Brandon Kintzler
| Brandon Kintzler | |||
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Kintzler with the Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| Minnesota Twins | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: August 1, 1984 Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 10, 2010, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| MLB statistics (through May 30, 2015) | |||
| Win–loss record | 10–9 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.38 | ||
| Strikeouts | 134 | ||
| Teams | |||
Brandon Lee Kintzler (born August 1, 1984) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Minnesota Twins organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers.
Career
San Diego Padres
Kintzler was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 40th round of the 2004 amateur entry draft. In 2004, he played for their Rookie Arizona League Padres and Class A (Short Season) Eugene Emeralds. In addition to playing for those teams again in 2005, he also pitched for the Class A Fort Wayne Wizards.
Independent Leagues
After sitting out the 2006 season, he returned to play for the independent Northern League's Winnipeg Goldeyes in 2007 and 2008. He began the 2009 season with the independent American Association's St. Paul Saints.
Milwaukee Brewers
During the 2009 season, he was signed to a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers and assigned to the Double-A Huntsville Stars. Kintzler started the 2010 season with Huntsville, but was promoted to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds that June. After the conclusion of the 2010 Pacific Coast League season on September 6, Kintzler was promoted to Milwaukee.[1] He made his major league debut on September 10.
During the 2011 season, Kintzler had an ERA of 4.25 over 14.2 innings before injuring his pitching arm.[2]
On June 28, 2012, Kintzler was designated for assignment by the Brewers, removing him from the 40-man roster.
2013
In 2013, Kintzler had a breakout season, establishing himself as a setup man to Brewers closer Jim Henderson. His sinking fastball and sinker allowed him to get ground balls when he needed to. He finished the season with a 2.69 ERA.
2014
Kintzler lost his setup role to Will Smith when he went on the 15-Day DL with a right rotator cuff strain.
Minnesota Twins
Kintzler signed a minor league deal with the Minnesota Twins in December 2015.
References
- ↑ Haurdicourt, Tom. "Cruz, Kintzler called up from Nashville." Brewers Blog. Journal Sentinel. 6 September 2010. Retrieved on 6 September 2010.
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kintzbr01.shtml
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)