Brad Brach-RP San Diego Padres-July 8th, 2012

Brad Brach is a young pitcher with a lot of talent.  Drafted from Monmouth College with the Padres 42nd round draft pick in the 2008 draft, Brad has moved quickly through the Padres farm system.  Between 2008-2012, he has saved 115 games and is looked at as a future setup man or closer by the club.  He has a fastball which has been clocked as high as 94MPH and his slider comes in between 80-85 MPH with a lot of movement.  He's struggled with his control since coming up to the big leagues, but has shown flashes of brilliance.  As Padres pitching coach Darren Balsley says, "he needs to trust his stuff."

Before Sunday's game, I was able to talk to Brad about who his favorite player was growing up.  Brad is a "Cal Ripken Jr. Fan."  He grew up watching Cal play and he told me "I grew up playing SS in Little League because it was Cal's position."  Brad took this picture with me and I thanked him for his time.  Keep up the hard work Brad.