Some random nuggets – @SoxNerd style – on reliever John Brebbia, whose signing was announced by the White Sox Friday:
Brebbia …
*has posted an ERA between 2.44 and 3.99 in each season with the exception of 2021 when his ERA was 5.89
*was 0-5 with a blown save and a 7.04 ERA in his final nine games for the 2023 Giants
*posted a career-best strikeout rate of 29.2 percent for the 2023 Giants
*led the National League with 76 appearances for the 2022 Giants
*made 21 starts covering just 22.2 innings the last two seasons after beginning his career with no starts in his first 201 games.
*owns a 1.59 ERA in his 21 starts and a 3.57 ERA in 274 games (277 innings) as a reliever
*held hitters to a .214/.275/.393 slashline as a starter the last two seasons
*started back-to-back games for the Giants against the Cubs on June 10 and June 11, 2023 in San Francisco. He tossed three shutout innings (two on June 10) while giving up one hit and one walk with two strikeouts
*became the first Giants’ pitcher to start back-to-back games since lefty Scott Alexander on Oct. 1-2, 2022 vs. Arizona. He became the first Giants righty to do this since ex-Sox pitcher Bob Shaw did it on July 24-25, 1965 against the Milwaukee Braves.
*faced the White Sox twice with both perfect outings coming at Guaranteed Rate Field. On July 10, 2018 for the Cardinals, he fanned Daniel Palka and Matt Davidson before getting Leury Garcia to fly out. On April 6, 2023 for the Giants, Brebbia whiffed Seby Zavala and Romy Gonalez and got Tim Anderson to line out. … He threw 17 of his 29 pitches for strikes in those games.
*has played for managers Mike Matheny and Mike Schildt for St. Louis and Gabe Kapler and Kai Correa for the Giants
*owns a wild slashline against Juan Soto, whom he has faced more times (16 plate appearances) than any other batter. Soto is only hitting .200 against Brebbia but with a .500 on-base percentage (thanks to six walks) and an .800 slugging percentage. … His only two hits vs. Brebbia are home runs. … The play Soto and the Yankees May 17-19 in New York and Aug. 12-14 in Chicago
*was unscored upon in his first four postseason appearances covering 2.1 innings before giving up two runs in two-thirds of an inning in his first and most recent playoff outing
*pitched for the independent Sioux Falls Canaries and Laredo Lemurs in 2014 and 2015
*went 7-1 with a 1.76 ERA as a freshman in helping Elon (NC) University secure an at large bid to the NCAA Tournament in 2009