San Francisco Giants Edlefsen pitched for the
Salem-Keizer Volcanoes in 2007, going 2–0 with a 1.62 ERA in 18 appearances. In 2008, he pitched for the
San Jose Giants, going 8–5 with a 3.36 ERA in 40 games. He split 2009 between the San Jose Giants,
Connecticut Defenders and
Fresno Grizzlies and went 8–1 with nine saves and a 1.95 ERA, striking out 72 batters in 69 1/3 innings. In 2010, he pitched for the Grizzlies and went 7–2 with a 2.38 ERA in 49 games. On August 21, 2011, Edlefsen was called up to the Majors for the first time. He made his debut that day with 1 1/3 scoreless innings against the
Houston Astros. On the season he pitched 11 1/3 innings over 13 games with a 9.53 ERA. He also split 2012 between the Majors and minors, appearing in 14 games for the Giants with an 0–1 record and 4.70 ERA over 15 1/3 innings. Edlefsen spent all of 2013 in AAA with the Grizzlies and was 2–2 with a 6.28 ERA in 47 games. He became a free agent after the season.
Los Angeles Dodgers Edlefsen attended an open try-out with the
Los Angeles Dodgers on February 27, 2014, and was signed to a minor league contract. He had an 11.88 ERA in 6 games for the Isotopes before announcing his retirement on April 21, 2014. ==Pitching style==