Player Profiles: Relief Pitchers - Yhency Brazoban

Wow. The last player profile. I thought this idea might stretch out my material for a while, but it almost brought me up to spring training. Anyway, here's the last one, and it's well worth it.

Player: Yhency Brazoban

2008 Stats: 0-0, 6.00 ERA (2 games)

2008 Analysis: Wow. Remember when Brazoban was our closer of the future? Me neither. Brazoban has been a mix of injured and not good over the past several seasons. His stats show that I mean that literally.

2006: 5 games, 5.40 ERA
2007: 4 games, 16.20 ERA
2008: 2 games, 6.00 ERA

This season, he gave up two earned runs on three walks and four hits in three innings off work. And then he got hurt. Good microcosm, though.

2009 Outlook: The Dodgers signed Brazoban to a minor league contract and gave him an invitation to Spring Training earlier in the offseason. Honestly though, I'm not holding many high hopes.