Mike Gosling graduated from East High School in Salt Lake City...in the winter of 2002 graduated from Stanford with a degree in human biology. Gosling has tasted pressure, and enjoyed it enough to ask for seconds. He pitched for the US Junior National team in 1997, pitched for Team USA in 2000 and was the starter for Stanford in the 2001 College World Series championship game. He was taken in the second round of the 2001 draft after his third season at Stanford, just behind Jason Bulger, and just before Scott Hairston. He made his major league debut with the Diamondbacks in September of 2004.
2006 Career Highlights
Spent most of the season at Class AAA Louisville, where he went 6-8, 4.58 in 22 starts and 1 relief appearance...made 1 appearance during 2 stints with the Reds...from 6/5-6/23 was on Louisville's disabled list with tendinitis in his left shoulder...from 8/14-8/20 was International Pitcher of the Week (2gs, 2-0, 0.69, 13ip, 9h, 1er, 1bb, 13k)...was the only Bats player to win the weekly award...began the season at Louisville and made 2 starts there before he was recalled on 4/19...made his Reds debut in that afternoon's 9-8 win vs Fla (1.1ip, 1h, 2er, 1bb, 1k, 1hbp, 1hr)...was optioned back to Louisville immediately following that game, when LHP Brian Shackelford was recalled...took Shackelford's spot on the roster on 7/6 and without pitching was returned to Louisville the next day, when newly-acquired LHP Eddie Guardado reported to the club...spent the rest of the season with the Bats...was designated for assignment on 9/5, when the Reds acquired RHP Sun-Woo Kim...on 9/7 cleared waivers and was outrighted to Louisville.
2005 Career Highlights
Made the Diamondbacks' Opening Day roster after allowing just 2 earned runs in his last 18.0 innings of spring training...was edged out of the starting rotation by Brad Halsey but began the season in Ari's bullpen... went 0-2, 9.00 in 7 apps, all in relief, before he was optioned to Class AAA Tucson on 4/24...returned to the majors on 7/2...joined the rotation on 7/7, when Shawn Estes was injured...from 7/10-8/6 made all 5 of his starts for the D'Backs and went 0-1, 3.33...on 7/25 at Mil made his start 1 day early after Brandon Webb was scratched with a virus...in that 4-2 loss posted his only quality start of the season (6ip, 6h, 2er, 2bb, 4k)... returned to Tucson on 8/9 and spent the rest of the season there.
2004 Career Highlights
Didn't pitch until 5/4 while recovering from September 2003 arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder to repair the torn labrum and torn rotator cuff...began the season at Class AAA Tucson and went 9-5 in 21 starts and 3 relief apps before he was promoted to the D'Backs when rosters expanded in September...made his Major League debut on 9/9 at LA, pitched in relief and received no decision in the 5-3 loss (2ip, 3h, 2er, 0bb, 1k)...made his first Major League start on 9/14 vs Col and received no decision in the 13-inning, 4-3 victory (5.2ip, 3h, 2er, 3bb, 6k)...earned his first career victory in his second start, a 3-2 win at StL on 9/19.
2003 Career Highlights
Pitched at Class AAA in just his second professional season...on 9/23 had arthroscopic surgery to repair the torn labrum and torn rotator cuff in his left shoulder.
Pitches:
Gosling's biggest attribute is his ability to change speeds with his fastball and curveball, and to throw both those pitches, and his changeup, for strikes. When he's right he hits his spots and needs a good defense behind him because hitters will put the ball in play, when he's not right he doesn't have the velocity to get away with mistakes.
Mike Gosling
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