From a pitching standpoint, Rex Brothers was one of the only bright spots for the Colorado Rockies in 2012. In a year where the Rockies had their worst record in franchise history and used a four-man rotation, Brothers got many opportunities to prove himself.
He did not disappoint. The 2013 season turned out to be even better for Brothers.
Brothers was drafted in the first-round in 2009 out of Lipscomb University, a team he helped get to the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history. That success translated all the way through the minor leagues where he had a 3.