The Venezuelan righthander rose to the majors at the young age of 23 and pitched in seven games for Houston before a winter trade sent him to Arizona where he resumed his big league career in 2009.

Stats

Pitching         W   L   PCT   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  GF   IP     H    R    ER   BB   SO
2007              1   1  .500  5.91   7   3   0   0   1   21.1   25   14   14    6   16   


Batting          G     AB    R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO   SB  CS   AVG   SLG   OBA   OPS
2007              7     6    1    0   0   0   0    0    0    4    0   0  .000  .000  .000  .000

Astros Trades & Transactions

Dec 14, 2007 - Traded Chad Qualls (P), Juan Gutierrez (P) and Chris Burke (IF) to Ari-N for Jose Valverde (P)

This Date in Astros History

Dec 14, 2007 - A whirlwind offseason in Houston continues as the Astros deal infielder Chris Burke, reliever Chad Qualls and pitcher Juan Gutierrez to Arizona for closer Jose Valverde. The move completes an almost total overhaul of Houston's bullpen that began when Dan Wheeler was traded to Tampa Bay in August.