Brewers to Sign Tom Gorzelanny

Courtesy of WashingtonPost.com

The Milwaukee Brewers have reportedly come to terms with free agent left-handed pitcher Tom Gorzelanny on a two-year, $6 Million contract, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The deal will go through once Gorzelanny passes a physical examination set for Friday.

#Brewers have reached 2-year agreement with LHP Tom Gorzelanny, pending a physical. bit.ly/UIK9Bt

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Tom (@Haudricourt) December 20, 2012

Gorzelanny, 30, spent the last two years with the Washington Nationals. In 2012, he made 45 relief appearances with the club. Logging exactly 68.1 innings in that role, he posted a 2.90 ERA and 1.30 WHIP, struck out 57 and walked 28, and held opponents to a .240/.318/.390 slash line.

Stuff-wise, the veteran southpaw employs a three-pitch mix that includes a sinker (89-92 MPH), four-seam fastball (90-92 MPH) and changeup (84-86 MPH), though he also tries to work in a slider (81-83 MPH), curveball (79-82 MPH) and cutter (87-89 MPH).

His best pitch is his slider, which opponents garnered just a .125 batting average and .188 slugging percentage against last season. The pitch is a true swing-and-miss offering, amassing a swing-and-miss rate of 43 percent. It was noticeably effective against left-handers, collecting a swing-and-miss rate of 46 percent.

Here’s a batter’s-eye-view of his arsenal.

Courtesy of BrooksBaseball.net

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