ST. PAUL LEFTY THIELBAR HEADED TO DETROIT
Source: American Association News
Courtesy St. Paul Saints Media Relations Following the 2011 season, Caleb Thielbar made the most of his opportunity when the Minnesota Twins purchased his contract from the St. Paul Saints. It took just over a season for him to work his way to the Major Leagues. After a stellar 2016 season, the Florida Marlins purchased Thielbar’s contract. On Tuesday Thielbar made history becoming the first ever Saints player to have his contract purchased three times when the Detroit Tigers came calling. The 30-year-old left-hander had another solid season in 2017. He went 2-1 with a 2.01 ERA and one save in 17 relief appearances. In 22.1 innings pitched he walked just four and struck out 23 while opponents hit a miniscule .178 against him. Thielbar was placed on the disabled list on July 13 and missed the remainder of the season. Prior to battling through the hip injury on July 12, and allowing four runs in 0.1 inning, Thielbar went 14.1 consecutive innings without allowing a run from June 14-July 8, a span of 11 appearances. He did not allow a hit in seven of those 11 appearances. The Randolph, Minn., native had a stellar 2016 season. He was 5-2 with…
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