David Pauley | |||
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Pauley with the Toronto Blue Jays
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Pitcher | |||
Born: Longmont, Colorado |
June 17, 1983 |||
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MLB debut | |||
May 31, 2006, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
July 2, 2012, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Win–loss record | 9–19 | ||
Earned run average | 4.68 | ||
Strikeouts | 122 | ||
Teams | |||
David Wayne Pauley (born June 17, 1983) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Pauley played for several Major League Baseball (MLB) teams between 2006 and 2012. He bats and throws right-handed.
Pauley is a graduate of Longmont High School in Longmont, Colorado.
An eighth round pick by San Diego in 2001, Pauley posted a 7–12 record with a 4.17 ERA for the Padres A-class affiliate, the Lake Elsinore Storm, as their seventh best prospect in 2004.
On December 20, 2004, the Padres traded Pauley along with Jay Payton, Ramón Vázquez, and cash to the Boston Red Sox for Dave Roberts.
As a member of the Portland Sea Dogs rotation in 2005, he went 9–7 with 104 strikeouts and a 3.81 ERA in 156 innings pitched.
Pauley started 2006 in Portland. He posted a 2–3 with a 2.39 ERA in 10 starts for the Sea Dogs before making his major league debut on May 31 starting for Boston in place of the injured David Wells. He pitched 4⅓ innings against the Toronto Blue Jays and did not record a decision. In his 16 innings pitched for the Boston Red Sox, Pauley recorded a 7.88 ERA.
In 2007, Pauley was rated by Baseball America as the number 26 prospect in the Red Sox farm system. Pauley spent the entire 2007 season playing for the Pawtucket Red Sox. The Red Sox invited him to spring training in 2008, but was sent back to the minors on March 8, 2008. In January 2009, Pauley was designated for assignment in order to make room for the newly signed John Smoltz.