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John Hollis Patterson (born January 30, 1978 in Orange, TX) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball, currently with the Washington Nationals.

A USA Today prep All-American in his senior year at West Orange-Stark (TX) High School, Patterson was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the first round (5th overall pick) of the 1996 MLB Draft. After Montreal lost the draft rights to Patterson on a technicality, he signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks for $6.075 million. After disappointing stints with Arizona's major league club in 2002 and 2003, Patterson was traded back to the Expors prior to the 2004 season in exchange for Randy Choate, a left-handed reliever.

He features a mid 90's fastball along with a big curveball and a sharp slider.

Always filled with immense potential, Patterson started to realize it in 2004 when he had a 3.57 ERA in April. He got hurt soon after, though, and never regained his form for the rest of the year.

Patterson had a breakout season in 2005. Posting a 9-7 record while setting career bests in ERA (3.13), innings pitched (198.3) and strikeouts (185) in 31 starts. On August 4th of that year, he pitched his first career complete game shutout against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with Washington winning that game 7-0.

He will be eligible for salary arbitration following the 2006 season. If he does not work out a new contract with the Nationals beforehand, he will be a free agent after the 2009 season.

Patterson spends his offseason in his hometown of Orange, Texas.

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