Stauffer gave up six runs (five earned) with five hits, two walks and no strikeouts in one inning in his spring training debut Thursday. The poor debut promoted manager Paul Molitor to verify that Stauffer is healthy, and Stauffer said he is fine, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. Stauffer is competing with Alex Meyer, Tommy Milone, Mike Pelfrey and Trevor May for the fifth starter role this spring. He'll more likely end up in the bullpen as a swingman. While it's just one outing, Stauffer may not have many appearances to show he should be part of the rotation.