2018 was supposed to be a big year for Braden Shipley. After another season of being shuttled back and forth between Reno and the MLB, Shipley needed to show something to stick. Starting the season at AAA, Shipley was not good. Back to back 8 run starts prompted Mike Hazen to shift Braden into a relief role, which he explained “will increase the right-hander’s chances of making an impact with the big club later this season”.
Shipley did see a brief call-up in late June, where he replaced Jake Barrett as a fresh arm.