Trystan Stewart Gwyn Magnuson... Graduated from duPont Manual High School in 2002 in Louisville, Kentucky... Attended the University of Louisville and made the baseball team as a walk-on... Posted a 3.04 ERA in four seasons with the Cardinals, including 1.09 as a senior in 2007 when he helped Louisville to the College World Series... Was a supplemental pick following the first round of the 2007 First-Year Draft as compensation for the loss of free agent Ted Lilly by the Blue Jays.
2011
Appeared in nine games over three stints with Oakland during the 2011 season... ML DEBUT: Made his Major League debut vs. LAA on May 17, tossing a scoreless inning... ONE BAD DAY: Posted a 6.14 ERA with the A's, however allowed zero or one run in eight of the nine outngs... In those eight games posted a 2.84 ERA... SACRAMENTO: Made 30
relief appearances at AAA, convertig five of nine save opportunities... Held PCL hitters to a .210 average... HOME BOY: Was
dominant in Sacramento, recording a 1.11 ERA, with six walks and 28 strikeouts in 24.1 innings..Held right-handed hitters to a
.188 average... Was re-acquired by Toronto on November 4, 2011 in exchange for cash considerations.
2010
Spent the entire season at Double-A New Hampshire, where he was 3-0 with five saves and a 2.58 ERA in 46 appearances, all in relief...had career highs in games, saves and strikeouts (63)...yielded just one home run in 73.1 innings...issued 10 walks for an average of 1.23 walks per nine innings, which was the
lowest mark among Eastern League relievers...finished second on the Fisher Cats pitching staff in appearances...
allowed a .256 opponents batting average, including .237 (36 for 152) against right-handed
hitters and .281 (34 for 121) against left-handers...surrendered his only home run and issued seven of
his 10 walks to lefties...opponents hit .317 with runners in scoring position...posted a 1.96 ERA and
.217 opponents batting average at home and did not allow a home run in 36.2 innings...compiled a 3.19
ERA and .292 opponents average on the road...had a 5.19 ERA in the ninth inning and a 1.77 ERA in
all other innings...converted 5 of 7 (71.4%) save opportunities and allowed 15 of 29 (51.7%) inherited
runners to score.
NEW HAMPSHIRE: Struck out a season-high four batters in 1.2 shutout innings April 15 against
Binghamton...allowed a run in 2.0 innings April 22 at Binghamton but would not yield another run until
June 12...had a 16-game, 24.2-inning scoreless streak from April 25 to June 12...issued a season-high
two walks May 15 against Portland, his only outing where he walked more than one batter...finished
May with a 0.00 ERA (17.1 ip) and .196 opponents batting average...then compiled a 5.54 ERA and
.345 opponents average in eight games in June...his season ERA was 0.96 entering play June 20 but he
allowed a season high five runs on a season high six hits in 1.0 inning that day against Erie...yielded his
only home run of the season in his next outing June 24 at Harrisburg...was charged with his first blown
save of the season in that game but ended up with the win...matched his season high with four strikeouts
June 28 against Reading...pitched for the World Team in the Futures Game, July 11 at Anaheim (0.2 ip,
2 h, 1 r, 1 er, 2 bb, 0 so)...was also named to the EL Midseason All-Star team and pitched for the East
All-Stars in the game at Harrisburg, July 14...retired the only two batters he faced in the seventh inning...
tossed a season high 3.0 scoreless innings for his fifth and final save of the season, July 18 against
Binghamton...made two postseason appearances for the Fisher Cats and had a loss and a 5.40 ERA (3.1
ip, 3 h, 2 r, 2 er, 0 bb, 6 so, 2 hr).
2009
Began the year at Single-A Dunedin and was 4-1 with a save and a 2.77 ERA in 38 relief appearances before earning a promotion to Double-A New Hampshire Aug. 18...had a win and did not allow a run in five games and 10.0 innings for the Fisher Cats...combined for a 4-1 record and a 2.39 ERA
in 43 appearances...the wins were a career high...surrendered just two home runs in 71.2 innings...
allowed a .231 opponents batting average, including .228 against left-handed hitters and .233 against
right-handers...opponents hit .230 with runners in scoring position, including .189 with RISP and two
outs...allowed 12 of 28 (42.9%) inherited runners to score...tossed 2.0 scoreless and hitless innings
May 2 at Tampa for his first professional win...had a 14.1-inning scoreless streak from June 13 to July 11...retired the final two batters in the second game of a doubleheader June 27 against Charlotte for his
first career save...finished June with a 0.68 ERA in eight relief appearances and yielded a .133 batting
average.
2008
Began his professional career at Single-A Lansing and went 0-9 with a 5.40 ERA in 24 games, all starts...had career highs in losses, starts and innings pitched (81.2)...led the Lugnuts in games started and ranked second in losses...allowed a .282 opponents batting average, including .272 against righthanded
hitters and .291 against lefties...had a 6.80 ERA in 14 starts before the All-Star Break and a 3.98
ERA in 10 starts after the break...posted a 3.70 ERA at home, 7.14 on the road...tossed fewer than four
innings in each of his first 11 starts and had just four outings where he pitched enough innings to qualify
for the win...tossed a season high 5.0 innings four times, including Aug. 6 at South Bend when he did
not allow a run...ended up with a no decision in a 3-1, 10-inning win...was placed on the disabled list
Aug. 19 with a right shoulder inflammation and missed the remainder of the season.