Jose Leclerc #62

Jose Ramon Leclerc…brother, Anyelo, was signed by Texas on 11/15/10 and selected by Boston in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 Draft this past offseason.

Posted 1.80 ERA (3 ER/15.0 IP) across 12 relief appearances spanning 2 stints with Texas (7/5-15 and 9/4- end of season) in his first major league action…had 13 BB/15 SO with a 1.600 WHIP figure…in 1st 5 outings, allowed 4 R/3 ER in 7.1 IP with 11 BB/8 SO…in final 7 G beg. 9/8, posted 7.2 shutout innings with 2 BB/7 SO…had no holds, 5 games finished, no save chances, and allowed 4 of 6 inherited runners to score…did not pitch in a win, and club trailed in every contest when he entered…made ML debut 7/6 at BOS (2.2 IP, 0 R, 4 SO), just 2nd reliever in Texas history with 4+ K's over 2.0+ scoreless innings in a debut, joining Neftali Feliz (4 K in 2.0 IP on 8/3/09 at OAK).

Recorded the 8th-most strikeouts (98) in the Texas League, while leading the league in walks (73)…also tied for the 6th-most hit batsmen (6)…held right-handed batters to a .218/.330/.376 line, while left-handed hitters batted .280/.415/.394…was 1-0, 6.75 (6 ER/8.0 IP) as a reliever and 5-8, 5.68 (60 ER/95.0 IP) as a starter…completed 6.0 innings in 3 starts, allowing zero-or-one run in all 3 outings… started season in the bullpen and made 3 relief appearances (6 ER/6.0 IP) before joining rotation on 4/25…allowed 4 runs over 1.2 innings in first start on 4/25 vs. CC and went 4-3, 3.42 (29 ER/76.1 IP) with 68 strikeouts over next 16 starts…was 0-4, 15.19 (27 ER/16.0 IP) over final 5 starts.