Lincoln Holdzkom
Lincoln H. Holdzkom (born March 13, 1982 in ) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies.
Holdzkom attended Arizona Western Junior College. After that, he was selected by the Florida Marlins in the 7th round (212th overall) of the Major League Baseball draft.
Holdzkom began his career with the Rookie League Gulf Coast Marlins in 2001. Making 7 starts and 5 relief appearances, he went 1-3 with a 2.49 ERA.
Holdzkom pitched for the Single-A Kane County Cougars in . He made 30 relief appearances and went 1-5 with a 2.53 ERA and led the team with 11 saves.
In , Holdzkom split the season between the Single-A Greensboro Bats and the Advanced Single-A Jupiter Hammerheads. In a combined 56 relief appearances, he went 1-6 with a 2.92 ERA. Holdzkom would miss the entire season after Tommy John surgery.
In , Holdzkom played for the Gulf Coast Marlins and the Hammerheads again. In 12 relief appearances, Holdzkom went 0-1 with a 4.73 ERA.
On March 28, , Holdzkom was traded to the Chicago Cubs along with Zach McCormack for Todd Wellemeyer. Holdzkom pitched at three different levels for the Cubs in 2006, the Rookie League AZL Cubs, the Advanced Single-A Daytona Cubs, and the Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx. In a combined 25 games, Holdzkom went 0-1 with a 1.76 ERA.
On December 7, 2006, Holdzkom was selected by the Houston Astros in the major league phase of the Rule 5 draft. He did not make the team and was returned to the Cubs on March 11, 2007.
On April 20, , Holdzkom signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox and was assigned to the Portland Sea Dogs, the Red Sox Double-A affliate. It was with the Sea Dogs that he got his first win since 2003 and overall with the Sea Dogs, he went 4-1 with a 3.47 ERA in 30 relief appearances. Holdzkom also played at the Triple-A level for the Pawtucket Red Sox. With Pawtucket, he made 12 relief appearances and went 1-0 with a 1.59 ERA.
On December 6, 2007, Holdzkom was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the major league phase of the Rule 5 draft.