Player Report for #83 Grant Balfour

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Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Name:	Grant Balfour	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$350,000
Birthday:	12-30-1977	Signed Through:	2008 Season
Age:	30	Years of Major League Service:	3 Years, 119 Days
Born in:	Sydney (New South Wales)	Major League Service Days this Year:	168 Days
Nationality:	Australian
Height:	6' 2"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	5 Years, 139 Days
Weight:	175 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	7 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Arbitration eligible in offseason
Position:	MR	Minor League Option Years:	Out of option years
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	-
Morale:	Unhappy	Local Popularity (National)	Unknown (Unknown)

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Pitching Ratings (SISA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	12	14	10	85-87 Mph
Versus LHP	11	13	9
Versus RHP	13	14	10
Talent	12	14	10

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Slider
Endurance:	3
Groundball Pct.:	48
Holding Runners:	6

Batting Ratings (SISA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	2	Pitcher 9
Stealing Ability:	3
Baserunning Instincts:	3
Sacrifice Bunt:	14
Bunt for Hit:	2
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
10-01-2007	LAA	Loss, 4-7		0.1	4	5	5	1	0	Loss
09-27-2007	@ NYA	Loss, 5-16		0.0	1	4	4	2	0	Loss
09-26-2007	@ NYA	Loss, 2-5		2.1	1	1	1	2	2
09-23-2007	TEX	Loss, 3-9		0.2	4	2	2	1	0
09-20-2007	@ BOS	Loss, 5-8		1.0	1	0	0	1	0
09-19-2007	SEA	Loss, 2-6		1.0	1	1	1	3	2
09-17-2007	SEA	Loss, 0-3		2.0	0	0	0	1	0
09-13-2007	@ CHA	Win, 8-6		3.0	2	1	1	1	3	Win
09-10-2007	TBA	Loss, 1-4		2.1	0	0	0	1	2
09-08-2007	KCA	Loss, 0-3		3.0	1	0	0	0	0

Major League Baseball 2007 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	48	0	5	4	6	5.05	62.1	61	37	35	3	40	55	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	10	0	100.0	48	23	15.02	8.81	7.94	5.78	4.51	1.62	3.5	.324
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	141	34	8	1	0	24	26	30	3	0	2	.241	.360	.312	.673
vs. RHB	96	27	7	3	3	13	14	25	1	0	1	.281	.375	.510	.885

Major League Baseball 2007 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
April	3	0	0	1	0	6.00	3.0	4	2	2	0	2	2
May	10	0	0	1	3	7.59	10.2	16	9	9	2	8	10
June	9	0	1	0	1	3.14	14.1	14	5	5	0	6	11
July	6	0	1	0	2	0.00	5.2	3	1	0	0	4	7
August	8	0	1	0	0	3.60	10.0	8	5	4	0	7	12
September	11	0	2	1	0	4.91	18.1	12	10	10	1	12	13
October	1	0	0	1	0	135.14	0.1	4	5	5	0	1	0
Spring Training	5	0	0	0	0	2.57	7.0	5	2	2	0	2	6
Last Year	48	0	5	4	6	5.05	62.1	61	37	35	3	40	55
2 Years Ago	13	0	1	2	0	3.27	22.0	19	8	8	2	12	20
Career	200	0	12	18	12	5.07	239.2	237	147	135	29	137	241
Home	30	0	4	3	4	4.35	39.1	37	20	19	1	23	31
Road	18	0	1	1	2	6.26	23.0	24	17	16	2	17	24
Grass	48	0	5	4	6	5.05	62.1	61	37	35	3	40	55
Day	16	0	2	2	2	5.89	18.1	17	13	12	1	15	16
Night	32	0	3	2	4	4.70	44.0	44	24	23	2	25	39

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
2001 Minnesota - MLB	23	2	0	1	0	0	9.00	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.00	.333	-0.4
2003 Minnesota - MLB	25	5	0	0	0	0	1.80	5.0	6	1	1	1	1	6	0	0	1.40	.357	2.1
2004 San Diego - MLB	26	64	0	1	3	2	5.07	65.2	66	47	37	9	34	72	0	0	1.52	.322	-0.7
2005 Detroit - MLB	27	68	0	4	9	4	5.70	83.2	83	53	53	13	50	88	0	0	1.59	.310	-1.0
2006 Detroit - MLB	28	13	0	1	2	0	3.27	22.0	19	8	8	2	12	20	0	0	1.41	.298	5.1
2007 Detroit - MLB	29	48	0	5	4	6	5.05	62.1	61	37	35	3	40	55	0	0	1.62	.324	3.5
Total MLB	6 yrs.	200	0	12	18	12	5.07	239.2	237	147	135	29	137	241	0	0	1.56	.317	8.6

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	VORP
2001 Colorado Springs - AA	23	37	0	5	4	0	3.59	42.2	54	22	17	4	20	6	0	0	1.73	.298	6.4
2001 Plano - AAA	23	19	0	0	0	8	2.65	17.0	10	5	5	0	13	11	0	0	1.35	.200	3.1
2002 Plano - AAA	24	36	0	1	5	1	2.25	40.0	32	15	10	2	16	37	0	0	1.20	.273	8.5
2003 Plano - AAA	25	39	0	5	2	1	3.28	46.2	38	23	17	2	21	47	0	0	1.26	.295	5.4
2003 Garland - AAA	25	15	0	0	0	1	3.38	13.1	11	7	5	0	8	17	0	0	1.43	.306	1.0
2003 Total - AAA	25	54	0	5	2	2	3.30	60.0	49	30	22	2	29	64	0	0	1.30	.297	6.4
2006 Lexington - AAA	28	43	0	2	4	11	1.49	48.1	38	14	8	2	16	44	0	0	1.12	.257	14.1
Total MLBAAA		152	0	8	11	22	2.45	165.1	129	64	45	6	74	156	0	0	1.23	.269	32.2
Total MLBAA		37	0	5	4	0	3.59	42.2	54	22	17	4	20	6	0	0	1.73	.298	6.4

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
2001 Colorado Springs - AA	P	37	0	3	7	0	11	1	.909	42.2	2.11
2001 Plano - AAA	P	19	0	1	2	0	3	0	1.000	17.0	1.59
2001 Minnesota - ML	P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00
2002 Plano - AAA	P	36	0	3	1	0	4	0	1.000	40.0	0.90
2003 Minnesota - ML	P	5	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	5.0	1.80
2003 Plano - AAA	P	39	0	3	5	1	9	1	.889	46.2	1.54
2003 Garland - AAA	P	15	0	1	3	0	4	0	1.000	13.1	2.70
2004 San Diego - ML	P	64	0	5	5	0	10	0	1.000	65.2	1.37
2005 Detroit - ML	P	68	0	6	8	0	14	0	1.000	83.2	1.51
2006 Lexington - AAA	P	43	0	4	5	0	10	1	.900	48.1	1.68
2006 Detroit - ML	P	13	0	0	1	1	1	0	1.000	22.0	0.41
2007 Detroit - ML	P	48	0	6	6	0	12	0	1.000	62.1	1.73

Player History
01-01-2002	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (15); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 10 (10).
01-01-2003	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (17); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 7 (7).
07-29-2003	Released by the Minnesota Twins.
07-29-2003	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Diego Padres organization.
01-01-2004	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (17); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 7 (7).
11-24-2004	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $350,000 through automatic renewal.
12-14-2004	Was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for RF B. Williams, $3,000,000.
01-01-2005	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (17); Movement: 11 (12); Control: 6 (6).
07-16-2005	Injured (tender shoulder), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
11-21-2005	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $350,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-2006	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 8 (8).
11-24-2006	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $350,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-2007	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 7 (7).
07-18-2007	Injured (strained elbow ligament), out for 3 weeks.
11-18-2007	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $350,000 through arbitration.
12-14-2007	Was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the New York Yankees in exchange for 3B N. Perez.
01-01-2008	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 10 (10).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SHO	Rank
2004	0	8
2005	0	9