Tim Stauffer

Stauffer with the San Diego Padres

Free agent

Pitcher

Born: June 2, 1982 (age 34)
Portland, Maine

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

MLB debut

May 11, 2005, for the San Diego Padres

MLB statistics
(through 2015 season)

33–34

3.97

449

1.33

Teams

Timothy James "Tim" Stauffer (born June 2, 1982) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Minnesota Twins and New York Mets.

Stauffer graduated Saratoga Central Catholic High School in Saratoga Springs, New York and attended the University of Richmond through his junior year, where was twice named the Atlantic 10 Conference Pitcher of the Year. As a sophomore in 2002, Stauffer established Atlantic 10 records for wins (15) and strike-outs (140). He posted a 1.54 ERA and was named a first-team All-American. In 2003, Stauffer broke his own Atlantic 10 strike-out record with 146 and posted a 9-5 record with a 1.97 ERA and 10 complete games. He was again selected to the All-America Team.

Stauffer played for the Keene Swamp Bats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League in the summer of 2001, where he set an NECBL record with a 7-0 win/loss mark. In 2002, he played for the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod League, and is featured in the book The Last Best League: One Summer, One Season, One Dream by Jim Collins.

Stauffer was selected in the first round by the San Diego Padres as the fourth overall pick of the June 2003 draft. Stauffer had been bothered by shoulder soreness since the end of the college season, and an MRI in July showed weakness in the shoulder joint. He and his agent went to the Padres with this information during negotiations, and as a result he signed with the Padres for a bonus much less than a fourth overall pick would normally receive. The Padres scouting director Bill Gayton said about the disclosure, "Their honesty and integrity is second to none. They didn't have to do that."

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