User:GhostRiver/blanton

Joseph Matthew Blanton (born December 11, 1980) is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. Between 2004 and 2017, he played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Washington Nationals.

Draft and minor leagues (2002–2004)

 * 2002 draft
 * 2002 Vancouver Canadians
 * 2002 Modesto A's
 * 2003 Midland RockHounds
 * 2003 Kane County Cougars
 * 2004 Sacramento River Cats

Oakland Athletics (2004–2008)

 * 2004
 * 2005
 * 2006 (ALDS, ALCS)
 * 2007
 * 2008

Philadelphia Phillies (2008–2012)

 * 2008 (NLDS, NLCS< WS)
 * 2009 (NLDS, NLCS, WS)
 * 2010 (NLDS, NLCS)
 * 2011 (NLDS)
 * 2012

Los Angeles Dodgers (2012)

 * 2012

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2013)

 * 2013

Second stint with the Athletics (2014)

 * 2014

Kansas City Royals (2015)

 * 2015

Pittsburgh Pirates (2015)

 * 2015

Second stint with the Dodgers (2016)

 * 2016 (NLDS, NLCS)

Washington Nationals (2017)

 * 2017