Bobby Brownlie

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Robert Michael Brownlie

Bats R, Throws R
Height 6'0, Weight 200
School Rutgers University
High School Edison High School
Born December 5th, 1980 in Edison, NJ, USA

[edit] Biography

Bobby Brownlie was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the first round of the 2002 amateur draft. He holds the career record for strikeouts at Rutgers University, where he established himself as one of college baseball's finest pitchers. He was Big East Conference Freshman of the Year, a Golden Spikes Award finalist, and won the McNeese Award. Brownlie decided to holdout after he was drafted, Chicago eventually gave the right-hander a 2.5 million dollar signing bonus.

After a strong start in the organization, Brownlie never lived up to expectations with the Cubs. His record was 9-21 during his final two seasons in the system and he was released in the spring of 2007. After posting an 8-4 record during a tour of duty with the Newark Bears, Brownlie signed with the Cleveland Indians organization in July of 2007. He put up a 3.17 ERA in nine games with Cleveland's double-A squad, the Akron Aeros.