Badenhop set on sticking with Marlins
Burke Badenhop 在2005年以19順位被Marlins選中，在今年球季才升到大聯盟，況且
現在還列入傷兵名單中，以下文章在介紹他本人在大聯盟的奮鬥史，期待他明年會有好
的成績表現，請各位看倌慢慢觀看了，謝謝。
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10/28/08 1:41 PM ET
Badenhop set on sticking with Marlins
Rookie campaign derailed by injuries, righty eyes comeback
By Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
MIAMI -- As a 19th-round pick in the 2005 First-Year Player Draft, Burke
Badenhop understood the importance of timing and patience if he was to make
it to the big leagues.
It took three full seasons in the Minor Leagues, coupled with a blockbuster
trade, to lead to Badenhop making his Major League debut this past season for
the Marlins at the age of 25.
What started off being a promising campaign for the 6-foot-5 right-hander
ended up being a difficult year as he labored through inconsistencies and
injuries.
In 13 appearances for Florida, he made eight starts, finishing with a 2-3
record and a 6.08 ERA in 47 1/3 innings. Added early in the year to the
rotation, Badenhop eventually was switched to the bullpen before he went on
the disabled list on June 22 with right shoulder tendinitis.
Early on, it was believed Badenhop was hindered by inflammation in his
shoulder. But when the problem persisted and he experienced discomfort in his
neck, he went back for more medical tests.
"It was kind of like I had a short-circuit in my arm," Badenhop said. "It's
something discouraging, because it wasn't something you could put your finger
on. It was kind of a moving target there for a little while. I am just
looking forward to hopefully getting back and feeling 100 percent."
It was determined that he was suffering from a herniated or bulging disc in
his neck, and he's been shut down from throwing since August.
"We thought it was just a shoulder fatigue thing. That was way back in
Oakland [in June], and I was feeling fine," Badenhop said. "I had a rehab
start in the [Gulf Coast League], and I felt great. I was really looking
forward to getting back and being myself. It came up on me, not during the
start, but after.
"I had some muscle tightness in my neck. They saw that I've got a bulging
disc in my neck, pinching off one of my nerves, the ones that lead to your
arm. That's kind of what they found. It wasn't anything major. I would kind
of get a tingling feeling through my upper arm and armpit."
There is no timetable for when he will begin throwing, but Badenhop remains
optimistic that he will be ready to compete for a roster spot when Spring
Training opens in February. The best-case scenario is he will be fully ready
when camp opens. Considering the lost time he missed because of the injury,
Badenhop may have to wait a bit longer to be added to the big league roster.
When healthy, Badenhop is a talented sinkerballer who has a reputation of
being heady and competitive. If he is ready to go in Spring Training, he
would likely compete for a bullpen spot, because the Marlins right now expect
about seven or eight starters competing for just five spots. Badenhop offers
flexibility because he can start or relieve.
For now, however, Badenhop is spending the offseason in Charlotte, N.C.,
resting. He stopped throwing in August, and he isn't sure when he will begin
throwing again.
Drafted by the Tigers in 2005, Badenhop was one of six players sent to
Florida last December as part of the deal that sent Miguel Cabrera and
Dontrelle Willis to Detroit.
After impressing Florida's staff in Spring Training, he started one game for
Double-A Carolina before he was promoted to the big leagues and made his MLB
debut on April 9 in a scoreless relief appearance at Washington. On April 13,
he was inserted into the rotation and started against Houston, giving up four
runs in five innings.
Badenhop reached the big leagues with minimal experience above Class A. He
made three Double-A starts while in the Tigers system in 2007, and one start
for Carolina in '08.
What he lacked in pitching above Class A, he made up for with his maturity.
The Marlins felt he could handle the stress and pace of the big leagues, and
even though he had his struggles, the right-hander showed signs that he can
be a productive performer.
His Minor League track record reflects that, as he is 33-13 lifetime at that
level.
Combining his Minor League tenure, and appearing in the Arizona Fall League
in 2007, Badenhop is seeing more and more players he's competed against or
with now reaching the big leagues.
Last year in Arizona, he was a teammate of Dodgers infielder Blake DeWitt and
reliever Cory Wade. Both were contributors and they gained playoff experience
this year in Los Angeles.
Badenhop was also thrilled to see his former Minor League teammate in Detroit
-- Cameron Maybin -- get called up and produce for the Marlins in September.
"When guys I've played with in the Fall League get called up, it makes you
feel like it is your time, and it's time to step up and do stuff," Badenhop
said. "You see those guys, and I consider myself being that type of player,
and these are guys getting it done. I feel I can get it done too."
It's a matter of getting healthy and consistent.
His last appearance with the Marlins was on June 13, when he gave up two runs
on five hits in 2 1/3 innings at Tampa Bay. When the Marlins were at Oakland
from June 20-22, his shoulder didn't feel right, and he was placed on the DL.
By early July, the arm wasn't getting better.
"It wasn't a painful thing. It was like, when I'd throw, I didn't really have
a whole lot of zip on the ball," Badenhop said. ""As a pitcher, you deal with
all kinds of inflammation and stuff that you get used to. Your shoulder might
flair up, or maybe your elbow. But this was something a little bit different.
It felt like I could never really get loose, no matter what I did, it felt
like it couldn't get loose."
After waiting until age 25 to break into the big leagues, Badenhop again is
letting nature take its course.
"It's a case for me of being patient. Unfortunately for me, that's a test, no
matter what it is. Just being patient," Badenhop said. "You don't want to be
25 years old and have neck surgery. Right now, you just rest it and hope to
get back to being normal by [Spring Training]."
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