In 1986, Stottlemyre split the season between the Class-A Asheville Tourists and the Class-A Osceola Astros. He went 3–1 with a 2.10 ERA in seven games, all starts. With Osceola, Stottlemyre went 0–7 with a 7.82 ERA in nine games, eight starts. This gave him a combined record of 3–8 with a 5.01 ERA on the year.
After the trade, Stottlemyre was assigned to the Double-A Memphis Chicks of the Southern League. He went a combined 7–6 with a 4.31 ERA in 20 games, all starts.
He played the 1988 season with the Double-A Memphis Chicks. He went 3–2 with a 2.40 ERA in seven games, all starts.
In a one-season career at the Major League level in 1990, Stottlemyre posted a 0–1 record with 14 strikeouts, a 4.88 ERA, and 31⅓ innings in 13 games pitched, two as a starter.
Coaching career
Stottlemyre began his coaching career while with the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, serving as their pitching coach. Stottlemyre also served as a pitching coach for the Single-A Yakima Bears in 2002, the Single-A Lancaster JetHawks, the Double-A El Paso Diablos, and the Rookie-level Missoula Osprey in 2005–2006.[1]
Arizona Diamondbacks
On May 7, 2009, Stottlemyre was hired as the pitching coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was released as pitching coach after the 2010 season, but remained in the D-backs' organization as a roving minor-league pitching instructor.[4][5] On December 2, 2013, he returned to the Diamondbacks' Major League staff as bullpen coach under managerKirk Gibson.[5]
Seattle Mariners
On October 26, 2015, Stottlemyre was announced as the new pitching coach for the Seattle Mariners during manager Scott Servais' inaugural press conference.[6] He replaced Rick Waits, who was hired after the 2013 season.[7]
Miami Marlins
On December 5, 2018, Stottlemyre was hired as pitching coach for the Miami Marlins.[8]
In October 2021, Stottlemyre revealed that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer in February of the same year. Stottlemyre had his prostate removed in October and announced that he still planned to coach the 2022 season.[9]
On October 31, 2022, the Marlins signed Stottlemyre to a multi–year contract extension.[10] On October 2, 2024, Stottlemyre was fired alongside the entirety of the Marlins coaching staff.[11]
^ abc"Player Development"(PDF). Arizona Diamondbacks. arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com. Archived from the original(PDF) on June 10, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
