Derek Wayne Botelho (born August 2, 1956 in Long Beach, California) was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals and Chicago Cubs. Long Beach is a city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific coast In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. He currently serves as pitching coach for the AA Mississippi Braves. The Mississippi Braves, or M-Braves as they are referred to locally are a Minor league baseball team based in Pearl Mississippi, a suburb of Jackson
Botelho was drafted three times before he finally signed with a major league team. He was first drafted in the 26th round (555th selection) in 1974 by the Philadelphia Phillies as a high schooler out of Boca Raton Community High School in Florida, but he did not sign, electing to play for Miami-Dade South Community College. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Miami Dade College, or simply Miami Dade, is a Public College with its main campus in Miami Florida and with seven other campuses throughout He impressed scouts as a collegiate player and was drafted in the fourth round (76th overall) of the secondary phase of the 1975 draft by the California Angels, but again did not sign. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. After his sophomore year of college, the Phillies again drafted him, this time in the second round (42nd overall) of the 1976 draft. Finally, Botelho signed.
After he had a solid 1978 season at AA Reading, the Phillies traded Botelho in a massive deal, sending him along with Henry Mack, Jerry Martin, Ted Sizemore, and Barry Foote to the Cubs in exchange for Manny Trillo, Greg Gross, and Dave Rader. For the jazz musician see Jerry Martin (musician Jerry Lindsey Martin (born May 11, 1949 in Columbia South Carolina Ted Crawford Sizemore (born April 15 1945 in Gadsden Alabama) was a Second baseman for Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers Barry Clifton Foote (pronounced FOO-tee (born February 16, 1952 in Smithfield North Carolina) was a Major League Baseball player from 1973 Jesús Manuel Marcano (Manny Trillo (born December 25, 1950 in Caripito, Venezuela) also nicknamed "Indio", is a former Gregory Eugene Gross (born August 1, 1952 in York Pennsylvania) is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues from 1973-1989 Dave Rader can refer to Dave Rader (American football Dave Rader (baseball He pitched four games for the Cubs' AAA team in Wichita before they released him. After being out of baseball for about a year, Botelho signed as a free agent with the Royals organization. In just one and a half years, he worked his way from high-A ball to the majors, debuting with Kansas City on July 18, 1982.
Botelho's first major league game was an impressive one. Starting against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, Botelho pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing just three hits as the Royals blanked the Sox 9-0. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. His first strikeout victim was Jerry Remy. He made three more starts and one relief appearance before returning to AAA, but his career seemed to be heading in the right direction. He went 2-1 with a 4. 13 ERA all told with the Royals. Unfortunately, 1983 didn't go as well for Botelho, as he stumbled to a 10-14 record and 5. 42 ERA for AAA Omaha. The Royals decided to unload Botelho, trading him with Don Werner to the Cubs in exchange for Alan Hargesheimer just before the start of the 1984 season. Donald Paul Werner (born March 8, 1953 in Appleton Wisconsin) is a retired Major League Baseball Catcher.
Botelho spent the balance of the Cubs' 1984 division title season with their AAA team in Iowa, posting a solid season of a 10-11 record and 3. 81 ERA, perhaps the best showing of any of the I-Cubs' starting pitchers. In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched After going 11-7 in 20 starts for Iowa in 1985, Botelho was called up to the Cubs to join their injury-decimated starting rotation. He lost his first two starts on August 5 and 11 but remained in the rotation, finally winning his first game as a Cub on September 1 against the Atlanta Braves, when he pitched his only major league complete game. In Baseball, a complete game (denoted by CG) is the act of a Pitcher pitching an entire game himself without the benefit of a Relief pitcher However, after a disastrous September 6 start (1 2/3 innings, 5 earned runs), Botelho was moved to the bullpen. His appearance on September 24, 1985 would prove to be his last in the major leagues. Botelho spent three next three seasons pitching for the AAA teams of the Cincinnati Reds, Royals, and St. Louis Cardinals before retiring as a player at age 32. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St
Botelho resurfaced in 1998 as a minor league pitching coach for the Burlington Bees. The Burlington Bees are a Class A Minor league baseball team affiliated with the Kansas City Royals, that plays in the Midwest League. He has also served in that capacity for the Rockford Reds, Dayton Dragons, GCL Braves, Danville Braves, Richmond Braves, and currently, the Mississippi Braves. The Dayton Dragons are a Class A Minor league baseball team affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds. The Gulf Coast Braves are the Rookie Level MILB affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. The Danville Braves are a Minor league baseball team in Danville Virginia, USA. The Richmond Braves were the AAA Minor league baseball affiliate of the Atlanta Braves and played in the International League. The Mississippi Braves, or M-Braves as they are referred to locally are a Minor league baseball team based in Pearl Mississippi, a suburb of Jackson
Botelho now resides in Burlington, Iowa. Burlington is a city in Des Moines County, Iowa, United States.
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