Jason Hirsh #48

Full name is Jason Michael Hirsh... married wife, Pamela, in November 2007... attended Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, Calif., where he earned all-conference and all-region honors... went to St. Francis High School in La Canada, Calif... younger brother, Matthew, was selected by the Astros in the 30th round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft... Jason was originally selected as the Astros first pick (second round) in the 2003 First-Year Player Draft.

2009

Combined to go 10-7 with a 5.55 ERA in 26 appearances (22 starts) with Triple-A Colorado Springs and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre... began the season with Colorado Springs, going 6-7 with a 6.66 ERA (101.1IP, 75ER) in 20 appearances (16 starts) before a mid-season trade to the Yankees on 7/29... went undefeated in six starts with Scranton/WB, going 4-0 with a 1.35 ERA (26.2IP, 4ER)... made his final start of the season on 9/5 at Rochester, facing only two batters before suffering an injury fielding a ball in the first inning (0.1IP, 1H)... was placed on the disabled list on 9/6 through the end of the season with plantar fasciitis of his right heel.

2008

Began the season on the disabled list and did not make his 2008 MLB debut until September...began the season on the 15-day DL with a strained right shoulder and was transferred to the 60-day DL 5/11...was removed from the DL 6/12, when he was optioned to Triple-A Colorado Springs...the 4 games/1 start and 8.2 innings he had in the Majors marked his lowest in a season since he made his MLB debut in 2006 with Houston...posted an 8.32 ERA (8.2 ip, 8 er) in 4 games/one start for the Rockies in 2008...MLB opponents hit .357 (15-for-42); left-handed hitters batted .450 (9-for-20) while right-handers hit .273 (6-for-22)...his relief appearance 9/3 vs. SF was his first MLB relief outing...at Triple-A Colorado Springs in he went 4-4 with a 5.80 ERA (99.1 ip, 64 er) in 18 games/17 starts...had more walks (52) than strikeouts (51) and allowed 16 home runs in his 18 games...opponents hit .293 (115-for-393), with lefties hitting .318 (57-for-179) and righties hitting .271 (58-for-214)...was more effective in road games for the Sky Sox, going 3-2 with a 4.86 ERA (50.0 ip, 27 er) in 10 games/9 starts on the road...had a 7.41 ERA (17.0 ip, 14 er) in the first inning and a 6.88 ERA (17.0 ip, 13 er) in the 2nd inning...posted marks of 3.18 (17.0 ip, 6 er) in the 3rd inning and 2.87 (15.2 ip, 5 er) in the 4th inning...made his 2008 debut 5/30 for the Sky Sox in the first start of his rehab assignment; allowed one run in 3.0 innings with 5 walks and one strikeout... made 2 more rehab starts before being reinstated from the 60-day DL and optioned to Colorado Springs; allowed combined 4 earned runs in 9.1 innings in his final 2 rehab starts...earned his first win of the season 7/1 at Tacoma by tossing his first quality start of the season (6.0 ip, 1 er)...earned his 2nd consecutive win in his next start 7/7 at Sacramento despite issuing season-high 7 walks...tossed 6.0 or more innings in 7 consecutive starts from 7/23-8/24 with 4 of those starts being quality outings...the quality starts came consecutively from 8/2-19; went 2-0 with a 3.46 ERA (26.0 ip, 10 er) over those 4 quality starts...took the loss in his final start of the season for the Sky Sox, 8/29 at Las Vegas (3.2 ip, 11 h, 7 r-er, 1 bb, 3 so)...made his 2008 MLB debut 9/3 vs. SF in a relief appearance; tossed perfect 9th inning in the Rox 9-2 loss...made 2 more relief appearances, tossing 3.1 innings and allowing 5 earned runs in those games...made his only start 9/26 at ARI, his first for the Rockies since 8/7/07 vs. MIL; received a no-decision, tossing 4.1 innings and allowing 3 earned runs with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts; tossed 3.0 scoreless frames to open the game before allowing one run in the 4th and 2 runs in the 5th.

2007

His season shortened by a pair of injuries, Hirsh went 5-7 with a 4.81 ERA (112.1 ip, 60 er) in 19 games/starts for Colorado this season...Hirsh endured two stints on the disabled list and would make just two starts after the All-Star break...started the Rockies' fourth game of the season...opponents batted just .243 (103-for-423), .250 (56-for-224) by right-handers and just .236 (47-for-199) by lefties...Rockies were 10-9 in his 19 starts, as he posted 10 quality starts...number of times to throw: 5.0+ innings (15), 6.0+ (12), 7.0+ (4)...also had an eight-inning outing and his first career complete game on June 10 at Baltimore...had nearly identical home (4.80) and road (4.82) ERA's...averaged just 4.73 runs of support per nine innings...received two runs of support or less in 10 of 19 starts...went 2-2 with a 3.41 ERA (31.2 ip, 12 er) over his five starts in April, making four quality starts...each of his first two wins were against San Diego in starts opposite Greg Maddux...the LA-area native made his Rockies debut April 6 at San Diego in the Padres' home opener, earning win after allowing just one run in 6.2 innings...registered a career-high eight strikeouts, a feat he would match in an August start...it was first career start to not issue any walks, one of only two such starts in his career...took loss on April 11 at Los Angeles in Colorado's 3-0 defeat...retired his first two batters faced in LA's three-run third inning, frame which included a Hirsh balk...earned second win on April 22 vs. San Diego (7.0 ip, 4 h, 2 r-er)...went 0-3 with a 6.68 ERA (33.2 ip, 25 er) in May despite allowing more than four runs just once...took loss in another Rockies 3-0 defeat on May 15 vs. Arizona (8.0 ip, 7 h, 3 r-er), matchup with Randy Johnson...Rox sent just 28 men to the plate in the loss, tying a club record for fewest plate appearances in a nine-inning game...went 1-2, 5.46 (29.2 ip, 18 er) over five starts in June, allowing five runs in each of his last three starts for the month...faced his former team on June 5 vs. Houston (6.0 ip, 5 h, 2 r-er) as Wandy Rodriguez shut down the Rockies' bats...only runs allowed came in the sixth as he gave up a two-out, two-run double to Lance Berkman...on June 10 at Baltimore, tossed his first career complete game (9.0 ip, 5 h, 1 r-er, 1 bb, 2 so)...the win snapped a stretch of career-high five straight losses spanning eight starts...only run allowed came after leadoff single in the second inning was followed by an Aubrey Huff RBI double...retired the final 13 straight, and 20 of his final 21 batters faced overall, as the O's had just one baserunner the final six innings...it was just the third complete game by a Colorado rookie in the last nine seasons (beginning 1999), the other Jason Jennings' CG shutout on 8/23/01 at New York-NL in his big league debut...lost His season shortened by a pair of injuries, Hirsh went 5-7 with a 4.81 ERA (112.1 ip, 60 er) in 19 games/starts for Colorado this season...Hirsh endured two stints on the disabled list and would make just two starts after the All-Star break...started the Rockies' fourth game of the season...opponents batted just .243 (103-for-423), .250 (56-for-224) by right-handers and just .236 (47-for-199) by lefties...Rockies were 10-9 in his 19 starts, as he posted 10 quality starts...number of times to throw: 5.0+ innings (15), 6.0+ (12), 7.0+ (4)...also had an eight-inning outing and just one of his final three starts in June, June 27 at Chicago-NL, despite allowing five runs in each outing...won two of his final three starts, although the wins would sandwich a disabled list stint...tossed 6.0 shutout innings in victory on July 2 vs. New York-NL, out-dueling Tom Glavine, but was forced to leave the game early...hit a two-run single down the right field line off Glavine in the third inning, just his second career hit and first career RBI...suffered a sprained right ankle on the basepaths in the 6th inning of that game...was runner on third when catcher Paul LoDuca attempted a pickoff, and Hirsh sprained ankle in stepping on third base to beat LoDuca's throw...exited game after that play as Jeff Francis pinch-ran...was on disabled list from July 3-Aug. 1...made three rehab starts for Triple-A Colorado Springs, going 1-2, 4.85 (13.0 ip, 7 er) with four walks and seven strikeouts...the starts: 7/19 vs. Sacramento (L, 1.2 ip, 6 h, 6 r-er, 0 bb, 3 so); 7/23 at Fresno (L, 5.0 ip, 6 h, 2 r-1 er, 1 bb, 1 so); and 7/28 vs. Omaha (W, 6.1 ip, 4 h, 0 r, 3 bb, 3 so)...took no decision in team's 4-3 win in return game on Aug. 2 at Florida...made his final start of the year Aug. 7 vs. Milwaukee, earning win in Rockies' 11-4 victory (6.0 ip, 3 h, 3 r-2 er)...was struck in the right leg by a line drive from the Brewers' J.J. Hardy, the second batter of the game, in that start...he remained in the game to earn the win, but X-rays the next day revealed a fractured right fibula...was officially placed on the DL again Aug. 9 (retroactive to Aug. 8)...was transferred to the 60-day DL on Sept. 4, ending his season.

2006

Hirsh made his Major League debut after getting called to the big leagues in August, going 3-4 with a 6.04 ERA (44.2 ip, 30 er) in nine starts for Houston...began the season and spent most of the year with Triple-A Round Rock, going 13-2, 2.10 (137.1 ip, 32 er) in 23 games/starts for the Express...was named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year, among several other honors...combined to post career-high 16 wins in 32 starts at the two levels...with Houston, opposing batters hit .267 (48-for-180)...Astros went 5-4 in his nine big league starts...went 1-2, 4.21 (25.2 ip, 12 er) over 5 starts in September...tossed 2.0 shutout innings in his last Triple-A start on Aug. 8 at Salt Lake and was recalled by Houston on Aug. 12...made ML debut in start at home that night vs. San Diego, allowing four runs in 4.0 innings...after tossing 3.0 scoreless innings, gave up three home runs in the fourth inning of that initial outing, taking the loss...earned first win in next start, Aug. 17 at Milwaukee, allowing three runs in 5.1 innings...earned win Aug. 27 at Pittsburgh, allowing one run in career-high 7.0 innings...that outing began a stretch of four straight quality starts...took no decision in final start Sept. 27 at Pittsburgh, allowing three runs in 3.0 innings...that game would result in a 15-inning, 7-6 victory for Houston, win which pulled the Astros to within 1.5 games of St. Louis...it was one of three games of 15+ innings for Houston in '06, two of which came at PNC Park...led the PCL with a 2.10 ERA and tied for league lead with 13 wins...surrendered just five home runs as team went 19-4 in his starts...his 2.10 ERA was the lowest in the PCL in over 20 years, since former first round pick Chris Codiroli posted a 1.90 ERA for Tacoma, Oakland's Triple-A affiliate, in 1982...in fact, in the last 47 PCL seasons beginning 1960, just a pair of pitchers have posted lower ERA's than Hirsh: Codiroli and Peter Mikkelson, who had a 1.91 figure in 1968 for Tulsa...compiled a Houston franchise-record 12-game winning streak to end his stint in the PCL...had a 1.19 ERA (113.2 ip, 15 er) over final 18 starts beginning May 3 vs. Oklahoma, when he tossed 8.0 shutout innings...included in the streak was a club-record 46.2 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run from June 13-July 27...his last PCL defeat came April 27 at Omaha...tossed complete game shutout in seven-inning contest June 18 vs. New Orleans...registered career-high 12 K's on June 24 vs. Nashville...named the starting pitcher for U.S. Team at 2006 MLB Futures Game on July 9 in Pittsburgh...tossed 1.0 scoreless inning with one hit and one strikeout...would later make two of his nine big league starts at PNC Park...also named a Triple-A All-Star...pitched 1.0 inning of relief for the PCL squad at the game vs. International League on July 12 in Toledo...rated as the Astros top prospect by Baseball America heading into the 2006 season...also listed with "Best Control" both in PCL and in Houston organization...was named by same publication as PCL Pitcher of the Year and as Class AAA All-Star.

2005

Named the Texas League Pitcher of the Year with Double A Corpus Christi after finishing with a team-leading 13 wins...led the league with 165 strikeouts while ranking second in ERA (2.87) and innings (172.1)...earned TL postseason All-Star honors...tossed two innings of perfect relief to help the West defeat the East in the Texas League All-Star Game in June...earned team MVP honors with the Hooks...named the TL pitcher of the week three times (4/18-24, 6/20-26, 7/1117)...struck out a career-high 11 batters in his first career shutout on July 11 at Whataburger Field vs. Springfield...did not lose a game after July 22 and went 5-0 over his final nine starts with a 2.06 ERA...named Hooks Pitcher of the Month for July...went 4-0 in April with a 1.71 ERA over five starts and earned Corpus Christi Pitcher of the Month honors.

2004

Led Class A Salem and ranked fourth in the Carolina League with 11 wins.

2003

Made his professional debut with Short-Season TriCity...rated the No. 8 prospect in the organization following the season by Baseball America.