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  Eric Milton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eric Milton (born August 4, 1975 in State College, Pennsylvania) is an American left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Cincinnati Reds.
Milton was selected by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1996 amateur draft, and was among four players traded to the Minnesota Twins two years later in exchange for Chuck Knoblauch.
With Minnesota, Milton had a record of 57-51, with 715 strikeouts and a 4.76 earned run average, and was selected to the 2001 AL All-Star team.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eric_Milton   (299 words)

  
 Eric Milton: bio and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
He went 1-0 with a 1.65 ERA with the Twins in the 2002 and 2003 playoffs, and was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies (additional info and facts about Philadelphia Phillies) for the pitcher Carlos Silva (additional info and facts about Carlos Silva) following the 2003 season.
Milton led the Phillies in wins, starts and strikeouts in 2004, going 14-6 with a 4.75 ERA and 171 strikeouts in 34 starts.
In a seven-year career, Milton has compiled a 71-57 record with 876 strikeouts and a 4.76 ERA in 1188.1 innings pitched (additional info and facts about innings pitched).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/er/eric_milton.htm   (155 words)

  
 Boston.com / Sports / Baseball / Phillies get lefty Eric Milton from Twins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Philadelphia Phillies acquired left-hander Eric Milton from the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday for reliever Carlos Silva and utility infielder Nick Punto.
Milton was the second pitcher to leave the AL Central champion Twins on Wednesday.
Milton, a Pennsylvania native, has compiled a 57-51 record with a 4.76 ERA in six seasons with the Twins.
www.boston.com /sports/baseball/articles/2003/12/04/phillies_get_lefty_eric_milton_from_twins   (747 words)

  
 Cincinnati Reds News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Milton, 29, in his Major League career is 71-57 with a 4.76 ERA in 200 appearances, including 199 starts, for the Minnesota Twins and Philadelphia Phillies.
In 3 postseason appearances, all for the Twins in 2002 and 2003, Milton is 1-0 with a 1.65 ERA.
Milton is the sixth player acquired by the Reds since the club re-signed RHP Paul Wilson to a 2-year contract, with a club option for 2007, on November 30.
cincinnati.reds.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/cin/news/cin_press_release.jsp?ymd=20041227&content_id=926144&vkey=pr_cin&fext=.jsp   (405 words)

  
 Will's Web Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Rather than admit that he was still hurt in the offseason, Milton tried to live with the pain (he is known for his warrior mentality) and deal with it.
Milton has been teasing Twins fans for years with his great potential, but he sadly has been a very mediocre pitcher for his entire career.
Milton will be a huge addition down the stretch as the fifth-starter spot has been a fl-hole recently as Rick Reed got injured and Grant Balfour both have struggled and no one really wants to rely on Carlos Pulido.
home.gwu.edu /~wyoung/Milton.html   (483 words)

  
 Milton blending in nicely
Reds pitcher Eric Milton throws during the team's first official spring practice Thursday in Sarasota, Fla. Milton was signed as a free agent during the offseason.
If Milton is true to his prediction, it would be quite a departure in terms of reliability from what the Reds have thrown out there in recent years.
Milton is cognizant of what Wilson has accomplished and how much the veteran right-hander means to the Reds' clubhouse.
www.cincinnati.com /text/post/2005/02/18/reds02-18-2005.html   (887 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Milton's recovery time increased   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Milton said Rosenberg told him it would be four-to-six months before he could return to action.
The 27-year-old Milton had surgery on the same knee last August to repair a torn medial meniscus and made it back for the last month of the regular season and the playoffs.
Milton said he felt fine throwing until two weeks ago, a couple of days before his first scheduled start of the spring.
www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/al/twins/2003-03-08-milton-injury_x.htm   (427 words)

  
 Baseball Evolution - Heated Debate - Eric Milton, Park Effects, and Bad Contracts
Milton (and Garland) are both big inning-eaters, which does add to their value.
Eric Milton is just as likely to post a 99 ERA+ in a pitchers park as in a hitter's park.
What Milton does well, which is simply eat innings, will be of more use to a pitcher's park team than a hitter's park team, and thus more valuable.
www.baseballevolution.com /milton.html   (2899 words)

  
 KFFL - Eric Milton, SP, Cincinnati Reds
According to the Newark Star-Ledger, the New York Yankees are nearing agreement on a three-year contract for free-agent SP Eric Milton, financial terms of which were not disclosed.
Philadelphia Phillies SP Eric Milton came close Sunday, July 25, pitching hitless ball for eight innings, but he gave up a bloop double to Chicago C Michael Barrett in the ninth inning.
MLB.com's Mike Gennaria reports Philadelphia Phillies SP Eric Milton (knee) is in the best shape of his life after spending all but the last two weeks of the 2003 season on the disabled list in the wake of left knee surgery in March 2003.
www.kffl.com /player/4854/mlb   (2224 words)

  
 Philadelphia Phillies News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Eric Milton averaged 32 starts and 194 innings pitched from 1998-2002.
Milton's best overall season came in 2001, when he went 15-7 with a 4.32 ERA and tossed a career-high 220 innings.
Milton's arrival likely signals the departure of Kevin Millwood, who had been mulling an offer from the Phillies, but had that offer pulled Tuesday night.
philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/phi/news/phi_news.jsp?ymd=20031203&content_id=611341&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi   (841 words)

  
 Reds sign Eric Milton - Baseball Fever
Eric Milton is an absolute horrible signing at his price tag.
Milton has been in the top 5 in run support for most of his career, massivly boosting his record.
Eric Milton had a very lucky year last season, and he cashed in.
www.baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?t=22657   (385 words)

  
 AP Online: Eric Milton Signs $25.5M Deal With Reds@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Philadelphia Phillies' Eric Milton throws against the Chicago Cubs in the second inning in Philadelphia, in this July 25, 2004 photo.
Milton and Cincinnati agreed to a three-year deal Monday Dec. 27, 2004, as the Reds kept revamping their pitching staff.
The Yankees came calling on Eric Milton, willing to peel some bills out of their bulging money clip.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:103766293&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (213 words)

  
 I have seen Eric Milton's stats and am not impressed - Baseball Fever
Milton's hits vs. innings pitched are about even, and his ERA is unimpressive.
To suggest that Eric Milton is a number 5 starter is to ignore what he really did in Minnesota.
Eric Milton is a bona fide proven okay 2 or good 3, That deal wasn't a good deal until Millwood accepted arbitration.
www.baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?t=12929   (2745 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Fantasy Sports News
Reds manager Jerry Narron told the AP on Saturday that Eric Milton is not in danger of being removed from the rotation, even though Milton is 5-12 with a 6.75 ERA and leads the major leagues with 33 home runs allowed.
They're not major adjustments." Milton is 1-5 with a 9.16 ERA in his last seven starts and has allowed a total of 21 home runs on the year.
Milton was 14-6 with a 4.75 ERA in 34 starts last season for the Phillies.
fantasybaseball.usatoday.com /index.php?sport=bsball&type=profile&name=2372   (236 words)

  
 LHP Eric Milton gets $25.5 million, three-year deal from Reds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Milton agreed to a $25.5 million, three-year deal on Monday with a team that was late into the bidding and seemed an unlikely match for a pitcher who yearns to get back to the playoffs.
Milton got a $4 million signing bonus and base salaries of $4 million in 2005, $8.5 million in 2006 and $9 million in 2007, matching the total value of Matt Clement's deal with Boston.
Milton, 29, was Philadelphia's most consistent starter last season, going 14-6 with a 4.75 ERA.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/12/27/sports1755EST0249.DTL&type=printable   (745 words)

  
 Milton gets 1st shot to prove his worth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Milton will be on the mound tonight "cussing under his breath" at Mets hitters, Wilson said.
Milton, who pitches as though the hitters are trying to take food off his table, figures Great American can't be any more of a launching pad than Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park, where he pitched last season.
Milton, who spent most of 2003 on the 60-day disabled list, won 13 games in 2002 and 15 in 2001, when he was pitching in hitter-friendly Minnesota.
news.enquirer.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050406/SPT04/504060363/1071   (593 words)

  
 New York Daily News - Yankees - Milton revisited   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Eric Milton was the Yankees' first-round draft pick in 1996 and when Joe Torre heard the news he had a candid response.
Milton pitched only one year in the Bombers' minor-league system before being traded to the Twins in a deal for Chuck Knoblauch, but he's now at the forefront of the Yanks' offseason plans.
Part of the reason some observers think Milton will be one of the first free agents to sign is because he is classified as a "Type C" player, which means clubs won't have to give up a draft pick to the Phillies if they sign Milton before Dec. 7.
www.nydailynews.com /sports/baseball/yankees/story/253080p-216682c.html   (578 words)

  
 New York Daily News - Baseball - Milton at top of Yanks' to-do list   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Because of Milton's recent injury history - he missed almost the entire 2003 season recovering from knee surgery - it is believed the Yankees are reluctant to make more than a two-year commitment, with an option for a third, at no more than $6 million to $7 million per season.
Milton, who was dealt to the Twins in the 1998 Chuck Knoblauch trade, remains among a handful of starters on the Yankees' radar - particularly from the left side after the Red Sox and their lefty-dominated lineup stormed to their first World Series title since 1918.
Milton and Phils teammate Kevin Millwood, Minnesota's Brad Radke and Boston's Pedro Martinez and Derek Lowe are among the other big-ticket free agents available.
www.nydailynews.com /sports/baseball/story/252629p-216327c.html   (675 words)

  
 ESPN.com: MLB - Milton expected to be sidelined 4-6 months
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Minnesota Twins pitcher Eric Milton could be out for six months because of his injured knee, he said Saturday.
Milton said Rosenberg told him it would be four to six months before he could return to playing.
Milton, 27, had the same knee operated on last August to repair a torn medial meniscus and made it back for the last month of the season and the playoffs.
espn.go.com /mlb/news/2003/0308/1520442.html   (349 words)

  
 Major League Baseball : News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Eric Milton listens to a question during Monday's press conference.
"Eric is only 29 years old and, in our opinion, is just reaching the peak years of his career," said O'Brien during a press conference at Great American Ball Park.
Milton is the sixth player acquired by the Reds since the club re-signed right-hander Paul Wilson on Nov. 30.
mlb.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news.jsp?ymd=20041227&content_id=926174&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp   (723 words)

  
 KFFL - Article - Eric Milton, SP, Philadelphia Phillies
Milton's $9 million salary was too pricey for the Twins, but the Phillies had money to spend, thinking at that time that SP Kevin Millwood would depart in free agency.
Milton tore the meniscus in his left knee during Spring Training last season, and initially he believed that he would be able to return by Opening Day.
Milton has taken every measure to recuperate his knee, and last fall he pitched very well, both in his three starts and in 3.1 shutout innings against the Yankees in the Division Series.
www.kffl.com /article.php/4576/114   (1250 words)

  
 Reds agree to $25.5 million, three-year contract with Eric Milton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Free agent Eric Milton and Cincinnati agreed to a $25.5 million, three-year deal Monday as the Reds kept revamping their pitching staff.
Milton, 29, led Philadelphia in wins, starts and strikeouts last season, going 14-6 with a 4.75 ERA in 34 starts with 171 strikeouts.
Milton went 71-57 with a 4.76 ERA in 200 appearances with Minnesota and Philadelphia.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/12/27/sports1456EST0205.DTL   (232 words)

  
 Eric Milton and Cincinnati Reds Stats, Statistics, Player News, Fantasy Baseball News - RotoWire.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Milton (7-15) was unable to get out of the first inning Sunday, giving up six earned runs while retiring just two batters.
After Milton gave up five runs on five hits and four walks in 4.2 innings on Friday, manager Jerry Narron said that he hadn't even given the idea of pulling him from the rotation any thought, the Dayton Daily News reports.
Milton gave up his league-leading 28th homer in the first inning on Tuesday night but bounced back to hold the Giants to three runs in picking up the win.
www.rotowire.com /baseball/player.htm?ID=5627   (275 words)

  
 JD Drew & Eric Milton: Another Great Baseball Story - Youth Baseball Knowledge Base
I went with my Dad when we took a trip to see Eric play over the summer in his home town in Belafonte, Pa. That was before he came to the University of Maryland.
Eric even signed the hat for me. Eric told me when he signed the hat, it was his first, and he needed the practice.
That day, I listened very carefully to my Dad who was showing Eric how to get a better grip on throwing a curve ball and another way to deaden the ball with a change up with a better grip.
www.infosprts.com /baseball/arch/1447.htm   (1758 words)

  
 nbc4.com - MLB - Philadelphia Phillies - Seeing Red: Eric Milton Headed To Cincy
Milton, who has an opt-out provision for the 2007 season, had a strong 2004 campaign with the Philadelphia Phillies, compiling a 14-6 record with a 4.75 ERA in 34 starts.
In his first season in the National League, Milton ranked sixth in the senior circuit with a.700 winning percentage.
In three postseason appearances, all for the Twins in 2002 and 2003, Milton is 1-0 with a 1.65 ERA.
www.nbc4.com /mlb008/4026945/detail.html   (207 words)

  
 July 11th Pro Baseball Stat Tracker :: Former Terp Eric Milton heads the list of former Terrapins in professional ...
Eric Milton, now with the Minnesota Twins, holds the Maryland single season record for strikeouts with 118 in 1996.
Milton is enjoying the finest season of his career as he leads the Twins in victories and strikeouts.
This season Milton has continued to come into his own as the southpaw is on pace for 16 wins this season.
umterps.collegesports.com /sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/071100aaa.html   (495 words)

  
 Baseball Almanac - Box Score of Eric Milton No Hitter
Milton's fastball was on fire, hitting speeds of ninety-four miles-per-hour.
Eric Milton had thirteen strikeouts, nine flyball outs, four ground outs, and came within two walks of a
Eric Milton was brought to the Minnesota Twins when they gave up All-Star Chuck Knoblauch!
www.baseball-almanac.com /boxscore/09111999.shtml   (138 words)

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