Joshua Alan Hall is a free agent

Free agent

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 Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 starting pitcher

Starting pitcher

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. He has played in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds

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 in .

Hall was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 7th round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft

1998 Major League Baseball Draft

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. His best minor league season was in with the Single-A Dayton Dragons

Dayton Dragons

The Dayton Dragons are a Class A minor league baseball team from Dayton, Ohio affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds. They play in the Midwest League at Fifth Third Field.The Dragons came to Dayton in 2000...

. He went 11-5 with a 2.66 ERA

Earned run average

In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...

 and 122 strikeout

Strikeout

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s. He made his major league debut against the San Francisco Giants

San Francisco Giants

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 on August 2, 2003, as a spot starter going 5 innings, giving up 2 earned run

Earned run

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s, and getting a no-decision. Hall missed the entire season due to an injury and began back in the minors. First at High-A Sarasota, he was then promoted to Double-A Chattanooga

Chattanooga Lookouts

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 where he had a 3.53 ERA. He played mostly with Chattanooga again in , but also some with Triple-A Louisville

Louisville Bats

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.

Hall became a free agent after the season and signed with the Washington Nationals

Washington Nationals

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 on November 6. In , Hall was mostly a relief pitcher

Relief pitcher

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 for Double-A Harrisburg

Harrisburg Senators

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, but in , again with Harrisburg, he was a starter. After 7 games, he was released by the Nationals and signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies

Colorado Rockies

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. With Colorado, he split the rest of the season with Double-A Tulsa

Tulsa Drillers

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 and Triple-A Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs Sky Sox

The Colorado Springs Sky Sox are a minor league baseball team in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team's colors are red and blue. The team plays in the Pacific Coast League and are the Triple-A affiliate of the major league Colorado Rockies...

. He became a free agent at the end of the season and re-signed with the Rockies in January . Hall was released by the Colorado Rockies at the end of Spring Training

Spring training

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. On May 11, Hall agreed to a minor league deal with the Mariners. He declared free agency in November of that year.

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