#40 Register, Steven, P

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	Position: P Date of Birth: 05/16/1983 Height: 6' 1" Weight: 180 lbs Bats: R Throws: R Resides: Birmingham, AL Biography: The 25-year-old made his Major League debut in 2008, appearing in 10 games during three different stints with the Rockies...was selected by the New York Mets in the Rule 5 draft at the 2007 Winter Meetings in Dallas but was returned to the Rockies at the end of Spring Training...served as the closer at Triple-A Colorado Springs in 2008, his second season in that role...in 2007, he saved 37 games at Double-A Tulsa, leading all of Minor Leauge Baseball (and the Texas League) in the category...the 6-foot, 1-inch right-hander has led his league in games finished in each of the last two seasons since 2007...Register has been used exclusively in a relief role over the past two seasons after making his first 69 professional appearances as a starter...as a starter, he logged three complete games in a two-year span from 2005-06...in his first pro season in 2004, he ranked 3rd in the Northwest League with 15 starts...was a Texas League All-Star in 2007...prior to the 2005 season, he was rated by Baseball America as having the best slider in Colorado’s system...was originally selected by Colorado in the 3rd round of the 2004 June draft.