Duke Welker

27-Year-Old Pitcher – Pittsburgh Pirates

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Welker impressed Pirates management enough that it placed him on the 40-man roster in 2011. The 2007 second-round draft pick then rewarded the organization with a 2.29 ERA split between Double-A and T...

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LEAGUE: AAA 40 MAN: YES BATS: R THROWS: R HT: 6' 7" WT: 240 DOB: 2/10/1986 BORN: Kirkland, WA COLLEGE: Arkansas DRAFTED: 2nd Rd

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Welker signed for $477,000 in the summer of 2007.

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Year	Age	Lg	Tm	G	GS	SH	IP	H	ER	HR	K	BB	W	L	SV	BS	HLD	ERA	WHIP
2007	21	A	Sta	7	7	0	30.7	29	8	2	27	10	2	2	0	–	–	2.35	1.27
2008	22	A	Hic	24	24	0	116.0	142	71	7	72	48	4	13	0	–	–	5.51	1.64
2009	23	A	Wes	31	15	0	101.0	96	65	7	69	67	0	11	2	–	–	5.79	1.61
2010	24	A+	Bra	20	0	0	24.1	16	10	2	20	23	0	1	0	0	0	3.70	1.62
2010	24	AA	Wes	20	0	0	21.1	13	9	0	24	24	1	0	5	0	0	3.80	1.75
2011	25	A+	Bra	8	0	0	51.0	32	13	2	41	25	3	5	6	0	0	2.29	1.12
2011	25	AA	Alt	8	0	0	10.0	11	6	0	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.40	1.20
2012	26	AA	Alt	26	0	0	23.1	19	6	0	19	7	2	0	5	0	0	2.31	1.13
2012	26	AAA	Ind	26	0	0	31.2	24	8	1	30	18	0	1	0	0	0	2.27	1.35
2013	27	AAA	Ind	13	0	0	20.0	10	5	1	24	11	3	1	0	0	0	2.25	1.05
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Year	Age	Lg	Tm	G	GS	IP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	GB/FB Ratio	Strand %	Fastball	ERA	FIP	BABIP
2007	21	A	Sta	7	7	30.7	7.92	2.93	2.70	0.59	–	83.8%	–	2.35	3.46	.312
2008	22	A	Hic	24	24	116.0	5.59	3.72	1.50	0.54	–	65%	–	5.51	3.98	.346
2009	23	A	Wes	31	15	101.0	6.15	5.97	1.03	0.62	–	62.8%	–	5.79	4.72	.292
2010	24	A+	Bra	20	0	24.1	7.47	8.59	0.87	0.75	–	78.4%	–	3.70	5.61	.226
2010	24	AA	Wes	20	0	21.1	10.24	10.24	1.00	0.00	–	75.7%	–	3.80	4.48	.268
2011	25	A+	Bra	8	0	51.0	7.24	4.41	1.64	0.35	–	80%	–	2.29	3.69	.226
2011	25	AA	Alt	8	0	10.0	8.10	0.90	9.00	0.00	–	50%	–	5.40	2.00	.364
2012	26	AA	Alt	26	0	23.1	7.40	2.73	2.71	0.00	–	76.9%	–	2.31	2.46	.292
2012	26	AAA	Ind	26	0	31.2	8.65	5.19	1.67	0.29	–	82.9%	–	2.27	3.52	.284
2013	27	AAA	Ind	13	0	20.0	10.80	4.95	2.18	0.45	–	80%	–	2.25	3.10	.217

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Duke Welker: Past News Updates ( ▲ View most recent update )

5/8/2013

The Pirates recalled Welker from Triple-A Indianapolis on Wednesday.

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5/24/2012

Welker has been promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.

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11/18/2011

The Pirates added Welker to their 40-man roster Friday, according to the Pirates' Twitter account.

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7/14/2008

Welker is 2-6, 4.76 with a 42:26 K:BB ratio in 68 innings for Low-A Hickory. He's given up 72 hits, but with a 2.62 GO:AO ratio.

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5/14/2008

Welker came off the DL and made a start on May 12 for Hickory in the Low-A South Atlantic League, going four innings and allowing five runs on four hits and three walks. He's thrown 11 innings on the season with a 5:5 K:BB and a 4.09 ERA over three starts.

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8/21/2007

Welker has been shut down for the remainder of the season because of pain in his right forearm, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

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7/16/2007

Welker signed for $477,000. He threw five strong innings in his pro debut on July 11th for State College in the New York-Penn League, allowing two runs on seven hits and one walk with three strikeouts.

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6/10/2007

Welker was drafted by the Pirates in the second round, from the University of Arkansas. He was the 68th overall pick in the draft.

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