Denny Stark
Dennis James Stark is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who played with the Seattle Mariners across two separate stints, as well as for the Colorado Rockies, from 1999 to 2009.
Amateur career
A native of Edgerton, Ohio, Stark attended Edgerton High School and the University of Toledo. In 1995 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.Professional career
Seattle Mariners
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the fourth round of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft, Stark would make his major league debut with the Mariners on September 15,.Colorado Rockies
On December 16, 2001, the Mariners traded Stark with Brian Fuentes and José Paniagua to the Colorado Rockies for Jeff Cirillo. In, Stark saw his best year statistically to date. Playing for the Colorado Rockies he went 11–4 with a 4.00 ERA in 32 games, 20 of those were starts. Stark's career started to decline from here, in he appeared in 17 games, 13 started, and had a record of 3–3 with a 5.83 ERA. Stark's worst year statistically was in, when he went 0–5 in six games, all starts, with an 11.42 ERA.Cleveland Indians
After his tumultuous season in 2004, Stark signed a minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians. Stark pitched in spring training but never made the team and was shut down for the season due to an elbow injury.Stark missed the entire 2006 and 2007 seasons after undergoing two Tommy John surgeries.