#15 Jason Stoffel. RHP. BD: 09-15-1988. 6'2", 225 lbs.
2009 Stats: AZL(rookie)- 0-0, 1.86, 9.2 IP, 0 BB, 6 K's. Salem-Keizer(short-season)- 1-0, 0.00, 10.1 IP, 1 BB, 13 K's.
The Giants drafted Jason Stoffel in the 4'th round of the 2009 draft. His stock slipped from almost certain first-rounder during his junior season at Arizona where he was the closer. His K/9 dropped into single digits while his BB/9 rose above 4 as did his ERA. He features a 93-95 MPH fastball and a slider that can be "unhittable." BA's predraft scouting report blamed his Junior season struggles on inconsistency saying he tended to lose focus in more low-leverage situations. He certainly didn't show any such inconsistency in two stops in the Giants system after turning pro. He looks like a classic Giants pitching prospect project. I would expect to see him start the season as San Jose's closer and he could rocket to the top as fast as Dan Runzler last season, although it might be better to take it slow with him and use him in multi-inning situations to build his pitching repertoire and experience.
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a late season/next year bullpen featuring Wilson, Joaquin, Stoffel, Runzler, Affeldt, and Romo sounds pretty good. Throw in Joe Martinez in long relief and of course we still have Medders, that's a solid 8 pen guys if we don't have any disappointments, and that assumes we won't get anything out of Sosa, Valdez, etc.
ReplyDeleteValdez is gone. To Toronto for cash after being DFAed (for Huff spot on the roster I beleive.)
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