Downs on DL, Mattes Released
June 18, 2003 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Edmonton Trappers News Release
EDMONTON, AB - The Edmonton Trapper Baseball Club announced today that left-handed pitcher Scott Downs has been placed on the seven-day disabled list with left shoulder soreness and that right-handed pitcher Troy Mattes has been released. Edmonton's roster currently stands at 22 players; 10 pitchers, two catchers, six infielders and four outfielders, plus one player (left-handed pitcher Scott Downs) on the disabled list.
Downs, 27, is 6-4, 4.36 (76.1 IP - 37 ER) in 13 starts with the Trappers this season. The Louisville, Kentucky native presently leads the Trapper staff in wins. His best stretch of the season came from May 11 through the 21st when he won three consecutive starts and posted a 2.66 ERA (20.1 IP - 6 ER) in that span. He did not allow a home run in his first 10 starts of the season, a span that covered 54.0 innings and 220 batters faced. Downs was originally selected by the Chicago Cubs in the third round of the 1997 draft. He was acquired by the Montreal Expos from the Cubs in exchange for outfielder Rondell White on July 31, 2000. Downs missed the entire 2001 season after undergoing "Tommy John" surgery on his left elbow. He split the 2002 season between Single-A Brevard County, where he was 0-0, 3.00 (9.0 IP - 3 ER) with one save in seven appearances, and Triple-A Ottawa, where he was 2-1, 5.79 (23.1 IP - 15 ER) in 17 appearances. Downs began the 2003 season with a career minor league record of 26-14 in 89 appearances (61 starts). He posted a 3.09 ERA (410.1 IP - 141 ER) in that time.
Mattes, 27, missed the entire 2002 season after undergoing right shoulder rotator cuff surgery on May 21. The procedure was performed by Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Alabama. Mattes, a native of Champaign, Illinois, was originally placed on the 15-day disabled list on March 22, 2002, with right shoulder tendinitis. He was transferred to the 60-day DL on June 6 and was designated for assignment by the Expos on October 1. He was originally selected by the Expos in the 16th round of the 1993 draft and has spent his entire career in the Montreal organization. Mattes reached the major leagues in 2001, going 3-3, 6.00 (45.0 IP - 30 ER) in eight starts with the Expos. He was 0-1, 5.68 (19.0 IP - 12 ER) in five appearances (three starts) with Harrisburg this season. Mattes was 1-0, 1.50 (6.0 IP - 1 ER) in one start with the Trappers in 2003.
The next Trapper home game will be on Wednesday, June 18 when the club will take on the Las Vegas 51s. The game will begin at 7:05 PM. Tickets for all regular season home games are on sale and can be purchased through Ticketmaster at 451-8000. Twenty-game packs, ten-game packs and 2003 season tickets are also currently on sale at the Trapper General Office. For more information call 414-4450.
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