Javier Lopez


‧ Position: Pitcher

‧ Height: 6-foot-4

‧ Weight: 200 pounds

‧ Bats: Left

‧ Throws: Left

‧ Age: 26

‧ Acquired: From Boston for right-handed pitcher Ryan Cameron on March 18,
             2003.

‧ Status: Will share left-handed setup chores in bullpen with Brian Fuentes.

‧ Career highlights: Appeared in a Rockies rookie-record 75 games in 2003...
                      Allowed three runs, two earned, in his first 30 major
                      league appearances . . . Compiled a 1.71 earned-run
                      average in 39 games at Coors Field, the lowest by a
                      Rockies pitcher with at least 10 appearances.

‧ Personal: Born in Puerto Rico but grew up in Fairfax, Va. Father works for
             FBI . . . Originally signed with Arizona as a fourth-round draft
             pick in June 1998.

‧ Who had the biggest impact on your career?
             "Mark Davis, who is now the bullpen coach with the Diamondbacks.
              He was my pitching coach at Double-A. He helped me refine my
              mechanics. He kind of threw (sidearm) at the end of his career.
              He just really had confidence in me going out there."