It's a nice gamble for a team in search of a set-up man. Calero has had some injury questions of his own, however he posted a 1.95 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 69/30 K/BB ratio in 60 innings for the Marlins last season.
Full Name: Enrique Nomar Calero
Born: Jan 9,1975 in Santurce, Puerto Rico
Height: 6-1 Weight: 170 Bats: Right Throws: Right
High School: University Gardens (PR)
College: Miami-Dade College, Saint Thomas University
Contract: Signed 1-year, $500,000 contract with the Florida Marlins on Jan 30,2009. Minor league contract
Drafted: Selected by Kansas City Royals in 27th Round (799th overall) of 1996 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)
Fastball 44% 88.8
Slider 42% 80.2
Curveball 9% 80
Changeup 5% 81.5
Originally, he was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 41st round (1142nd overall) of the 1994 Major League Baseball Draft, but Calero did not sign with the Tigers. Instead he waited until the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft, when he was picked in the 27th round (799th overall) by the Kansas City Royals out of St. Thomas University (Florida).
Mainly a starting pitcher in the Royals minor league organization, he spent 6 years at the Single-A and Double-A levels before finally reaching Triple-A Omaha in 2002. Calero was subsequently signed as a free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals. During his minor league career, Calero excelled for the Royals organization. In 1996, he finished fourth in the Single-A Northwest League in ERA. He was also named to the Texas League All Star team in 1997. Through 2000, Calero had 31 wins in a Wrangler uniform and worked as a reliever in 2001 after 105 starts.
Calero spent all of 2003 and most of 2004 in the majors. He played all but one game as a reliever. He was a member of the 2004 St. Louis Cardinals' team that went on to win the National League title and played in the 2004 World Series. After the 2004 season, Calero was traded from the Cardinals along with starting pitcher Dan Haren and top-hitting prospect Daric Barton to the Oakland Athletics for Mark Mulder. The trade was initially viewed as a win for St. Louis, as Mulder was considered one of the best pitchers in the American League, but based on Calero and Haren's extremely productive 2005 and 2006 seasons, and Mulder's poor 2006 season and shortened 2007 season due to shoulder surgery, the trade is widely seen as a coup in Oakland. After being designated for assignment and released by the Athletics, Calero signed with the Texas Rangers on July 4, 2008. The Rangers signed Calero to a minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Oklahoma, where he spent the rest of the season.
Calero signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Florida Marlins in January 2009.[1] He made the team out of spring training, and was added to the major league roster on April 4.[2]
On March 4th, 2010, the New York Mets signed Calero to a minor-league deal with an invitation to spring training.
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