Twins Option Blackburn; Promote Fien
The Minnesota Twins have demoted right-hander Nick Blackburn to Triple-A and purchased the contract of reliever Casey Fien yesterday, reports Joe Christensen of the Minnesota Star-Tribune. The...
- Born: 1983/10/21
- Age: 29
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 205
- Bats/Throws: R / R
- Seasons: 3
- Place of birth: Santa Rosa, CA
- Drafted by: the Detroit Tigers in 2006 (20th round)
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42.2 | 39 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 2.74 | 1.10 | |
| 2007 | 39 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 55 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 77 | 3.10 | 1.07 | |
| 2008 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 45.2 | 38 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 2.96 | 1.09 | |
| 2009 | Tigers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7.94 | 1.68 |
| 2009 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 51 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 66 | 3.41 | 1.14 | |
| 2010 | Tigers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | 1.50 |
| 2010 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.1 | 54 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 2.60 | 1.07 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | .500 | |
| 2012 | Twins | 35 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 2.06 | .970 |
| 2012 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 39 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 42 | 4.30 | 1.15 | |
| Career Total | 46 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 42 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 3.86 | 1.16 | |
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