To be perfectly honest, nothing he did in that game blew me away. Granted, it was dollar beer night so my memory could just be a little hazy. But I do remember I couldn’t help but like him, though I wasn’t sure at the time why I did.

Now, Kyle Heckathorn is quietly climbing the ranks among Brewers pitchers, and proving to be an effective and versatile young arm as a starter and reliever. After a good showing in the Arizona Fall League – when everyone had their eyes on other young Brewers – people should be starting to take notice of Heckathorn.

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Last night, the team proved that there’s still plenty of reasons to believe in the AA affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers going forward, as pitcher Jimmy Nelson and Kyle Heckathorn hung a one-hit shutout on the Birmingham Barons.

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