Brad Radke

## About

Brad Radke is an all-star pitcher who played his entire career with the Minnesota Twins from 1995 to 2006. His highest Cy Young finish was 3rd in 1997, behind Roger Clemens and Randy Johnson. He is commonly called "Bradke" in the BBL Discord server.

## Scouting Reports

### Backyard Baseball 2003

Brad Radke

Brad's strongest attribute is actually not his pitching, but his fielding. He has an arm with 80 throwing power and 75 accuracy, both of which are higher ratings than any of his pitches or stamina. He is one of the weakest hitters that is normally available to pick for your team; he has 30/100 in both batting power and contact. However, his 7/10 speed is enough to get on base even with a weak hit.

## League History

### BBL

#### Season 3

Brad was not available until Season 3, as the first two season were played on Backyard Baseball 2001. He was drafted 130th overall in the 6th round by coach Eauxps I. Fourgott of the Melonheads. He was actually not the main pitcher on the Melonheads, that distinction went to Chucky Flinder, who won the Season 3 Ace Wilson Award. Brad wasn't a useful batter on the Melonheads either; he only drove in 4 runs all season and had the team's second worst batting average.

#### Season 4

Brad was taken a little later in Season 4, selected with the 142nd overall pick in round 6 by coach aesnop of the Mariners. Once again, Radke was not the main pitcher, as he was the backup to Amanda Hellerman. However, Brad was much more useful at the plate this season in aesnop's grounderball offense, and he set many career highs on a team that went 14-0 in the regular season, the only such occurrence in BBL history.

#### Season 5

In Season 5, Brad was taken with the first pick of the 7th round, #133 overall, by coach MaxxWayne of the Padres. Brad's offensive numbers plummeted, but he was finally the starting pitcher for a team, posting an impressive 0.46 ERA in 65 1/3 innings pitched.

#### Season 6

Brad slumped to his lowest draft position yet, 156th pick in the 7th round by coach jyknight of the Pirates. He pitched all but one inning for the Pirates, but his ERA was a bit behind Season 5's, at 1.30. In Week 10 against the Indians, AI Brad Radke drilled a Fire Ball to center field, live on Discord. It was caught for an out, but it was an impressive hit.

#### Season 7

Brad's Season 7 was perhaps the best season of his career. After being drafted with the 111th pick in the 5th round by coach JorgesBankAccount of the Mariners, Brad was in an offense designed to take advantage of poor hitters with speed. Brad let the team with 21 stolen bases on the season and batted above 0.500 for the first time since his last appearance on the Mariners. On the mound, he was even more deadly. He posted a microscopic 0.30 ERA and a league record 130 strikeouts, which led to him being voted Ace Wilson by the league. He helped the Mariners get all the way to the Season 7 World Series, where they lost to the Athletics.

#### Season 8

On the heels of his Ace Wilson Award winning season, Brad was taken with pick number 124 in round 6 by coach JibboDaHibbo of the Tigers, who was constructing a lineup consisting of many pitchers. However, he saw few innings behind the stellar work of Randy Johnson. Brad was one of the weakest hitters on the team, but he held his own. Brad helped the Tigers reach the ALCS.

#### Season 9

For Season 9, Brad was drafted with the 152nd overall pick in the 7th round by coach elchrisblanco of the Fishes. Brad enjoyed another successful season on the mound, pitching 81 innings while recording a 0.59 ERA, a 0.57 WHIP, and 66 strikeouts. At the plate, he batted an even 0.500 and scored 10 times.

## Trivia

* Brad holds the rare feat of having a higher OBP than SLG% when in Season 7, he had more walks than extra base hits.
* Brad has the lowest ERA in BBL history of any pitcher with more than 200 innings pitched, with an ERA of 0.74. This is the 4th lowest ERA if you lower the qualification to 100 innings pitched.