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                                        General Info

Born-Mark James Prior

Date-September 7, 1980

Height-6'5"

Weight-225LBS

Position-Pitcher

                                        Statistical Info


 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA 
 2002 21 CHC NL   6   6  19  19   1   0   0  0  116.7   98   45   43  14   38  147   7   1   486   0   0  3.32  
 2003 22 CHC NL  18   6  30  30   3   1   0  0  211.3  183   67   57  15   50  245   9   9   863   4   0  2.43  
 2004 23 CHC NL   6   4  21  21   0   0   0  0  118.7  112   53   53  14   48  139   3   2   510   2   1  4.02  
 2005 24 CHC NL  11   7  27  27   1   0   0  0  166.7  143   73   68  25   59  188   4   4   701   2   1  3.67  
 2006 25 CHC NL   1   6   9   9   0   0   0  0   43.7   46   39   35   9   28   38   8   5   211   2   0  7.21  


 5 Yr WL% .592  42  29 106 106   5   1   0  0  657.0  582  277  256  77  223  757  31  21  2771  10   2  3.51 

                                        Career

In 1998, Prior was drafted by the NewYorkYankess, but was unable to sign with them. When he re-entered the draft in 2001, he was drafted by the ChicagoCubs. He was the second pick, after the MinnesotaTwins superstar JoeMauer. Prior debuted with the Cubs on May 22 of 2002, he picked up the win pitching 6 innings with 10 strikeouts. He finished 6-6 on the season. In 2003, he finished 18-6. He lost time due to an injury in a collision with Braves 2nd Baseman MarcusGiles. Then, in 2004 he had to miss 2 months due to an achilles tendon injury. When he came back from the injury, there was speculations that Prior was still injured. During the last part of the season he was returing to form. The injury bug struck him again in 2005 when ColoradoRockies Right Fielder BradHawpe hit a comeback to Prior and hit Priors elbow. The ball has said to be going 117 Miles Per Hour. Prior was injured in spring training in 2006. He had a strained shoulder. He made his first start of the season on June 18th against the DetriotTigers. He was taken out after 3 innings, after giving up 6 runs in the first. He finished the season with a 1-6 record.