Zach Braddock

William Zachary Braddock

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 2", Weight 235 lb.
• School Burlington County College
• High School Gloucester Catholic High School

• Debut May 23, 2010
• Final Game July 14, 2011
• Born August 23, 1987 in Mount Holly, NJ USA

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Biographical Information

Zach Braddock pitched two major league seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers.

Braddock had Tommy John surgery during high school. The Brewers took him anyway, as a draft-and-follow, in the 18th round of the 2005 amateur draft. He was signed by scout Tony Blengino after a year of junior college, then sent to the Helena Brewers. He was 2-2 with a 5.49 ERA, walking 31 in 39 1/3 innings. Zach was excellent in 10 games for the 2007 West Virginia Power, going 3-1 with a 1.15 ERA. He fanned 68 and allowed only a .168 average in 47 innings. Braddock split 2008 between West Virginia (13 strikeouts, 2 hits, an unearned run in 6 innings) and the Brevard County Manatees (4-7, 5.51, 80 strikeouts, but 42 walks in 65 1/3 innings). Baseball America rated him having the best slider in the Milwaukee minors. In 2009, Braddock moved to the bullpen, pitching lights-out with the Manatees (1-1, 1.09, 40 strikeouts in 24 2/3 innings, .143 opponent average, only 4 walks) before going 2-1 with a 2.87 ERA and 22 whiffs in 15 2/3 innings for the Huntsville Stars. In the Arizona Fall League, Zach had three saves and a 5.25 ERA for the Peoria Javelinas. Baseball America named him Milwaukee's #7 prospect going into 2010.

Braddock began 2010 with the Nashville Sounds and struck out 28 in his first 16 innings; he had one save and a 4.50 ERA to that point. He was then promoted to the majors. In his MLB debut, the left-hander relieved Manny Parra with a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the 6th in an interleague game with the Twins. Zach retired fellow rookie Drew Butera on a grounder, got Alexi Casilla on a liner, gave up a double to Orlando Hudson, walked Justin Morneau, then retired Michael Cuddyer on a strikeout to escape the jam. In the 7th, he went 1-2-3 against Jason Kubel, Delmon Young and Brendan Harris before being relieved by Trevor Hoffman. In 46 appearances, Zach crafted a 2.94 ERA in 33 2/3 innings, working primarily as a LOOGY. In 2011, he made 25 more appearances (his last as a big leaguer), with a sky-high 7.27 ERA in 17 1/3 innings. He was released in May 2012 and bounced around, last seeing working with the 2015 Camden Riversharks of the Atlantic League.

Sources

• 2010 Brewers Media Guide
• 2006-2010 Baseball Almanacs

Related Sites

• Zach Braddock on mlb.com