page_title: Tim Dillard
section_title: Milwaukee Brewers (2003–2018)
hierarchical_section_title: Tim Dillard / Professional career / Milwaukee Brewers (2003–2018)
caption_attribution_description: English: Tim Dillard, a pitcher for the minor league Nashville Sounds, having just pitched the ball during a game at Cashman Field on May 11, 2008
context_page_description: Timothy Charles Dillard is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Milkmen of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball on loan from the Texas Rangers organization. He made his Major League Baseball debut for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2008. He is the son of former major league infielder Steve Dillard.
context_section_description: Dillard began his professional baseball career in 2003, pitching for the Rookie Arizona League Brewers and Helena Brewers. He played in 14 games, made 4 starts, and went 1–2 with a 3.29 ERA. In 2004, Dillard was primarily a reliever for the Class A Beloit Snappers. He went 2–5 in 43 appearances with a 3.94 ERA and was second on the team in saves (10).
  He played for the Class A-Advanced Brevard County Manatees in 2005, making 28 starts, and accumulating a 12–10 record with a 2.48 ERA. He led the Florida State League in games started (28), innings pitched (​185 ¹⁄₃), complete games (5), and shutouts (2). He also came in second in wins (12) and fifth in strikeouts (128). Dillard was named to the league's postseason All-Star team in recognition of his performance. He was also selected by the Brewers as their Minor League Pitcher of the Year.
  In 2006, while playing for the Double-A Huntsville Stars, Dillard made 25 starts and 4 relief appearances. In those 29 games, he went 10–7 with a 3.26 ERA. He led the Stars in wins (10), starts (25), innings pitched (163), and came in second in strikeouts (108). He was also selected to participate in the midseasona Southern League All-Star Game, in which he pitched a scoreless inning of relief and allowed only one hit.
  Dillard reached the Triple-A level in 2007, playing for the Nashville Sounds. He went 8–4 with a 4.74 ERA in 34 games (16 starts). On November 19, his contract was purchased by the Brewers, protecting him from the Rule 5 draft. He was later optioned back to Nashville on March 15, 2008, where he began the season. On May 23, Dillard was called up to the majors for the first time in his career. He made his major league debut that night against the Washington Nationals, pitching one scoreless inning and striking out Aaron Boone. He returned to Nashville in late June, but was recalled to Milwaukee that September. Over 13 games with Milwaukee, he pitched ​14 ¹⁄₃ innings of relief and accumulated a 4.40 ERA with 5 strikeouts. In Nashville, he went 6–1 with a 1.99 ERA and 55 strikeouts out of the bullpen. He was selected to participate in the Arizona Fall League with the Mesa Solar Sox after the season.
  Dillard played the majority of the 2009 season with the Nashville Sounds, though he did make two relief appearances with Milwaukee in late July. In 24 appearances with the Sounds, he went 11–7 with a 4.51 ERA and 64 strikeouts versus 0–1 with a 12.46 ERA and 1 strikeout with the Brewers. He was designated for assignment prior to the 2010 season to make room on the Brewers' roster for Marco Estrada. He cleared waivers and was assigned to Nashville where he played the entire season. During the 2010 campaign, Dillard completely overhauled his pitching delivery from a traditional over-the-top delivery to a sidearm delivery. In Nashville, he made 8 starts and 33 relief appearances, pitching to a 5–7 record with a 4.12 ERA and 82 strikeouts.
  He received an invitation to spring training with the Brewers in 2011. Beginning the season at Nashville, Dillard was recalled by the Brewers on May 13. He was subsequently optioned to Nashville and recalled twice over the course of the season. In Milwaukee, he made 24 relief appearances, going 1–1 with a 4.08 ERA and 27 strikeouts, while he made 17 relief appearances in Nashville, going 4–2 with a 3.58 ERA and 30 strikeouts. He began the 2012 season with Milwaukee, but was outrighted to Nashville on July 11 after accumulating a 4.38 ERA with 29 strikeouts over 34 games out of the bullpen. With a minor league ERA at nearly 10.00, he was reassigned to Double-A Huntsville in late August and elected free agency after the season. Between Nashville and Huntsville, his 2012 minor league record was 1–1 with an 8.38 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 17 games.
  Dillard signed a contract with Lancaster Barnstormers of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball for 2013. He pitched in six games before signing a minor league contract with the Brewers on May 4. He was assigned to Triple-A Nashville, where he spent the rest of the season before again electing 
caption: Dillard pitching for the Nashville Sounds in 2008 using an over-the-top delivery
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