Tommy Layne Pitcher

     
 

Born: November 2, 1984
St. Louis, MO
Height: 6-2
Weight: 190
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Drafted: 26th round, 2007 by Arizona
How Acquired: Minor league free agent (Nov. 2013)
College: Mount Olive
High School: Fort Zumwalt South (MO)

Photo © Kelly O'Connor

Released (May 2018)

Scouting Report
: Lefty converted to relief full-time in 2012. Fastball sits 87-89 mph, topping out in the low-90s with arm-side run. Average command. Also throws a 78-81 mph slider and a 82-84 mph cutter. Utilizes both a sidearm and over-the-top delivery. Ceiling of a lefty specialist.

 
   
    Career Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age w l % era g gs sv ip h r er hr bb so whip k/bb k/9
  2007 Missoula Pio Rk Ari 22 4 8 0.333 4.63 16 16 0 79.2 94 49 41 9 23 66 1.47 2.87 7.46
  2008 South Bend Midw A Ari 23 6 5 0.545 3.44 35 13 0 115.0 107 48 44 3 43 71 1.30 1.65 5.56
  2009 Visalia Calif A+ Ari 24 4 2 0.667 2.86 29 4 0 66.0 63 27 21 1 25 43 1.33 1.72 5.86
  2009 Mobile Sou AA Ari 24 0 3 0.000 4.94 6 6 0 31.0 27 21 17 0 19 24 1.48 1.26 6.97
  2010 Mobile Sou AA Ari 25 12 7 0.632 3.74 26 26 0 149.1 146 75 62 9 57 91 1.36 1.60 5.48
  2011 Mobile Sou AA Ari 26 2 0 1.000 2.55 3 3 0 17.2 16 5 5 1 6 14 1.25 2.33 7.13
  2011 Reno PCL AAA Ari 26 10 7 0.588 6.21 32 15 0 121.2 148 95 84 14 57 56 1.68 0.98 4.14
  2012 Reno PCL AAA Ari 27 0 2 0.000 10.35 5 4 0 20.0 30 24 23 4 9 14 1.95 1.56 6.30
  2012 San Antonio Tex AA SD 27 0 5 0.000 3.28 32 2 1 35.2 31 15 13 2 16 36 1.32 2.25 9.08
  2012 Tucson PCL AAA SD 27 0 3 0.000 7.77 5 5 0 22.0 28 20 19 4 15 19 1.95 1.27 7.77
  2012 San Diego NL MLB SD 27 2 0 1.000 3.24 26 0 2 16.2 9 6 6 0 3 25 0.72 8.33 13.50
  2013 Tucson PCL AAA SD 28 2 4 0.333 4.50 49 0 0 46.0 49 29 23 1 27 41 1.65 1.52 8.02
  2013 San Diego NL MLB SD 28 0 2 0.000 2.08 14 0 0 8.2 10 4 2 1 5 6 1.73 1.20 6.23
  2014 Pawtucket IL AAA Bos 29 5 1 0.833 1.50 37 0 11 48.0 29 8 8 1 20 53 1.02 2.65 9.94
  2014 Boston AL MLB Bos 29 2 1 0.667 0.95 30 0 0 19.0 14 4 2 0 8 14 1.16 1.75 6.63
  2015 Pawtucket IL AAA Bos 30 0 0 --- 3.52 7 0 3 7.2 8 3 3 0 2 9 1.30 4.50 10.57
  2015 Boston AL MLB Bos 30 2 1 0.667 3.97 64 0 1 47.2 41 22 21 3 27 45 1.43 1.67 8.50
  2016 Boston AL MLB Bos 31 0 1 0.000 3.77 34 0 0 28.2 27 12 12 1 14 25 1.43 1.79 7.85
  2016 New York AL MLB NYY 31 2 0 1.000 3.38 29 0 1 15.0 10 6 6 2 7 13 1.06 1.86 7.31
  2017 New York AL MLB NYY 32 0 0 --- 7.62 19 0 0 13.0 16 12 11 1 8 9 1.85 1.13 6.23
  2017 Scranton/WB IL AAA NYY 31 0 0 --- 2.70 6 0 1 6.2 4 2 2 1 2 4 0.90 2.00 5.40
  2017 Oklahoma City PCL AAA LAD 32 0 0 --- 3.18 3 0 0 5.2 3 2 2 1 6 3 1.59 0.50 4.76
  2018 Springfield Tex AA StL 33 0 0 --- 0.00 2 0 0 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.43 --- 7.71
  2018 Memphis PCL AAA StL 33 2 1 0.667 1.35 27 0 3 26.2 21 9 4 0 4 34 0.94 8.50 11.47
  2019 Memphis PCL AAA StL 34 3 1 0.750 6.45 34 0 0 37.2 44 31 27 8 18 37 1.65 2.06 8.84
   
  Additional Player Info  
  Pronunciation: ---
First Pro Contract:
June 11, 2007 by Howard McCullough (Arizona)
Signing Bonus: N/A
MiLB Debut: June 19, 2007 (Missoula)
Added to 40-man: -
MLB Debut:
August 14, 2012 (San Diego)
     
  Awards
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SoxProspects.com Awards
2014 SoxProspects.com Season-End All-Star
 
 
     
 
 
 
     
 
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