Lee Stoppelman
| IP | 185 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 3.454 |
| WHIP | 1.297 |
| BB/9 | 5.011 |
| SO/9 | 10.703 |
- Full name Lee Kent Stoppelman
- Born 05/24/1990 in Pleasant Hill, MO
- Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 210 / Bats: L / Throws: L
- School Central Missouri
- Drafted in the 24th round (750th overall) by the St. Louis Cardinals in 2012.
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Stoppelman earned an invite to big league camp in 2013 and put boosted his prospect status with a strong spring. Stoppelman had the frame and handedness of another spring sensation, major league-bound Kevin Siegrist. Stoppelman doesn't have Siegrist's velocity--he's more in the low 90s, not the upper 90s--but works with a sharp breaking ball that lefties have difficulty reading and a funky delivery that adds to its deception. In his first full pro season, the 2012 24th-round pick advanced through three levels, finishing at Triple-A Memphis. In an August split between Double-A Springfield and Memphis, Stoppelman limited batters to a .140 average and logged 21 strikeouts in 14 innings. He fits the mold of the Cardinals' other late-round, small-college picks, having gone 8-0, 1.25 with 75 strikeouts and nine walks in 65 innings as a senior at Division II Central Missouri in 2012. That control has translated to relief success and a meteoric rise that will put him in the Triple-A bullpen in 2014 and on the cusp of being the first lefty promoted when needed.
