Post-UC Riverside Passed away on June 26, 2012 at the age of 23 following a year-and-a-half battle with brain cancer ... Played professional baseball in the Colorado Rockies and Minnesota Twins orgaizations ... Drafted by the Rockies in the 13th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft ... Began his professional career in rookie ball with the Casper Ghosts in the Pioneer League where he posted a 3.52 ERA and recorded a pair of saves in six appearances ... Promoted to the Rockies Low-A Ball Team, the Tri-City Dust Devils of the Northwest League that same season where, in 13 appearances, he went 3-1 with a 1.59 earned run average striking out 24 batters in 22.2 innings of work ... In 2010, he went 5-4 with a 3.59 ERA and five saves in 58 games for Colorado's Class A Asheville affiliate ... The Minnesota Twins acquired him in an offseason trade that year for catcher Jose Morales ...
2009 Ranked second on the squad in innings pitched, third in strikeouts and tied for second in victories ... Named Big West Pitcher of the Week on March 30 after pitching a complete-game, 3-1, victory over top-ranked Cal State Fullerton (
box score/
recap) ... Earned his second conference pitcher of the week nod, and the third of his career, on April 27 after pitching a complete-game seven-hitter at Cal State Northridge (
box score/
recap) ...
2008 Led the Highlanders in innings pitched and games started while finishing second in earned run average and tied for third in wins ... Named Big West Pitcher of the Week on April 7 after he fired a complete-game, Five-hitter vs. ninth-ranked Long Beach State (
box score) ... Saw his first action for UCR against against Washington on Feb. 25 ...
2007 Played for the Arizona Wildcats ... His eight relief appearances were the fourth most on the team ...
High School Four-year letter winner at J.W. North High School ... Was named to the All-League Team in 2004 and 2005 ... Also named to the Dodger Elite Team in 2005 and was a part of the Devil Rays scout team ... Made it to both the Colt World Series and the Palomino World Series ...
Personal Paul Bargas is the son of Paul and Kimberly Bargas ... Majoring in business administration ... Roots for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the Dallas Cowboys ... His favorite athletes include Tom Glavine, Jered Weaver, and Derek Jeter ... He enjoys reading Reefer Madness and The Mental Game of Baseball ... “Superbad,” “300,” and “Anchorman” are among his favorite movies ... He enjoys watching “South Park” and “Rob and Big” ... His favorite food is barbeque ... Listens to the music of Lil Wayne, System of a Down, and The Used ... His hobbies include golf and running ... His most memorable sports achievement is pitching Division I college baseball ... Cites his father as his biggest influence because “he taught me how to work hard” ...
Paul Bargas's Career Pitching Statistics
|
Year |
ERA |
W |
L |
App |
GS |
CG |
SHO |
CBO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
2B |
3B |
HR |
AB |
Avg |
WP |
HBP |
SF |
SH |
BK |
|
2007 |
6.28 |
3 |
1 |
10
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
23.0 |
25
|
18
|
16
|
3
|
19 |
5 |
0
|
0
|
94 |
.266
|
1
|
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
2008 |
6.19 |
2
|
5
|
14
|
13
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
75.2
|
94
|
54
|
52
|
19
|
35
|
17
|
5
|
10
|
295
|
.319
|
3
|
7
|
3
|
10
|
3
|
|
2009 |
4.44
|
5 |
3
|
12
|
11
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
75.0
|
94 |
43
|
37
|
9 |
46
|
23
|
1
|
6
|
306
|
.307
|
2
|
5
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
|
Totals |
5.44
|
10 |
9
|
36 |
26 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
173.2 |
213 |
115 |
105 |
31 |
100 |
45 |
6 |
16 |
695 |
.307 |
6 |
14 |
5 |
18 |
4 |
