RF Michael 'Dr. Smooth' Brantley #45
Arizona Diamondbacks MLB
Age: 21 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
10/29/2007
 OA: 49 POT: 61
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RF MICHAEL 'DR. SMOOTH' BRANTLEY #45 - AGE: 21 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
148 595 185 30 4 16 92 59 70 .311 .374 .455 31 3.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 60 65 65
Gap 45 45 45 50
Power 40 40 40 45
Eye 50 50 50 55
Avoid K's 70 65 70 75
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 60
Errors: - 40 60
Arm: 20 40 55
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 70
1st Base: 30 Center Field: 50
2nd Base: - Right Field: 55
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 70
Stealing Aggressiveness: 80
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/12/2007 COL Loss, 5-6 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
10/10/2007 @ COL Win, 23-2 6 5 4 4 1 1 0 0
10/09/2007 @ COL Loss, 5-9 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
10/07/2007 COL Win, 14-4 5 4 4 3 1 0 1 1
10/06/2007 COL Loss, 0-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/2007 @ COL Loss, 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/2007 SF Win, 7-5 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/2007 SF Win, 5-0 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/2007 SF Win, 11-2 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 0
09/17/2007 SF Win, 4-3 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Quiet and doesn't stand out in a crowd.
Birthday:05/15/1986
Born in:Bellevue, WA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$350,000
Signed Through:2007 Season
Major Service:1 Year, None
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2003, 14th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2007 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 148 595 185 30 4 16 92 103 59 70 .311 .374 .455 .830 .365 .145 122
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 143 663 4 2 1 7 1 5 271 50 31 10 75.6 106.5 6.64 3.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   200 54 12 3 3 30 26 16 27 2 1 0 .270 .321 .405 .726
Versus Right   395 131 18 1 13 62 77 43 43 3 0 4 .332 .400 .481 .881
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   101 29 4 0 3 16 16 15 17 0 0 0 .287 .379 .416 .795
May   108 36 10 1 1 16 21 10 15 0 0 0 .333 .390 .472 .862
June   110 28 4 0 2 13 14 4 12 2 1 1 .255 .282 .345 .628
July   99 31 2 0 1 7 18 10 12 2 0 0 .313 .369 .364 .733
August   109 34 4 0 9 27 23 11 7 0 0 1 .312 .380 .596 .976
September   68 27 6 3 0 13 11 9 7 1 0 2 .397 .475 .574 1.049
Postseason   23 11 3 0 2 9 11 2 3 0 0 0 .478 .520 .870 1.390
Career   595 185 30 4 16 92 103 59 70 5 1 4 .311 .374 .455 .830
Home   288 96 16 3 7 45 59 23 28 4 0 1 .333 .380 .483 .862
Road   307 89 14 1 9 47 44 36 42 1 1 3 .290 .369 .430 .799
Grass   581 184 30 4 16 90 102 59 67 4 1 4 .317 .381 .465 .846
Turf   14 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 .071 .067 .071 .138
Day   211 64 10 4 6 40 34 21 20 1 1 2 .303 .370 .474 .844
Night   384 121 20 0 10 52 69 38 50 4 0 2 .315 .376 .445 .821
As Starter   591 184 30 4 16 92 102 59 68 5 1 3 .311 .374 .457 .831
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 .250 .400 .250 .650
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   104 30 4 0 3 23 15 9 18 2 0 0 .288 .339 .413 .753
Inning 1-3   229 62 15 0 3 21 44 25 18 1 1 2 .271 .346 .376 .722
Inning 4-6   185 72 9 4 7 37 35 15 19 2 0 2 .389 .436 .595 1.031
Inning 7-9   172 48 6 0 6 34 23 19 31 2 0 0 .279 .347 .419 .766
Extra Innings   9 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
0 Outs   195 53 9 0 2 12 40 25 30 1 1 0 .272 .353 .349 .702
1 Outs   239 73 12 2 5 35 45 21 26 4 0 3 .305 .363 .435 .798
2 Outs   161 59 9 2 9 45 18 13 14 0 0 1 .366 .417 .615 1.032
Scoring Position   158 54 10 2 5 77 30 22 21 5 1 0 .342 .411 .525 .936
Bases Empty   331 103 13 1 10 10 55 31 38 0 0 2 .311 .374 .447 .821
Runner on 1st   106 28 7 1 1 5 18 6 11 0 0 2 .264 .316 .377 .693
Runner on 2nd   55 16 2 1 1 13 13 14 7 0 1 0 .291 .435 .418 .853
Runner on 3rd   19 7 3 0 1 14 2 1 3 2 0 0 .368 .364 .684 1.048
Runner on 1st & 2nd   36 12 1 0 1 9 7 4 4 0 0 0 .333 .400 .444 .844
Runner on 1st & 3rd   18 2 1 0 1 5 1 0 4 0 0 0 .111 .111 .333 .444
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 7 1 0 0 11 4 1 3 1 0 0 .583 .571 .667 1.238
Bases Loaded   18 10 2 1 1 25 3 2 0 2 0 0 .556 .545 .944 1.490
Two Strikes   231 56 9 1 4 35 26 24 70 0 0 1 .242 .316 .342 .658
First Pitch   90 32 2 2 4 13 16 2 0 1 0 2 .356 .379 .556 .935
Count 0-1   53 19 3 0 1 9 9 0 0 1 0 0 .358 .352 .472 .824
Count 0-2   37 6 0 0 1 2 1 0 15 0 0 0 .162 .162 .243 .405
Count 1-0   72 28 7 0 2 17 12 0 0 0 1 0 .389 .389 .569 .958
Count 1-1   63 19 6 1 1 6 12 0 0 1 0 1 .302 .308 .476 .784
Count 1-2   71 14 3 0 1 7 7 0 19 0 0 0 .197 .197 .282 .479
Count 2-0   24 6 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .292 .542
Count 2-1   42 19 1 0 3 7 6 0 0 2 0 0 .452 .432 .690 1.122
Count 2-2   76 17 4 0 1 11 5 0 26 0 0 1 .224 .234 .316 .550
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 10 14 0 0 0 0 .000 .933 .000 .933
Count 3-1   19 6 1 0 1 3 9 19 0 0 0 0 .316 .658 .526 1.184
Full Count   47 19 2 1 1 15 13 24 10 0 0 0 .404 .606 .553 1.159
Behind in Count   161 39 6 0 3 18 17 0 34 1 0 0 .242 .241 .335 .576
Ahead in Count   158 59 10 0 6 29 40 33 0 2 1 0 .373 .477 .551 1.027
Batting Leadoff   58 14 4 0 0 8 4 1 10 1 0 0 .241 .250 .310 .560
Batting 2nd   434 134 23 4 13 69 80 47 47 3 1 3 .309 .378 .470 .848
Batting 4th   7 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .286 .444 .429 .873
Batting 5th   27 8 0 0 0 0 5 2 4 0 0 1 .296 .367 .296 .663
Batting 6th   68 27 2 0 3 13 12 7 8 1 0 0 .397 .447 .559 1.006
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   298 98 15 1 9 29 51 32 31 1 0 3 .329 .398 .477 .875
Medium Leverage   214 57 11 3 6 37 35 20 26 2 1 0 .266 .326 .430 .756
High Leverage   78 30 4 0 1 26 17 7 13 2 0 1 .385 .432 .474 .906
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2007 Arizona - MLB 21 148 595 185 30 4 16 92 103 59 4 5 70 31 10 .311 .374 .455 .830 119 122 3.8
Total MLB 148 595 185 30 4 16 92 103 59 4 5 70 31 10 .311 .374 .455 .830 119 122 3.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2003 Missoula - DE 17 68 269 64 6 0 4 27 25 29 8 3 36 6 3 .238 .327 .305 .632 98 92 1.5
2004 Missoula - DE 18 68 280 95 23 4 2 63 76 53 9 4 23 20 8 .339 .454 .471 .925 99 108 0.9
2005 Yakima - BC 19 69 265 66 6 2 6 27 30 35 6 4 48 12 5 .249 .345 .355 .700 142 142 2.4
2006 Tucson - AAA 20 130 520 130 17 5 10 50 84 72 9 1 91 19 11 .250 .350 .360 .710 107 109 3.4
Total PCL 130 520 130 17 5 10 50 84 72 9 1 91 19 11 .250 .350 .360 .710 107 109
Total NORW 69 265 66 6 2 6 27 30 35 6 4 48 12 5 .249 .345 .355 .700 142 142
Total PION 136 549 159 29 4 6 90 101 82 17 7 59 26 11 .290 .394 .390 .784 99 101
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2003 Missoula - PION 17 6 25 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 .200 .200 .240 .440 37 21 1.0
2006 Tucson - PCL 20 13 49 8 1 0 0 0 5 10 1 0 6 2 1 .163 .317 .184 .500 49 51 0.4
2007 Arizona - MLB 21 5 23 11 3 0 2 9 11 2 0 0 3 1 0 .478 .520 .870 1.390 260 269 0.2
Total MLB 5 23 11 3 0 2 9 11 2 0 0 3 1 0 .478 .520 .870 1.390 260 269
Total PCL 13 49 8 1 0 0 0 5 10 1 0 6 2 1 .163 .317 .184 .500 49 51
Total PION 6 25 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 .200 .200 .240 .440 37 21
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2003 Missoula - DE LF 4 4 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 38.2 0.47 -0.0 .946
2003 Missoula - DE CF 64 64 192 0 0 195 3 .985 613.0 2.82 +0.2 .996
2004 Missoula - DE LF 63 62 130 0 0 132 2 .985 542.2 2.16 +1.3 1.008
2004 Missoula - DE CF 7 6 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 49.0 3.67 +0.1 1.050
2005 Yakima - BC LF 59 58 98 0 0 99 1 .990 531.0 1.66 +4.5 1.033
2005 Yakima - BC CF 10 10 19 0 0 20 1 .950 89.1 1.91 -1.4 .942
2006 Tucson - AAA 1B 1 1 7 3 1 10 0 1.000 9.0 10.00 +0.1 1.349
2006 Tucson - AAA CF 99 98 223 4 0 228 1 .996 868.2 2.35 +3.5 1.033
2006 Tucson - AAA RF 28 28 40 0 0 41 1 .976 268.0 1.34 +0.9 1.001
2007 Arizona - LGS LF 49 48 103 2 0 106 1 .991 438.1 2.16 +3.6 1.045
2007 Arizona - LGS CF 57 55 134 4 0 139 1 .993 478.1 2.60 -4.7 .956
2007 Arizona - LGS RF 41 39 72 2 0 74 0 1.000 349.2 1.90 +1.7 1.021
TOTAL 1B 1 1 7 3 1 10 0 1.000 9.0 10.00 +0.1 1.349
TOTAL LF 175 172 333 2 0 339 4 .988 1550.2 1.94 +9.4 1.026
TOTAL CF 237 233 588 8 0 602 6 .990 2098.1 2.56 -2.3 .999
TOTAL RF 69 67 112 2 0 115 1 .991 617.2 1.66 +2.5 1.014
PLAYER HISTORY
06/22/2003 Drafted in the 2003 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 14, 14th overall pick) by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
08/03/2003 Was selected to the 2003 Pioneer League All-Star Game.
09/25/2003 Wins the 2003 Pioneer League Round 1 with the Missoula Osprey!
10/17/2003 Named the #50 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (70); Power: 20 (45); Eye: 45 (60).
03/10/2004 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Arizona Diamondbacks development complex.
04/04/2004 Named the #71 prospect in the MLB
07/04/2004 Named the #76 prospect in the MLB
07/11/2004 Was selected to the 2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
07/17/2004 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/08/2004 Goes 0-3 against the Great Falls Dodgers, ending his hitting streak at 22 games.
09/29/2004 Wins the 2004 PION Great Glove Award at LF.
11/06/2004 Named the #62 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (65); Power: 20 (45); Eye: 45 (55).
04/03/2005 Named the #60 prospect in the MLB
07/03/2005 Named the #52 prospect in the MLB
07/10/2005 Was selected to the 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
07/31/2005 Was selected to the 2005 Northwest League All-Star Game.
11/03/2005 Named the #60 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (65); Power: 30 (50); Eye: 50 (60).
02/25/2006 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Arizona Diamondbacks development complex.
04/01/2006 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at left field at the Arizona Diamondbacks development complex.
04/02/2006 Named the #53 prospect in the MLB
07/02/2006 Named the #57 prospect in the MLB
08/14/2006 Wins the PCL PacificL Player of the Week Award.
09/01/2006 Wins the PCL PacificL Batter of the Month Award.
11/05/2006 Named the #57 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 50 (55).
04/02/2007 Named the #50 prospect in the MLB
06/01/2007 Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award.
06/08/2007 Goes 5-6 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 0 R.
07/11/2007 Goes 5-6 against the Washington Nationals, with 1 RBI and 3 R.
09/21/2007 Injured (bone bruise (wrist)),out for 2 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year H Rank
2007 185 10
Year SB Rank
2007 31 6
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