Brad Mills #59

Bradley Aaron Mills...Graduated from University of Arizona with a degree in civil engineering...Graduated from Mountain View High School in Mesa, Ariz...Originally selected in fourth round of 2007 amateur draft by Toronto.

2012

Recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake prior to July 8 start and made Angels debut that day vs. Baltimore...Earned win working five scoreless innings (3 H, 6 Ks)...Marked first big league win since Aug. 5, 2011, at Baltimore and became first Angel ever to earn a win in his only appearance of a season...Prior to call-up, made 11 appearances (nine starts) for Salt Lake Bees...All told with Bees, went 5-10 with a 5.86 ERA in 21 games (19 starts)...Acquired from Toronto in offseason in exchange for Jeff Mathis.

2011

Finished 1-2 with a 9.82 ERA (18.1 IP - 20 ER) in five games (four starts) with Toronto...Allowed 23 hits (4 HR), while striking out 18 batters and walking 12...Was recalled for two days on Apr. 12 and did not appear in a game...Was recalled again from triple-A Las Vegas, July 27 and made first start, July 30 vs. Texas allowing just two runs over seven innings, but took the loss...Picked up second career win, Aug. 5 at Baltimore (5.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 5 K)...Both of his ML wins have come vs. the Orioles and in two starts, has a 2.19 ERA (12.1 IP - 3 ER) vs. Baltimore and has a 10.75 ERA (36 IP - 43 ER) vs. all other opponents...Was optioned back to Las Vegas Aug. 18, then recalled one more time, Sept. 7, spending the remainder of the season with the Blue Jays...Spent the majority of the season with triple-A Las Vegas...Made 24 starts with the 51s, posting a 11-9 record with a 4.00 ERA...Led the club in wins, innings pitched, ERA and strikeouts...Was sixth in the PCL in ERA...Was the starting pitcher for the PCL in the AAA All-Star Game...Pitched two innings, allowing three unearned runs on three hits while walking two and striking out one.

2010

Made seven appearances with the Blue Jays (three starts) and spent the majority of the season with Las Vegas (AAA) ... Was recalled for one day to make the start on July 28 vs BAL and was also recalled Aug. 6 being sent back Aug. 13 and recalled one more time Sept. 9 for the remainder of the season ...

2009

Began the season with Las Vegas of the Pacific Coast League (AAA), making 13 of his 14 starts prior to being promoted to the Blue Jays for a June 18 start... BIG LEAGUE DEBUT: Received a no-decision at PHI, June 18 in an 8-7 victory... Pitched into the 4th, allowing four runs in 3.2 innings, walking four and striking out two... Made two starts in total, both against the Phillies, taking the loss in the second contest... ONE MORE FOR VEGAS: Was optioned back to Las Vegas on June 28 and made one more start for the 51s on July 2... In total posted a 2-8 record in 14 starts with a 4.08 ERA at AAA... DISABLED: Did not pitch after July 2 due to a rib cage strain... ROOKIE GROUP: Is one of five pitchers to make their ML debut as a starter for the Blue Jays this season (Romero, Ray, Cecil, Rzepczynski)... This surpasses the four that made debut's in club's inaugural season of 1977 (Jerry Garvin, Jeff Byrd, Jim Clancy & Mike Darr)... DRAFT CLASS: Is one of three players from the 2007 draft to reach the big leagues in 2009... No other club had three from 2007, 2008 or 2009.

2008

Pitched at three levels in 2008, starting at Lansing (A) where he made 15 starts, recording a 2.55 ERA and adding 92 strikeouts in only 81.1 innings... Was promoted to High-A Dunedin, making six starts, winning four without a loss... Posted 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings in Dunedin, before being moved to New Hampshire (AA) to finish the season... In 32.2 innings with the Fisher Cats allowed only four runs for 1.10 ERA... Was not scored on in four of six starts, limiting Eastern League hitters to a .205 mark... Recorded an incredible 4-0 mark with a 1.03 ERA in four starts in July, earning organizational Pitcher of the Month honours for the club.

2007

In 2007, made professional debut with Auburn, June 22, giving up two runs in two innings...Made six appearances, two starts, posting a 2-0 record with a 2.00 ERA...Allowed only nine hits in 18 innings for a .143 opponents average...Recorded 21 strikeouts while issuing only six walks.