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 Brooks McNiven was drafted in the fourth round of the 2003 draft.
He was released by the Giants during the 2009 season, and is now an assistant coach at Douglas College. However, he went out on a high note. He got two wins (one of them a complete game) playing for Canada at the 2009 Baseball World Cup in Sweden and Italy.
In 2008, Brooks got a cup of coffee with the class AAA Fresno Grizzlies. He pitched 17 innings, had a record of 0-2, 11.12 ERA. He was returned to the AA Connecticut Defenders, where he spent the 2007 season. His record there was 2-2, 1.84 ERA. His best performance of the year, however, came in Beijing. He started for Canada at the 2008 Olympics against The Netherlands, and got a win. He allowed only one hit in six innings. An earlier start against Cuba didn't go as well. He was relieved after giving up three runs (one of them unearned) in two innings. He spent three seasons with the Class A San Jose Giants before moving up to the Defenders. In his first season in AA, he was 7-6, 3.55 ERA, 41 strikeouts in 116 2/3 innings pitched, He was named Eastern League Pitcher of the week for the week ending July 22, 2007. At the plate, he had one hit in 11 at-bats. He finished the 2006 season in San Jose with a record of 8-7, 3.98 ERA, and 78 strikeouts in 108 2/3 innings pitched. He set a team record with 336 career innings pitched. He was named California League Pitcher of the Week twice. In 2005, he had a record of 7-2, 4.24 ERA. In 2004, he had a record of 6-8, 4.35 ERA. He played for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes of the class A Northwest League in 2003, and had a regular-season record of 7-5, 3.62 ERA.
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