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Brewers Sign Brad Boxberger To Minors Contract

By Mark Polishuk | February 14, 2021 at 9:37pm CDT

The Brewers have agreed to a minor league deal with right-hander Brad Boxberger, ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel reports (via Twitter).  Boxberger will receive an invitation to the team’s Major League Spring Training camp.

After signing a minors contract with the Marlins last winter, Boxberger posted a 3.00 ERA over 18 innings with Miami, plus 3 1/3 scoreless frames during the team’s playoff run.  It was a nice bounce-back performance for Boxberger in terms of pure results after struggling in 2019 with the Royals, though there wasn’t much difference between the two seasons from an analytical perspective.

Boxberger’s 22.8K% and 10.1BB% were both below average and there weren’t a lot of positives within his Statcast numbers, with the exception of a fastball spin rate in the 90th percentile.  For added pluses, Boxberger posted a career-best 51% grounder rate, and his fastball averaged 92.5mph for his highest velocity since 2015.

It was during that 2015 season that Boxberger achieved All-Star status for a 41-save season with the Rays, but he then battled some injuries and became something of a journeyman since Tampa traded him to the Diamondbacks in November 2017.  Since Opening Day 2018, Boxberger has now been a member of six different organizations, counting Milwaukee.  The right-hander will compete for a job in a Brewers bullpen that has plenty of talent but relatively little MLB experience, so Boxberger could add a veteran element to the mix.

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33 Comments

  1. Not Xabial

    4 years ago

    I don’t hate this at all

    1
    Reply
    • lilpartialbaldo

      4 years ago

      Fun little fact. Monte Harrison and Max Hall were actually high school teammates.

      1
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      • cubs2016

        4 years ago

        Little known fact. Nobody cares. Just like nobody cared in the previous article.

        2
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        • brewpackbuckbadg

          4 years ago

          FYI – Jimmy Carter was the first US president to be born in a hospital.

          Reply
  2. VonPurpleHayes

    4 years ago

    He was good in TRON.

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    Reply
  3. Metsin777

    4 years ago

    Mets should of signed him, their relievers stink!

    Reply
    • VonPurpleHayes

      4 years ago

      I think the Mets have a really good pen. I don’t know what you mean.

      Reply
      • Luc 2

        4 years ago

        They have good arms on paper but I wouldn’t be confident. Lugo is gone, Diaz is still a ? and Familia and Betances are old now. May is the one guy I trust rn

        Reply
  4. Pauly2112

    4 years ago

    His work in Scarecrow and Mrs. King was impeccable. And quite the quality run in the majors to boot.

    Impressive…

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    Reply
  5. stevewpants

    4 years ago

    Granted the Brewers don’t have many, but could a top prospect and Hader get Rios from the Dodgers now or are they just gonna hold onto him until the NL gets the DH?

    Reply
    • MasterCal

      4 years ago

      Are you, like on something? Or are you being sarcastic lol?

      Reply
      • stevewpants

        4 years ago

        always

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    • Swordless Mimetown

      4 years ago

      I think you have to add to Rios to get Hader, actually. But I like the gist of this.

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      • stevewpants

        4 years ago

        if the dodgers were willing then I really think they should do it, Hader won’t be as unhittable as he is now forever and his value will never be higher with his contract going up and free agency approaching.

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        • BrewCrewBacker

          4 years ago

          I don’t disagree.

          Reply
    • afsooner02

      4 years ago

      Got that prospect part backwards there…..you mean Rios plus prospects

      Reply
      • stevewpants

        4 years ago

        all the better then, i am probably guilty of undervaluing Hader but I really think the Brewers should cash him in for a quality hitter on the infield, they need the offense

        Reply
  6. mlb1225

    4 years ago

    Interesting he had that 41-save season in 2015. Wasn’t even that good and the Rays were pretty meh that season too.

    Reply
    • Ji-Man Choi

      4 years ago

      Just a Rays thing to happen

      Reply
  7. BrewCrewBacker

    4 years ago

    But can he play 3rd?

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  8. ludafish

    4 years ago

    How did the Marlins not entertain him coming back? Seriously no reason to not try. He’s costing nothing. He pitched some important innings to getting to the winning season. Ridiculous.

    Reply
    • dknight 2

      4 years ago

      I agree. There was never any mention of him during the postseason plans, except saying that he was a FA. He was great for us but they didn’t even think twice about bringing him back for another round like they did Kintzler.

      I’ve been wondering the same thing all postseason.

      Reply
  9. Rsox

    4 years ago

    Best players day nickname jersey ever

    Reply
    • Mr. E Team

      4 years ago

      I didn’t know you could have emojis

      Reply
  10. Ghost Pepper

    4 years ago

    Unless he does it this season.
    It was cool in 18 for sure.

    Reply
  11. stubby66

    4 years ago

    Cmon just sign Franco already or trade for Anderson and Cooper or trade for Moran. I DON’T WANT SOGARD AGAIN!!!!!

    1
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    • stubby66

      4 years ago

      I would even be willing to have Danny Santana at third or just give Lucas Erceg a shot .

      Reply
    • Rsox

      4 years ago

      Do NOT trade for Anderson Cooper…

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  12. Lloyd Emerson

    4 years ago

    Holy guacamole, this article was published nearly 4 hours ago and Rangers29 hasn’t had an opinion on it yet. Mark your calendars, folks.

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  13. nentwigs

    4 years ago

    GREAT NEWS FOR BRAD !!
    If this baseball opportunity didn’t pan out, Brad had a fallback job in Fast Food lined up.
    Boxberger was going to be a Burger Boxer !!

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    • pdxbrewcrew

      4 years ago

      People who aren’t funny shouldn’t try.

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      Reply
  14. BlueJaysMania

    4 years ago

    Decent move, no risk with some upside.

    Reply
  15. its_happening

    4 years ago

    Jays gave Phelps a guaranteed contract and Boxberger gets a minor league deal? Strange. I think Boxberger has something left in the tank. Good move by the Brew.

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