Stauffer was designated for assignment by the Twins. He had a 6.60 ERA and a 6:7 K:BB ratio in 15 innings. The Twins had stuck with Stauffer despite his struggles with lower velocity dating back to the start of spring training, but it looks like the finally gave up on him trying to find his form in the majors. Stauffer may approve an assignment to Triple-A Rochester to try and get his career back on track.