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Josh Shortslef

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-4, 250lb (193cm, 113kg)

Born: February 1, 1982 in Oswego, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 6th round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hannibal HS (Hannibal, NY).

High School: Hannibal HS (Hannibal, NY)

Full Name: Joshua Page Shortslef

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2000	18	-1.6	Pirates	GULF	Rk	PIT	3	2	.600	3.73	4.31	11	3	3	0	0	0	31.1	26	15	13	1	11	0	19	4	1	2	132	1.181	7.5	0.3	3.2	5.5	1.73
2001	19	-0.6	Pirates	GULF	Rk	PIT	2	3	.400	3.63	5.97	10	4	2	1	0	0	34.2	39	23	14	1	9	0	14	1	2	0	148	1.385	10.1	0.3	2.3	3.6	1.56
2002	20	-1.3	Williamsport	NYPL	A-	PIT	10	4	.714	3.33	4.28	14	13	0	0	0	0	75.2	84	36	28	2	18	1	37	4	2	1	325	1.348	10.0	0.2	2.1	4.4	2.06
2003	21	-0.7	Hickory	SALL	A	PIT	0	5	.000	7.50	7.50	5	5	0	0	0	0	18.0	21	15	15	0	6	0	14	1	0	1	81	1.500	10.5	0.0	3.0	7.0	2.33
2004	22	0.4	Hickory	SALL	A	PIT	11	5	.688	4.34	4.71	30	18	5	0	0	0	124.1	134	65	60	11	38	0	92	11	2	4	539	1.383	9.7	0.8	2.8	6.7	2.42
2005	23	0.3	Lynchburg	CARL	A+	PIT	10	5	.667	4.58	5.18	22	22	0	1	1	0	120.0	132	69	61	8	44	0	84	6	0	4	523	1.467	9.9	0.6	3.3	6.3	1.91
2006	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-Rk	PIT	7	3	.700	4.31	4.89	15	14	0	0	0	0	77.1	77	42	37	5	16	0	62	5	0	2	321	1.203	9.0	0.6	1.9	7.2	3.88
2006	24	-0.8	Altoona	EL	AA	PIT	6	2	.750	4.45	4.90	12	12	0	0	0	0	60.2	62	33	30	4	13	0	50	2	0	1	254	1.236	9.2	0.6	1.9	7.4	3.85
2006	24	3.6	Pirates	GULF	Rk	PIT	1	1	.500	3.78	4.86	3	2	0	0	0	0	16.2	15	9	7	1	3	0	12	3	0	1	67	1.080	8.1	0.5	1.6	6.5	4.00
2006	24	0.2	Grand Canyon	AZFL	Fal		0	1	.000	2.65	3.18	6	5	0	0	0	0	17.0	15	6	5	1	10	0	7	1	0	1	72	1.471	7.9	0.5	5.3	3.7	0.70
2007	25	0.2	Altoona	EL	AA	PIT	5	13	.278	4.40	5.24	27	27	0	0	0	0	149.1	170	87	73	12	59	0	85	6	0	1	658	1.533	10.2	0.7	3.6	5.1	1.44
2008	26	1.4	Altoona	EL	AA	PIT	5	2	.714	3.47	4.19	29	1	12	0	0	3	62.1	59	29	24	3	25	2	51	3	0	0	268	1.348	8.5	0.4	3.6	7.4	2.04
2009	27	2.8	Reading	EL	AA	PHI	4	2	.667	3.86	3.86	16	0	3	0	0	0	16.1	11	7	7	0	13	2	8	1	0	2	72	1.469	6.1	0.0	7.2	4.4	0.62
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Minors (10 seasons)					Minors		57	44	.564	4.21	4.92	179	107	25	2	1	3	709.1	753	388	332	43	239	5	466	42	7	17	3067	1.398	9.6	0.5	3.0	5.9	1.95
Other (1 season)					Other		0	1	.000	2.65	3.18	6	5	0	0	0	0	17.0	15	6	5	1	10	0	7	1	0	1	72	1.471	7.9	0.5	5.3	3.7	0.70
All Levels (10 Seasons)							57	45	.559	4.18	4.88	185	112	25	2	1	3	726.1	768	394	337	44	249	5	473	43	7	18	3139	1.400	9.5	0.5	3.1	5.9	1.90

AA (4 seasons)					Minors		20	19	.513	4.18	4.86	84	40	15	0	0	3	288.2	302	156	134	19	110	4	194	12	0	4	1252	1.427	9.4	0.6	3.4	6.0	1.76
A+ (1 season)					Minors		10	5	.667	4.58	5.18	22	22	0	1	1	0	120.0	132	69	61	8	44	0	84	6	0	4	523	1.467	9.9	0.6	3.3	6.3	1.91
A (2 seasons)					Minors		11	10	.524	4.74	5.06	35	23	5	0	0	0	142.1	155	80	75	11	44	0	106	12	2	5	620	1.398	9.8	0.7	2.8	6.7	2.41
A- (1 season)					Minors		10	4	.714	3.33	4.28	14	13	0	0	0	0	75.2	84	36	28	2	18	1	37	4	2	1	325	1.348	10.0	0.2	2.1	4.4	2.06
Rk (3 seasons)					Minors		6	6	.500	3.70	5.12	24	9	5	1	0	0	82.2	80	47	34	3	23	0	45	8	3	3	347	1.246	8.7	0.3	2.5	4.9	1.96