Jhondaniel Medina
Jhondaniel Medina is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
Career
Baltimore Orioles
On December 14, 2009, Medina signed with the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent. He made his professional debut in 2010, posting a 2.32 ERA in 10 starts. He spent the 2011 season with the Dominican Summer League Orioles, for whom he had played the previous year. In 14 games, he registered a 5–4 record and 3.02 ERA with 60 strikeouts in innings pitched.Medina spent the 2012 season with the rookie–level Gulf Coast Orioles, also pitching in one game for the Low–A Aberdeen IronBirds. In 10 games, he recorded a 3.72 ERA with 47 strikeouts and 2 saves in 46.0 innings of work.
Pittsburgh Pirates
On November 30, 2012, Medina was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Yamaico Navarro. In his first season with the Pirates organization, Medina pitched in 37 games split between the Single–A West Virginia Power and High–A Bradenton Marauders; he posted a 1.96 ERA with 68 strikeouts and 13 saves in 46.0 innings of work. He returned to Bradenton for the 2014 season, and logged a stellar 0.72 ERA with 47 strikeouts and 3 saves across 35 appearances.In 2015, he spent the year with the Double–A Altoona Curve. In 45 appearances, he posted a 2.76 ERA with 44 strikeouts and a career–high 12 saves in 62.0 innings pitched. Medina began the 2016 season back in Double–A Altoona. He pitched in 46 games split between Altoona and the Triple–A Indianapolis Indians, accumulating a 3.49 ERA with 70 strikeouts in innings of work. He elected free agency following the season on November 7, 2016.