Found July 21, 2009 on Roto Arcade:
It's probably time to dust off the name Tim Stauffer and get him on the post-hype sleeper list. The No. 4 overall pick from 2003 missed all of last season after getting a torn labrum repaired and wasn't on anyone's radar entering 2009, but he's worked his way up from Double-A to the majors and thrown a couple of solid games for the Padres. The latest effort was a tidy no-decision against Florida on Monday (6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 4 K), with eight of 12 outs coming on the ground. Stauffer wasn't a big strikeout guy in his revolution with the Padres and his average fastball barely cracks 90 mph, but a fixed shoulder can't hurt the cause and he struck out seven Giants in his first start. Petco Park isn't getting any smaller, you know. A start at Washington calls on the weekend, and that's a cushy draw in our make-believe game. • Baseball games don't come any crazier than the match the Twins and Athletics put down on Monday (AP bureau reporter Ja...
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