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Old 07-31-2012, 04:19 PM   #1
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Reds designate Brackman for assignment
Not surprised at all.
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Old 07-31-2012, 04:19 PM   #2
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Re: Reds designate Brackman for assignment
Jeez, I totally forgot he was on the 40 man.
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Old 07-31-2012, 04:25 PM   #3
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Jeez, I totally forgot he was on the 40 man.
Same here
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Old 07-31-2012, 04:26 PM   #4
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Very sad in a away. When i had Andrew he was lights out and had very good, measured mechanics. NC State really screwed him up and the Yankees gave him some really goofy ideas before he made it to the big leagues. Now he is basically screwed. Hope he stays in the minors and works his way back as a reliever.
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Old 07-31-2012, 06:45 PM   #5
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Re: Reds designate Brackman for assignment
I am hoping he clears waivers. That way he could still be given a chance to develope in the minors.
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Old 07-31-2012, 06:52 PM   #6
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I am hoping he clears waivers. That way he could still be given a chance to develope in the minors.
Having struggles in High A at age 26..... I can't imagine him not clearing waivers.
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Old 08-05-2012, 10:08 AM   #7
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Re: Reds designate Brackman for assignment
I spoke to someone close to Drew last night and the person swears that Drew has been hitting 97 on the gun in Bakersfield. That fact doesn't apparently seem to be helping him too much since he still isn't pitching particularly well in Bakersfield. I kind of hope they would let him pitch out of the pen in Pensacola so he can have a giant stadium behind him to build up his confidence.
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Old 08-05-2012, 10:48 AM   #8
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To be fair, Brackman has been ok as a reliever in Bakersfield.

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Bakersfield	ERA	IP	H	HR	BB	SO

Reliever	3.97	22.2	20	4	7	17
Starter	        6.75	12	14	0	11	9
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Old 08-05-2012, 01:56 PM   #9
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To be fair, Brackman has been ok as a reliever in Bakersfield.

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Bakersfield	ERA	IP	H	HR	BB	SO

Reliever	3.97	22.2	20	4	7	17
Starter	        6.75	12	14	0	11	9
Thanks for the stats, doug. Hopefully that HR rate will normalize over a larger sample size. I wonder if the Reds would consider letting Drew throw his knuckle curve again. The Yankees told him to stop throwing it due to damage to his arm, but now that he needs something to kickstart his career, I would think he should risk it for better results. It was a pretty nasty pitch in high school and college.
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Old 08-05-2012, 02:52 PM   #10
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He's been between 94-97 at Bakersfield for awhile now. They are doing a good job of getting him straightened out. He's getting closer to having a consistent, repeatable delivery. Rigo Beltran has done an absolutely stellar job in Bakersfield this year as pitching coach.
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Old 08-05-2012, 03:03 PM   #11
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Re: Reds designate Brackman for assignment
Brackman lacks control. We have better prospects to spend time on.
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Old 08-05-2012, 03:09 PM   #12
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Randy Johnson walked 6 guys per 9 innings through his age 28 season. He went on to win 4 Cy Young Awards after that. You don't just quit on big arms.
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Old 08-05-2012, 03:15 PM   #13
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Randy Johnson walked 6 guys per 9 innings through his age 28 season. He went on to win 4 Cy Young Awards after that. You don't just quit on big arms.
The Reds did.

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Old 08-05-2012, 03:24 PM   #14
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Randy Johnson walked 6 guys per 9 innings through his age 28 season. He went on to win 4 Cy Young Awards after that. You don't just quit on big arms.
I wouldn't use Randy Johnson as a case study on why you shouldn't give up on big arms.
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Old 08-05-2012, 05:33 PM   #15
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Randy Johnson walked 6 guys per 9 innings through his age 28 season. He went on to win 4 Cy Young Awards after that. You don't just quit on big arms.
Lol Randy Johnson wasn't pitching in Class A at 26 either. He was striking out almost 8 guys per 9 innings, so he at least showed enough in the bigs to not give up on, despite his wildness.
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