- Dewon Brazelton
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Dewon Brazelton
Brazelton pitching for the Portland Beavers in July 2006.Free agent Pitcher Born: June 16, 1980
Tullahoma, TennesseeBats: Right Throws: Right MLB debut September 13, 2002 for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Career statistics Win–loss record 8–25 Earned run average 6.38 Strikeouts 145 Teams - Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2002–2005)
- San Diego Padres (2006)
Dewon Cortez Brazelton (born June 16, 1980 in Tullahoma, Tennessee) is a professional baseball pitcher. He pitched all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball, and is currently a free agent.
While pitching in high school, Brazelton had knee surgery in 1995, then Tommy John surgery in 1996. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays selected him with the third overall draft pick in the first round of the 2001 MLB amateur draft, and Brazelton made his MLB debut September 13, 2002. In 2004, Brazelton, after being called the second coming of Roger Clemens by Peter Gammons, received the Tony Conigliaro Award.[1]
After Stuart Sternberg took over as principal owner of the Devil Rays, Brazelton was traded during the 2005 annual baseball winter meetings to the Padres for third baseman Sean Burroughs.
In spring training of 2006, Brazelton appeared impressive, going 1–0 with a 1.77 ERA in 5 starts and earned the position of fourth starter in the Padres's four-man rotation, behind Jake Peavy, Chris Young, and Shawn Estes. However, Brazelton's first two starts were disastrous, taking the loss for both while pitching a combined 6 1/3 innings and giving up 17 hits and 17 earned runs. Brazelton was then moved to the bullpen and used as a spot reliever where between March 8 and April 19, he pitched 11.1 innings with a 2.31 ERA. However, on May 11 against the Milwaukee Brewers, Brazelton came in relief of Jake Peavy in the 8th inning with an 8–0 lead and gave up 4 runs on 3 hits and a walk without recording an out. Brazelton was promptly demoted to the Padres' AAA affiliate the following day and has not pitched in the major leagues since.
On December 4, 2006, the Kansas City Royals signed Brazelton to a minor league contract, only to be released from their Triple-A Omaha affiliate on April 27, 2007. On June 2, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Brazelton to a minor league contract and assigned him to their Double-A affiliate, the Altoona Curve. After becoming a free agent, following the conclusion of the 2007 season, the St. Louis Cardinals signed Brazelton to a minor league contract, but he was released during spring training.
Brazelton signed with the Camden Riversharks on April 4, 2009.
On April 13, the Kansas City T-Bones of the Northern League signed Brazelton to a contract for the 2010 season. He pitched in just two games for them before being granted free agency.
References
- ^ "Tampa Bay's Dewon Brazelton wins 2004 Tony Conigliaro Award". MLB.com. 10 December 2004. http://tampabay.rays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20041210&content_id=920343&vkey=news_tb&fext=.jsp&c_id=tb. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Report on Trade of Brazelton to Padres for Burroughs
- Minor League Splits and Situational Stats
Preceded by
Victor ZambranoTampa Bay Devil Rays Opening Day
Starting pitcher
2005Succeeded by
Scott KazmirTampa Bay Rays first-round draft picks 1996: Paul Wilder | 1997: Jason Standridge | 1998: No first round pick | 1999: Josh Hamilton | 2000: Rocco Baldelli | 2001: Dewon Brazelton | 2002: B. J. Upton | 2003: Delmon Young | 2004: Jeff Niemann | 2005: Wade Townsend | 2006: Evan Longoria | 2007: David Price | 2008: Tim Beckham | 2009: LeVon Washington | 2010: Josh Sale, Justin O'Conner, Drew VettlesonTampa Bay Rays Opening Day starting pitchers Wilson Álvarez • Dewon Brazelton • Scott Kazmir • Joe Kennedy • Albie Lopez • David Price • James Shields • Tanyon Sturtze • Steve Trachsel • Víctor Zambrano
Tony Conigliaro Award 1990: Eisenreich | 1991: Thon | 1992: Abbott | 1993: Jackson | 1994: Leiter | 1995: Radinsky | 1996: Pride | 1997: Davis | 1998: Saberhagen | 1999: Lowell | 2000: Mercker, Saunders | 2001: Johnson, Lloyd | 2002: Rijo | 2003: Mecir | 2004: Brazelton | 2005: Cook | 2006: Sanchez | 2007: Lester | 2008: Baldelli | 2009: Carpenter | 2010: Benoit
Categories:- 1980 births
- Living people
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Tampa Bay Devil Rays players
- San Diego Padres players
- Baseball players from Tennessee
- African American baseball players
- Middle Tennessee State University alumni
- Durham Bulls players
- Orlando Rays players
- Bakersfield Blaze players
- Montgomery Biscuits players
- Arizona League Padres players
- Portland Beavers players
- Omaha Royals players
- Altoona Curve players
- Camden Riversharks players
- Kansas City T-Bones players
- Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders baseball players
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