Brad Ziegler
45-Year-Old
Free Agent
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Announces retirement
Ziegler announced his retirement from professional baseball Wednesday afternoon via his personal Twitter account.
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Ziegler spent 11 years in the big leagues, dating back to his debut with Oakland in 2008. Over 717.1 innings throughout his career, he logged a 2.75 ERA and 1.26 WHIP with 479 strikeouts and 105 saves. In his release, Ziegler stated, "The daily grind has taken its toll on my body. There were really tough times in the past two seasons when I wondered if I could physically continue doing what it would take to stay on the field, and even if I could continue to perform at the level I always had." Across a career-high 82 appearances split between Miami and Arizona this past season, he posted a 3.91 ERA with 50 strikeouts and 10 saves in 73.2 innings. He heads to retirement as the Diamondbacks' franchise leader in wins, innings pitched and appearances by a reliever.
Ziegler spent 11 years in the big leagues, dating back to his debut with Oakland in 2008. Over 717.1 innings throughout his career, he logged a 2.75 ERA and 1.26 WHIP with 479 strikeouts and 105 saves. In his release, Ziegler stated, "The daily grind has taken its toll on my body. There were really tough times in the past two seasons when I wondered if I could physically continue doing what it would take to stay on the field, and even if I could continue to perform at the level I always had." Across a career-high 82 appearances split between Miami and Arizona this past season, he posted a 3.91 ERA with 50 strikeouts and 10 saves in 73.2 innings. He heads to retirement as the Diamondbacks' franchise leader in wins, innings pitched and appearances by a reliever.
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As an extreme groundball pitcher, Ziegler relies on soft contact and the resultant infield outs. Despite recording a below-average hard contact rate, Ziegler sported a high .346 BABIP, yielding a career-worst 1.55 WHIP. Making matters worse, in 2016, Ziegler's strikeout percentage spiked to a career best only to plummet to his lowest ever last year. Despite a bloated 4.79 ERA, Ziegler managed to save 10 contests while recording a hold in seven others. He began the season setting up A.J. Ramos, but after Ramos was traded to the Mets, Ziegler returned from a five-week stay on the DL to inherit ninth-inning duties. He held the gig until late September when a committee was employed. Ziegler will likely be considered the underdog to Kyle Barraclough and Drew Steckenrider for the Opening Day closer job. Even if he emerges with the role, Ziegler's lack of strikeouts makes him a third closer at best in mixed formats.
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Records 15th hold
Ziegler was credited with his 15th hold of the season after retiring both of the batters he faced Tuesday in the Diamondbacks' 6-0 win over the Padres.
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Lets in lone run in relief
Ziegler retired two of the three batters he faced but was charged with an earned run Wednesday in the Diamondbacks' 5-1 win over the Angels.
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Lit up in team debut
Ziegler was charged with four earned runs on three hits and a walk over one inning in the Diamondbacks' 8-1 loss to the Giants.
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Traded to Arizona
Ziegler was dealt to the Diamondbacks from the Marlins in exchange for Tommy Eveld on Tuesday, Jon Heyman of Fancred reports.
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Picks up 10th save
Ziegler walked one and struck out one in a scoreless ninth inning Wednesday to record his 10th save of the season in a 3-0 win over the Rays.
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