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Yankees Pitching Prospect Preview, Part Four of Five: Andrew Brackman

Brackman is one of the biggest Yankees prospects in the system, both in talent and physical stature. He stands an enormous 6'10" and is listed at 240 pounds.

A product of North Carolina State University, Brackman played basketball and baseball for the Wolfpack before giving up hoops to further his dream of playing major-league baseball.

Brackman was drafted by the Yankees with the 30th pick of the first round of the 2007 draft, but did not begin his professional career until 2009 due to Tommy John surgery that sidelined him for the entirety of 2008.

When it finally began, Brackman's first professional season was an absolute disaster.

For single-A Charleston, he pitched to a 2-12 record with a 5.91 ERA. He started 19 ...

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