Career Highlights: Career record of 17-12…2008 will be eighth professional season…selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 13th round of the 2001 draft…has averaged 8.69 K/9 IP in 320.0 career innings…career batting average against of .243…has notched 14 saves, including a career-best eight in 2004…went 5-0 in 2007 for three different clubs…was a member of the Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League championship team in 2001…returned to finals with Bluefield in 2002...has made four career starts in 199 games…has averaged just 0.68 HR/9 IP for his career…has wife, Yessica, and daughter, Stephanie (3)…plays winter baseball during the offseason…enjoys the beach
2007
Norfolk (International/AAA): Reached AAA level with the Tides for first time in career…earned win in final appearance on 9/2 at Richmond, allowing two earned runs in 1.1 IP…struck out the side finishing a win on 8/15 vs. Columbus…totaled 7.2 IP in eight appearances
Bowie (Eastern/AA): Third tour of duty with the Bay Sox…finished the game in all five of his appearances…struck out the side on 8/7, capping off a win at Reading…logged 6.1 IP in five games, with a 5.68 ERA
Frederick (Carolina/A+): Went a perfect 4-0 with two saves in 35 games, all in relief…20 of 35 appearances were more than 1.0 IP…averaged 8.05 K/9 IP…finished 14 games…both saves were more than 1.0 IP, including a perfect four-out save on 4/26 vs. Wilmington…posted a 2.55 ERA at home, 4.03 on the road…went 1-0 with a 0.96 ERA in 9.1 IP during the month of June…allowed just two earned runs from 4/21-5/10 in 15.0 IP while striking out 19…struck out a season-high five batters in a season-high 3.1 IP of relief on 4/21 at Potomac…also picked up first win of the season on 4/21
2006
Frederick (Carolina/A+): 1-5 with one save and a 3.82 ERA in 36 games, three of them starts…logged 66.0 IP…20 of 33 relief outings were for more than 1.0 IP, 18 of them were more than 2.0 IP…allowed just two runs in first 17.1 IP from 4/28-5/22…struck out a season-high six batters while pitching a season-high 4.0 IP during a no-decision start on 6/15 at Winston Salem in the second game of a doubleheader…finished seven games…2.56 ERA on the road, 4.98 at home…had a 2.41 ERA in 18.2 IP during May…2.40 ERA in 15.0 IP during July…worked a six-out save on 5/8 at Myrtle Beach, throwing two innings of shutout ball
Bowie (Eastern/AA): 3.38 ERA in 5.1 IP in five games…finished two games…did not allow a run in final three outings from 4/15-4/23
2005
Frederick (Carolina/A+): 2-1 with a 4.47 ERA in 44.1 IP over 23 games…made one start…pitched three or more innings four times, including his lone start in his last appearance of the season…struck out a career-high eight batters on 8/24 in 3.1 IP at Kinston…had a 13.1 IP scoreless streak from 8/12-8/29, striking out 14 along the way…16 of 22 relief outings were for more than 1.0 IP…averaged 8.12 K/9 IP…1.64 ERA in July in 11.0 IP
Delmarva (South Atlantic/A): Pitched in three games before being promoted to Frederick…pitched 4.0 IP posting a 9.00 ERA…earned win on 4/16 vs. Lexington
2004
Venoco (Venezuelan Summer/R): Went 1-3 with a career-best eight saves and a 1.65 ERA in 27.1 IP over 19 games…struck out 34, averaging 11.2 K/9 IP…finished 18 games, also a career high
2003
Delmarva (South Atlantic/A): Won four of first five decisions, finishing the year 5-3 with three saves…had a remarkable 1.85 ERA in 63.1 IP…struck out 65 batters, averaging 9.24 K/9 IP…did not allow an earned run in first 11.1 innings of work, striking out 12…had a career-best 17.2 IP scoreless streak from 7/22-8/24, striking out 15 and walking just one during that span…2.27 ERA at home, 1.42 ERA on the road…posted a 0.63 ERA in 14.1 IP in August…finished 14 games…all 41 appearances came out of the bullpen, 21 of which were for more than 1.0 IP…pitched a season-high 4.0 IP on 5/15 at Columbus en route to the win…struck out a season-high four on four occasions
Frederick (Carolina/A): Pitched in six games, totaling 8.2 IP…did not record any decisions…worked 3.0 IP on 4/15 vs. Salisbury
2002
Bluefield (Appalachian/R): Miniscule ERA of 0.82 in 11.0 IP over seven appearances, all in relief…struck out 15 batters…fanned five hitters in 2.1 IP on 8/21 at Burlington…returned to Appalachian League Championship Series with Bluefield, but fell to Bristol
Bowie (Eastern/AA): 16.2 IP over eight appearances, all in relief…1.54 ERA at home, 10.80 in 5.0 IP on the road…struck out 19…finished two games…did not factor into any decisions…fanned four batters three separate times
2001
Bluefield (Appalachian/R): Appeared in two games…picked up first professional hit on 8/24 at Pulaski, striking out five and allowing one earned run in 3.0 IP…Bluefield won the 2001 Appalachian League Championship
Orioles (Gulf Coast/R): Made professional debut on 8/21 at the Reds Gulf Coast affiliate, tossing two scoreless innings and striking out two…was promoted to Bluefield three days later
Kash Beauchamp on Richard: Richard Salazar was outstanding in the Venezuelan winter league last year. Had a lot of appearances, was a situational lefty in the Venezuelan league, which in my opinion is a 4-A type league. I would love for Richard to come in here and start. But if not, we’ve got a lights-out situational lefty in the bullpen.
