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GREGG, KEVIN


Nickname:	N/A	Position:	P
Home:	Corvallis, Oregon	Team:	BLUE JAYS
Height:	6' 6"	Bats:	R
Weight:	235	Throws:	R
DOB:	6/20/1978	Agent:	Dan Horwitz
Birth City:	Corvallis, Oregon	Draft:	A's #15 - 1996 - Out of Corvallis High School (Ore.)
Uniform #:	63		A's #15 - 1996 - Out of Corvallis High School (Ore.)

YR	LEA	TEAM	SAL(K)	G	IP	H	SO	BB	GS	CG	SHO	SV	W	L	OBA	ERA
1998	CAL	MODESTO		30	144	139	141	76	24	0	0	1	8	7		3.81
1999	TL	MIDLAND		16	91	75	66	31	16	2		0	4	7		3.74
1999	PCL	VANCOUVER		1	5	6	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	0		3.60
2000	TL	MIDLAND		28	141	171	97	73	27	0	0	0	5	14		6.40
2001	TL	MIDLAND		44	81	88	72	40	1	0	0	1	5	5		4.54
2002	TL	MIDLAND		11	38	31	45	18	4	0	0	0	3	3		4.30
2002	PCL	SACRAMENTO		16	59	82	45	23	8	0	0	0	2	5		7.52
2003	TL	ARKANSAS		15	66	60	60	19	11	2	0	0	4	3		3.53
2003	PCL	SALT LAKE		15	92	90	75	18	15	0	0	0	7	4		4.03
2003	AL	ANGELS	$300.00	5	25	18	14	8	3	0	0	0	2	0		3.28
2004	AL	ANGELS	$302.00	55	88	86	84	28	0	0	0	1	5	2		4.21
2005	AL	ANGELS	$360.00	33	64	70	52	29	2	0	0	0	1	2		5.04
2005	PCL	SALT LAKE		7	35	36	36	10	6	0	0	0	3	1		3.89
2006	PCL	SALT LAKE		3	10	5	8	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	5	0.00
2006	AL	ANGELS		32	78.1	88	71	21	3	0	0	0	3	4	0.28	4.14
2007	NL	MARLINS	$575.00	74	84	63	87	40	0	0	0	32	0	5	0.206	3.54
2008	NL	MARLINS	$2,500.00	72	68.2	51	58	37	0	0	0	29	7	8	0.203	3.41
2009	NL	CUBS	$4,200.00	72	68.2	60	71	30	0	0	0	23	5	6	0.229	4.72
2010	AL	BLUE JAYS	$2,000.00	50	48.1	40	52	24	0	0	0	30	1	4	0.226	3.35

PERSONAL:
At Corvallis High in Oregon, Kevin was an all-state pitcher with an 8-3 record, which followed an 11-0, 1.75 season for his American Legion team. Gregg spent his youth going to Dodger Stadium. "Since I was 8 years old," he said. "I'd been going to games there. My grandparents live in Glendale (about 15 minutes away) and my Mom and Dad grew up there. So between the ages of 8 and 14 I saw a ton of games in Chavez Ravine. I watched Sciosc (Angels manager Mike Scioscia) and Hatch (Angels hitting coach Mickey Hatcher) when they were Dodgers." Gregg committed himself to his weight program and seriously works on conditioning.	Midway through the 2003 season, Gregg set a Salt Lake (PCL) record by pitching 27 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings. On August 8, 2003, Gregg made his first Major League start that day, going six innings for Anaheim, giving up four hits and one earned run, and getting no decision as the Angels lost to the Indians in 13 innings. Kevin and his wife, Nicole, have a daughter, Ryann, who was born in 2001, and a son, Max, who was born in 2004. In March 2004, Gregg made the Angels' Opening Day roster with a 3-0 spring record and 3.06 ERA in 10 appearances, with 16 strikeouts, two walks and 17 hits allowed in 17.2 innings pitched.

In 2006, while Kevin was with the Angels, he had a bit of mishap in the Dodger Stadium visitors' clubhouse. The roof sprung a leak over Gregg's locker, or more specifically, over his game glove. When Gregg picked it up it felt like a 20-pound weight. "It dried out eventually, but it never returned to what it was," Gregg said. Kevin wears sunglasses for night games. Though they don't enhance his vision, they help shield the glare from lights and allow him to better pick up the catcher's signs. Gregg owns a Christmas tree farm in Oregon. He has between 3,000 and 4,000 tress on his property. "We have Nobles and pine and Douglas fir�a little bit of everything," Kevin said.	Kevin's loves to go fishing. "I fish a lot, especially salmon and steelhead trout," he said from his offseason home in Corvalis, Oregon. But he also like to go deep sea fishing in Baja, California; and fishing for red fish in Tampa, Florida. Those glasses Gregg wears while pitching are titanium Oakley prescription glasses. They are protective and tinted, but are not technically sunglasses. He also wears them when he plays golf. During 2009 spring training, Cubs manager Lou Piniella named Gregg as the club's closer, keeping Carlos Marmol in the same setup role as in 2008. (Editor's note: By August, the two had traded places�Marmol became the closer and Gregg the setup man.) TRANSACTION REPORT

November 2002: Kevin signed with the Angels' organization. Before signing, Gregg was working out at Oregon State in his native Corvallis. Then football coach Dennis Erickson happened to see him messing around with a football. "He was watching me throw and said, 'Hey, what are you doing now?' I was 24 and thought I was too old to be going back to college," Kevin said. Gregg's older brother, Mark, was an offensive lineman at Oregon. November 20, 2006: The Marlins sent pitcher Chris Resop to the Angels, acquiring Kevin. February 13, 2007: Gregg lost his salary arbitration. So his contract for 2007 called for $575,000 instead of his request for $700,000. Arbitrators Jack Clarke, Stephen Goldberg, and Elizabeth Neumeier decided.	January 18, 2008: Kevin and the Marlins avoided salary arbitration, agreeing on a $2.5 million contract plus incentives. November 13, 2008: The Cubs sent P Jose Ceda to the Marlins, acquiring Gregg. January 19, 2009: Gregg signed a one-year, $4.2 million contract with the Cubs, avoiding arbitration. November 6, 2009: Kevin filed for free agency. February 3, 2010: Gregg signed with the Blue Jays, receiving $2.75 million for the 2010 season.

PITCHING:
Gregg throws his FASTBALL in the 92-93 mph range, and his SLIDER and CHANGEUP are effective pitches. What separates Kevin from the pack is his work ethic. Gregg's control has improved. "I've learned a lot about my body and how to use it to my advantage," Kevin said. "Since I signed, I've put on 40 pounds and grown an inch and a half." Gregg has a rather funky delivery, similar to the motion Brendan Donnelly has. He stands on the rubber with his right foot facing home plate and, unlike most pitchers, does not turn it to the side as he goes through his delivery and completes his follow-through. Kevin has been doing this since early in his pro career, and it is comfortable for him. Gregg also believes this helps him stay balanced and more in line with home plate.	Kevin changes speeds well. He pitches quickly, so his defense stays on their toes. Gregg has a somewhat different approach to toeing the rubber when he takes the mound. His right foot basically points in the direction of the batter when it is on the rubber. Unlike just about all other pitchers, he doesn't turn the foot when he goes into his delivery. "Umpires have said that I have to be in contact with the rubber," Gregg said. Gregg responds that he indeed is on the rubber, and he is. "It's within the rules," he adds. To minimize any doubts, he makes sure he cleans dirt off the rubber before getting ready to pitch. "My toe is a little more toward home plate, and my heel is more on the rubber," he said. "In pitching, you don't really push off [the rubber], you kind of just glide down."

Gregg adopted his style by tinkering with his delivery years ago as he was making his way to the Major Leagues. He feels it helps him stay more aligned with home plate than if he turned his foot more horizontal to the rubber. (Joe Frisaro-MLB.com-9/19/07) Kevin was very effective as the Marlins' closer. But it takes him a lot of pitches-per-inning to get the job done. He doesn't consider that a problem in getting to the end of the game. "As long as I get through an inning and preserve the lead, that's good enough for me. If it takes me 30 pitches one day and eight pitches the next, it doesn't matter. My job is to preserve the lead. If I have to throw 30 to get a zero, so be it. It's not going to do me any good to throw 11 pitches and give up the lead," Gregg said. (June 28, 2008)	On August 17, 2009: Gregg lost the job as closer for the Cubs when he gave up his 12th home run of the season and blew his 6th save. Manager Lou Piniella switched to Carlos Marmol to close out games. BREAKDOWN VS. LEFTIES AND RIGHTIES In 2005, the righty throwing Gregg allowed a .267 average and 4 home runs in 120 at-bats to lefthanded batters. And a .279 average and 4 home runs in 136 at-bats to righthanded hitters. In 2006, Kevin allowed a .298 average with 5 home runs in 131 at-bats vs. lefthanded hitters. And a .268 average with 5 home runs in 183 at-bats against righthanded batters. In 2007, Gregg held lefthanded hitters to a .172 average with one home run in 148 at-bats. Righthanded batters hit .247 with 6 homers in 158 at-bats. In 2008, Kevin shut down lefthanded hitters, holding them to a .181 average and 3 home runs in 116 at-bats. He held righthanded batters to a .222 average with no home runs in 135 at-bats. In 2009, Gregg held lefty batters to a .195 average with 2 home runs in 118 at-bats. Righthanded hitters had a .257 average with 11 home runs in 144 at-bats.

Gregg entered the 2010 season with a career record of 23-27, 4.10 ERA, and 50 home runs and 436 hits allowed in 476 innings.

CAREER INJURY REPORT:
September 2007: Gregg missed just over a week of action with a sore right forearm and wrist. August 30�September 9, 2008: The Marlins shut Kevin down for a little while because of inflammatioin his left knee, which had gotten increasingly worse for about four weeks. On September 5, Gregg underwent an OssaTron procedure on his balky left knee at The Orthopedic Center of St. Louis. The shockwave therapy is similar to that used in breaking up kidney stones and often is employed to treat plantar fasciitis. Andrew Miller, who spent time this season on the disabled list with patellar tendinitis, had the same procedure here earlier this season. Dr. George Paletta, the Cardinals' team orthopedist, reviewed Gregg's case. Whereas Miller's pain is in the middle of the tendon, Gregg's irritation is where the tendon connects to the bone. "Could it get worse? No. Was there a chance to make it better? Yes," Gregg said. "Can I cause more damage? Can I cause the patellar tendon to rupture? Can I cause any more ligament damage or cartilage damage? His opinion was no. That's why we did that thing. Part of the operation is to cut out the bad part and move it back together. Your body will try to repair itself if you let it."