Dana Eveland

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Dana Eveland
Oakland Athletics — No. 30
Starting pitcher
Born: October 29, 1983 (1983-10-29) (age 24)
Olympia, Washington
Bats: Left Throws: Left 
Major League Baseball debut
July 16, 2005 for the Milwaukee Brewers
Selected MLB statistics
(through June 4, 2008)
Win-Loss     6-8
Earned run average     5.60
Strikeouts     108
Teams

Dana James Eveland (born October 29, 1983 in Olympia, Washington) is a left-handed Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. Eveland throws a four-seam fastball, slider, changeup, and a curveball. He is 6'1 and weighs 258 pounds.

Eveland went to Palmdale High School in Palmdale, California, graduating in 2001.[1] After one year at Hill Junior College in Hillsboro, Texas, he transferred to College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California.[2] On July 16, 2005, Eveland made his Major League debut. Eveland was traded by the Brewers to the Arizona Diamondbacks on November 5, 2006 along with Doug Davis and Dave Krynzel in exchange for Greg Aquino, Johnny Estrada and Claudio Vargas. On December 14, 2007, Eveland was dealt again as part of a 6-player trade to the Oakland Athletics for Dan Haren and Connor Robertson.[3]

Eveland's brother, Kyle, was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 43rd round of the 2005 June free agent draft.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b 2008 Oakland Athletics Media Guide (PDF), MLB Advanced Media, pgs. 103-105. Retrieved on 2008-04-24. 
  2. ^ Rubin, Gideon (2003-03-08). Heart Never Was in Texas: Eveland Works Way to Top of COC Staff SC.6. The Daily News of Los Angeles. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
  3. ^ Oakland Athletics (2007-12-14). "A's trade RHP Dan Haren to Arizona in eight-player deal". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.

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Oakland Athletics current roster

2 Gregorio Petit | 3 Eric Chavez | 7 Bobby Crosby | 8 Emil Brown | 10 Daric Barton | 14 Mark Ellis | 15 Ryan Sweeney | 18 Rob Bowen | 20 Huston Street | 22 Jack Hannahan | 23 Greg Smith | 24 Kurt Suzuki | 28 Carlos González | 29 Keith Foulke | 30 Dana Eveland | 31 Brad Ziegler | 32 Jack Cust | 38 Rajai Davis | 40 Rich Harden | 41 Alan Embree | 50 Kiko Calero | 55 Joe Blanton | 57 Chad Gaudin | 58 Justin Duchscherer | 59 Andrew Brown

Inactive (40-man) roster: 6 Travis Buck | 13 Jerry Blevins | 51 Dallas Braden | 53 Dan Meyer | 54 Landon Powell | 61 Richie Robnett | 63 Henry Rodriguez | 65 Javier Herrera | -- Jeff Gray

Disabled list: 5 Mike Sweeney | 12 Donnie Murphy | 19 Chris Denorfia | 33 Joey Devine | 35 Frank Thomas | 44 Santiago Casilla

Coaching Staff: Manager 17 Bob Geren | Bench Coach 16 Don Wakamatsu | 1st Base Coach 36 Tye Waller | 3rd Base Coach 45 Tony DeFrancesco | Hitting Coach 39 Ty Van Burkleo | Pitching Coach 48 Curt Young | Bullpen Coach 37 Ron Romanick
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