Sammy Gervacio #63

Is a product of the Astros Dominican Academy and was signed as a 17-year-old non-drafted free agent on Dec. 13, 2002...signed by Astros scouts Julio Linares, Adriano Rodriguez and Rick Aponte ... Named Houston's No. 4 prospect by Baseball America prior to the 2010 season...his slider has been named by BA as the best in the Astros organization prior to the last two seasons (2009-10)...also prior to 2008, his changeup was coined as the organization's best by BA ... Was originally placed on the Astros 40-man roster on Nov. 10, 2007...on Dec. 15, 2010, signed to a minor league contract through the 2011 season.

2010

Made six appearances for Houston, going 0-1 with a 12.27 ERA (5ER/3.2IP)... began the season in the Astros Opening Day bullpen... appeared in two of the club's first three games of the season before being placed on the Disabled List on April 8 with right rotator cuff inflammation... reinstated on April 25 and made four outings before being optioned to Triple A on May 5... made seven outings at Triple A, posting a 3.48 ERA (4ER/10.1IP), before being placed on the minor league Disabled List on May 17 for the remainder of the 2010 season.

2009

Went 1-1 with a 2.14 ERA (5ER/21IP) in 29 appearances for Houston...struck out 25 hitters in 21.0 innings...spent two stints with the Astros, accumulating 56 days of service time...began the season at Triple A Round Rock before his first Major League recall on July 30...optioned back on Aug. 4 without making an appearance...recalled again on Aug. 13 and spent the remainder of the season with Houston...joined Bud Norris and Wilton Lopez as one of three Astros rookie pitchers to make their MLB debut in 2009...did not allow a run in 25 of his 29 MLB outings...stranded 19 of 25 inherited runners...went 14 consecutive scoreless appearances, tossing 8.2 innings from Aug. 19-Sept. 14...handed his first loss on Sept. 15 at CIN...picked up his first and only Major League win on Aug. 19 vs. FLA...made his MLB debut on Aug. 14 at MIL and tossed 2.0 scoreless innings...spent the majority of the season with Round Rock where he was 2-2 with a 4.82 ERA (28ER/52.1IP) in 39 appearances...fanned 58 hitters in 52.1 innings... prior to his last recall of the season, had not allowed a run in his last six appearances (7IP) with the Express...finished that run by tossing 5.2 hitless innings, striking out 10 in four appearances...played for Licey in the Dominican Winter League and posted a 1-1 record and a 2.70 ERA (2ER/6.2IP) in 10 relief appearances.

2008

Combined to go 3-5 with a 3.93 ERA (32ER/73.1IP) in 50 appearances with Corpus Christi and Round Rock...was invited to his first Major League Spring Training and did not allow a run in his four appearances (3.1IP)...began the regular season with Corpus Christi and went 2-5 with a 4.13 ERA (30ER/65.1IP) in a team-leading 47 appearances...also led the team with five saves...posted his best statistical month in May by going 2-0 with two saves and a 3.14 ERA (5ER/14.1IP)...promoted to Round Rock in late August and made three appearances with the Express, going 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA (2ER/8IP)...played for Licey in the Dominican Winter League and went 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA (8ER/10.2IP) in 17 games...

2007

Began the season at Class A Salem, where he went 1-3 with a 2.44 ERA (15ER/55.1IP) and a team-high 18 saves in 39 relief appearances...struck out 80 and walked only 15...recorded his first save on April 14 at Wilmington, striking out two of the three batters he faced...struck out a season-high five batters on three occasions: April 20, June 13 and July 17...recorded four consecutive saves from May 16-24, including a save in each game of a double-header on May 24 vs. Frederick...concluded May going 0-1 with a 1.26 ERA (2ER/14.1IP) with a season-high seven saves...tossed a season-high 2.2 innings in his only win of the season on June 13 at Myrtle Beach and tied a season-high with five strikeouts...notched the save after tossing 2.0 innings and tying a season-high with five strike outs on July 17 vs. Frederick...recorded his final save with Salem on August 2 at Myrtle Beach, striking out one in 0.2 inning...named a Carolina League Midseason All-Star...made his debut with Double A Corpus Christi on August 5 vs. Midland, tossing 2.0 innings and striking out one...went 3-2 with a 1.99 ERA (5ER/22.2IP) in 13 relief appearances for Corpus Christi...struck out 24 and walked 11...earned the win on August 8 at Arkansas...allowed only one hit in a season-high 3.0 innings on August 18 vs. Springfield...earned his third win after tossing 2.2 innings on August 28 vs. Frisco...2006: Spent the entire season at Class A Lexington, going 7-5 with a 2.47 ERA (23ER/83.2IP) and 10 saves in 47 appearances with the Legends...struck out a career-high 89 and walked only 28...his 10 saves were first on the team, while placing third in wins (7) and strike outs (89)...recorded his first win of the season on April 10 vs. Hickory, tossing 3.1 innings and striking out a season-high five...did not allow an earned run in his first 13 appearances from April 8-May 12 (20.2IP)...tossed a season-high 4.0 innings on June 6 vs. Lake County, allowing no runs on two hits and tying his season-high with five strike outs for his sixth save of the season...was 4-0 with a 1.57 ERA (8ER/46.0IP) and eight saves in 26 appearances at home...went 3-5 with a 3.58 ERA (15ER/37.2IP) and two saves in 21 appearances on the road...threw 2.0 innings or more in 27 of his 47 appearances...2005: Began the season at Rookie League Greeneville, where he went 3-2 with a 2.67 ERA (10ER/33.2IP) with eight saves in 21 relief appearances...earned the win on July 14 at Johnson City, striking out a season-high six in 2.2 innings...did not allow a run or a hit...earned three consecutive saves from August 17-24 allowing no runs on one hit and striking out a combined 10 in 4.1 innings...made his debut with Single A Lexington on August 26 vs. West Virginia...went 1-0 with a 0.96 ERA (1ER/9.1IP) in five appearances for the Legends...2004: Made 29 appearances in the Dominican Summer League, going 1-4 with a 1.92 ERA (11ER/51.2IP) and 13 saves...struck out 81 and walked 29...2003: Posted a 2.01 ERA (10ER/44.2IP) in his first professional season in the Dominican Summer League...went 4-0 with six saves in 24 relief appearances...struck out 50 and walked 14.