Angels claim Michael Brady off waivers from Marlins

[jshep]

 

Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo

Source: #Angels claim Michael Brady off waivers from #Marlins

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=brady-005mic

 

Pretty impressive numbers in AA last year, and over his whole career really, but also a 27 year old reliever who hasn't pitched above AA.

 

Kind of interesting, I guess.

[HaloCory22]

Just saw his 2013 numbers. Really good season. Maybe we found a clean peanut. 

[hats4bats]

A fine replacement for Jeppy

[Stradling]

I know nothing about him, but ok.

[Adam]

Marlins reject. ouch. 

[Fontana Halo]

How much could it hurt?

[Spencer]

crisis averted... sky no longer falling... our long 48-hour nightmare is over

[Blarg]

The Angels might as well pick up Wayne Brady for the joke that this season has started out as.

[Reveille1984]

I'd take Wayne Brady over Jepsen.  He looks "athletic", if you know what I mean

[Homebrewer]

Gotta fill the slots that the coming DFAs will open up.

[Reveille1984]

He's from Orange County, worth taking a flier on him I guess.  Minor league numbers are pretty impressive, although he's kind of old.

[jshep]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/majors/michael-brady-throws-strikes-aplenty-for-marlins/

 

Well, found a little bit about him in this article, dude is apparently an infielder the Marlins converted to pitching and he pretty much immediately threw a ton of strikes. Whether he's anything or not, that's kind of impressive:

 

“I’ve always been good at throwing strikes,” said Brady, whose fastball sits at 91-92 mph. “I like to think it has a little bit of life on it. Maybe it’s deceptive. Maybe it’s my motion.”

 

 

“The secondary stuff is something I continue to work on now,” said Brady, who has incorporated a forkball to go with his sinker-slider combo. “That’s the most difficult part for me.”

 

[Chimi]

Give him a a couple months in AAA and if he does well, we will most likely see him up here at some point. Good to see Dipoto adding some depth. Makes me think there will be some short leashes for some this year.

[Mark68]

Scrubs R Us

[Guest]

Interesting acquisition. He certainly seems promising relative to what we already have in the pen, but I'm guessing he's not ready for the bigs this season. 

[Tyler]

This wasn't the match up with the Marlins I was talking about, Jerry. 

[gotbeer]

His minor numbers have been pretty steady.  A pure reliever with 63, 53, and 53 IP.  A whip under 1.00 for 2 seasons, and 1.14 for one season.  Looks like he played for Cal and was a middle infielder.  

 

It'll be interesting to see what he can do at AAA.  He has potential.  

[Bruce Nye]

You'd think after 13 years in the organization that the Jep-ster's future was pretty damned clear. A career 4.53 ERA and 1.470 WHIP is not worthy.  Time to send him down the road kicking horse turds.

[jshep]

You'd think after 13 years in the organization that the Jep-ster's future was pretty damned clear. A career 4.53 ERA and 1.470 WHIP is not worthy.  Time to send him down the road kicking horse turds.

 

I didn't realize he had been kicking around that long.

 

KEVIN JEPSEN WAS DRAFTED BEFORE THE ANGELS WON THEIR WORLD SERIES. This is blowing my mind.

Edited April 2, 2014 by jshep

[jsnpritchett]

I didn't realize he had been kicking around that long.

 

KEVIN JEPSEN WAS DRAFTED BEFORE THE ANGELS WON THEIR WORLD SERIES. This is blowing my mind.

 

I've posted this info (13 years) 3-4 times this week.  I will continue to do so until everyone realizes how absurd it is. 

[Homebrewer]

You'd think after 13 years in the organization that the Jep-ster's future was pretty damned clear. A career 4.53 ERA and 1.470 WHIP is not worthy.  Time to send him down the road kicking horse turds.

This is one of the main reasons I seriously question Butchy's ability.

I think he could go kicking down that road along with this "project" that he has been working with for his entire Angels career.

[Chuck]

I don't care about age when it comes to relievers. 

 

How's Michael Monster doing?

[Jay]

 

 

Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo

Source: #Angels claim Michael Brady off waivers from #Marlins

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=brady-005mic

 

Pretty impressive numbers in AA last year, and over his whole career really, but also a 27 year old reliever who hasn't pitched above AA.

 

Kind of interesting, I guess.

 

 

JD is all over this.

[DMVol]

Depth is a good thing....

[mrwicked]

A Cal guy!

this IS the piece.