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CARLOS SIERRA RHP
BORN October 18, 1994 in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba
OPENING DAY AGE 23
HEIGHT 6’3 WEIGHT 208
BATS Right THROWS Right
HOMETOWN Sancti Spiritus, Cuba
ACQUIRED Signed as a non-drafted free agent in January 2016
Career Highlights: 2017 – Went 3-2 with a 2.83 ERA in 29 appearances between Quad Cities and Buies Creek. Struck out 60
hitters and walked 24 in 57 1/3 innings, holding opposition to .186 batting average against. Had a 1.10 WHIP. Left-handed hitters
batted .162 (68 AB) and right-handed hitters batted .197 (142 AB). Went 2 scoreless innings on April 11 at Peoria (1 H, 3 K, 1
BB). In final 2 outings in Midwest League, tossed 5 2/3 innings and allowed 1 earned run (3 H, 5 K, 2 BB). Made Carolina League
debut in late April. In 5 outings to begin Buies Creek tenure, pitched 10 1/3 innings while allowing 2 earned runs (7 H, 12 K, 4 BB).
Allowed 3 earned runs in back-to-back outings on May 11 vs. Salem (1 1/3 IP) and May 14 at Down East (1/3 IP). Put together 4
scoreless appearances from May 22-June 5 (10 IP, 3 H, 10 K, 1 BB). Missed more than a month of campaign with injury, placed
on disabled list on June 22. Returned with a strong July, tossing 7 1/3 innings while allowing 1 earned (4 H, 5 K, 3 BB). Recorded
a save on July 25 vs. Winston-Salem, going 2 2/3 scoreless innings (1 H, 3 K, 1 BB). Registered a 3.09 ERA in 7 appearances
during August (11 2/3 IP, 8 H, 14 K, 6 BB).
2016 – Went 1-2 with a 4.54 ERA in 15 games (1 start) between Tri-City and Quad Cities. Tossed 37 2/3 innings while striking out
41 batters and walking 16. Began pro career with stellar outing, throwing 6 scoreless innings in relief (1 H, 5 K, 2 BB) on June 20
at Brooklyn. Allowed 10 earned runs in 4 2/3 innings during next 3 outings. Strung together 3 straight scoreless appearances from
July 26-August 5 (8 IP, 1 H, 9 K, 1 BB). Made Quad Cities debut on August 22 at Cedar Rapids, tossing 3 scoreless innings (1 H,
5 K, 3 BB). Ended campaign with 3 scoreless frames (2 H, 4 K, 2 BB) on September 2 vs. Kane County.
Career Notes: Has a career .197 batting average against and 1.13 WHIP.
YEAR CLUB
2016 Tri-City (A)

Quad Cities (A)
2017 Quad Cities (A)

Buies Creek (A)

Career Totals
W-L
1-2
0-0
0-1
3-1
4-4
ERA
5.53
1.80
1.93
3.00
3.51
G
12
3
4
25
44
GS
1
0
0
0
1
CG SO
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
SV
1
0
1
1
3
IP
27.2
10.0
9.1
48.0
95.0
H
22
6
5
34
67
R
17
3
2
19
41
ER
17
2
2
16
37
BB
10
6
3
21
40
K
25
16
11
49
101
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