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John Patterson	#22 \| Pitcher \| Texas Rangers

Height: 6-5 Weight: 208 Throws: R Bats: R
Born: Jan 30, 1978, Orange, TX

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May 24, 2008
The Rangers have released John Patterson, according to MLB.com. The veteran, who was signed to a minor-league deal after being released by the Nationals, is expected to sidelined for the rest of the season by a sore forearm.

May 7, 2008
As often happens with injured pitchers, John Patterson suffered a setback on Wednesday as he had to be shut down during his second start after experiencing soreness in his right forearm, according to MLB.com. "He was not happy with the way the ball was coming out of his hand, and he had some pain in his forearm again," Rangers pitching coach Mark Connor said. "Everything was going well until that second start."

April 8, 2008
John Patterson may join the team for the weekend to toss a bullpen session for pitching coach Mark Connor, but GM Jon Daniels said it will likely be May 1 before Patterson is ready to join a minor league club, this according to the Dallas Morning News. He can take his release if he's not back in the majors by June 15.

March 24, 2008
According to the Star-Telegram the Texas Rangers have agreed on a minor league contract with former first-round pick John Patterson . Patterson decided to sign with Texas because pitching coach Mark Connor was with Arizona when Patterson signed with the Diamondbacks. The hard-throwing right-hander will start on the Rangers farm and build up his arm strength.

March 23, 2008
According to the Rangers team website, the club is close to agreeing with right-handed pitcher John Patterson, who was released by the Nats earlier this week. The Rangers will reportedly offer Patterson a minor league deal. Kevin Millwood, Vicente Padilla, Jason Jennings, Kason Gabbard and Luis Mendoza are the current arms projected to fill out the Texas starting rotation, but any progress by Patterson would immediately qualify him to enter the mix. In the fantasy corner, pitching in the American league, in hitter-friendly Arlington, won't spike is value.

March 21, 2008
The Houston Chronicle suggested on Friday that the Astros are interested in recently released right-hander John Patterson . It only makes sense that more than one team will take a stab at garnering the services of Patterson, but for Houston, pitching is a huge need. "We'll take a look at it and see if anything makes sense," general manager Ed Wade told the Chronicle. "We'll look at the possibility of doing something." Patterson will find a job before spring camp breaks, but fantasy owners hope it is in the National League and away from Minute Maid Park.

March 20, 2008
John Patterson has been released by the Nationals, according to MLB.com. He was contending for a top of the rotation spot, but poor performance and injuries led to today's move by the club. He allowed eight runs against the Orioles on Sunday, and carried a 7.00 ERA over nine innings. Patterson stated, "They told me I didn't blow the doors open and that there were other pitchers pitching better."

March 16, 2008
In his deepest outing of the spring thus far, John Patterson found discomfort but signs of positive progress, according to the Associated Press. Patterson, who has missed much of the last two seasons because of a sore right forearm, struggled through four innings in humid, 89-degree temperatures two days after battling the flu, allowing six runs and eight hits, walked none and struck out two. "It's rehabilitation by fire, really," Patterson said. "The only way to do it is to go at it and go out and pitch. I'm not upset about today. ... You have to keep working forward." Under the circumstances, it is encouraging that Patterson came out and pitched this well. He was asked to do more with less and, for the most part, pitched well.

March 11, 2008
John Patterson still is building up strength in his arm but felt fine tossing 60 pitches in Tuesday's exhibition game, according to the AP. "It felt good," Patterson said. "My curveball was there and I was more comfortable with my cutter." His numbers were solid Tuesday, as he worked three scoreless innings, giving up just three hits and no walks, while striking out three. Patterson has been limited to just 15 starts over the past two seasons due to a nerve problem that required two surgeries.

February 9, 2008
John Patterson had a rough 2007 when arm problems limited him to just 31.1 innings a year after he threw only 40.2 innings. Patterson eventually had surgery on his forearm and followed that up with a second surgery this past off-season. Evidently the second procedure solved his nerve issues and he feels he should be ready to go in 2008. "I'm throwing five to six days a week. I'm throwing bullpens [three days a week]. ... I've been really excited." Patterson posted a 3.13 ERA with 185 K in 2005 so he is certainly a darkhorse to monitor throughout spring training. MLB.com.

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