Samuel Demel ..… starred at Texas Christian U niversity, where he was a member of the 2005 Conference USA All-Tournament Team and the 2006 First All-Mountain West Conference team ..… pitched for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League in 2005-'06 ….. Originally drafted in the 35th round by the Texas Rangers in 2004, but did not sign ..... graduated from Spring (TX) High School, earning all-state honors as a senior after going 15-2 with a 1.34 ERA in 109 IP ….. ranked by Texas Baseball News as the 11th top recruit out of Texas in 2004 ..… originally selected in the third round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft by the Oakland Athletics.
2013
Appeared in 35 games for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in the Yankees' organization, posting a 1-1 record with a 1.72 ERA (10 ER/ 52.1 IP) and three saves ... Limited right-handed batters to a .186 batting average (18-for-97) with 32 strikeouts…limited left-handed batters to a .217 batting average (20-for-92) with 33 strikeouts ... Tossed 15.1 scoreless innings of relief from April 17-May 10 ... Held leadoff batters to a .130 batting average (6-for-46) with 18 strikeouts.
2012
Appeared in 56 games with Triple A Reno, going 1-4 with one save and a 4.07 ERA (30ER/66.1IP) and 75
strikeouts...averaged 10.18 strikeouts per 9.0 innings pitched, second-best among all Pacific Coast League
relievers...made 11 consecutive scoreless appearances from June 3-July 3 and in 15 of 16 outings from June 3-July
19 (1ER/18.2IP)...recalled by Arizona on Aug. 21 and pitched 1.0 inning vs. Miami (1 ER)...was optioned back to
Reno following the game...struck out a season-high six batters over 2.1 innings on Aug. 13 vs. Albuquerque...tied
for the team lead with seven postseason appearances (3ER/6.2IP).
2011
Appeared in 34 games in his second season with the D-backs, going 2-2 with a 4.21 ERA (12 ER in 25.2 IP)...Made his first Opening Day roster and earned the win that day @ Rockies...Did not allow a run in 9 games (5.1 IP) from April 15-May 5...Placed on the disabled list on May 24 (retroactive to May 22) with right shoulder tendinitis, his first career DL stint...reinstated on July 1 after missing 36 games...Did not allow an earned run over 18 games (13.1 IP) from April 15-July 4...Optioned to Reno on Aug. 1...appeared in 9 games before his recall on Sept. 1.
2010
Became the fifth D-backs' player of the season to make his Major League debut after being acquired in a June trade and was a mainstay in the bullpen, making a majority of his appearances in the seventh and eighth innings...In 22 games at Triple-A Sacramento, was 2-0 with 6 saves, a 1.26 ERA (4 ER in 28.2 IP) and .212 opponents average
with 9 walks and 28 strikeouts...converted 6 of 7 save opportunities...Tossed at least 1.0 inning in 20 of his 22 games as the opposition scored in only 6 of those contests...Had an 8-game scoreless streak, spanning 9.2 innings, from May 17-June 8...Acquired on June 15 from the A's in exchange for Conor Jackson and was selected from Triple-A Reno the following
day...went 2-1 with a 5.35 ERA (22 ER in 37.0 IP) and .278 opponents average with 12 walks and 33 strikeouts in 37
games...Held opponents scoreless in 14 of 21 outings at home, including 5 straight contests (7.0 IP) from July 8-23, as opponents
hit just .160 (4-for-25) with 6 strikeouts in those games...Debuted with 3 perfect outings, striking out 4 over 3.2 innings from June 16-23...Tossed a scoreless inning in his big league debut on June 16 @ Red Sox, retiring J.D. Drew, Adrian Beltre and Mike
Cameron...On June 23 vs. Yankees, induced Derek Jeter into an inning-ending double play in the sixth inning and then recorded
a career-high 3 strikeouts after fanning Nick Swisher, Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez in the seventh inning...Tossed a career-high-tying 2.0 innings on three occasions: July 8 and 11 vs. Marlins and July 28 @ Phillies...Secured his first career save on Aug. 10 @ Brewers...converted his second save opportunity on Sept. 22 vs. Rockies...
his 2 saves were fifth among National League rookie pitchers.
2009
Compiled a 0.61 ERA and 11 saves in 27 relief appearances with Double-A Midland to earn a midseason promotion to Triple-A Sacramento...had a 3.62 ERA in 28 outings with the River Cats and was 2-5 with 14 saves and a 2.19 ERA in a career high 55 games overall...ranked third in the A's farm system
in saves...yielded just two home runs in 61.2 innings...allowed a .217 opponents batting average,
including .216 (30 for 139) with both of his home runs against right-handed hitters and .220 (20 for 91)
against left-handers...opponents batted .273 with the bases empty and .167 with runners on base...also
yielded a .167 average with runners in scoring position...converted 11 of 12 (91.7%) save opportunities
at Midland and 14 of 18 (77.8%) overall...allowed 9 of 30 (30.0%) inherited runners to score.
2008
Spent his first full professional season at Single-A Stockton and was 5-2 with a career-high 18 saves and a 3.36 ERA in 54 appearances...also had career bests in wins (5), innings pitched (67.0) and strikeouts (90)...finished second in the A's farm system and the California League in saves...also ranked
second in the CL in games pitched and led CL relievers with an average of 12.09 strikeouts per nine innings...
allowed a .227 opponents batting average, including .185 against right-handed hitters and .286
against left-handers...yielded four of his five home runs to righties and four were solo shots...opponents
hit .145 when leading off an inning...posted a 2.52 ERA in 28 appearances before the All-Star Break and
4.31 in 26 games after the break...had a 1.56 ERA in 28 outings at home and a 5.29 ERA in 26 appearances
on the road...compiled a 2.47 ERA in the ninth inning or later and 5.01 before that...converted 18
of 24 (75.0%) of his save opportunities and allowed 7 of 15 (46.7%) inherited runners to score...did not
allow an earned run in 22 of 26 outings from April 18 to July 2 (1.30 ERA)...struck out a season high
six batters in 2.2 innings June 21 at High Desert...had a 0.59 ERA and five saves in 10 appearances in June...then posted a 7.53 ERA in 12 outings in July before rebounding for a mark of 1.93 in August...
had a loss and a save in six postseason appearances for the Ports (7.0 ip, 6 h, 3 r, 2 er, 1 bb, 6 so, 2.57
ERA)...pitched for North Shore Honu in the Hawaiian Winter League following the season and was 0-1
with three blown saves and a 11.12 ERA in five appearances.
2007
Drafted by the A's in the third round of the First-Year Player Draft and was assigned to Single-A Stockton after signing June 26...compiled a 7.07 ERA in 11 appearances before he was transferred to Single-A Kane County Aug. 4...finished the season with the Cougars where he logged a 0.96 ERA and
four saves in nine appearances...combined at both stops to go 0-1 with four saves and a 4.63 ERA in 20
games...held the opposition to a .235 batting average, including .200 by right-handed hitters and .278 by
left-handers...made his professional debut July 3 against Modesto (1.0 ip, 2 h, 2 r, 2 er, 1 bb)...allowed
at least one run in seven of his 11 outings with Stockton, including four runs in each of his final two
outings July 31 and Aug. 2 against Modesto...did not allow an earned run in his first eight outings with
the Cougars and yielded a .107 batting average in nine appearances overall at Kane County...recorded
his first professional save Aug. 8 against Lansing (0.2 ip, 1 so).
