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About Carlos Vásquez (baseball)
- Carlos Augusto Vásquez (born December 6, 1982 in Sucre, Venezuela) is a Minor League Baseball pitcher for the Camden Riversharks organization. Vásquez was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Chicago Cubs on February 21, 2000.
- Vásquez missed the 2001 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery on November 2, 2000. In 2002, Vásquez spent the season with the Single-A Boise Hawks.
- His 15 starts led the Northwest League, complemented by a 4.26 ERA and a 5-6 record.
- In 2003, Vásquez played for the Single-A Lansing Lugnuts.
- He made 23 starts in 24 games and had a 10-13 record despite a good ERA of 3.74.
- Injuries in 2004, while playing for the Single-A Daytona Cubs, held him to only 16 starts in which he went 6-5 with a 3.87 ERA. On April 4, 2005, he was suspended for 15 games for violating the league's joint drug prevention and treatment program.
- Regardless, he did not play at all in 2005, following surgery on his left shoulder.
- In 2006, Vásquez became a full-time relief pitcher.
- Splitting the season at Daytona and West Tennessee, the Cubs Double-A affiliate, he played in a combined 54 games with a 6-5 record and a 2.75 ERA. On November 16, 2006, Vásquez was traded to the Chicago White Sox along with David Aardsma for Neal Cotts.
- In his first season in the White Sox organization, Vásquez split the 2007 season with the Double-A Birmingham Barons and the Triple-A Charlotte Knights.
- Making a combined 52 relief appearances, he had a 4-3 record with a 2.70 ERA. On March 12, 2008, Vásquez was released by the White Sox.[1] Vasquez signed with the Red Sox in March 2008, but was released on August 27, 2008.
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