Levale Speigner
| Levale Speigner | |
|---|---|
 Speigner pitching for the Nationals on June 2, 2007. | |
| Free Agent – No. -- | |
| Pitcher | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| debut | |
| April 2, 2007, for the Washington Nationals | |
| Career statistics (through 2008) | |
| Win-Loss | 2-4 |
| Earned run average | 9.19 |
| Strikeouts | 20 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Jimmy Levale Speigner (born September 24, 1980 in Thomasville, Georgia) is an American baseball relief pitcher who is currently a free agent. Speigner attended college, and played NCAA ball for four years, at Auburn University.
Minor Leagues
A 14th-round pick by the Minnesota Twins in 2003, Speigner worked his way up the minor league chain, having a solid year in 2006 for the Double-A New Britain Rock Cats, and spent a short time with the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings. After the season, he was selected by the Washington Nationals as a Rule 5 Draft pick.
2007
Speigner worked as a middle reliever and appeared in 12 games, with a respectable 3.77 ERA through mid-May. But by then, four of the Nationals five starters were on the disabled list, and, Speigner, along with a few other Nats relievers, was pressed into service as a starter. From May 16 through June 2, Speigner started four times, each time a disaster. His longest outing was 4 innings, and over the four game span compiled a record of 0-2 and an ERA of 14.44. In his June 2 start, however, while he gave up 6 runs on 6 hits in the first inning, he then retired 10 of the final 11 batters he faced.[1] This gave Manager Manny Acta enough confidence to try Speigner one more time. On June 9, facing two-time Cy Young award winner Johan Santana, Speigner threw a gem, six innings, two hits, and one run, earning a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins.[2] Speigner gave credit to pitching coach Randy St. Claire for correcting a number of errors.[3] But he followed that with a game against the Toronto Blue Jays in which he surrendered seven runs in 3 1/3 innings. Three days later, he appeared in relief, and surrendered 2 runs in 2 innings, and the following day he was designated for assignment. The Nationals and the Twins worked out a deal allowing the Nationals to send Speigner to Triple-A Columbus. The Nationals gave up minor league outfielder Darnell McDonald.
References
External links
- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
- Sportsnet Player info