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Craig Brazell
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 677 of 1252 players
Craig Walter Brazell
Born: May 10, 1980 at Montgomery, Ala.
Throws: Right Bats: Left
Height: 6.03 Weight: 211

Craig Brazell was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on May 10, 2013, and November 4, 2018.

First Mets game: August 17, 2004
Last Mets game: October 3, 2004

Share your memories of Craig Brazell HERE IS WHAT OTHER METS FANS HAVE TO SAY: Doc B September 8, 2004 Well I hope we don't have another Jorge Toca on our hands! This guy has yet to get a hit and has looked overmatched at the plate while doing it. Joe Figliola September 27, 2004 He sure didn't look overmatched in the 11th inning of that thrilling Mets/Cubs matchup at Shea on 25 September. Man, what a shot! Brazell reminds me of Eric Byrnes of the Oakland A's—a raw, gangly galoot with a lot of power. I like that he has a quick bat and I like how he tries to adjust his plate approach to a pitcher's strike zone. We Mets fans sometimes have a tendency to write off or embrace rookies immediately. Let's see what Craig does during an extended period of time before we pass judgement. Choo Choo September 30, 2004 Craig is considered a big prospect. He was a Sterling Award winner both at Cap City and St Lucie. His Dad is a former minor leaguer with Detroit and his mom was a Silver Bullet Ladies baseball player. He's got it in his blood. Let's keep our fingers crossed on this guy and hope Howe can get him in there more. Mr. Sparkle September 30, 2004 Nice extra inning dinger against the Cubs to complete the come from behind win after Victor Diaz tied it in the 9th. Now, it's time to trade him for something good. Some guys get traded way too early- like Kazmir- other guys get held onto way too long- like Pat Strange. A blue chipper like Kazmir never should have been traded but Brazell, who will probably never be more than mediocre, could be a good chip to trade in the right deal before he turns into Jorge Toca. He's a top prospect, but not a blue chipper like David Wright that should be held onto. The Mets never seem to have a knack at trading or keeping a prospect at the right time. Max Margulis November 6, 2006 I was at that game when he hit that game-winning walk- off home run to beat the Cubs. I was so happy. It was the first walk-off homer I'd ever seen at Shea at my first extra-inning game! That was awesome! I always thought that Brazell was the future at first base for the Mets and that Victor Diaz was the future in right field. I guess I was wrong. Pete September 2, 2008 I saw him play on the Binghamton Mets and he had the swing of an angel. The smooth flowing cut of a Keith Hernandez or Dave Magadan. Unlike Keith or Mags, I guess Brazell couldn't hit the breaking ball and didn't make it in the bigs for more than a cup of coffee. Alex April 8, 2022 I can still, to this day, visualize Craig Brazell's 2003 Topps Bazooka card. Strange thing to remember, but there it is. I looked up his stats and I didn't realize how awful he was at drawing walks in the minors. 15 in 406 ABs in 2000, 14 in 532 ABs in 2002. So that sort of negates the high-power, decent-average batting prowess he possessed and might illustrate why he didn't last long with the Mets. Japan didn't seem to care, however, and he became a star over there. At all levels, he ended up hitting over 300 home runs ... one of those came with the Mets (off pitcher Kent Mercker). Alex April 8, 2024 Brazell's only home run with the Mets was an 11th-inning walk-off against the Cubs. What a career highlight! He was one of those long-shot Mets prospects I wanted to succeed, but it wasn't meant to be. I've written him two autograph requests in my day, one through the Norfolk Tides in 2005 and one through the St. Paul Saints in 2009, but he hasn't signed either time.

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