P Brandon Backe #40
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/07/2013
P BRANDON BACKE #40 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
32 9 5-3 0 4.77 71.2 78 4 25 54 1.44 0.6
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 45 45 45 45
Movement 30 30 30 30
Control 40 40 45 40
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 50 50
Slider 40 40
Curveball 30 30
Changeup 30 30
Sinker 50 50
Cutter 40 40
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 35
Defense 35
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/09/2013 @ FD Loss, 3-10 X 4.2 6 6 6 4 4 Loss
09/03/2013 CC Win, 5-2 X 4.0 3 1 1 1 3
08/31/2013 @ HAM Win, 5-3 0.2 0 0 0 2 0
08/28/2013 @ HB Loss, 5-6 3.0 1 0 0 1 3
08/13/2013 @ ISL Win, 6-5 X 6.0 9 5 5 1 4
08/08/2013 @ MOD Loss, 3-6 2.0 3 0 0 1 0
08/06/2013 LUB Loss, 3-11 2.2 3 1 1 0 3
08/02/2013 @ MAR Loss, 5-6 2.1 2 0 0 1 0
07/31/2013 GAR Loss, 8-10 0.1 3 4 4 1 0
07/28/2013 FD Loss, 4-16 1.1 1 1 1 1 2 Loss
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/05/1978
Born in:Galveston, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:2 Years, 40 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:4 Years, 125 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2001, 15th Pick in Round 3
MLB TRIPLE A 2013 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 32 9 5 3 0 4.77 71.2 78 39 38 4 25 54 0 0.0 0 2 22.2
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 1 0.0 23 3 13.19 9.80 6.78 3.14 4.39 1.44 102 0.6 .336        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 141 44 11 0 2 20 9 24 2 1 1 .312 .353 .433 .786      
vs. RHB 134 34 9 1 2 19 16 30 1 3 1 .254 .336 .381 .716      
MLB TRIPLE A 2013 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 10 1 2 0 0 5.93 13.2 17 9 9 0 5 15  
June 7 4 1 1 0 4.32 25.0 29 13 12 1 8 15  
July 9 2 2 1 0 4.86 16.2 15 9 9 2 3 14  
August 4 0 0 0 0 1.17 7.2 8 1 1 1 4 3  
September 2 2 0 1 0 7.27 8.2 9 7 7 0 5 7  
Career 75 49 11 21 0 4.99 266.2 274 159 148 29 94 206  
Home 21 7 5 1 0 4.34 45.2 46 23 22 3 11 39  
Road 11 2 0 2 0 5.54 26.0 32 16 16 1 14 15  
Grass 29 9 5 3 0 4.48 68.1 71 35 34 3 22 53  
Turf 3 0 0 0 0 10.80 3.1 7 4 4 1 3 1  
Day 7 2 2 1 0 4.02 15.2 13 8 7 2 8 12  
Night 25 7 3 2 0 4.98 56.0 65 31 31 2 17 42  
As Starter 9 9 2 2 0 3.55 38.0 35 16 15 0 13 24  
As Reliever / Substitution 23 0 3 1 0 6.15 33.2 43 23 23 4 12 30  
MLB DOUBLE A 2013 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 1 1 0 0 0 7.50 6.0 9 5 5 1 1 4 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 15.00 13.50 6.00 1.50 5.94 1.67 118 0.0 .381        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 9 6 1 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 .667 .700 1.111 1.811      
vs. RHB 17 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 .176 .176 .235 .412      
MLB DOUBLE A 2013 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
August 1 1 0 0 0 7.50 6.0 9 5 5 1 1 4  
Career 41 4 0 4 3 3.08 105.1 87 40 36 6 33 112  
Road 1 1 0 0 0 7.50 6.0 9 5 5 1 1 4  
Grass 1 1 0 0 0 7.50 6.0 9 5 5 1 1 4  
Day 1 1 0 0 0 7.50 6.0 9 5 5 1 1 4  
As Starter 1 1 0 0 0 7.50 6.0 9 5 5 1 1 4  
MLB CLASS A 2013 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 3 0 0 0 0 1.86 9.2 9 2 2 0 2 7 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 3 1 10.24 8.38 6.52 1.86 3.37 1.14 70 0.2 .310        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 10 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .200 .273 .200 .473      
vs. RHB 26 7 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 .269 .296 .308 .604      
MLB CLASS A 2013 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 0 0 0 0 2.70 6.2 8 2 2 0 1 4  
August 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 3  
Last Year 8 7 2 5 0 4.61 41.0 54 27 21 3 15 34  
2 Years Ago 20 18 6 0 0 4.02 80.2 93 38 36 5 15 68  
Career 91 50 19 15 2 4.57 348.1 409 206 177 36 98 306  
Road 3 0 0 0 0 1.86 9.2 9 2 2 0 2 7  
Grass 3 0 0 0 0 1.86 9.2 9 2 2 0 2 7  
Day 1 0 0 0 0 4.15 4.1 6 2 2 0 0 3  
Night 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.1 3 0 0 0 2 4  
As Reliever / Substitution 3 0 0 0 0 1.86 9.2 9 2 2 0 2 7  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2003 Pittsburgh - MLB 25 10 3 1 1 0 5.18 24.1 26 16 14 3 6 11 0 0 1.32 .274 4.81 0.1 85
2004 Pittsburgh - MLB 26 57 1 1 3 2 4.33 81.0 91 43 39 9 32 60 0 0 1.52 .314 4.67 0.4 109
2005 Pittsburgh - MLB 27 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 6.2 2 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0.60 .125 2.27 0.2 999
2006 Pittsburgh - MLB 28 30 1 3 2 2 4.20 40.2 42 23 19 8 12 34 0 0 1.33 .279 5.11 -0.1 110
2007 Pittsburgh - MLB 29 2 0 0 0 0 15.00 3.0 7 5 5 1 0 2 0 0 2.33 .500 6.36 -0.1 30
Total MLB 103 5 5 6 4 4.45 155.2 168 87 77 21 52 113 0 0 1.41 .297 4.74 0.6 104
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2001 Highland Park - A 23 21 6 3 1 0 5.16 61.0 59 36 35 8 18 56 0 0 1.26 .290 4.62 0.6 90
2002 Highland Park - A 24 6 2 0 2 1 8.47 17.0 20 19 16 3 16 17 0 0 2.12 .327 6.85 -0.4 48
2003 Melbourne Beach - AA 25 6 0 0 0 0 1.35 6.2 2 2 1 0 3 6 0 0 0.75 .111 3.12 0.2 308
2005 Tulsa - AAA 27 31 31 3 12 0 5.12 135.1 146 85 77 18 48 95 0 0 1.43 .297 5.24 0.4 85
2006 Tulsa - AAA 28 9 9 2 6 0 5.33 54.0 47 34 32 7 19 51 1 0 1.22 .270 4.26 0.4 70
2007 Melbourne Beach - AA 29 15 0 0 0 3 1.80 25.0 14 5 5 0 7 31 0 0 0.84 .250 1.78 0.8 221
2007 Tulsa - AAA 29 2 0 0 0 0 2.45 3.2 2 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 0.82 .250 3.52 0.0 167
2008 Highland Park - A 30 6 2 2 0 0 2.45 22.0 22 6 6 3 3 18 1 0 1.14 .306 3.90 0.2 161
2008 Melbourne Beach - AA 30 7 1 0 0 0 2.49 25.1 21 7 7 0 8 27 0 0 1.14 .313 2.39 0.7 163
2009 Highland Park - A 31 20 12 4 6 1 5.09 92.0 125 65 52 12 21 86 0 0 1.59 .384 4.03 1.3 84
2010 Bakersfield - A 32 7 3 2 1 0 3.24 25.0 27 13 9 2 8 20 0 0 1.40 .338 4.75 0.3 155
2010 Quincy - AA 32 12 2 0 4 0 3.83 42.1 41 21 18 5 14 44 0 0 1.30 .316 5.23 0.2 129
2010 Marion - AAA 32 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1.00 .250 2.62 0.1 999
2011 Bakersfield - A 33 20 18 6 0 0 4.02 80.2 93 38 36 5 15 68 0 0 1.34 .356 4.37 1.7 129
2012 Des Moines - A 34 8 7 2 5 0 4.61 41.0 54 27 21 3 15 34 0 0 1.68 .375 4.88 0.5 106
2013 Des Moines - A 35 2 0 0 0 0 2.70 6.2 8 2 2 0 1 4 0 0 1.35 .364 3.75 0.1 179
2013 Mascouche - AA 35 1 1 0 0 0 7.50 6.0 9 5 5 1 1 4 0 0 1.67 .381 5.94 0.0 67
2013 Airdrie - AAA 35 32 9 5 3 0 4.77 71.2 78 39 38 4 25 54 0 0 1.44 .336 4.39 0.6 90
2013 Shawinigan - A 35 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.67 .143 2.50 0.2 999
Total MAAA 75 49 11 21 0 4.99 266.2 274 159 148 29 94 206 1 0 1.38 .302 4.77 83.7
Total MAA 41 4 0 4 3 3.08 105.1 87 40 36 6 33 112 0 0 1.14 .293 3.64 149.1
Total MA 91 50 19 15 2 4.57 348.1 409 206 177 36 98 306 1 0 1.46 .349 4.47 100.3
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2005 Pittsburgh - MLB 27 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 3.20 0.0 999
Total MLB 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 3.20 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2003 Pittsburgh - MLB P 10 3 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 24.1 1.11 -0.6 1.010
2004 Pittsburgh - MLB P 57 1 4 9 0 15 2 .867 81.0 1.44 -2.2 .799
2005 Pittsburgh - MLB P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.2 0.00 -0.1 .000
2006 Pittsburgh - MLB P 28 1 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 40.2 0.89 +0.3 1.042
2007 Pittsburgh - MLB P 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.1 1.028
2013 Airdrie - AAA P 32 9 5 5 0 10 0 1.000 71.2 1.26 +1.2 .969
2013 Mascouche - AA P 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 -0.6 .000
2013 Des Moines - A P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.2 0.00 +0.1 .000
2013 Shawinigan - A P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 137 15 13 20 0 35 2 .943 243.0 1.22 -2.0 .903
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/2001 Drafted in the 2001 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 15, 86th overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
08/13/2001 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (45); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 30 (45).
05/16/2002 Injured (elbow ligament reconstruction surgery),out for 12 months.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 45 (45).
11/26/2003 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $192,000.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 45 (45).
05/14/2004 Injured (mild shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/19/2004 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $201,600.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45).
11/23/2005 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $211,200.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 45 (45).
04/01/2006 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 5 weeks.
05/28/2006 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/02/2006 Wins the 2006 World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
11/25/2006 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 35 (40); Control: 45 (45).
11/20/2007 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $350,000.
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 35 (40); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 30 (30); Control: 45 (45).
11/25/2009 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 30 (30); Control: 40 (40).
01/29/2010 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
04/28/2010 Was granted free agency by the Baltimore organization.
05/10/2010 Signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
08/21/2010 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/21/2010 Signed a minor league contract extension with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 40 (40).
04/27/2011 Injured (oblique strain),out for 5 days.
05/10/2011 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 7-8 weeks.
07/21/2011 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/09/2011 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/22/2011 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 40 (40).
01/21/2012 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Oakland Athletics organization.
11/21/2012 Signed a minor league contract extension with the Oakland Athletics organization.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 30 (30); Control: 40 (40).
04/24/2013 Was granted free agency by the Oakland organization.
05/03/2013 Signed a minor league contract with the Montreal Expos organization.
05/04/2013 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/26/2013 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
06/23/2013 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 2 days.
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