with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Pitching style Alburquerque is a three-pitch pitcher. He throws a hard four-seam fastball that ranges between 94 and 98 mph, and his "out pitch" is a downward-breaking slider that ranges between 85 and 88 mph. The slider is his most common pitch, especially with two strikes in the count; it has a 60% whiff rate, the fifth-highest for a slider among relief pitchers since the 2007 season. His best pitch is what scouts call the "Cross Curve" that "breaks this way, and then that way." His strikeouts per 9 innings pitched ratio is above the league average, sitting at 10.7 through the end of the 2017 season. He also has a high walk rate at 5.0 per 9 innings. Alburquerque was effective in the 2011 season at stranding inherited baserunners, allowing only 3 of 31 to score. References External links 1986 births Acereros de Monclova players Águilas Cibaeñas players Arizona League Cubs players Boise Hawks players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Charlotte Knights players Chicago White Sox players Daytona Cubs players Detroit Tigers players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Mexico Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Estrellas Orientales players Kansas City Royals players Lakeland Flying Tigers players Living people Los Angeles Angels players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic Omaha Storm Chasers players Sportspeople from San Pedro de Macorís Peoria Chiefs players Salt Lake Bees players Tacoma Rainiers players Toledo Mud Hens players Tulsa Drillers players