Dana Eveland 78 | P

Biography

Dana James Eveland (EAVE-land)… Married… Was originally signed by Milwaukee Brewers scouts Corey Rodriguez and Jim Stevenson… Graduated from Palmdale (CA) High School… Attended College of the Canyons… Younger brother, Kyle, a second baseman from Palmdale (CA) High School, was drafted by the Brewers in the 43rd round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft but did not sign… Was the recipient of the 2008 Dave Stewart Community Service Award which is given annually to an A’s player for outstanding work in the community.

2009 Highlights

Began and finished the season in the A’s starting rotation, but spent most of the year at Sacramento (AAA)… Was 2-4 with a 7.16 ERA in 13 games, nine starts, over three stints with Oakland and 8-6 with a 4.94 ERA in 21 starts with Sacramento… Allowed a .365 batting average with Oakland, which was the highest mark of his five seasons in the majors… Opponents now have a .300 (329 for 1098) batting average against him in his career… Yielded a .373 (19 for 51) mark against left-handed hitters and .362 (51 for 141) against right-handers… Went 2-1 with a 5.31 ERA and .318 opponents batting average in five games in Oakland and 0-3 with an 8.75 ERA and .402 opponents batting average in eight games on the road… Allowed all four of his home runs on the road and at night… AS A STARTER: Was 2-3 with a 7.65 ERA in his nine starting assignments and 0-1 with a 2.25 ERA in four relief appearances… Is now 11-15 with a 5.48 ERA (143 ER in 235.0 IP) in 44 career starts and 2-2 with a 5.88 ERA (27 ER in 41.1 IP) in 39 relief appearances… A’s were 5-4 (.556) in his starting assignments in 2009 and are 21-17 (.553) over the last two years… Tossed more than 5.0 innings in just one of his nine starts, allowed three runs or more seven times and walked three or more six times… First batters faced were 1 for 3 with a walk in his four relief appearances.