When the Nationals traded their Rule V pick last winter to the Yankees for reliever Brian Bruney, many thought it to be a solid addition to a woeful bullpen.
The 28-year-old veteran had a career record of 17-10 with a 4.31 ERA and he seemed like a logical option to either be the team’s eighth-inning set-up man or perhaps even their closer.
But buried deep within his otherwise solid statistics is one glaring red-flag: Brian Bruney has trouble throwing strikes.
In 230 career innings, Bruney has averaged just 7.5 hits per nine-innings allowed, but has walked an astonishing 6.3 batters per nine. For his career, he has struck out 1.3 batters for every walk.
Not very good.
Heading into Monday night’s game against the Chicago Cubs, Bruney had not had ...
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Brian Bruney, Throw Strikes; Drew Storen Is Closer Than He Appears
Posted: 27th April 2010 by Farid Rushdi in MLBComments Off on Brian Bruney, Throw Strikes; Drew Storen Is Closer Than He Appears