Joshua Randall Stinson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: March 14, 1988 in Shreveport, LA
High School: Northwood HS (Shreveport, LA)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 37th round of the 2006 amateur draft.
Signed June 19, 2006. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 2011 (Age 23)   vs. WSN 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Teams (by GP): Mets/Brewers/Orioles 2011-2013
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 0.058, Arb Eligible: 2016, Free Agent: 2019 [*],
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• 5/14 Baseballhotcorner.com: The Baltimore Orioles’ Rotation… Now What?: With an already average starting rotation at the beginning of the year, the Baltimore Orioles could hardly afford to lose many...
• 5/6 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: Orioles Plan To Convert Zach Clark Into Organization’s Third Knuckleballer: Local arm Zach Clark cleared waivers and has been outrighted to Double-A Bowie after making his major league debut on May 1 with...

• 4/29 MLBTradeRumors: Garcia To Remain In Orioles Organization: Right-hander Freddy Garcia has informed the Orioles that he will remain with the organization through May 14, according to Eduardo...
• 4/29 MLB Injury News: Orioles rumors: Baltimore seeking starter, bench bat: Following their surprising run last season and a strong start to the 2013 campaign, the Baltimore Orioles know that they can compete...
• 4/27 MLBTradeRumors: AL Notes: Royals, Garcia, Cervelli, Teagarden: Here are a few notes from around the American League:  The Royals are a legitimate threat to snag a wild card, says ESPN.com's...
• 4/27 Camden Depot: Stinson Up and Down; Looking Ahead: Sometimes, you get lucky. When I published my analysis of Josh Stinson last week, I had no idea that he would be called up to...
• 4/26 Birds Watcher: O’s win a big one in Oakland: There are a couple of reasons I would classify last night’s 10-2 win over Oakland as “big” for the Baltimore...
• 4/25 Birds Watcher: Orioles brace for 4 against A’s: You were expecting maybe Nolan Ryan? What the Baltimore Orioles got out of Josh Stinson‘s emergency spot start yesterday...
• 4/25 Billy-Ball.com: Josh Stinson and four-gopher games: Right-hander Josh Stinson made his Orioles debut and his second big league start and allowed four Blue Jays homers. After the...
• 4/25 Birds Watcher: O’s drop series finale with Toronto; head west: Manager Buck Showalter didn’t ever say that he left closer Jim Johnson in yesterday’s game for too long in the top...
• 4/24 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: Orioles Bullpen Is Human Afterall: I really wasn’t disappointed in Josh Stinson‘s start against the Blue Jays today. Maybe my standards were low for...
• 4/24 FFLockerRoom: Baltimore Orioles Recall Then Option Josh Stinson, Option Alex Burnett: MLB News: To start off Wednesday, the Baltimore Orioles recalled right hander Josh Stinson to make a spot start against the Toronto...
• 4/24 Baseball Musings: Jumping on Josh: The Toronto Blue Jays greeted Josh Stinson in his Orioles debut by having four of their five hits against him go for home runs....
• 4/24 Jays Journal: LIVE Game Thread: Blue Jays (8-13) @ Orioles (12-8): I really thought that with the NEW LIVE GAME THREAD we launched yesterday here at Jays Journal, that it would really have an impact...
• 4/24 Billy-Ball.com: MLB SCHEDULE: April 24, 2013: AL Blue Jays (Brandon Morrow) at Orioles (Josh Stinson), 12:35 Indians (Zach McAllister) at White Sox (Jose Quintana), 2:10 Mariners...
• 4/24 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Wednesday: April 24, 2013: Oh my. This is embarrassing. Suddenly in this office chair sits an old man reverted back to little boy saying in a small voice,...
• 4/24 Birds Watcher: Orioles knuckle Dickey and Toronto: Last season during an interleague series against the Mets, the Baltimore Orioles were stifled by knuckleballer R.A. Dickey to...
• 4/23 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: Sounds Like Josh Stinson Will Start For Orioles On Wednesday: This morning I focused on possible replacements for Jake Arrieta‘s rotation spot in my weekly column on MASNSports.com....
• 4/20 Camden Depot: Josh Stinson -- Good Enough to Want, Not Good Enough to Keep: In his book The Breaks of the Game, David Halberstam described NBA journeyman Kevin Kunnert as "just [good] enough for other teams...
• 4/17 MLBTradeRumors: Players Claimed Off Waivers Multiple Times: Waiver claims often strike us as nondescript transactions. The names we see in them sometimes are often unknown, but a lot of...
• 4/15 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: Orioles Minor League Report – April 14: To keep everyone that doesn’t have time to check in with whats going on in the Orioles minor league system very often in...
• 4/14 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: Checking In With The Minors – 4/14: To keep everyone that doesn’t have time to check in with whats going on in the Orioles minor league system very often in...
• 4/13 Camden Depot: Down at Norfolk -- April 4 - 10: Despite being outscored 23-52, the Norfolk Tides went 3-4 on their first seven-game homestand, against the Durham Bulls and...
• 4/8 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Otero Outrighted to Sacramento: After the quick turnarounds surrounding the likes of Josh Stinson and Will Harris both gone before we got to know them, I figured...
• 4/7 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 3/31/13 - 4/6/13: Here's a look at the week that was here at MLBTR ... The Rangers signed shortstop Elvis Andrus to an unusual eight-year,...
• 4/6 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Trade for Vogt and DFA Otero: Dan Otero joins Josh Stinson in the “barely A’s, does it even really count?” category (assuming he clears waivers)...
• 4/5 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Stinson is Claimed and Barton is Outrighted: I thought Daric Barton would get through waivers when I talked about it on the podcast (yet to be published, look for Episode...
• 4/4 Mets Merized: Dillon Gee Is A Hard Luck Loser As Mets Fall To Padres 2-1 In Series Finale: SCORE: San Diego 2, Mets 1, at Citi Field. RECORD: 2-1. SUMMARY: What, you expected this to last forever? When you pitch you...
• 4/4 MLBTradeRumors: Astros Acquire Travis Blackley: The Athletics have traded left-handed pitcher Travis Blackley to the Astros in exchange for minor league outfielder Jake Goebbert,...
• 4/4 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Halladay, Loria, Rays, Ellsbury: "He's more like a [No.] 4 starter for me now," a scout said to ESPN's Jayson Stark after watching Roy Halladay's bizarre start...
• 4/4 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Claim Josh Stinson; A's Outright Barton: The Orioles claimed righty Josh Stinson off waivers today, according to an Athletics press release.  The Orioles will have to...
• 4/3 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Claim Harris and DFA Stinson: The Josh Stinson era in Oakland was a short one, well it may not entirely be over, but today he was designated for assignment...
• 4/3 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics Claim Will Harris, Designate Stinson: The A's have claimed right-hander Will Harris off waivers from the Rockies, according to Kiley McDaniel of FOX Sports (on Twitter)....
• 4/3 A's Farm: Preview: Top Prospect Miles Head Set To Be Main Attraction at Midland in 2013: The opening day roster for the Midland RockHounds, the A’s Double-A affiliate in the Texas League, was announced this week....
• 4/1 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 3/24/13 - 3/30/13: Here's a look at the week that was here at MLBTR. The Angels traded outfielder Vernon Wells and cash to the Yankees for...

• 3/30 Swingin' A's: Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow: A’s Cut Blackley, Barton; Option Norberto: We knew that as Opening Day drew closer the A’s would be forced to make some difficult decisions when paring down their...
• 3/29 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s DFA Daric Barton and Travis Blackley, Claim Otero: Well we knew someone had to go but Jesse Chavez is still safe! Why? The A’s claim of Josh Stinson this morning required...
• 3/29 MLBTradeRumors: A's Claim Otero, Designate Barton, Blackley: The Athletics have claimed pitcher Danny Otero from the Yankees and designated first baseman Daric Barton and pitcher Travis...
• 3/29 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Claim Josh Stinson From Brewers: The A’s claimed right-handed reliever Josh Stinson from the Milwaukee Brewers today. It is unclear what corresponding 40-man...
• 3/29 MLBTradeRumors: A's Claim Josh Stinson Off Waivers From Brewers: The Athletics claimed Josh Stinson off of waivers from the Brewers, according to Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel...
• 3/22 Reviewing the Brew: Lou’s Brewers Banalities:   Welcome to a new segment I am calling…Lou’s Brewers Banalities.  If you are not sure what exactly a banality is, it...

• 12/31 MLBRandomFandom: Brewers Bullpen: Not Done Yet: Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ...

• 9/26 Reviewing the Brew: Brew Crew Online: Episode 23: Welcome again to Brew Crew Online. In episode 23, Colin and I discuss the last week of the season for the Milwaukee Brewers, which...
• 9/24 District On Deck: Game 153: Nationals 12, Brewers 2: On another bright and sunny day at Nats Park, it was the Milwaukee Brewers who had trouble with the sun and fly balls, helping...
• 9/22 District On Deck: Game 151: Nationals 10, Brewers 4: Strasburg who? The Nationals’ ace and NL Cy Young contender Gio Gonzalez picked up his 20th win and 200th strikeout today, throwing...
• 9/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Brewers | Four recalled: The Milwaukee Brewers recalled Ps Wily Peralta and Tyler Thornburg and OF Logan Schafer from Triple-A Nashville Tuesday, Sept....[+] 4. P Josh Stinson was recalled from Double-A Huntsville. Peralta will start against the Miami Marlins Wednesday, Sept. 5, taking the spot of SP Mark Rogers, who has been shut down for the rest of the season. Peralta was 7-11 with a 4.66 ERA in 28 starts with Nashville.

• 4/5 MetsToday.com: Blog Roundup: Happy Opening Day!: After an offseason of litigation, anxiety, hand-wringing, gloomy forecasts, exoduses, rumors, accusations, malaise, and fear of...
• 4/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Two cutThe New York Mets placed P Josh Stinson and P Armando Rodriguez on outright waivers....[+] The New York Mets placed P Josh Stinson and P Armando Rodriguez on outright waivers.
• 4/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Brewers | Josh Stinson claimedThe Milwaukee Brewers claimed P Josh Stinson off waivers from the New York Mets Wednesday, April 4....[+] The Milwaukee Brewers claimed P Josh Stinson off waivers from the New York Mets Wednesday, April 4.
• 4/4 MLBTradeRumors: Brewers Claim Josh Stinson: The Brewers have claimed Josh Stinson off waivers from the Mets, reports ESPN New York's Adam Rubin (on Twitter). New York waived...
• 4/4 MLBTradeRumors: Stinson, Rodriguez On Waivers: Here's where we'll keep track of today's minor moves... The Mets have placed right-handed pitchers Josh Stinson and Armando...

• 3/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | 11 cut: The New York Mets optioned P Jenrry Mejia, P Armando Rodriguez, P Jeurys Familia, P Robert Carson, SS Wilmer Flores, OF Juan Lagares,...[+] 2B Reese Havens, OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis and P Josh Stinson to the minors. They also reassigned P Matt Harvey and OF Matt den Dekker to minor league camp.
• 3/6 Mets360.com: Mets Minors: Spring Training games begin: Later today the Mets will begin the first game of Spring Training and Met fans will get a glimpse of the prize of the farm, Matt...
• 3/6 NY Baseball Digest: Constructing the Mets Bullpen: The Mets bullpen is the one area of the pitching staff where there is some optimism. Importing two closers in Frank Francisco...

• 2/18 MetsToday.com: Mets Spring Training Question 2: Who Will Be the Second LOOGY?: With two days left before pitchers and Molinas (no, I never get tired of using that phrase) report to Port St. Lucie, let’s...

• 1/31 MetsToday.com: Mets Spring Training Question 20: Johan Santana: With 20 days until pitchers and Molinas report, question #20 for the Mets is the health of Johan Santana. Based on the risky assumption...
• 1/21 MetsToday.com: Should Mets Trade Jason Bay for A.J. Burnett?: This rumor just won’t go away, and there isn’t much else news to report from Flushing, so we may as well mull it over....
• 1/7 Mets360.com: Mets Notes: Cedeno, Hairston, 40-man issues and CRG: The Mets have reached agreement with infielder Ronny Cedeno on a one-year deal, worth just north of $1 million. The Mets had no...

• 12/16 Mets360.com: Will Fernando Martinez make the Mets’ Opening Day roster?: When the 2011 season ended, the Mets seemed to have their outfield for the following season all set. The starters appeared to...
• 12/14 MetsToday.com: Mets Need Starting Pitching Depth: We looked at the projected Mets lineup, now let’s look at the projected starting rotation. In no particular order: 1. R.A....

• 11/12 Through The Fence Baseball: Mets bullpen a work in progress:   Mets review, part II: The Bullpen The New York Mets bullpen in 2011 was, well, not good. There were many people thrust...

• 10/17 Mets360.com: Mets 2012 payroll situation not as bleak as it seems: Originally, I was very troubled about the news that the Mets would have a $100-$110 million payroll in 2012. But after running...

• 9/29 Mets360.com: Mets’ 2011 end of season report card: In what was another underwhelming season for the New York Mets, Sandy Alderson got a good close-up look at his new team and it’s...
• 9/22 Mets360.com: Mets’ bullpen in need of major overhaul for 2012: What more needs to be said about the Mets’ bullpen that hasn’t been said? It stinks, and it’s not getting better any...
• 9/21 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 154: Loss to Cardinals: Cardinals 11 Mets 6 If this were 1960, the season would now be over. Unfortunately for Mets fans suffering through a meaningless...
• 9/18 NY Baseball Digest: Mets and Tim Byrdak Agree to Contract Extension: Update: 5:18 PM – The Mets Just Released this statement The New York Mets today announced the team has agreed on a one-year...
• 9/16 Mets360.com: Mets Minors: End of season wrap-up: The regular season for Mets minor leaguers ended on Labor Day and the Class A St. Lucie Mets were eliminated in the championship...
• 9/8 Rising Apple: Game 141 Recap: Mets Shutout Marlins, 1-0: After Parnell almost blew last game, Terry Collins went in a different direction for the save last night–and it worked....
• 9/8 NY Baseball Digest: Nyjer Morgan Trash Talk, Yanks Road Trip,The Rise of Manny Acosta, Interview with Ken Singleton: One of my least favorite players is Nyjer Morgan. We talked about how the game usually takes care of bad behavior. John Lackey...
• 9/7 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 140: Win Over Marlins: Mets 7 Marlins 4 For much of the game, I wasn’t sure whether I was watching two teams that were trying to win, or two teams...
• 9/5 NY Baseball Digest: End the Season on Labor Day, Sept Trades, Scranton Yanks in Staten Island, Fan Interference: Today is Labor Day and it’s the unofficial end of summer. School starts tomorrow, the NFL starts next Sunday, and there will...
• 9/4 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 138: Win Over Nationals: Mets 6 Nationals 3 By taking two of three from Washington, the Mets solidify their third-place spot in the standings, separating...