Yardbarker: Jorge Julio

PIRATES SWEPT, SIGN JORGE JULIO

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:55:00 -0500

Fresh off a sweep at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewhas (also known as the Pirates' Daddy) on Sunday, the Pirates made a small move, signing pitcher Jorge Julio to a minor-league deal. The Buccos will be Julio's 10th organization since 2005. He's also suited up for the Orioles, Mets, D-Backs, Marlins, Rockies, Indians, Braves, Brewers, and most recently, the Rays' minor league Durham affiliate. Sounds like a keeper.

The 30-year-old, 6'1" Julio probably peaked in 2003 while saving 36 games for the Orioles. His most recent action in the bigs was with Milwaukee earlier this season, where he was 1-1 with a 7.79 ERA in 17 1/3 innings. He was 6th in the NL in wild pitches in 2006, so there's always the chance of some excitement when he takes the hill. Unfortunately, he'll report to Indianapolis and not Pittsburgh, so we have to temper our Jorge Julio Fever until a later date.

As for the 53-75 Buccos, they resume play on Monday with a doubleheader against Cincinnati.

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Bucs Option Brian Bixler, Sign Jorge Julio

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:40:25 -0500

The Pirates have sent Brian Bixler back to the minors and signed Jorge Julio to a minor league contract.

Rays add Jorge Julio to Triple-A, dump Orvella

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:36:07 -0500

The Rays added to the depth of their relief corp at Triple-A Durham - and potentially eventually at the big-league level - by signing 9-year veteran RHP Jorge Julio, who has 99 career saves, a 17-34 record and a 4.43...

Rays To Sign Jorge Julio

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:26:36 -0500

The Sports Network reports that the Rays have agreed to terms with pitcher Jorge Julio. They've assigned the righty, who was recently released by the Brewers, to Triple A. The Rays released pitcher Chad Orvella to make room for Julio in Durham.

Tampa Bay Rays Sign Jorge Julio, Release Chad Orvella

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:23:37 -0500

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RHP Jorge Julio signs with Tampa Bay Rays and heads to Durham Bulls

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:09:29 -0500

Reliever Jorge Julio has agreed to terms on a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays.

Julio released; Burns summoned

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:55:51 -0500

Julio released; Burns summoned As predicted in this morning's Mug, Jorge Julio has been released and Mike Burns has been called up from AAA. Burns is 6-2 this year with a 2.98 ERA with the Sounds. Interestingly enough this was recently posted on the Sounds site.

Rally gets Florida Marlins off the hook

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:22:00 -0500

Jorge Julio provided Marlins fans with plenty of stomach-turning moments before he was traded a month into the 2007 season. Monday night, the Fish's former closer was back in town, picking up where he left off. Only this time, he made the first-place Brewers reach for the Pepto Bismol.

Julio flames out in ugly sixth inning

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:17:01 -0500

Forced to give Jorge Julio a try in the sixth inning with his team leading, 4-2, manager Ken Macha watched helplessly as the Marlins rallied for five runs to pull out a 7-4 victory at LandShark Stadium.

Jose Ascanio vs. Jorge Julio

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:11:04 -0500

Jorge Julio knocked Jose Ascanio out of the closer role for Caracas this week. So, is this guy really better than our guy? I don't know if I can answer that (it is probably "yes"), but let's at least see what PITCHf/x says about each pitcher. Jorge Julio is an eight year veteran, who has thrown ...

A Wedgie for Tribe fans

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:33:54 -0500

At the risk of sounding like one of those morons who post on the fan boards of the newspaper Web sites, I'm wondering, is Eric Wedge trying to lose games? The Tribe's skipper came into tonight's game with a bullpen running on about three cylinders due to "injury" and ineffectiveness, or at the very least inconsistency. Plus Raffie Betancourt was unavailable because of his two-inning outing last night. He's playing the best, most disciplined hitting team in the league, but has a 2-1 lead. He's got a veteran starter on the mound who has completed six innings on 78 pitches, allowed one unearned run and only six hits. Let me repeat one of those numbers - 78 pitches. That veteran has just gotten the No. 3 and No.4 hitters, so he's through most of the meat of the order. And he's cruising. So of course Wedgie brings in the veteran Paul Byrd to squeeze out at least one more inning and save the pen right? Of course not. Instead let's bring in Jorge Julio, a non-roster invitee to spring training who hasn't pitched in a close game all year. Of course Julio walked the first, and only, two guys he faced. A bunt single and a single past the range-less J-honny and the Tribe leaves the field down 3-2. The Tribe managed to tie it in the bottom of the seventh on a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch, but it's pretty clear the pitching change in the sixth was a key factor in sending this game in the wrong direction. They say the manager can affect - one way or the other - about 10 games a season. Put tonight down as one of those 10.

Jorge Julio Traded to Rockies for Byung-Hyun Kim

Mon, 14 May 2007 18:38:08 -0500

Thus completing the grossest trade ever. The Marlins rid themselves of the worst pitcher in the majors in Julio and get an equally overhyped, but slightly more effective pitcher in Kim. I actually like what the Marlins did here. If they use Kim properly, he still has a lot of value. I wish they would just put him in middle relief, but he'll probably get a chance to start. Out of Colorado and in one of the better pitcher's parks in the league, Kim could a solid, innings eater in Florida.

Jorge Julio: Not the Answer

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 21:13:48 -0500

Is there some hidden agenda amongst major league baseball teams that I'm not aware of that says Jorge Julio MUST be a closer? It's literally been 5 years, 2002, since Jorge Julio has been an effective closer. Last year was Julio's best season in the past half decade. He finished the year with an ERA of 3.83. Julio shouldn't even be in the majors right now, let alone closing. Don't expect him to keep his current job with the Marlins. He probably won't even finish the s...

Jorge Julio traded to Marlins

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:59:06 -0500

The Marlins have acquired one Jorge Julio and cash for Yusmiero Petit. He'll immediately be the closer. For the fantasy spin, head to SeamlessBaseball.com.