Matt Guerrier

Birth Date: 08/01/1978

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Matthew Olson Guerrier was born on August 2, 1978 in Cleveland, Ohio.

He was a tenth round pick of the Chicago White Sox out of Kent State University in 1999, coming to the Minnesota Twins as a waiver claim in November 2003. Guerrier made his Major League debut on June 17, 2004 against the Montreal Expos, allowing three runs over four innings as the starting pitcher. Minnesota came from behind to win that game in the late innings, thanks to a go-ahead double by Torii Hunter in the eighth inning.

Guerrier would become a bullpen regular in 2005, averaging over 75 innings per year between 2005 and 2010. He led the American League with 76 pitching appearances in 2008, leading the league again with 79 relief outing in 2009. His ERA was 3.28 across those six seasons, ballooned a bit by a 5.19 clip in 2008. Without that season, his ERA over this stretch would sit at 2.89. Guerrier was reliable as the came in October, not allowing a run over his career postseason appearances.

He signed a three year deal with the Dodgers following the 2010 season, recording a 4.07 ERA across 70 appearances in his first season out west. Elbow tendinitis limited him to just 14 innings in 2012, and a torn flexor muscle in his forearm ended his 2013 campaign early.

Minnesota brought back Guerrier on a minor league deal in 2014, and he was re-called to the big league roster on May 8th. Guerrier posted a 3.86 ERA across 27 outings with the club, but the underlying numbers were never that great and he was DFA'd following a four run outing on July 22nd. This marked the end of his professional career.

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Matt Guerrier led the American League in relief appearances twice (2008 and 2009)

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Matthew Olson Guerrier (born August 2, 1978) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Chicago Cubs.
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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/BB
2004	25	MIN	AL	-0.1	0	1	.000	5.68	9	2	5	0	0	0	19.0	22	13	12	5	6	0	11	1	0	0	84	85	6.42	1.474	10.4	2.4	2.8	5.2	1.83
2005	26	MIN	AL	1.0	0	3	.000	3.39	43	0	14	0	0	0	71.2	71	29	27	6	24	5	46	3	0	3	306	132	3.95	1.326	8.9	0.8	3.0	5.8	1.92
2006	27	MIN	AL	1.0	1	0	1.000	3.36	39	1	13	0	0	1	69.2	78	29	26	9	21	0	37	0	0	6	300	134	4.67	1.421	10.1	1.2	2.7	4.8	1.76
2007	28	MIN	AL	2.6	2	4	.333	2.35	73	0	16	0	0	1	88.0	71	23	23	9	21	1	68	5	0	6	351	183	3.91	1.045	7.3	0.9	2.1	7.0	3.24
2008	29	MIN	AL	-0.6	6	9	.400	5.19	76	0	15	0	0	1	76.1	84	47	44	12	37	9	59	0	0	2	344	81	5.08	1.585	9.9	1.4	4.4	7.0	1.59
2009	30	MIN	AL	2.5	5	1	.833	2.36	79	0	15	0	0	1	76.1	58	23	20	10	16	2	47	4	0	6	304	186	4.35	0.969	6.8	1.2	1.9	5.5	2.94
2010	31	MIN	AL	1.1	5	7	.417	3.17	74	0	13	0	0	1	71.0	56	28	25	7	22	1	42	3	0	2	286	129	4.23	1.099	7.1	0.9	2.8	5.3	1.91
2011	32	LAD	NL	0.1	4	3	.571	4.07	70	0	12	0	0	1	66.1	59	31	30	4	25	5	50	0	0	2	282	91	3.43	1.266	8.0	0.5	3.4	6.8	2.00
2012	33	LAD	NL	0.1	0	2	.000	3.86	16	0	2	0	0	0	14.0	8	6	6	3	7	1	9	1	0	0	56	101	6.31	1.071	5.1	1.9	4.5	5.8	1.29
2013	34	2TM	NL	-0.1	4	4	.500	4.01	49	0	7	0	0	0	42.2	43	22	19	3	17	2	30	1	0	0	181	93	3.82	1.406	9.1	0.6	3.6	6.3	1.76
2013	34	LAD	NL	-0.4	2	3	.400	4.80	34	0	5	0	0	0	30.0	32	18	16	3	12	2	21	1	0	0	130	75	4.25	1.467	9.6	0.9	3.6	6.3	1.75
2013	34	CHC	NL	0.3	2	1	.667	2.13	15	0	2	0	0	0	12.2	11	4	3	0	5	0	9	0	0	0	51	186	2.81	1.263	7.8	0.0	3.6	6.4	1.80
2014	35	MIN	AL	0.4	0	1	.000	3.86	27	0	11	0	0	0	28.0	30	12	12	1	10	3	12	1	0	3	124	102	3.92	1.429	9.6	0.3	3.2	3.9	1.20
11 Yrs				8.0	27	35	.435	3.52	555	3	123	0	0	6	623.0	580	263	244	69	206	29	411	19	0	30	2618	119	4.31	1.262	8.4	1.0	3.0	5.9	2.00
162 Game Avg				1.0	3	4	.435	3.52	68	0	15	0	0	1	76	71	32	30	8	25	4	50	2	0	4	319	119	4.31	1.262	8.4	1.0	3.0	5.9	2.00

MIN (8 Yrs)				7.9	19	26	.422	3.40	420	3	102	0	0	5	500.0	470	204	189	59	157	21	322	17	0	28	2099	127	4.41	1.254	8.5	1.1	2.8	5.8	2.05
LAD (3 Yrs)				-0.2	6	8	.429	4.24	120	0	19	0	0	1	110.1	99	55	52	10	44	8	80	2	0	2	468	87	4.02	1.296	8.1	0.8	3.6	6.5	1.82
CHC (1 Yr)				0.3	2	1	.667	2.13	15	0	2	0	0	0	12.2	11	4	3	0	5	0	9	0	0	0	51	186	2.81	1.263	7.8	0.0	3.6	6.4	1.80

AL (8 Yrs)				7.9	19	26	.422	3.40	420	3	102	0	0	5	500.0	470	204	189	59	157	21	322	17	0	28	2099	127	4.41	1.254	8.5	1.1	2.8	5.8	2.05
NL (3 Yrs)				0.1	8	9	.471	4.02	135	0	21	0	0	1	123.0	110	59	55	10	49	8	89	2	0	2	519	92	3.89	1.293	8.0	0.7	3.6	6.5	1.82

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The Twins Are Stuck In Their Comfort Zone

After giving up four runs in a brutal relief outing on Tuesday night, Matt Guerrier was designated for assignment on Wednesday, following in the footsteps of fellow failed reclamation projects Jason Bartlett and Jason Kubel.

The Twins raised some eyebrows during the offseason when they brought back the three former fixtures on minor-league deals. It was hard to find fault with those moves at the time, as they were non-guaranteed contracts that inherently carried no risk.