| David Pauley | |
|---|---|
 Pauley with the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1983-06-17)June 17, 1983 (age 42) Longmont, Colorado, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| 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 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
David Wayne Pauley (born June 17, 1983) is anAmerican former professionalbaseballpitcher. Pauley pitched for fiveMajor League Baseball (MLB) teams from 2006 to 2012. He batted and threwright-handed.
Pauley graduated fromLongmont High School inLongmont, Colorado.[1]
An eighth round pick bySan Diego in 2001, Pauley posted a 7–12 record with a 4.17ERA for the Padres' A-class affiliate, theLake Elsinore Storm, as the Padres' seventh best prospect in 2004, according toBaseball America.[2]
On December 20, 2004, the Padres traded Pauley along withJay Payton,Ramón Vázquez, and cash to theBoston Red Sox forDave Roberts.[3]
As a member of thePortland Sea Dogs rotation in 2005, he went 9–7 with 104strikeouts and a 3.81 ERA in 156innings pitched.
Pauley started 2006 in Portland. He posted a 2–3 record with a 2.39 ERA in 10starts for the Sea Dogs before making his major league debut on May 31, starting for Boston in place of the injuredDavid Wells. Pauley pitched4+2⁄3 innings while allowing six runs on 11 hits in and 8–6 victory against theToronto Blue Jays. He did not record a decision in the game.[4] In his 16 innings pitched for the Red Sox, Pauley recorded a 7.88 ERA.
In 2007, Pauley was rated byBaseball America as the number 26 prospect in the Red Soxfarm system.[5] Pauley spent the entire 2007 season playing for thePawtucket Red Sox. The Red Sox invited him tospring training in 2008, but sent him back to the minors on March 8, 2008.[6] In January 2009, Pauley wasdesignated for assignment to make room for the newly signedJohn Smoltz.[7]
On January 19, 2009, Pauley was traded to theBaltimore Orioles for pitcherRandor Bierd.[8] He spent the entire season with the Triple-ANorfolk Tides.[2]
On December 22, 2009, Pauley signed a minor league contract with theSeattle Mariners.[9] On August 13, 2010, he earned his first major league win.[10] He started 2011 strong, going 4-1 with a 1.52 ERA in 41 innings through June 26.[3]
On July 30, 2011, Pauley was traded to theDetroit Tigers along withDoug Fister forCharlie Furbush,Casper Wells,Chance Ruffin, and minor leaguer Francisco Martinez.[11] He allowed 10 runs in19+2⁄3 innings for the Tigers.[12] Detroit released Pauley on March 12, 2012,[13] and he became a free agent after clearing waivers on March 15.
TheAngels signed Pauley to a minor league contract on March 23, 2012.[14] He was called up to the majors on May 7, 2012 but was designated for assignment on May 24.[15] Pauley cleared waivers and was then recalled to the Angels on June 12. He was designated for assignment a second time on June 18.[16]
Pauley was claimed by the Blue Jays on June 20 after being designated for assignment by the Angels for a second time.[17] For the Blue Jays, Pauley sported a 0–1 record with a 6.48 ERA in 10 relief appearances. He was designated for assignment after he gave up three earned runs on three hits against theKansas City Royals on July 2, in what would be his final MLB appearance.[18]
TheSeattle Mariners signed Pauley to a minor league contract on July 12 and assigned him to the Triple-ATacoma Rainiers on July 14. In August, MLB suspended him for 50 games for violating the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment program. The suspension came after Pauley tested positive a second time for a "drug of abuse," not aperformance-enhancing drug.[19]
On June 10, 2013, Pauley signed a minor-league deal with theArizona Diamondbacks and was assigned to Triple-AReno.[20] After pitching in four games for the Aces, Pauley was released by the team. In those four games, he went 0–1, giving up 10 hits and seven runs in5+2⁄3 innings.[21]
On July 25, 2013, Pauley signed with the independentSugar Land Skeeters of theAtlantic League of Professional Baseball.[22][23] In 12 starts, he went 5–3 with a 3.44 ERA, striking out 52 in 68 innings. He returned to Sugar Land in 2014, going 13–7 with a 2.67 ERA.[24]
Pauley was asinkerball pitcher,[25] and as such, his success relied on his ability to keep the ball down in the strike zone and induce groundball outs. He also threw afour-seam fastball,curveball,changeup, andslider. His fastball and sinker averaged 89 miles per hour.[26] As a prospect, his curveball was considered his best pitch.[1]
Pauley is married and has two children.[2]
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