Timothy James Stauffer was born on June 2,1982 and is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
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17 Facts About Tim Stauffer
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Tim Stauffer played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres, Minnesota Twins and New York Mets.
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Tim Stauffer attended the University of Richmond through his junior year, where was twice named the Atlantic 10 Conference Pitcher of the Year.
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Tim Stauffer was selected in the first round by the San Diego Padres as the fourth overall pick of the June 2003 draft.
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Tim Stauffer rested his arm in 2003, and began 2004 with the Class A Advanced Lake Elsinore Storm.
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Tim Stauffer was being projected as a number 3 starter, soon to reach the major leagues.
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Tim Stauffer was called up to the Padres for a single appearance on August 21,2006, in order to temporarily fill a spot in a pitching rotation hampered by injuries.
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The surgery and rehab cost him the entire 2008 season, and Tim Stauffer began 2009 with the Double-A San Antonio Missions after a month of extended spring training to build arm strength.
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Tim Stauffer was called back up to the big leagues on July 11,2009.
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In 2010, Tim Stauffer started the season working out of the Padres bullpen and posted a 0.
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Tim Stauffer was the Padres Opening Day pitcher in 2011 and was a mainstay of the rotation.
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Tim Stauffer was again the planned Opening Day starter, but he suffered an elbow strain in spring training and went on the disabled list.
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Tim Stauffer settled into a long relief role with the Padres bullpen, pitching multiple innings in 22 of his 43 relief appearances.
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Tim Stauffer was designated for assignment on June 11,2015, and released on June 17.
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On July 31,2015, Tim Stauffer signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets.
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Tim Stauffer was designated for assignment by the Mets on October 12,2015, thus making him a free agent to make room for Matt Reynolds on the 40-man roster.
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On December 23,2015, Tim Stauffer agreed to a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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