- Danny Farquhar
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Danny Farquhar Toronto Blue Jays Relief pitcher Born: February 17, 1987
Pembroke Pines, FloridaBats: Right Throws: Right MLB debut September 13, 2011 for the Toronto Blue Jays Career statistics
(through 2011 Season)Win-loss record 0 - 0 Earned run average 13.50 Strikeouts 1 Teams - Toronto Blue Jays (2011–present)
Daniel A. Farquhar (born February 17, 1987 in Pembroke Pines, Florida) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays. He attended college at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where he played for the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team.[1] He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 10th round of the 2008 MLB Amateur Draft.[2]
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Minor League Career
He spent the 2008 season with the Short-Season A Auburn Doubledays then went to the Single-A Lansing Lugnuts. He finished 2008 with 2-2 record, 32.1 IP, and a 1.95 ERA. In 2009, he started the season with the Advance-A Dunedin Blue Jays and finished the season with the AA New Hampshire Fisher Cats. In 2009, he had a 2-4 record, 1.87 ERA, 22 saves, in 62.2 IP.[3] He was traded to the Oakland Athletics along with Trystan Magnuson for outfielder Rajai Davis after the 2010 season.[4]
On April 18, 2011, Farquhar was traded to the Blue Jays in exchange for reliever David Purcey.[5]
Major League Career
Farquhar made his major league debut on September 13, 2011, against the Boston Red Sox. He pitched 0.2 innings and allowed 3 earned runs on 3 hits, while walking 2 with no strikeouts.
References
- ^ http://bluejaysdaze.blogspot.com/2009/05/prospect-profile-daniel-farquhar-rp.html
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=farquh001dan
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=farquh001dan
- ^ Slusser, Susan (November 18, 2010). "The once and future Earthquakes meet". The San Francisco Chronicle. http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-11-18/sports/24837698_1_fourth-outfielder-double-a-last-season-league.
- ^ Report: Jays trade Purcey to A's for Farquhar, NBC Sports, April 18, 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Toronto Blue Jays current roster Active roster 1 Darin Mastroianni | 4 Kyle Drabek | 5 Yunel Escobar | 9 J. P. Arencibia | 10 Edwin Encarnación | 11 Rajai Davis | 13 Brett Lawrie | 18 Mike McCoy | 19 José Bautista | 20 Mark Teahen | 23 Brandon Morrow | 24 Ricky Romero | 26 Adam Lind | 27 Brett Cecil | 28 Colby Rasmus | 29 Dustin McGowan | 30 David Cooper | 31 Brian Jeroloman | 33 Carlos Villanueva | 36 Alan Farina | 37 Henderson Alvarez | 40 Joel Carreño | 44 Casey Janssen | 45 Travis Snider | 46 Eric Thames | 47 Luis Pérez | 49 Danny Farquhar | 51 Jesse Litsch | 58 Chad Beck | 59 Brad Mills | 74 Moises Sierra | -- Jesse Chavez | -- Adeiny Hechavarria | -- Trystan Magnuson
Disabled list Coaching Staff Manager 52 John Farrell | Bench Coach 22 Don Wakamatsu | 1st Base Coach 7 Torey Lovullo | 3rd Base Coach 55 Brian Butterfield | Hitting Coach 21 Dwayne Murphy | Pitching Coach 53 Bruce Walton | Bullpen Coach -- Pete Walker | Bullpen Catcher 61 Alex Andreopoulos | Coach 63 Luis Rivera
Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Florida
- Baseball pitchers
- Auburn Doubledays players
- Lansing Lugnuts players
- Dunedin Blue Jays players
- New Hampshire Fisher Cats players
- People from Pembroke Pines, Florida
- Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball players
- Toronto Blue Jays players
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