Gio Gonzalez

• Oakland Athletics (2008-2011)
• Washington Nationals (2012 -present)

• All-Star selection (2011)

Giovany A. Gonzalez ( born September 19, 1985 in Hialeah, Florida) is an American Major League Baseball pitcher who currently competes for the Washington Nationals.

Career

Gonzalez was elected Draft by the Chicago White Sox in the first round of the MLB 2004.

In November 2005, Gonzalez was traded along with Aaron Rowand and Daniel Haigwood for Jim Thome to the Philadelphia Phillies.

In December he was again traded along with Gavin Floyd for Freddy Garcia back to the Chicago White Sox.

In January 2008, Sweeney and Faustino De Los Santos was traded for Nick Swisher to the Oakland Athletics along with Ryan. Gonzalez made ​​his debut in the MLB on August 6, 2008 for the Athletics against the Toronto Blue Jays.

However, he was sent back to the minor league spring training after 2009.

Gonzalez finished the 2010 season with an ERA of 3.23 and 171 strikeouts in 33 games.

2011 Gonzalez was elected to the All Star Game, in which he pitched an inning while throwing a strikeout and no hits allowed.

On December 23, 2011 Gonzalez was traded to the Washington Nationals. On January 15, 2012 Gonzalez extended the contract with the Nationals until 2016, he will earn $ 42 million over this period.