Zach Phillips

Zachary David Phillips (born September 21, 1986) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican Baseball League. He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in 2005, and has played in MLB for the Baltimore Orioles, Miami Marlins, and Pittsburgh Pirates, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.\n', ' He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 23rd round of the 2005 amateur draft, being signed by scout Tim Fortugno.\n', ' Phillips began his professional career in 2005, playing for the AZL Rangers (14 games) and Clinton LumberKings (two games), going a combined 1-3 with a 4.14 ERA in 16 games (11 starts). In 54⅓ innings, he struck out 77 batters. He spent all of 2006 with the LumberKings, going 5-23 with a 5.96 ERA in 28 starts. The following year, he played for the Clinton again and went 11-7 with a 2.91 ERA in 27 starts, striking out 157 batters in 151⅔ innings of work. In 2008, he went 8-9 with a 5.54 ERA in 28 starts for the Bakersfield Blaze.\n', '