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Atlanta Braves Scouting Report on LHP Michael Mader

By Benjamin Chase

Apr 28, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; A ball sits on the mound prior to the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the St. Louis Cardinals at Chase Field. The Diamondbacks won 3-0. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 28, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; A ball sits on the mound prior to the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the St. Louis Cardinals at Chase Field. The Diamondbacks won 3-0. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 28, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; A ball sits on the mound prior to the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the St. Louis Cardinals at Chase Field. The Diamondbacks won 3-0. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 28, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; A ball sits on the mound prior to the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the St. Louis Cardinals at Chase Field. The Diamondbacks won 3-0. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /

The Atlanta Braves acquired lefty Michael Mader in a trade with the Miami Marlins this season. What kind of pitcher did they get?

Who Is He?

Mader was drafted by the Marlins from Florida-based Chipola College in the 3rd round of the 2014 draft. He was sent to Batavia of the New York-Penn League, where he made 12 starts, throwing 45 innings, with a 2.00 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, and a 16/28 BB/K ratio.

The Marlins sent Mader to Greensboro of the low-A South Atlantic League for the entire 2015 season, and he had a solid, albeit not spectacular season, making 27 starts, throwing 140 2/3 innings, with a 4.73 ERA and 1.41 WHIP, posting a 57/86 BB/K ratio.

Miami sent Mader to Jupiter of the high-A Florida State League to start the 2016 season, and as I was starting to make calls on the Marlins system and who could be big guys that were not big on the radar coming into the season, Mader’s name was one that came up. About a week after I had first heard his name, Mader was part of the trade that the Braves made with the Marlins that sent Hunter Cervenka to Miami.

The Braves sent Mader to AA Mississippi, and he was immediately inserted into a playoff-bound rotation. While he didn’t collect a win, he made five excellent starts for Mississippi in the regular season and made one start in the postseason. In total, his 2016 stat line between Jupiter and Mississippi was 27 appearances, 133 innings, a 3.25 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, and a 40/107 BB/K ratio.

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