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Adam Thomas Eaton (born November 23, 1977 in Seattle, Washington) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies.

Early career

Eaton graduated from Snohomish High School in 1996 where he went 8-0 with a 0.67 ERA as a senior, and earned second team High School All-America honors from Baseball America. Ranked the No. 1 prospect in the Pacific Northwest by Baseball America, Eaton was scheduled to attend University of Washington but was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies with the 11th pick in the first round of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft.

Professional career

In 1999, Eaton, who had yet to play a major league game, was traded with Carlton Loewer and Steve Montgomery by the Phillies to the San Diego Padres for Andy Ashby. Eaton would make his major league debut on May 30, 2000 against the Milwaukee Brewers, and would be credited with his first major league career win.

On December 20, 2005, Eaton was traded, along with Akinori Otsuka and Billy Killian to the Texas Rangers for Chris Young, Terrmel Sledge, and Adrian Gonzalez. After the trade, Eaton was penciled in as the number two starter for the Rangers going into the 2006 season. However, during a spring training game on March 29, Eaton injured his right middle finger, causing him to go on the 60-day DL and miss the first half of the season. Eaton made his first start as a Ranger against the New York Yankees on July 25, going 3⅔ innings and giving up one hit and three earned runs.

Eaton is also remembered for a bizarre injury in 2001, when he accidentally stabbed himself in the stomach while trying to open a DVD package with a paring knife. ^[1]

On November 27, 2006, Eaton signed a 3-year deal worth $24 million to re-join the team that drafted him, the Philadelphia Phillies. Eaton made his debut for the Phillies on April 5, 2007 against the Atlanta Braves. He pitched 4⅔ innings giving up 7 earned runs and took the loss. That season, Eaton was 10–10 with an earned run average of 6.29, one of the worst in the league; despite this, the Phillies won the National League Eastern Division for the first time since 1993. However, Eaton was not included in the postseason roster.

Eaton's performance with the Phillies in the first half of the 2008 season was poor; through July 12, he notched a 3–8 record in 19 starts with an earned run average of 5.71. His last two outings before the All-Star break were a prime example; he yielded a combined 17 hits and 14 runs in 6 1/3 innings against the New York Mets and Arizona Diamondbacks.

Adam Eaton is a bum.

External links

• Adam Eaton - mlb.com
• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference

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