Shawn Armstrong Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 2" / 225 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 9/11/1990 (33)
- Experience
- 9
- College
- East Carolina
Shawn Armstrong Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Shawn Armstrong News
Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Shawn Armstrong notched his first save of the season Sunday in a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies. This save was of the two-inning variety, as Armstrong threw the eighth and ninth. He allowed an inherited runner to score in the eighth and one of his own in the ninth to make things interesting but escaped with the save. Of note in this one is that presumed closer Pete Fairbanks wasn't used for the second day in a row in a save situation. He gave up three runs and took the loss on Friday while struggling with control and then wasn't used either of the past two days, so this is a situation worth monitoring. Fairbanks should still be rostered in all leagues where saves count, and Armstrong isn't worth rostering in most leagues. Jason Adam, however, could be a nice handcuff to have for Fairbanks owners.
Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Shawn Armstrong picked up his first save of the season in Monday's 2-1 win over the Angels. Armstrong came in to pitch the ninth inning up by one and delivered a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout. This was the 31-year-old's first save opportunity this season in 42 inning pitched, over which he has an uninspiring 4.71 ERA. The Rays are notorious for mixing up their bullpen usage at the end of games, and this has been fully on display lately with five different players seeing save opportunities in the last seven days. Pete Fairbanks has seen the most in that time at two, so he may be worth the latest dart throw if fantasy managers are truly desperate for saves.
Free-agent right-hander Shawn Armstrong was receiving interest from more than 20 teams before the lockout began in early December. Armstrong, 31, posted a 6.75 ERA and 1.50 WHIP with 44 strikeouts and 15 walks in 36 relief innings for the Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays in 2021. The Rays were willing to re-sign him immediately to a minor league deal or split-salary deal. Armstrong has been out of minor league options since 2019 and has seven years of major league experience with the Cleveland Guardians, Seattle Mariners, Orioles and Rays. He has been working out at a facility near his North Carolina home with a group of players, but he's not allowed to talk to teams or take part in workouts in front of scouts.
Batting Order
1 | Yandy Díaz |
2 | Randy Arozarena |
3 | Amed Rosario |
4 | Isaac Paredes |
5 | Harold Ramírez |
6 | Curtis Mead |
7 | José Caballero |
8 | Jose Siri |
9 | René Pinto |
Shawn Armstrong Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Yandy Díaz |
2 | Randy Arozarena |
3 | Amed Rosario |
4 | Isaac Paredes |
5 | Harold Ramírez |
6 | Curtis Mead |
7 | José Caballero |
8 | Jose Siri |
9 | René Pinto |