finalyear bats birth_place debutyear finaldate statyear statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
2009 right santo domingo , dominican republic 2007 august 23 2009 3.74 4-2 55 pitcher houston astros earned run average win-loss record strikeouts may 1 14 october 1983 alberto Árias
 colorado rockies alberto Árias right
alberto Árias

alberto a. Árias -lrb- born october 14 , 1983 -rrb- is a dominican former professional baseball pitcher .
in , Árias played in minor league baseball with the tulsa drillers .
Árias made his mlb debut with the colorado rockies in and made 6 relief appearances , going 1 -- 0 with a 4.91 era .
on july 31 , 2008 , the houston astros claimed him off waivers from the rockies and assigned him to triple-a round rock .
in 2009 , Árias took a big step forward in his career , setting career-best marks in games played -lrb- 42 -rrb- , innings pitched -lrb- 45.2 -rrb- , whip -lrb- 1.489 -rrb- and era -lrb- 3.35 -rrb- .
Árias missed the 2010 and 2011 seasons due to injury .
on october 24 , 2011 , he re-signed a minor league contract with the astros .
