• Full name Timothy John McFarland
  • Born 06/08/1989 in Palos Park, IL
  • Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 200 / Bats: L / Throws: L
  • School Amos Alonso Stagg
  • Debut 04/06/2013
  • Drafted in the 4th round (137th overall) by the Cleveland Guardians in 2007 (signed for $285,000).
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    T.J. McFarland has surged late in the spring. A 6-foot-3, 190-pound lefthander, he started touching 90 mph regularly with his fastball in April, and figured to be a fifth- to seventh-round pick. In his last two starts, he sat at 91-92 mph and touched 93. He could go as high as the second or third round and now figures to be signable despite a commitment to the Missouri. That's a far cry from where McFarland stood last spring, when he had a sore elbow and the initial diagnosis was that he'd need Tommy John surgery. A second opinion resulted in a diagnosis of tendinitis and he avoided surgery. McFarland's delivery is a little awkward, but he also has a curveball he can throw for strikes.

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  • Rated Best Control in the Cleveland Guardians in 2013

Career Transactions

  • LHP T.J. McFarland assigned to Norfolk Tides.
  • Baltimore Orioles signed free agent LHP T.J. McFarland to a minor league contract.
  • LHP T.J. McFarland elected free agency.
  • New York Mets sent LHP T.J. McFarland outright to Syracuse Mets.
  • New York Mets sent LHP T.J. McFarland outright to Syracuse Mets.
  • New York Mets designated LHP T.J. McFarland for assignment.
  • New York Mets selected the contract of LHP T.J. McFarland from Syracuse Mets.
  • New York Mets selected the contract of LHP T.J. McFarland from Syracuse Mets.
  • LHP T.J. McFarland roster status changed by New York Mets.
  • New York Mets invited non-roster LHP T.J. McFarland to spring training.
  • LHP T.J. McFarland and assigned to Syracuse Mets.

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