• Full name Brett Allen Sinkbeil
  • Born 12/26/1984 in Tulsa, OK
  • Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 210 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Missouri State
  • Debut 09/15/2010
  • Drafted in the 1st round (19th overall) by the Miami Marlins in 2006 (signed for $1,525,000).
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    The Cardinals drafted their home state's top two 2006 prospects, Missouri's Max Scherzer and Sinkbeil, out of high school three years ago. Scherzer has kept a higher profile in college, while Sinkbeil has become more of a stealth first-rounder. He first hinted at that status by following a 7-9, 4.84 sophomore season with a standout performance in the Cape Cod League last summer, and solidified it this spring--before straining an oblique muscle in mid-April. He went just 1 1/3 innings in his next start and missed his next three turns in the rotation. Before he got hurt, Sinkbeil's fastball was sitting at 91-92 mph, reaching as high as 95 and showing plenty of sink. His slider is a good second pitch, and his changeup has improved. Not only does he throw strikes, but he also locates his pitches well within the zone. On his best nights, area scouts say Sinkbeil has outclassed any college pitcher in the Midwest, including No. 3 overall prospect Brad Lincoln of Houston. Some of them would take him over the region's other top college-age arms (Scherzer, Joba Chamberlain and Luke Hochevar). While that won't happen, Sinkbeil still should go in the bottom of the first round if he can show he's healthy.

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