Win–loss record 10-5 Role Baseball player Earned run average 3.89 Height 1.91 m | Strikeouts 118 Weight 94 kg Name T. McFarland Salary 505,500 USD (2014) | |
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Timothy John McFarland (born June 8, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Baltimore Orioles.
Career
McFarland attended Amos Alonzo Stagg High School in Palos Hills, Illinois, where he played for the school's baseball team and basketball team for 4 years. As a senior, McFarland recorded 103 strikeouts while walking only 13 in 66 2⁄3 innings pitched. He signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Missouri and play college baseball for the Missouri Tigers baseball team.
The Cleveland Indians selected McFarland in the fourth round of the 2007 MLB Draft. Rather than attend Missouri, McFarland signed with the Indians. While pitching for the Kinston Indians of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League in 2010, he was named to the all-star game.
After spending the 2012 season with the Akron Aeros of the Class AA Eastern League and the Columbus Clippers of the Class AAA International League, the Baltimore Orioles selected McFarland from the Indians in the 2012 Rule 5 draft. After a strong spring training, he was named to the Orioles' Opening Day roster. The Orioles traded fellow relief pitcher Luis Ayala in April 2013, further solidifying McFarland's hold on a roster spot and improving his chances of staying with Baltimore; a Rule 5 pick must remain with the MLB team that drafted him for the entire season or be offered back to the original team for $25,000. He earned his first career major league win on June 13 pitching an inning of relief against the Boston Red Sox. He made his first career start on June 28 against the New York Yankees. In his first full major league season, McFarland made 38 appearances with all but one in relief.
McFarland earned his first major league win as a starter on July 1, 2014 against the Texas Rangers.
McFarland signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks on March 3, 2017, one week after he was released by the Orioles. The Diamondbacks promoted him to the major leagues on April 27.