Jewogle - Scott Feldman

Biography:

Scott Wynne Feldman (born February 7, 1983, in Kailua, Hawaii) is a 6' 5" relief pitcher who plays for the Texas Rangers.

High school:

Feldman attended Burlingame High School. A left-handed hitter, Feldman led the Peninsula Athletic League in batting average as a Burlingame junior, and nearly matched the feat as a senior.

College:

Feldman attended the College of San Mateo. There, in two seasons he went 25-2 (his only losses were in the state final four), had a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 8 to 1, and a 1.30 ERA. He earned Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year honors both as a freshman in 2002 and sophomore in 2003, and was an All American both years.

Feldman was a 41st round pick of the Houston Astros in the 2002 draft, and then a 30th round pick by the Texas Rangers in the 2003 draft.

Minor league career:

He underwent reconstructive elbow surgery for a torn ulnar collateral ligament in October 2003, which limited him to four appearances in 2004 in the Arizona League.

Feldman began the 2005 season with the Single-A Bakersfield Blaze, but was quickly promoted to the Double-A Frisco RoughRiders. With the Rough Riders, he allowed a .202 average in 46 relief appearances, leading the team with 14 saves, and had a 2.36 ERA.

Through March 2007, in 110 innings in the minors he has averaged 6 hits, 3 walks, and 7 strikeouts per 9 innings, with a 2.04 ERA.

In 2007 he pitched in the Arizona Fall League, to work on a new three-quarters delivery.

Major League career:

Texas Rangers (2005-present):

2005:

He was a late-season call-up that year, making his debut against the Chicago White Sox on August 31, 2005. Feldman made 8 appearances with the Rangers, compiling a record of 0-1 in 9.1 innings of work, with an ERA of 0.91.

2006:

2006 saw Feldman bounce back and forth between the Rangers and their Triple-A affiliate, the Oklahoma RedHawks.

Hit batsman, brawl, and suspension. The national spotlight shone briefly on Feldman on August 16, 2006, when he sparked a bench-clearing brawl in the ninth inning of a game between the Rangers and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Tensions between the two division rivals were already high, as two Rangers starting pitchers — Adam Eaton and Vicente Padilla — had been ejected in previous games that month for throwing at Angels batters. Prior to Feldman taking the mound, two Angels hurlers (Kevin Gregg and Brendan Donnelly) had been thrown out of the game for hitting batsmen, as well as manager Mike Scioscia and bench coach Ron Roenicke. Feldman hit Angels second baseman Adam Kennedy with a pitch with only one out remaining in the game, and his team up 9-3. Kennedy charged the mound, and what has been described as a "slap fight" between the 6' 5" Feldman and the light-hitting 6' 1" Kennedy ensued. Feldman was suspended for six games for ignoring the warnings of umpire Sam Holbrook.

In 36 games, he had an ERA of 3.92. In games that were late and close he did not give up any hits in 16 at bats.

2007:

Feldman was in the Rangers' 2007 spring training camp, and in 6.2 innings had a 4.05 ERA, with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts. He won the final spot in the Texas bullpen. While he broke camp with the Rangers, he was sent down May 1. That began a trend as he was called up five more times during the season. He was 1-2 with a 5.77 ERA in 29 games. He held the first batter he faced in each game to a .160 batting average.

2008:

In spring training in 2008, Feldman changed his release point and was using a three-quarter delivery that he started using in 2007. Manager Ron Washington said: "It makes his ball heavier and his movement a little more pronounced."

Pitches:

A sidearm pitcher with a low-90s fastball, a hard slider with extreme downward movement, and a changeup, he's more effective against right-handed hitters.

Miscellaneous:

Feldman is Jewish.