Bradley Richard Hand is an American professional baseball pitcher, he was born on 20 March 1990. He plays for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Florida Marlins in 2011. He has also played for the San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians, and Washington Nationals. He was a two-time MLB All-Star with the Padres before he was traded to the Indians in 2018. Today we will discuss about Brad Hand: Contract| Mets| Trade| Velocity.
Brad Hand: Contract| Mets| Trade| Velocity…
Hand is a 2008 graduate of Chaska High School in Chaska, Minnesota. He was named the Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year in baseball for 2008. Hand committed to attend Arizona State University on a scholarship to play college baseball for the Arizona State Sun Devils.
| Brad Hand | |||
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| Toronto Blue Jays – No. 52 | |||
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| Born: March 20, 1990 Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 7, 2011, for the Florida Marlins | |||
| MLB statistics (through July 27, 2021) |
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| Win–loss record | 31–48 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.65 | ||
| Strikeouts | 666 | ||
| Saves | 126 | ||
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Contract
The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired three-time All-Star closer Brad Hand from the Washington Nationals for minor league catcher Riley Adams, the teams announced Thursday. Hand is 5-5 with a 3.59 ERA and 21 saves this season. Hand signed a one-year, $10.5 million contract with the Nats this past offseason.
Mets
Brad Hand, one of the top remaining free-agent targets for the New York Mets, is off the board; the star left-handed reliever taking a one-year, $10.5 million deal with the Washington Nationals on Sunday night.
At the surface, it’s another sizable miss for the Mets having lost out on center fielder George Springer last week during a tumultuous stretch that included the firing of their general manager, Jared Porter, just 37 days after he was hired.
Trade
The Blue Jays have added another arm to their bullpen mix, announcing the acquisition of veteran lefty Brad Hand from the Nationals in exchange for catcher Riley Adams. Hand, who signed a one-year, $10.5MM deal with the Nats this past offseason, will be a free agent at season’s end.
Velocity
Brad Hand is a left handed pitcher and he’s thrown 358 pitches this season. Here are all his pitches grouped together. This is the location of all his Sliders. On average he throws it 79.6 MPH and topping out at 81.8 MPH.
