Jamie Vermilyea

James Jordan Vermilyea

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 4", Weight 200 lbs.
• School University of New Mexico
• High School Sabino High School
• Debut April 22, 2007
• Final Game May 10, 2007
• Born February 10, 1982 in Tucson, AZ USA

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Biographical Information

Jamie Vermilyea played briefly in the major leagues. He has been used as both a starter and reliever throughout his career in baseball.

A walk-on at college, Vermilyea became a regular hurler. He set the New Mexico Lobos season record for innings in 2002 (131 1/3) and finished 4th in school history with 251 K. In 2002, he led the Mountain West Conference with 107 strikeouts but went 7-9 with a 6.24 ERA. In 2003, the junior improved to 7-4, 4.27, finishing third in the Conference in ERA and again leading in strikeouts (112). He was named to the All-Conference team. The Toronto Blue Jays took him in the 9th round of the 2003 amateur draft. He was signed by scout Tim Huff and made his pro debut that summer.

Vermilyea split his first pro season between the Auburn Doubledays (5-1, 2.37, 53 K in 30 1/3 IP) and the Dunedin Blue Jays (0-2, 2 Sv, 2.49, 25 K in 21 2/3 IP). In 2004, he split time between Dunedin (5-1, 3.09) and the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (3-2, 5 Sv, 2.51). In 2005, he pitched for New Hampshire (3-3, 1 Sv, 2.60) and the Syracuse Sky Chiefs (3-0, 5.60). The Boston Red Sox took him in the 2005 Rule V Draft but returned him to Toronto during spring training in 2006. He was with the same two clubs that year, appearing in 5 games for New Hampshire (1.65, 1 Sv) and spending the bulk of the year in Syracuse (6-7, 1 Sv, 3.85).

In 2007, Jamie had his fifth straight season at two levels, pitching for Syracuse primarily (2-2, 1 Sv, 4.15) but also making his big league debut. He tossed six scoreless innings for the 2007 Blue Jays, allowing five hits and no walks while striking out two. He only pitched 20 games in 2008, all with New Hampshire, going 3-3 with a 7.55 ERA and 1.96 WHIP.

Gone from the Jays system, Vermilyea signed with Grosseto in Italy for 2009. He had a rough Italian Baseball League debut, on April 11th, allowing 3 runs in 3 2/3 relief innings against Telemarket Rimini in a 6-0 loss. He finished the year 0-3 with 3 saves and a 4.36 ERA, walking 20 in 33 innings. Back in the US in 2010, Jamie was 1-2 with 20 saves and a 1.64 ERA for the Na Koa Ikaika Maui and 0-1 with a save and a 5.40 ERA for the Las Vegas 51s. He led the Golden Baseball League in saves and made the league All-Star team, joining Justin Segal and fellow ex-major leaguers Emiliano Fruto and Brandon Villafuerte as the relievers. In 2011, he went 3-3 with 17 saves and a 1.81 ERA for the Winnipeg Goldeyes to end his playing career. He was 4th in the American Association in saves

Overall, Vermilyea had gone 34-30 with 52 saves and a 3.43 ERA in 268 games in pro baseball.

Vermilyea managed the Na Koa Ikaika Maui in 2012 and was pitching coach of the Winnipeg Goldeyes in 2013. He was then pitching coach of the South Bend Cubs in 2019 and Tennessee Smokies in 2021-2024.

Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
2012	Na Koa Ikaika Maui	North American League	36-30	3rd	Independent Leagues