Pat Neshek first appeared in the majors in 2006, when he appeared essentially out of nowhere to provide some of the late-inning lift the Twins were missing. Here, just for a look, are his stats for his three years in the majors:*
ERA
K/9
K-BB
IP
WHIP
HR
ERA+
#higLev
2006
2.19
12.89
53-6
37
.784
6
204
15
2007
2.84
9.48
74-27
70.1
1.009
7
147
20
2008
4.73
10.20
15-4
13.1
1.200
2
86
10 (!)
*Note: These are some of what I consider to be relevant stats [...]