▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Pul si pher ▁started ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁Nor folk , ▁but ▁walked ▁ 3 8 ▁bat ters ▁in ▁only ▁ 2 7 <0xE2> <0x85> <0x94> ▁inn ings . ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁A - level ▁St . ▁Luc ie ▁M ets , ▁but ▁continued ▁walking ▁nearly ▁a ▁batter ▁per ▁in ning . ▁Pul si pher ▁later ▁rec ount ed ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁de pression ▁around ▁that ▁time . ▁He ▁was ▁pres cribed ▁Pro z ac ▁and ▁his ▁pitch ing ▁improved , ▁including ▁a ▁ 1 . 4 2 ▁E RA ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁b ull pen ▁at ▁AA ▁B ingham ton . ▁ ▁After ▁beginning ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁in ▁Nor folk , ▁Pul si pher ▁was ▁called ▁back ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁maj ors ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 2 ½ ▁seasons . ▁Although ▁his ▁control ▁problems ▁did ▁not ▁res ur face , ▁he ▁pitch ed ▁poor ly ▁for ▁New ▁York , ▁mostly ▁in ▁relief . ▁At ▁the ▁July ▁ 3 1 ▁trad ing ▁dead line , ▁Pul si pher ▁was ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁Mil w au kee ▁B rew ers ▁for ▁Mike ▁K ink ade . ▁ ▁Pul si pher ▁started ▁for ▁the ▁B rew ers ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁but ▁needed ▁back ▁surg ery ▁after ▁the ▁season . ▁He ▁started ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁in ▁the ▁maj ors , ▁but ▁was ▁soon ▁on ▁the ▁disabled ▁list ▁when ▁back ▁problems ▁rec