Valerio de los Santos

[Michael Trzinski]

Valerio Lorenzo de los Santos was born in Las Matas de Farfan, Dominican Republic in 1972 and was signed by the Brewers as an amateur free agent in 1993. The left-hander spent three-plus years in the minors before making his major league debut in July 1998. In 13 relief appearances, de los Santos had an ERA+ of 150 and a WHIP of 0.600 across 21 innings.

De los Santos underwent back surgery to remove a protruding disk in June 1999 and missed the entire season. He pitched in 66 games in 2000, and while he was healthy, his results weren’t the best as he compiled a FIP of 5.27 FIP and a WHIP of 1.425. The following year, de los Santos tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow in April and missed the entire season.

In 2002, de los Santos started at Triple-A Indianapolis but was called up to Milwaukee in mid-May and had a nice season with a WHIP of 1.179 and an ERA of 3.12 in 51 appearances. De los Santos made 45 relief appearances in 2003 before being sold to the Philadelphia Phillies in September. He pitched in six games and was released after the season.

De los Santos bounced around after that, playing for the Toronto Blue Jays and Florida Marlins the next two years, but then played in the Mexican Leagues in 2006 and 2007. He made two starts for the Colorado Rockies in 2008, which were his last games in the big leagues. After three years of playing in China, Puerto Rico, and Mexico, de los Santos retired after the 2011 season.

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