The New York Yankees considered themselves fortunate when they drafted the 6’10″ right-handed pitcher Andrew Brackman in the first round of the 2007 draft. He was expected to go much higher, but injury concerns caused him to fall to 30th overall.
He immediately had elbow surgery and didn’t pitch until 2009 in Low-A. That season he went 2-12 with an unimpressive 5.91 ERA.
That showing caused many to lose interest in Brackman as a prospect, but further away from Tommy John surgery he jumped back on people’s radar with a strong showing in High-A Tampa this season.
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