Twins signed RHP Tim Stauffer for $2.2M and outrighted Eric Fryer.

Nice upgrade over Burton..... ladies and gents, meet your new Twins set-up man...

Got to like the numbers:

 

3.63 ERA with 8.8 K/9, 2.9 BB/9 and a 46.3 percent ground-ball rate the past two years in the Padres' bullpen.

Can we have his 2010 season, with 0 starts, and a better SO percentage?

 

His WHIP from 2014 is little concerning, but I suppose for 2.2M, it's par for the course.

Parmalee has been outrighted to AAA.  I guess that means he went unclaimed and chose to accept the assignment. 

 

Also Fryer was outrighted meaning the backup C has to be Pinto.

Can we have his 2010 season, with 0 starts, and a better SO percentage?

 

His WHIP from 2014 is little concerning, but I suppose for 2.2M, it's par for the course.

Stauffer's FIP of 3.02 is identical for both 2010 and 2014.

 

His K% and K/9 were never higher than in 2014. Unlike most RPs, he has a bevy of pitching options and a nice change-up- lots for Neal Allen to work with.

 

The 2014 outlying BABIP of.356 accounts for quite a bit of that WHIPsaw.

Edited December 23, 201411 yr by jokin

Fryer was outrighted meaning the backup C has to be Pinto.

I hope so. Or that could be the another shoe to drop.

Solid Ryan-like bullpen signing.

The way things stand now, Hughes, Santana, Nolasco and Gibson appear to be locks for the rotation. Perkins, Fien, Stauffer, and Duensing are locks for the bullpen.  I would say Thielbar is a lock, too, even though I disagree that they need two LOOGYs or that Thielbar is a LOOGY.  That leaves 3 slots for Pelfrey, Milone, May, Meyer, Pressley, Tonkin, and Oliveros.

His K% and K/9 were never higher than in 2014. Unlike most RPs, he has a bevy of pitching options and a nice change-up- lots for Neal Allen to work with.

 

The 2014 outlying BABIP of.356 accounts for quite a bit of that WHIPsaw.

Thanks Jokin.

 

I actually was prepared to get blown up for hastily looking at his basic stats from last season and posting -  I'm just bummed out it was on something as basic as his BABIP. Anyways, I had my pants pulled down and ready for the paddle, you so handily delivered.

Edited December 23, 201411 yr by Bark's Lounge

Also Fryer was outrighted meaning the backup C has to be Pinto.

 

Don't forget Chris Herrmann. 

Please continue the Stauffer signing discussion in the article thread. Thanks.

 

http://twinsdaily.com/topic/16368-article-minnesota-twins-sign-reliever-tim-stauffer/