Jay Sborz 56 | P
- Full Name: John James Sborz
- Born: January 24, 1985 in Washington, DC
- Height: 6' 4''
- Weight: 210
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Right
- College: N/A
BiographyResides in Sun City Center, FL during the off-season.
...Pitched for Team USA Youth at the World Youth Championship in Mexico in 2001, winning a gold medal -- earned one win in two appearances.
...Finished 7-2 with a 0.64 ERA and 133 strikeouts in 66 innings as a senior at Langley High School in Virginia in 2003.
...Shared Most Valuable Player honors with Eric Duncan of Seton Hall Prep in the inaugural All-American Baseball Game on June 9, 2003, tossing two scoreless innings and fanning five batters to help the East to an 8-4 win over the West.
...Participated in the Tigers Winter Caravan...Recommended/signed by Bill Buck for the Tigers.
2005 HighlightsBegan the 2005 season with West Michigan, seeing action in 21 relief outings before he was transferred to Oneonta on June 20 for the remainder of the season.
...Sidelined July 21-August 10 with a left hamstring strain.
2006 HighlightsLimited to three outings with Single A West Michigan before landing on the disabled list on May 16 for the remainder of the 2006 season with right shoulder tendinitis.
2007 HighlightsMissed the first three months of the 2007 season with a tendon injury.
...Assigned to the Gulf Coast League Tigers as part of an injury rehabilitation assignment June 25-July 23 -- saw action in five games before he was assigned to Single A Oneonta for the remainder of the season after being reinstated from the disabled list on July 23.
2008 HighlightsAppeared in 40 games with Lakeland after being assigned to the club on April 30, 2008.
...Compiled a 0.47 ERA (19.0IP/1ER) and 14 strikeouts over a 12-outing stretch June 5-July 9.
...Posted a 0.93 ERA (9.2IP/1ER) over his final eight appearances of the season August 8-29.
...Limited lefthanded batters to a .200 batting average (14x70).
...righties batted .236 (30x127) with Sborz on the mound.
2009 HighlightsCompiled a 2-2 record, 2.27 ERA (31.2IP/8ER) and 35 strikeouts in 17 outings during the 2009 season with Single A Lakeland, Double A Erie and Triple A Toledo.
...Appeared in five games with Erie before he was transferred to Lakeland on May 12 -- saw action in one game with Lakeland before he was transferred back to Erie on May 27.
...Did not allow a run in six straight outings June 9-26, fanning 14 batters in eight scoreless innings of work.
...Transferred from Erie to Toledo on June 29 -- limited to two outings with the Mud Hens due to two separate stints on the disabled list.
...sidelined July 2-24 and July 26-September 8 with a left oblique muscle strain.
...Named the 21st-best prospect in the Tigers organization following the season by Baseball America.