in 8 outings (4.1 IP) from 5/27-6/12...Appeared in only 3 games and 1.1IP (1R/ER) in his 2nd stint, July 8-
10, and appeared in only 1 game in 3rd stint on August 17 at Texas (season-high 2.0IP, 3H, 0R)...Really settled in during his September stay, going 1-0 w/a 2.35 ERA in 12 games (7.2IP, 5H, 2ER, 10K) to lower
his season ERA from 6.17 to 4.66...Recorded his 1st major league win on Sept. 29 at KC (1.0IP, 0H, 0R, 1K) in
relief of Kyle Denney in a 5-2 win over the Royals...Over his last 30 games his ERA was 2.70 (16.2IP, 16H, 5ER)
from May 27 thru the end of the season...Did not record an out in 7 of his 34 appearances...Averaged 11.6
strikeouts per 9.0IP with Cleveland this year...Limited hitters to a .265 (9-34) average against with no one on base
this year....Had a solid season with the Bisons as 23 of his 28 outings were scoreless...Had a stretch of 12 outings and 13.1
innings of consecutive scoreless relief from June 30 to August 3 (3H, 2SV)...Worked a season-high 3.0IP and
fanned a season-best tying 5 on May 1 vs. Pawtucket...Numbers a Buffalo were skewed by three outings where
he allowed 3 earned runs... On the year with the Bisons batters hit .202 (26-129) off him w/3HR allowed...Fanned
46 in 35.1IP and averaged 11.7 per 9.0IP...RH hitters hit .193 (16-83) and LH hitters hit .217 (10-46)...Batters
hit .193 (7-36) off him w/RISP.
2003
Spent the entire season at AAA Portland of the Pacific Coast League...Allowed 4 runs in 0.2 IP in his AAA debut,
but yielded only 3 more ER over his remaining 13 April appearances coving 14.2 IP...Best month was August,
going 0-1 w/a 2.51 ERA in 14 appearances (14.1 IP, 11 H, 4 R/ER, 3 BB, 12 K)...Allowed 3 or more runs (3+ER) in
5 appearances in Portland, including 6 runs (1.0 IP, 6 ER) on July 25 at Fresno...Recorded 5 of his 10 saves in June, going 0-1 w/5 SV & a 3.31 ERA in 13 outings for the month (16.1 IP, 13 H, 6 R/
ER)...Overall Triple A batters hit .249 (67-269) off him w/4 HR allowed, including a mark of .208 (16-77, 0HR)
against left-handed batters.
2002
Ranked 2nd in both the Padres system and in the Southern League with 25 saves...only
Rusty Tucker (25 for Single-A Lake Elsinore) recorded more among Padres farmhands...tied for 2nd in the Southern
League with 62 appearances...ended the season having not allowed a home run since May 26 vs. West Tenn, 42.0
innings ago...started slowly, going 1-2 with one save and a 5.10 ERA through the end of May, but went 1-2 with
24 saves and a 1.77 ERA thereafter...did not allow a run from June 15-August 4, going 1-0 with 13 saves in the
interim...the scoreless stretch encompassed 23.1 innings...posted saves in 10 of final 11 appearances, including
last 6...limited opposing left-handed batters to a .146 mark...opponents hit just .177 in the 9th inning.
2001
SUMMARY: Pitching exclusively in relief for the first time in his career, combined to go 7-4 with a career-high 13 saves and a 2.37 ERA in a personal-high 58 appearances for Single-A Lake Elsinore and Double-A Mobile...between the 2 stops, limited the opposition to a .236 average (62-for-263), walking 25 and fanning 86 in 68.1 innings...average 11.3 K's per 9 innings...held lefties to a .188 (12-for-64) average with one homer...righties batted .251 (50-for-199) with 6 long balls.
2001 AT LAKE ELSINORE: Began the year in the Storm bullpen and assumed the role of closer in late May, when J.J. Trujillo was promoted to Mobile...went 6-2 with 10 saves and a 1.58 ERA in the California League...opponents hit just .237 (42-for-177) with 2 home runs...walked 12 and fanned 66 in 45.2 innings, an average of 2.4 walks and 13.0 strikeouts per 9 innings...worked 1.0 inning or less in 28 of his 38 outings...did not allow an earned run in 32 of 38 appearances, and never allowed more than 2 earned runs...fanned at least one in 31 of 38 appearances, including each of his final 18...went 3-0 with 10 saves and a 0.84 ERA (3 ER/32.0 IP) in 27 appearances from April 28-July 10...fanned a season-high 5 in 2.0 innings June 14 at High Desert.
2001 AT MOBILE: Made his Double-A debut July 20 and, after allowing 3 runs on 3 hits in 1.0 inning to take the loss in his first appearance, went 1-1 with 2 saves and a 2.91 ERA (7 ER/21.2 IP) in his final 19 outings to end the year...in all, did not allow an earned run in 12 of 20 Double-A outings and allowed more than one earned run only once.
2000
In his 2nd straight season with Single-A Fort Wayne, finished 2nd on the club in wins (8) and 3rd in strikeouts (94) and appearances (50) en route to being named to the Midwest League post-season All-Star team...averaged 10.98 strikeouts per 9 innings, fanning 94 in 77.0 innings...tied for 8th among MWL relievers with a .178 opponents average allowed...gave up just one hit over 5.0 scoreless innings April 15 at South Bend...posted a 1.86 ERA (5 ER/24.1 IP) during a 19-game stretch May 26 -July 9.
1999
Spent his first full pro season with Fort Wayne, and placed 2nd on the staff in strikeouts (100), starts (20) and innings pitched (129.2)...tied for 2nd in the Midwest League with 12 losses...threw a complete-game 3-hit shutout with one walk and 10 K's in a 1-0 win July 10 vs. Wisconsin, Fort Wayne's lone complete game shutout of the season...earned MWL Pitcher of the Week honors for July 4-10, going 2-0 with a 0.53 ERA (1 ER/16.2 IP) in 2 starts...tossed 6.1 scoreless innings to beat West Michigan 1-0 August 28 in his final 1999 appearance.
1998
Spent first professional season w/the Padres' short-season A club in Arizona League...Held batters to a .194
average against in his 8 relief appearances, the 5th lowest mark among league relievers...Selected in the 29th
round of the June 1998 First-Year Player Draft...Signed on 7/3/98.
