Todd Coffey
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| Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 60 | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: September 9, 1980 Forest City, North Carolina |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 19, 2005 for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Career statistics (through 2011 season) |
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| Win–Loss | 24-18 |
| Earned run average | 4.08 |
| Strikeouts | 311 |
| Saves | 11 |
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Justin Todd Coffey (born September 9, 1980) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was born in Forest City, North Carolina.
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[edit] Baseball career
[edit] Cincinnati Reds
Coffey was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 41st round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft out of Chase High School in Forest City, North Carolina.[1] A draft-and-follow prospect, Coffey signed with the Reds for a $1,000 signing bonus and $850 monthly salary.[2]
Coffey missed the 2000 season because of an elbow injury and remained in the Reds minor league system through 2005. He made his major league debut on April 19, 2005,[1] pitching two innings and giving up two runs against the Chicago Cubs.[3] He picked up his first win in a two inning relief appearance against the San Diego Padres on May 10, 2005 and his first save against the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 28, 2005. Overall, he spent four years with the Reds and pitched in 213 games, with a 12-9 record and 4.62 ERA and 9 saves, 8 of which he recorded in 2006.
[edit] Milwaukee Brewers
On September 9, 2008, Coffey was designated for assignment by the Reds[4] and claimed by the Milwaukee Brewers on September 12.[5]
On April 22, 2009, Coffey made an appearance as the closer for the Brewers; he held the role until Trevor Hoffman returned from an injury.[6] He picked up two saves in that role, while also suffering 2 blown saves. He remained with the Brewers through 2010 and was 2-4 with a 4.76 ERA in 69 games.
On December 2, 2010, the Brewers announced the team would not offer him arbitration and he became a free agent.
[edit] Washington Nationals
Coffey signed with the Washington Nationals on January 24, 2011. He finished the year with a 3.62 ERA and 5-1 record in 69 games before again becoming a free agent.[7]
[edit] Los Angeles Dodgers
On February 3, 2012 he signed a one-year $1 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers that contained a 2013 club option.
[edit] Pitching style
Coffey mainly throws two pitches: a sinking fastball that goes up to 95–96 mph, and a sharp dropping slider at 81–82 mph.
He is best known for his full-speed sprints from the bullpen to the mound when he is brought into games.[8] As a result, the Brewers introduced a "Coffey Time!" graphic on the scoreboard that kept track of Coffey's time to sprint from the bullpen to the pitcher's mound after getting called out to pitch.[8] When Coffey sprinted to the mound, Former WWF Superstar the Ultimate Warrior's entrance music was played. (Although Coffey now sprints out to a western movie song)[9]
[edit] References
- ^ a b The Baseball Cube. "Todd Coffey - The Baseball Cube". http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/C/Todd-Coffey.shtml. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
- ^ http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/dodger-report/post/_/id/179/todd-coffeys-humble-beginnings
- ^ Baseball-Reference. "April 19, 2005 Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds Box Score and Play by Play". http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN200504190.shtml. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
- ^ TSN. "MLB - Todd Coffey". http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/teams/players/bio/?id=5172. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
- ^ Baseball-Reference. "2008 Milwaukee Brewers Trades and Transactions". http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/2008-transactions.shtml. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
- ^ McCalvy, Adam (April 22, 2009). "Coffey closing, but cool with any role". http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090422&content_id=4389812&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
- ^ Ladson, Bill (2011-01-24). "Nationals bring aboard right-hander Coffey". MLB.com. http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110119&content_id=16459508&vkey=news_was&fext=.jsp&c_id=was. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- ^ a b Milwaukee Brewers (May 13, 2009). "Chat transcript: Todd Coffey". http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090513&content_id=4710184&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
- ^ McCalvy, Adam (May 29, 2009). "The Crew's ultimate warrior finds his tune". http://brewersbeat.mlblogs.com/archives/2009/05/the_crews_ultimate_warrior_fin.html. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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