Phil Bickford

Phillip Roger Bickford (born July 10, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Phil Bickford
Milwaukee Brewers – No. 32
Pitcher
Born: (1995-07-10) July 10, 1995
Ventura, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 1, 2020, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record0-0
Earned run average36.00
Strikeouts2
Teams

Amateur career

Bickford attended Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, California.[1][2] He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays 10th overall in the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft[3] but did not sign with the team.[4] He attended California State University, Fullerton for his freshman year. After his freshman season in 2014, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he posted a 1.63 earned run average with 44 strikeouts over 27.2 innings pitched,[5] helped lead the Red Sox to the league championship,[6] and was named the league's Outstanding Pro Prospect.[7] Prior to his sophomore year, he transferred to the College of Southern Nevada in order to be eligible for the 2015 draft. He was selected by the San Francisco Giants as the 18th overall pick in that draft.

Professional career

San Francisco Giants

Bickford signed with the Giants for $2,333,800[8] and was assigned to the AZL Giants, where he spent the whole season, pitching to a 0-1 record and 2.01 ERA in ten games started. He began the 2016 season with the Augusta GreenJackets and was promoted to the San Jose Giants in June.

Milwaukee Brewers

On August 1, 2016, the Giants traded Bickford and Andrew Susac to the Milwaukee Brewers for Will Smith.[9] Milwaukee assigned him to the Brevard County Manatees where he finished the season. In 23 total games (22 started) between Augusta, San Jose and Brevard County, Bickford posted a 7-7 record and 2.93 ERA as well as striking out 135 batters in 120 combined innings between the three clubs. He pitched only 17 innings in 2017 (with the AZL Brewers) due to a 50 game suspension for a drug of abuse and a broken hand.[10][11] Bickford spent 2018 and 2019 with the Advanced Single-A Carolina Mudcats. Over 21 games in 2018 he carried a 4.60 ERA and turned it into a 2.48 ERA over 20 games in 2019.[12]

On September 1, 2020, Bickford was selected to the major leagues for the first time.[13]

References
  1. Oaks Christian's Phil Bickford draws crowd when he's alone on mound
  2. Oaks Christian's Phil Bickford could be a top-10 pick in baseball draft
  3. 2013 MLB Draft results: Phil Bickford selected by Blue Jays with the No. 10 pick
  4. "Blue Jays fail to sign top pick Phil Bickford". CBC.ca. July 12, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  5. "Phil Bickford - Profile". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  6. "The Y-D Red Sox Win Cape League Championship". CCBL. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  7. "Y-D's Bickford CCBL's top pro prospect". Cape Cod Times. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  8. http://www.mercurynews.com/giants/ci_28394306/giants-sign-rhp-phil-bickford-their-top-pick
  9. "Giants pay steep price, acquire reliever Will Smith from Brewers". San Jose Mercury News. August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  10. "Phil Bickford Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  11. "Brewers prospect Bickford has hand surgery". MLB.com. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  12. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=bickfo000phi
  13. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/09/brewers-release-justin-grimm-select-phil-bickford.html
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