So in all of my blogging glory, I just realized I never graded Michael Blazek‘s 2015.
Blazek joined the Brewers in late 2013 as the player to be named later in the trade that sent John Axford to the St. Louis Cardinals. Blazek originally slotted as a mid-level prospect in the Crew’s then-barren farm system, but after an uninspiring 2014 with AAA Nashville, Blazek largely fell off of lists of top Brewers prospects.
Thus, Blazek wasn’t a favorite to make the Brewers’ bullpen in 2015, but the righty survived Spring Training, beating out the much more experienced (but struggling) Brandon Kintzler for the final spot in the ‘pen.