Colby Lewis

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**Colby Lewis**

Free Agent — No. --
Starting Pitcher
Born: August 2, 1979 (1979-08-02) (age 28)
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
April 1, 2002 for the Texas Rangers
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Win-Loss	12-15
Earned Run Average	6.71
Strikeouts	155
Teams
Texas Rangers (2002-2004) Detroit Tigers (2006) Oakland Athletics (2007)

Colby Preston Lewis (born August 2, 1979, in Bakersfield, California) is a pitcher currently is a free agent. Lewis was originally a first round draft choice (sandwich pick) of the Texas Rangers in 1999, and made his major league debut in 2002. While Lewis was a highly regarded prospect coming up in the Ranger system, he never lived up to his potential; in three seasons with the Texas Rangers, he has a career ERA of 6.83. Of particular note was his unusual 2003 season, where he managed to post a winning record of 10-9 in 26 starts despite a 7.30 ERA.

Lewis suffered a shoulder injury early in the 2004 season, and missed most of the year after undergoing rotator cuff surgery. He was claimed off of waivers by the Detroit Tigers after the 2004 season. On March 20, 2007 the Washington Nationals released him, and he was picked up by the Oakland Athletics just 4 days later on March 24, 2007.

Lewis began the 2007 on the A's Triple A team, the Sacramento River Cats. The A's, in need of another starting pitcher to replace the injured Rich Harden, called up Lewis on May 22, 2007. He started the game that day against the Chicago White Sox. His A's debut was a disaster as he pitched 3.1 innings and gave up 10 runs on 12 hits in the A's 10-4 loss. He would be immediately sent to the bullpen after that start. Lewis finished the 2007 season with an 0-2 record and a 6.45 ERA in 26 games.

Following the 2007 season, on November 2, 2007, Lewis was claimed off waivers by Kansas City Royals; he was then released on December 5, 2007.

[edit] Junior College career

Lewis attended Bakersfield College, where as a sophomore, he won first team Western State Conference honors.

38th overall player selected in the 1999 June draft...pitched two seasons at Bakersfield JC (CA) going 4-5 striking out 108 and posting a 2.86 ERA...earned first team Western State Conference honors that year...resides in Bakersfield, CA.