The road back from Tommy John surgery is rarely linear. That’s been the case for righty Silvino Bracho, who emerged as a solid relief option for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2018 before going under the knife in spring of 2019 due to UCL damage, and that paired with the pandemic-shortened 2020 season have limited him to just 5.1 IP at the big league level ever since.
The Cincinnati Reds are hoping he can turn back the clock to his pre-surgery days, back when he pitched to a 3.19 ERA, 3.26 FIP, and 1.19 WHIP in 31.0 IP with Arizona back in 2018.