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Mark 20
Ah, Drabek. the once heralded pitcher in the halladay trade. Hope he gets a shot somewhere, im sure someone will grab him.
glngarryglnross
im sure no one will “grab” him. Hes not a good pitcher in any way.
Bleed_Orange
Seems like he kind of player Douquette would drool over…. cheap and was once heralded
Lefty_Orioles_Fan
I am drooling as a type this! =P
Todd Smith
I’d like to see the Pirates pick pick him up…for obvious nostalgic reasons, but also for their recent success in fixing broken pitchers.
arthur3
I share your sentiments and your sense of nostalgia, but he has no virtual chance of coming to the Pirates. They just don’t have anyone on the 40 man roster that they would be willing to cut in order to bring Drabek on board.
Todd Smith
I could live without Bobby LaFromboise on the 40-man…and I’m still not too excited about Rob Scahill…but yeah…Drabek represents more of a cool last name than he does an actual upgrade.
JT
Velocity was clearly an issue. 90-91mph on the fastball just doesn’t cut it out of the bullpen unless you have excellent command. Just a couple of years ago, he had 92-93mph as a starter. Very surprised he’s down to 90-91mph as a reliever as I thought it would go up to 94-95mph instead.
plain_g
2 x TJs will do that to you.
Jonathan Reimer
Two Tommy John surgeries. Don’t expect much.
Bill 21
Best of luck to Kyle Drabek. Hard to believe it’s been 9 years since he was drafted first round by the Phillies. If he could improve his control over his secondary pitches, his game would play up considerably.
SqueakScolari
Rumor is that he’s coming back to Philly. As an Eagle!
Mikenmn
Reminds one that a prospect is just a prospect, no matter how highly thought of. Sometimes they turn out to be future HOF, and sometimes they end up like Drabek. Let’s hope there’s another act for him. As a Yankee fan, I remember his dad, and that sinking feeling I had when he was traded away.
blueblood1217
I’m sure someone will pick him up fairly quick. I wish the kid well
bigtkirk
Drabek has actually had two Tommy John surgeries on his arm, not just the one 2012 surgery that the article mentions.