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Aaron Poreda
Aaron Anderman Poreda (born October 1, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
A first-round pick of the Chicago White Sox in the 2007 draft who threw a 97 mile-per-hour fastball, Poreda was named by Baseball America in the offseason as the White Sox minor leaguer who was closest to the major leagues. He also began 2008 ranked by Baseball America as the White Sox organization's #1 prospect, and as having the best fastball. For the season, he ranked third in the organization in both ERA and strikeouts.
Poreda debuted in the major leagues at the age of 22 with the White Sox in June 2009. In July 2009, he was traded to the San Diego Padres. In December 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected him in the Rule 5 draft. He underwent Tommy John surgery in October 2012, and missed all of the 2013 season while he was recovering. In October 2013, Poreda signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers, who brought him up to the major leagues in April 2014. He pitched for the Yomiuri Giants of the Japanese Central League in Nippon Pro Baseball from 2015 to 2016.
Poreda was born in Walnut Creek, California, to John Poreda and Barbara Anderman. He is Jewish, as is his mother, and was raised Jewish, and grew up in Moraga, California.
He attended Campolindo High School, where he played baseball, pitched a no-hitter, and was named Most Valuable Pitcher in the Diablo Foothill Athletic League (DFAL) in 2003–04. He also played football for the Cougars – his primary focus in high school – as a defensive end/tight end, and was named second team All-DFAL defensive line. He graduated in 2004.
Poreda played college baseball at the University of San Francisco. He finished the 2005 season 2–0, with a 2.16 ERA (the fifth-lowest in team history) in 14 appearances including 2 starts.
As a freshman in 2005, his ERA of 2.16 was third-best in the West Coast Conference (WCC), and his hits-per-9-innings ratio of 6.48 was second-best in the conference. Poreda was named WCC Pitcher of the Week for March 19–25, 2006, during his sophomore year. He tossed the first complete game of his career, allowing one run off five hits and struck out a career-high nine. In 2006, he appeared in 18 games (17 as starts), and posted an 8–5 record with a WCC-best 2.49 ERA. In the NCAA regional he pitched the team to a 5–1 victory over No. 6 national seed Nebraska.
For his college career, he started 33 of 46 games, going 17–11 with 167 strikeouts and a 2.61 ERA in three seasons in which he threw a plus fastball, slider, and change-up. He was twice All-West Coast First Team. Poreda was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the first round (25th overall) in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft. At the time, he was throwing a 97 miles per hour fastball.
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Aaron Poreda
Aaron Anderman Poreda (born October 1, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
A first-round pick of the Chicago White Sox in the 2007 draft who threw a 97 mile-per-hour fastball, Poreda was named by Baseball America in the offseason as the White Sox minor leaguer who was closest to the major leagues. He also began 2008 ranked by Baseball America as the White Sox organization's #1 prospect, and as having the best fastball. For the season, he ranked third in the organization in both ERA and strikeouts.
Poreda debuted in the major leagues at the age of 22 with the White Sox in June 2009. In July 2009, he was traded to the San Diego Padres. In December 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected him in the Rule 5 draft. He underwent Tommy John surgery in October 2012, and missed all of the 2013 season while he was recovering. In October 2013, Poreda signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers, who brought him up to the major leagues in April 2014. He pitched for the Yomiuri Giants of the Japanese Central League in Nippon Pro Baseball from 2015 to 2016.
Poreda was born in Walnut Creek, California, to John Poreda and Barbara Anderman. He is Jewish, as is his mother, and was raised Jewish, and grew up in Moraga, California.
He attended Campolindo High School, where he played baseball, pitched a no-hitter, and was named Most Valuable Pitcher in the Diablo Foothill Athletic League (DFAL) in 2003–04. He also played football for the Cougars – his primary focus in high school – as a defensive end/tight end, and was named second team All-DFAL defensive line. He graduated in 2004.
Poreda played college baseball at the University of San Francisco. He finished the 2005 season 2–0, with a 2.16 ERA (the fifth-lowest in team history) in 14 appearances including 2 starts.
As a freshman in 2005, his ERA of 2.16 was third-best in the West Coast Conference (WCC), and his hits-per-9-innings ratio of 6.48 was second-best in the conference. Poreda was named WCC Pitcher of the Week for March 19–25, 2006, during his sophomore year. He tossed the first complete game of his career, allowing one run off five hits and struck out a career-high nine. In 2006, he appeared in 18 games (17 as starts), and posted an 8–5 record with a WCC-best 2.49 ERA. In the NCAA regional he pitched the team to a 5–1 victory over No. 6 national seed Nebraska.
For his college career, he started 33 of 46 games, going 17–11 with 167 strikeouts and a 2.61 ERA in three seasons in which he threw a plus fastball, slider, and change-up. He was twice All-West Coast First Team. Poreda was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the first round (25th overall) in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft. At the time, he was throwing a 97 miles per hour fastball.