Erik Turgeon

WTM’S PIRATE PLAYER PROFILES

2008
R+:  1-0-2, 4.05 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 6.2 IP, 0.0 BB/9, 10.8 K/9
A-:  0-1-1, 2.76 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 16.1 IP, 2.8 BB/9, 12.7 K/9

Turgeon served as a short reliever in his debut and struck out a lot of batters.

2009
A-:  1-0-1, 3.60 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, 15.0 IP, 4.2 BB/9, 6.6 K/9
A:  1-1-3, 3.18 ERA, 1.59 WHIP, 11.1 IP, 8.7 BB/9, 9.5 K/9

Splitting his time between short and full season ball, Turgeon wasn’t as effective, largely due to control problems.

2010
A:  3-2-1, 1.46 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 37.0 IP, 1.7 BB/9, 7.3 K/9
A+:  2-2-4, 3.56 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 30.1 IP, 3.9 BB/9, 9.5 K/9
AA:  1-0-0, 3.86 ERA, 1.82 WHIP, 9.1 IP, 5.8 BB/9, 9.6 K/9

Turgeon started back in low A, but by the end of the year made his way to AA.

2011
AA:  5-4-7, 5.33 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 72.2 IP, 2.6 BB/9, 6.4 K/9
AAA:  0-0-1, 27.00 ERA, 3.00 WHIP, 0.1 IP, 0.0 BB/9, 0.0 K/9

In AA, Turgeon mostly struggled, including some modest gopher ball problems (10 in 72.2 innings).

2012
A+ (Pgh):  1-0-0, 0.90 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 10.0 IP, 5.4 BB/9, 9.9 K/9
AA (NYM): 1-3-0, 7.40 ERA, 2.26 WHIP, 24.1 IP, 4.4 BB/9, 8.1 K/9
AA (Pgh):  1-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.50 WHIP, 2.0 IP, 4.5 BB/9, 0.0 K/9

Turgeon missed the first month of the season with a leg injury, then pitched only sporadically after that in AA.  He struggled when he pitched and the Mets released him in late July.  After the Pirates signed him, he pitched once for Altoona, then half a dozen times for Bradenton.  Not surprisingly, considering his experience level, he had little trouble at the latter stop.

Turgeon isn’t eligible for minor league free agency yet, so he should return in 2013.  He’ll probably be in the bullpen at Altoona or Bradenton.