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49. Tim Stauffer- RHP- San Diego Padres- 24
Forgive me, I just don’t understand this talk of calling Tim Stauffer a poor c
hoice with the 4th overall pick in the 2003 draft. Sure there were better picks
after him, but few players in the minors are as close to the Majors as Tim. Hi
s season included thoroughly handling both the California and Southern Leagues,
en route to the PCL. Such a whirlwind season should hardly be frowned upon, bu
t rather applauded.
One of my largest pet peeves in prospect tracking is the wrongful promotion of
a prospect. Moving from the CL to the SL was an easy choice, what with never al
lowing three earned runs or a home run in his six starts. But what I’m curious
about is why the Padres were so quick to move Stauffer on to AAA. In his first
seven starts there, Stauffer had been solid: throwing at least six innings eac
h time, and allowing more than two runs just once. But his last start was merci
ful, nine hits in just 2.1 innings causing seven earned runs. Does this appear
to be the line of a player that has mastered a league?
Three starts into his AAA career, Stauffer was sent to the Futures Game as part
of the American squad. This was my comment regarding his outing the following
day:
Tim Stauffer, the Padres fourth overall selection last year, threw a 1-2-3 top
half of the second inning, showing as much dominance as [Francis]. Stauffer see
med the most ready of any pitcher, throwing three pitches in the ten-pitch inni
ng that included strikeouts of Tony Blanco and Jose Cortes. Stauffer was betwee
n 90-91 with the fastball, also showing a low-80s change and high-70s, impressi
ve curve.
My guess is that Stauffer doesn’t usually throw his fastball quite that hard,
but you still get an idea on his polished repertoire. Unfortunately he didn’t
finish his PCL season like he did that Futures Game performance, though after p
itching in Houston, Stauffer would never allow more than three earned runs in a
start. His K/9 is a concern for some, but that’s just not the way Stauffer th
rows.
Come 2006, Tim Stauffer should begin to be the next NL workhorse. His numbers s
hould never be fantastic, but the Padres could use a 180-inning third starter.
And to me, that’s top fifty material.
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