Craig Breslow

[Soxfan#1]

I didn't see a topic on him, but if there is one I apologize.

Name: Craig Andrew Breslow
Born: August 8, 1980
Hometown: New Haven, CT
Height: 6-1
Weight: 180 lbs.
Age: 25
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Pos: Relief Pitcher
Experience: 1 year
College: Yale

He had a breif stint on the 25 man roster this year and made one appearance out of the bullpen. He pitched 1 2/3 innings and had 2 strikeouts. He's going to be called up when rosters expand.

[Soxfan#1]

W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR BB SO
2006 0 2 4.66 10 0 0 0 0 0 9.2 8 5 5 0 6 11

Strikeout number is not bad.

[schillingouttheks]

I would love to see him as a full time reliever for '07. He's been quite impressive in his time with the club.

[Soxfan#1]

Exactly my thoughts

[rician blast]

the walk number is what scares me a little bit...since he lacks overpowering stuff he tends to nibble sometimes and real disciplined teams make him work. He's only 26 though and could learn a bit more...maybe developa new pitch or further develop his slider to make it more of an "out pitch".

[Soxfan#1]

Anyone know why the Red Sox didn't protect him from the draft?

[CrespoBlows]

Anyone know why the Red Sox didn't protect him from the draft?

Because he's not that good.

[Soxfan#1]

He wasn't doing that bad in the major leagues when he got the shot.

[Jayhawk Bill]

Craig Breslow looks terrible to scouts. He's got a good curve, but his other pitches aren't MLB-caliber. That raw talent level is why he's with his fifth MLB organization.

The thing with Breslow is that he's smart, and he figures out ways to beat hitters. Note that he got WORSE in his second year at AAA, his ERA going from 2.69 to 4.06--the batters caught on after a while. MLB batters can't be tricked as long. He's only got 40 MLB IP, it was with four different teams in three different years, and his WHIP is already 1.60, so that low MLB career ERA might be misleading.

I like Craig Breslow. I'm sorry that he didn't get more of a chance with Boston in 2006, but I can't fault how the FO used him in 2007, nor can I fault their releasing him once he was out of options.

[rician blast]

That Yale education will likely become important sooner rather than later.

[Boris]

baseball is FUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNNNNN