Brad Kilby
| IP | 25 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 1.08 |
| WHIP | .84 |
| BB/9 | 1.44 |
| SO/9 | 10.08 |
- Full name Brad Thomas Kilby
- Born 02/19/1983 in Modesto, CA
- Profile Ht.: 6'0" / Wt.: 240 / Bats: L / Throws: L
- School San Jose State
- Debut 09/02/2009
- Drafted in the 29th round (881st overall) by the Oakland Athletics in 2005.
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Kilby has quietly moved up the organizational ladder with more strikeouts than innings pitched in every pro season, which mirrors what he did as an amateur at San Jose State. The stocky lefthander creates excellent deception in his easily repeatable delivery and has outstanding moxie. His fastball sits anywhere from 87-91, but he has good sink and can pitch to all four quadrants of the strike zone. Kilby's breaking ball still needs some minor tinkering, but it has good depth and bite at times. He can rush somewhat with his delivery out of the stretch with runners on base, causing him to over-rotate and lose command. Kilby finished off the season in the Arizona Fall League, where he didn't miss a lot of bats and gave up a ton of fly balls, but he has the stuff to be a solid relief lefty if he can develop a true secondary pitch to attack righthanders effectively.
