Career Highlights: Fifth year professional who has not seen action since 2004…signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Montreal Expos in 2000…career ERA of 3.59 in 329.0 IP…has averaged just 0.49 HR/9 IP for his career…has started 61 of his 66 career games…plays winter baseball during the offseason…also played basketball...enjoys the beach and movies…full name is Gustavo Jose Mata Gutierrez
2004
Harrisburg (Eastern/AA): Made one appearance for the Senators, pitching three innings and allowing three earned runs.
Brevard County (Florida State/A+): 1-0 with a 2.12 ERA in 17.0 IP for the Manatees…threw seven shutout innings while striking out a career-high eight batters on 8/20 at Vero Beach, picking up the win…posted a 1.38 ERA in 13.0 IP on the road
Expos (Gulf Coast/R): Appeared in two games, both starts…struck out six in 4.1 IP and allowing one earned run on 8/14 vs. the Mets Gulf Coast affiliate…actually suffered the loss in that game
2003
Harrisburg (Eastern/AA): Went 6-8 with a 4.95 ERA in first taste of AA level ball…won AA debut on 4/30 vs. Erie, throwing 7.1 innings and allowing two earned runs…pitched seven shutout innings on 5/11 en route to a win vs. Binghamton…pitched a career-high eight innings on 6/1, allowing one earned run, striking out six, and picking up the win vs. Erie…struck out a season-high seven in final start of the year on 8/29 at Norwich in 6.2 IP, earning the win…started all 22 appearances…went 2-1 with a 2.45 ERA in 33.0 IP in June
Brevard County (Florida State/A+): Gave up just two earned runs in 30.0 IP…threw seven shutout innings on 4/24, walking one and striking out four in a win…did not allow a run in 7.0 IP on the road…started all five of his appearances, pitching at least 5.0 IP in all of them
2002
Brevard County (Florida State/A+): Went 3-4 with a 2.55 ERA in 67.0 IP over 11 games, all starts…2.25 ERA at home, 2.83 on the road…reached a career-high eight innings pitched in back-to-back starts on 6/11 vs. Fort Myers, and again on 6/16 vs. Sarasota…had a 20.1 IP scoreless streak from 6/16-7/21, a span that lasted three starts
Clinton (Midwest/A): 1-3 with a 4.11 ERA in eight games, five of them starts…went 1-2 with a 2.96 ERA in 24.1 IP on the road…threw six shutout innings on 7/8 at Lancaster, earning his lone win wit the LumberKings…finished two games…posted a 4.26 ERA in 6.1 IP and three games as a reliever
2001
Vermont (New York-Penn/A): 0-3 with a 6.86 ERA in four appearances, all starts for the Lake Monsters…4.91 ERA in 11.0 IP at home
Expos (Gulf Coast/R): 2.05 ERA in 48.1 IP in professional debut…had a 14.0 IP scoreless streak from 7/14-7/31…appeared in 10 games, nine of them starts…won his pro debut on 6/20 vs. the Marlins Gulf Coast affiliate, allowing one run in five innings…pitched six shutout innings in his second start, also vs. the Marlins, but took a no-decision…struck out seven in five shutout innings on 7/26 at the Dodgers Gulf Coast affiliate
Kash Beauchamp on Gustavo: Gustavo is a big guy. He’s a guy that fits into what were looking for in a pitcher. He’s got a good two-seamer. I like pitchers that can sink the ball, especially in this ballpark. A ball in the air here is going to travel. So were really looking to bring Gustavo in here to compete for a starting spot, and if he doesn’t, he can be a setup guy. He could be a stopper and come in to get that groundball when you need it with the game on the line.
