Aaron Brooks (baseball)

Professional career

Aaron Brooks began his professional career after being drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the ninth round of the 2011 draft. Through 2013, he walked just 1.3 batters per nine innings over 393 1/3 frames.

The Royals invited him to spring training in 2014 and initially assigned him to Triple-A Omaha. Before throwing a pitch there, he got a quick call-up to the majors on April 5, 2014, but was sent back down three days later without playing. He finally debuted on May 3.

In July 2015, Brooks and Sean Manaea were sent to Oakland in exchange for Ben Zobrist. Brooks picked up his first big league win in his Athletics debut. The next February, he was traded to the Chicago Cubs for Chris Coghlan. A hip contusion cost him most of 2016; when healthy, he pitched for Triple-A Iowa.

The Cubs designated him for assignment in August 2017 without him ever playing for the club. Milwaukee claimed him the next day. He pitched for Triple-A Colorado Springs and got a promotion to the Brewers on August 30, 2018, but was designated for assignment the following day to clear space for Curtis Granderson and Gio González, again without appearing in a game.