Dale Scott Thayer

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: December 17, 1980 in Fountain Valley, CA
High School: Edison HS (Huntington Beach, CA)
School: California State University Chico (Chico, CA)
Signed by the San Diego Padres as an amateur free agent in 2002. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 22, 2009 (Age 28)   vs. FLA 3.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, Sv
Teams (by GP): Padres/Rays/Mets 2009-2013
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$499k (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 1.071, Arb Eligible: 2015, Free Agent: 2018 [*],
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• 5/20 Roto Think Tank: FAAB Rundown Home Leagues: May 20, 2013: NATIONAL LEAGUERick Ankiel $22. Other bids: $9, $9, $8, $3, $1.D.J. LeMahieu $21. Other bid: $5.Burch Smith $10Eric Stults...
• 5/15 Chicken Friars: Padres Win 8-4 to Complete Two-Game Sweep of Orioles: Fresh off of their late-game win last night, the Friars took the field at 9:35 A.M. PT this morning to finish their two-game series...
• 5/12 Sports Talk Florida: Rays Sweep Away Padres With 4-2 Victory On Mothers DayThe Rays completed their sweep of the San Diego Padres with a 4-2 victory and move their ...
• 5/11 Sports Talk Florida: Rays Get Solid Relief And Offense Rallies Late, Defeat Padres 6-3Alex Cobb goes where no pitcher has gone before striking out 13 but failing to go 5 innings but Rays defeat Padres 6-3....
• 5/11 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 35: Alex Cobb Strikes Out Virtually Everyone, Rays Post Comeback Victory: One of the many great things about baseball is the chance to see history any time a game is played. Last night, the 12,424 fans...
• 5/9 fantasyteamadvice.com: Updated MLB Hold Rankings – fantasy baseball 2013: I will release these updated articles throughout the season, as I find there is a shortage of MLB Hold rankings online.  You...
• 5/9 MLBTradeRumors: Relief Trade Candidates: The Cardinals and Red Sox are among the contenders who may be looking for relief help come July.  Others with bullpen issues...

• 4/28 FriarHood: Good, Bad, and Ugly 4/27/13 v. Giants: Padres 8 – Giants 7 (12 innings) WP: J. Thatcher (1-2) LP: S. Romo (1-2) HR: Crawford (5) Today’s Good, Bad, and Ugly is sponsored...
• 4/13 FriarHood: Good, Bad, and Ugly v. Rockies 4/12/13: Rockies 7- Padres 5 WP: R. Brothers (1-0) LP: H. Street (0-1) HR: Alonso (2), Fowler 2 (6), Rutledge (1) Today’s Good, Bad,...
• 4/10 MLBTradeRumors: Top Minor League Signings From 2011-12 Offseason: With every offseason comes a staggering amount of minor league contracts. Usually the players signing these deals are veterans...
• 4/9 FriarHood: Five Good Things: The Mile High Five: As the Padres left Colorado after three straight losses and a 1-5 record, some might say it is hard to find any positives from...
• 4/8 FriarHood: Padres Bullpen Staying Classy with Anchorman Spoof: Nothing like spending some time in New York City.   The Padres bullpen made the most of the trip heading over to the MLB fan...
• 4/7 FriarHood: Good, Bad, and Ugly v. Rockies 4/6/13: Rockies 6 – Padres 3 WP: J. Garland (1-0) LP: T. Ross (0-1) S: Betancourt (3) HR: Cuddyer (2) Today’s Good, Bad, and Ugly...
• 4/5 FriarHood: Five Good Things, Opening Series Edition: Hey there everybody! I’m back and boy am I excited for a new season. After a virtual non-existent offseason topped with suspensions,...
• 4/4 Chicken Friars: Padres Defeat the Mets 2-1 to Avoid 2013 Opening Series Sweep: Earlier today, the Padres eked out a 2-1 win over the Mets and avoided a dreaded opening series sweep to begin the 2013 regular...

• 3/30 FriarHood: Padres Projected 25-Man Opening Day Roster: Spring Training is coming to a close and the Padres are making the final tweaks to the roster.  At this point guessing is at...

• 2/27 Chicken Friars: Spring Training Position Battles: Relief Pitching: In the last installment of the Spring Training Position Battles series I will feature the relief corp. In this series, we took...

• 12/21 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy: Why you don’t Overpay for Saves: You have undoubtedly heard the fantasy baseball adage at some point, “don’t pay for saves”, but do you know the More......

• 11/26 Rising Apple: Amazin’ Ten of 2012: #8 – May 26: The hardest part of Thanksgiving weekend? Getting back to real life the Monday after. So here’s a little something to make that...
• 11/16 Chicken Friars: Should the Padres Trade Luke Gregerson?: In last week’s Union-Tribune Live Chat (via MLB Trade Rumors.com) with Padres Beat Writer Bill Center, one reader brought up...

• 9/24 Chicken Friars: In Spite of Injuries, Padres Street Has Been Effective: At times, the 2012 season has been a well-placed “kick to the groin” for the Friars from an injury and overall luck perspective. ...
• 9/12 Chicken Friars: Evan Meek Makes Sense For The Padres: The Padres recent surge in the standings has gotten fans excited. The Padres are 16-5 in their last 21 games, and have a small...
• 9/11 Padres Trail: Bringing the Playoff Hammer: You don't want to play the Padres these days. After spotting the Cardinals an early 2-0 lead, San Diego roared back to take control...
• 9/5 Chicken Friars: Forsythe’s Knock Gives Padres The Win In Extra Innings: The Dodgers had an opportunity to win their third straight game in a walk-off fashion, but Logan Forsythe‘s clutch two-run...

• 8/31 mlbreports.com : Dale Thayer: Finally Stabilizing Himself in the Show? The Best Reliever You Likely Never Heard Of: Friday August 31st, 2012 Jake Dal Porto: The Padres have a surplus of pitching within their organization. From top to bottom,...
• 8/28 Padres Trail: Game Reflections - Game 130 vs Braves: It's not very often the Padres have a seven-game winning streak.  It's not very often they come home riding a seven-game...
• 8/28 Chicken Friars: Kelly Brilliant For Padres In Win Over Atlanta: The Padres unveiled top pitching prospect Casey Kelly and the results were outstanding. Kelly pitched six shutout innings, and...
• 8/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Dale Thayer returning: The San Diego Padres will activate RP Dale Thayer from the paternity list Monday, Aug. 27. RPs Josh Spence and Brad Boxberger...[+] will be sent back to Triple-A Tucson to make room on the roster.
• 8/22 High Heat Stats: It happened on Tuesday: Giants 4, @Dodgers 1: Down by 4 in the 6th, with no outs and the meat of the order coming up, you take no baserunning chances...
• 8/22 Chicken Friars: Headley’s Magic Continues With Walk-Off Bomb: Has their been a hotter hitter in all of baseball than Chase Headley? Headley kept his ridiculous hot streak intact, slugging...
• 8/22 The "Mc" Effect: 8/21 Recap | Padres 7 Pirates 5: A.J. Burnett came away with a no decision tonight, but pitched fairly well. He threw 110 pitches and allowed four runs. Despite...
• 8/21 Full Spectrum Baseball: The Waiver Wire: Jon Jay: As we head into the final weeks of the baseball season, staying active on the waiver wire could be the difference between finishing...
• 8/20 Roto Think Tank: N.L. FAAB Log: August 20, 2012: Rob Brantly $10The "other" part of the Anibal Sanchez/Omar Infantedeal, Brantly profiles as a potential Major League starter...
• 8/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Dale Thayer records saveSan Diego Padres RP Dale Thayer recorded the save Monday, Aug. 13....[+] San Diego Padres RP Dale Thayer recorded the save Monday, Aug. 13.
• 8/13 Mastersball.com: LABR FAAB Report: Week of August 13: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly LABR FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as...
• 8/13 Mastersball.com: Tout Wars FAAB Report: Week of August 13: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly Tout Wars FAAB run, featuring the winning bid...
• 8/13 Roto Think Tank: N.L. FAAB Log: August 13, 2012: Jim Henderson $38. Other bids $11, $10, $8, $5, $3, $0.Salary cap considerations put Henderson out of reach for all of the...
• 8/13 Chicken Friars: Closer By Committee and Extra Opportunities in the Bullpen for Padres: Every time this 2012 Padres team appears to turn a corner or have some sort of positive “mojo” heading in their direction,...
• 8/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Two likely to handle closing duties: San Diego Padres manager Bud Black said RPs Dale Thayer and Luke Gregerson will be used in save opportunities while RP Huston...[+] Street (quadriceps) is injured.
• 8/11 Call to the Pen: Huston Street Injures Calf: Huston Street has been dominant while healthy this year for the Padres.  His 0.75 ERA ranks him best among all of baseball’s...
• 8/6 Mastersball.com: LABR FAAB Report: Week of August 6: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly LABR FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as well...
• 8/6 Chicken Friars: Young Bullpen Arms Will Be Featured Down the Stretch For Padres: Over the weekend, Relief Pitcher Cory Burns made his major league debut with the Friars, and managed to pitch 1.2 Innings of scoreless...

• 7/30 Chicken Friars: Extending Street Helps Padres Rebuilding Process: If you have not already heard the news Friars fans, Closer Huston Street signed a contract extension over the weekend.  And honestly,...
• 7/29 Chicken Friars: Padres Walked-Off In Miami; Lose Series: The Padres series in Miami started off with promise, as they cruised to an easy win on Friday night. The Padres have lost the...
• 7/18 mlbreports.com : MLB Trade Deadline: Fantasy Baseball Targets: Wednesday July 18th, 2012 Peter Stein (Fantasy Baseball Analyst – MLB reports):   The upcoming trade deadline has the potential...
• 7/17 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Possible Second Half Closers: Let’s enter into a fool’s errand together. Let’s speculate as to who may suddenly find themselves racking up...
• 7/16 Chicken Friars: Bell Walking and Street Trade Has Worked Well for Friars: In our midseason grades, Robert, Dallas, and I discussed some of the most notable roster moves which San Diego made after the...
• 7/13 Philly Phanatics: Phillies Notebook: With the Major League Baseball non-waiver trade deadline approaching (July 31), the future of the Phillies will begin to take...
• 7/2 Mastersball.com: Tout Wars FAAB Report: Week of July 2: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly Tout Wars FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as...

• 6/21 Chicken Friars: Injury Hooks Bass, Padres Swept By Texas: Anthony Bass had one of his best starts of the year, but shoulder inflammation ended his day prematurely. Bass rolled through...

• 5/31 Mets360.com: Who do we want? Elvin Ramirez! When do we want him? Now!: If you find yourself clamoring for Frank Francisco and Jon Rauch these days, that may be a tell-tale sign that your faith in the...
• 5/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Bullpen melts down: San Diego Padres RPs Andrew Cashner and Dale Thayer combined to give up three earned runs and four hits in 1 2/3 innings against...[+] the Chicago Cubs Wednesday, May 30, for a blown save and loss.
• 5/26 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 47: Win Over Padres: Mets 9 Padres 0 On a lazy Saturday afternoon, it looked as though the San Diego Padres couldn’t get the ballgame over fast...
• 5/24 Through The Fence Baseball: Is Dale Thayer the San Diego Padres solution at closer?: The San Diego Padres have had few bright spots so far this year, plagued by injures throughout the organization, with many on...
• 5/21 High Heat Stats: Weekend roundup: One late note from Saturday before we move on: @Giants 4, Athletics 0: A combined one-hitter by Ryan Vogelsong (7), Javier Lopez...
• 5/17 High Heat Stats: Just a few notes on Wednesday games: @Blue Jays 8, Yankees 1: I confess — I did not pencil in Kyle Drabek for 7 strong IP against the Yanks. In 3 prior starts...
• 5/16 Full Spectrum Baseball: The Waiver Wire: Andy Dirks: Detroit Tigers outfielder Andy Dirks has been on fire since being inserted into the lineup as a regular on April 26th and time...
• 5/10 Roto Think Tank: N.L. Gearing Up: May 15-May 21: Rising UpRafael Dolis (4% owned last week, 30% owned next week)At this rate, Dolis could be the closer for the remainder of the...
• 5/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Trio to fill void at closer: San Diego Padres manager Bud Black indicated Sunday, May 6, that Ps Andrew Cashner, Luke Gregerson and Dale Thayer might be candidates...[+] to close games while RP Huston Street (lat) is on the 15-day disabled list.

• 4/14 The Friarhood: Daily Farm Round-Up: 4-12-12: Adys Portillo makes a great start, and Jace Peterson powers the Fort Wayne victory.  Prospect Person of the Day, Josh Geer...

• 3/30 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: San Diego Padres: New Padres GM Josh Byrnes transformed the team with a series of bold trades. Major League Signings Mark Kotsay, OF/1B:...

• 2/17 Bus League Baseball: All-Time MLB Draft: Round 24 (Picks 1151-1215): At least a year ago, maybe longer, I had an idea: wouldn’t it be cool to go through every draft pick in major league history,...

• 12/21 The Friarhood: Padres Extend Spring Training Invites to an Additional 17 Players : The Padres have extended invites to 17 players in addition to the current 40 man roster.  All prospects from the Adrian Gonzalez,...
• 12/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Dale Thayer signsThe San Diego Padres signed free-agent RP Dale Thayer (Mets) to a minor league deal Tuesday, Dec. 6....[+] The San Diego Padres signed free-agent RP Dale Thayer (Mets) to a minor league deal Tuesday, Dec. 6.
• 12/6 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Notes: Sherrill, Saunders, Thayer, Moseley: Winter Meetings notes from the NL West: The Rockies are eyeing left-handed relief help and George Sherrill is on their list...
• 12/6 Through The Fence Baseball: Padres reportedly sign Dale Thayer to a Minor League deal: According to MLB.com’s Corey Brock, he’s hearing the Padres have signed right handed pitcher Dale Thayer to a Minor...

• 11/24 Rising Apple: 2011 Season in Review: Dale Thayer: The New York Mets went 77-85 in 2011. As suggested by the sub-par record, there were a fair share of ups and downs throughout...

• 10/27 Rising Apple: Dale Thayer is a Free Man: The journey will continue for the journeyman reliever. Dale Thayer was granted his free agency today, after spending the 2011...
• 10/26 MLBTradeRumors: Minor Moves: Dale Thayer: Here’s where we’ll keep track of the day’s minor moves... Right-hander Dale Thayer elected free agency, according...
• 10/23 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 10/16/11 - 10/22/11: With Game Four of the World Series in progress, let's take a look back at the week that was.. On Friday night, the Red Sox...
• 10/21 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Outright Pascucci, Thayer, Alvarez : The Mets removed infielder Val Pascucci and right-handers Dale Thayer and Manny Alvarez from their 40-man roster, according...

• 9/7 Mets360.com: A look back at Sandy Alderson’s first year as GM: Last October immediately after the end of the season the Mets fired general manager Omar Minaya. Before Halloween, they hired...

• 7/20 B-R Blog: No strikeouts, no walks in 2011: Most innings pitched in 2011 without registering a strikeout: Rk Player IP SO Tm G GS GF H R ER BB ERA ERA+ 1 Kanekoa Texeira...
• 7/14 COSFBA: Warming In The 'Pen: The NL Edition: July 14th, 2011: Greetings once again, folks! It figures that when I'm getting ready to work on the NL side of the house for this article series,...
• 7/12 Mets360.com: Mets first half report card: If the Mets were graded for their effort, they would get A’s across the board. Terry Collins has maximized the most out of this...

• 6/12 That Ball's Outta Here: Mets Recall D.J. Carrasco; Dale Thayer Optioned To Buffalo: Following last night’s loss to Pittsburgh, the Mets optioned reliever Dale Thayer to Triple A Buffalo and recalled D.J....
• 6/9 That Ball's Outta Here: Better Bullpen Options In Buffalo?: Last night’s game was the same song, different verse for the Mets.  What made last night’s loss a little different...
• 6/9 Mets360.com: Besides a Quality Bullpen, Mets Lack Presence: “Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?” A four-run lead headed to the bottom of the eighth is supposed to be...
• 6/4 Mets360.com: Can Manny Acosta save the Mets’ bullpen?: Another day, another toss-up game and another loss as the Mets blew a 3-1 lead in the late innings against the Braves last night....

• 5/31 Mets360.com: Mets Minors: Updated Top 10 list: With the Mets seemingly on the verge of a salary purge over the next few months and going to have to rely on the farm system more...
• 5/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Make three roster moves: The New York Mets optioned OF Fernando Martinez to the minors, designated RP Pat Misch for assignment and recalled P Dale Thayer...[+] from the minors Friday, May 27.
• 5/27 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Designate Pat Misch For AssignmentThe Mets designated Pat Misch for assignment, according to Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com (on Twitter). ...

• 4/28 The Process Report: A Late April Update on The Jason Bartlett Return: Same song, but a different group of minor leaguers and a different major leaguer (as the title implies, Jason Bartlett). Brandon...

• 3/23 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: New York Mets: The Mets are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League/International Signings Jose Reyes, SS: one year, $11MM. ...

• 2/25 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Tampa Bay Rays: The Rays are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League Signings Johnny Damon, LF/DH: one year, $5.25MM. Kyle...
• 2/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Dale Thayer signs: The New York Mets have signed RP Dale Thayer (Rays) to a minor league contract, according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports.com....[+] The deal does not come with an invitation to spring training. Financial terms were not disclosed.
• 2/9 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Sign Dale Thayer: The Mets have signed right-hander Dale Thayer to a minor league contract, tweets Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports.com, and the deal...

• 1/31 The Process Report: Rays Claim Rob Delaney From Waiver Wire: Source Rob Delaney made his major league debut on September 4 and turned 26 days later. During Delaney’s brief appearance in...

• 9/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Dale Thayer outrighted: The Tampa Bay Rays outrighted RP Dale Thayer to the minors Wednesday, Sept. 1, according to the St. Petersburg Times' Marc Topkin....[+]

• 8/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Dale Thayer sent downThe Tampa Bay Rays optioned RP Dale Thayer to Triple-A Durham, The Tampa Tribune's Roger Mooney reports. ...[+] The Tampa Bay Rays optioned RP Dale Thayer to Triple-A Durham, The Tampa Tribune's Roger Mooney reports.
• 8/24 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Weeks, Cliff Lee, Cody Ross: Four years ago today, the Devil Rays traded Russell Branyan to the Padres for Evan Meek and a player to be named later (Dale Thayer). ...
• 8/22 Bus League Baseball: Undrafted Free Agents Who Reached The Majors In 2009: On one of our posts last season, friend of the blog Darren Heitner left a comment wondering how many players reach the major leagues...
• 8/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Dale Thayer recalledThe Tampa Bay Rays have recalled RP Dale Thayer from Triple-A Durham, according to Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times....[+] The Tampa Bay Rays have recalled RP Dale Thayer from Triple-A Durham, according to Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times.
• 8/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Dale Thayer optionedThe Tampa Bay Rays have optioned RP Dale Thayer to Triple-A Durham, according to USAToday.com....[+] The Tampa Bay Rays have optioned RP Dale Thayer to Triple-A Durham, according to USAToday.com.
• 8/7 El Maquino: JP Having Massive Debut: J. P. Arencibia started his ML career off to the best start possible today: a homerun on his 1st pitch off of James Shields. ...
• 8/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Dale Thayer recalled: The Tampa Bay Rays recalled P Dale Thayer from the minors Friday, Aug. 6, according to the St. Petersburg Times' Marc Topkin....[+] Thayer went 2-1 with a 3.35 ERA with 44 strikeouts and 18 walks in 45 2/3 innings at Triple-A Durham this year.