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paul253 Carolina Mudcats

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He's pitched so well lately that I assume the answer to this question is no, but has he ever had to get through the "second time around' with a lineup? In other words, has he ever faced a hitter more than once in any of his outings? I wonder if he would be as affective the second time through a lineup as he has been so far with the first time through the lineup. Ebba, when you say he threw a lot of pitches, do you know about how many? Over 50? I assume if he threw over 50 pitches he could probably go 3 innings.
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The Braddock I saw pitch last night against Round Rock may not be quite ready for Milwaukee. He seemed to have trouble finishing off hitters who had two strikes on them and he was a little wild. He threw a lot of pitches for two innings of work leading me to wonder if the brewers are beginning to stretch him out. As a relief pitcher he is close to the majors. Fast ball reached 95 and he pitched between 82 to 95 when looking at the velocity of all his pitches
You also caught him on what was probably his worst outing so far. Check out his game log. I have a feeling that he's not struggling to put away hitters most of the time.
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Why do you want to pay for it down the road when this is not a playoff team this season?

Bingo!

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Why do you want to pay for it down the road when this is not a playoff team this season?

ditto. So they win 77 games instead of 75....that doesn't mean much to me.

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I get the service time argument, but I really don't think the super 2 argument makes any sense. We're talking about a relief pitcher here, and probably a middle relief pitcher for a while. It's not like he's going to be making Ryan Howard money in arbitration. I don't think the financial implications will or should play any part in the decision to bring him up.
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Routine keeps Sounds reliever Zach Braddock ready for quick call-up

Bryan Mullen/The Tenneseean

Zach Braddock is a creature of habit, reliant on

routine.

Whether it's how he

stretches before games or how he conducts himself on the mound, the

Sounds pitcher likes order. Considering his success this season, there's

no reason to change it up soon.

Braddock, 22, is the youngest player on Nashville's

roster but has also been its most reliable reliever. He has had 11

outings this season but has given up a run in only one of them.

He has a Major League

Baseball fastball clocked in the mid-90s and some offspeed pitches that

fluster opponents.

All

of this has led to whispers that he may be called up to the Brewers

soon, but the 6-foot-2, 235-pound lefty is keeping it all in

perspective.

"I

feel it's more than just a game because it has been such a big part of

my life," Braddock said. "You can't think ahead too much. That's the way

I approach baseball. You have to have a plan and keep a good routine. I

try to perfect it every day."

To this point, he's been as perfect as any Nashville

player. Braddock has pitched 16 innings and struck out 28 while walking

only nine.

"He's

got the stuff," Sounds Manager Don Money said. "Some guys can just pick

it up and feel comfortable and other guys are a nervous wreck. He's had

his bumps in the road. Now he seems to be over the hump and feels like,

'Hey, I can pitch in this game.' "

One of those bumps came early in his career. As a

junior at Gloucester Catholic High School in New Jersey, Braddock had a

decision to make. He needed Tommy John surgery to repair a torn elbow

ligament in his throwing arm. He decided to have the procedure done

immediately and went to Dr. Craig Morgan in Delaware. Morgan has

operated on many MLB pitchers — including former star Curt Schilling.

"(Morgan) did a great

job," Braddock said. "I came back in eight to nine months and was

pitching again."

The

Brewers weren't scared off by the injury and made him an 18th-round

draft pick in 2005. Braddock has had a few lingering injuries as a pro

but said he is fortunate to be with a patient organization.

 

"The Brewers have been great maintaining me through injury and have

stuck behind me and allowed me to excel," Braddock said.

For all of Braddock's successes on the mound, there

was one not so great outing earlier this season. It was so out of

character for Braddock that Money laughs about it now.

The Sounds were in New Mexico facing the Albuquerque

Isotopes on May 9. Nashville would go on to lose 15-12 in a stadium that

is known for allowing tons of home runs.

Braddock pitched two-thirds of an inning, gave up

five hits, one home run and eight earned runs. It was the only time this

season Braddock has given up a run.

"We were trying to get him through because our

pitching was a little short at that time," Money said with a laugh. "He

got the first guy 1-2 and throws a breaking ball and hits him in the

foot. And then it all breaks loose. … You hit anything in the air there

and it goes out."

It

didn't faze Braddock. In his next outing four days later against

Tacoma, he threw one inning and struck out the side. The ability to

bounce back quickly was impressive, Money said, and a trait many MLB

regulars have.

Braddock,

however, isn't looking too far ahead.

"It's a goal that everyone here has," said Braddock,

referring to being called up. "But the goal I have set for myself is to

maintain what I am doing now."

He got a dose of the big time in spring training when

he spent time with some of the Brewers' regulars. What he mostly took

away from the experience shouldn't come as a surprise.

"I saw how those guys go through their routines,"

Braddock said. "I think that will help me get to the next level."

 

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(Larry McCormack/The Tennessean)

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Wait no longer...I just found out that Zach Braddock has been called up to Milwaukee...well, Minnesota technically http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif. Congrats to Zach and his family!
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Wow, cool news. Good luck Zach!
"Dustin Pedroia doesn't have the strength or bat speed to hit major-league pitching consistently, and he has no power......He probably has a future as a backup infielder if he can stop rolling over to third base and shortstop." Keith Law, 2006
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