He's better than Ben Broussard,
He's thinner than Ryan Howard,
Tim Dillard, Dillard!

Two years ago, Tim Dillard was a prospect on the rise - brewerfan.net's Power 50 had him as high as 11th in the organization at one point. After a mediocre 2007, his first season in AAA, he's starting to look like his former self again in Nashville. Strikeouts are back up and walks are back down as he's posted a 2.70 ERA and 1.16 WHIP in 23 1/3 innings. With four pitchers in the Milwaukee rotation struggling to get through 5 innings, you can't help but to look at other options. Dillard is 24 years old, but his pitching arm is much younger. He was drafted by the Brewers as a catcher, but was moved to the mound upon arrival to rookie ball. He has much less wear (and experience) on his arm than most 24 year olds, one might expect him to bloom a bit later than most pitching prospects. Despite this, Dillard is still younger than several of the non-prospects currently filling Nashville's rotation. It's too early to give up on him as a starter. Dillard may not be a future ace, but his minor league numbers indicate that he could be a future (circa 2005) Dave Bush. And I think that is something we can all live with at this point.