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Brandon Barnes

27-Year-Old Outfielder – Houston Astros

2013 Stats

AVG

.276

HR

3

RBI

16

R

18

SB

6

2013 RotoWire Projections

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2013 Fantasy Baseball Outlook

It looked like the eight-year minor league veteran was finally putting it all together in the minors, where he hit a combined .316/.374/.506 and earned his first callup at age 26. That success did not...

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LEAGUE: Majors   40 MAN: YES   BATS: R   THROWS: R   HT: 6' 2"   WT: 204   DOB: 5/15/1986   BORN: Orange, CA   COLLEGE: Cypress (CA) JC   DRAFTED: 6th Rd   

June 17, 2013  –  Brandon Barnes News

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Barnes went 3-for-5 with a run and two stolen bases in Monday's 4-2 loss to the White Sox.

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Brandon Barnes Stats
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Year Age Lg Tm G PA AB R H XBH 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO SH SF HBP AVG OBP SLG OPS
2010 24 A+ Lan 126 538 491 81 132 63 31 5 27 80 14 3 37 122 4 1 5 .269 .326 .517 .843
2010 24 AAA Rou 6 22 21 2 6 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 .286 .318 .476 .794
2011 25 AA Cor 54 224 203 25 58 20 13 0 7 27 5 3 14 42 3 2 2 .286 .335 .453 .788
2011 25 AAA Okl 71 263 229 34 45 26 13 5 8 27 5 1 29 69 1 1 3 .197 .294 .402 .696
2012 26 AA Cor 44 183 164 30 52 27 20 0 7 31 7 2 14 42 0 2 3 .317 .377 .567 .944
2012 26 AAA Okl 62 263 235 51 76 25 19 1 5 38 14 4 23 49 2 2 1 .323 .383 .477 .860
2012 26 MAJ HOU 43 105 98 8 20 4 3 0 1 7 1 1 5 29 1 0 1 .204 .250 .265 .515
2013 27 MAJ HOU 54 163 145 18 40 12 9 0 3 16 6 5 11 46 4 1 2 .276 .333 .400 .733
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3-Year Averages MAJ   43 105 98 8 20 4 3 0 1 7 1 1 5 29 1 0 1 .204 .250 .265 .515

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Brandon Barnes Game Log    (View Full Game Log)
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DATE OPP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS HBP SF E AVG OBP SLG OPS
Jun. 18 Mil 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .333 .400 .733
Jun. 17 CWS 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .284 .338 .411 .749
Jun. 16 CWS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .329 .404 .733
Jun. 15 CWS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .271 .324 .406 .730
Jun. 14 CWS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .326 .403 .729
Jun. 12 @Sea 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .336 .416 .752
Jun. 11 @Sea 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .331 .405 .736
Jun. 10 @Sea 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .341 .419 .760
Jun. 9 @KC Did not play.
Jun. 8 @KC 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .292 .352 .434 .786
Jun. 7 @KC 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .352 .427 .779
Jun. 6 Bal 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .350 .429 .779
Jun. 5 Bal 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .284 .351 .431 .782
Jun. 4 Bal 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .349 .429 .778
Jun. 3 @LAA 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .277 .343 .394 .737
Jun. 2 @LAA 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .356 .407 .763
Jun. 1 @LAA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .354 .395 .749
May. 31 @LAA 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .359 .410 .769
May. 30 @Col 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .368 .423 .791
May. 29 @Col 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 .390 .452 .842
May. 28 Col 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .385 .449 .834
May. 27 Col 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 .405 .477 .882
May. 26 Oak Did not play.
May. 25 Oak Did not play.
May. 24 Oak 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .397 .453 .850
May. 22 KC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 .406 .467 .873
May. 21 KC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .317 .406 .467 .873
May. 20 KC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 .406 .467 .873
May. 19 @Pit 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .317 .406 .467 .873
May. 18 @Pit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322 .403 .475 .878
Last 7 Days 28 2 7 2 0 0 2 2 10 2 1 0 0 0 .250 .300 .321 .621
Last 14 Days 51 6 14 4 0 1 3 3 16 2 2 0 1 1 .275 .309 .412 .721
Last 30 Days 86 9 21 6 0 1 7 5 26 2 4 0 1 1 .244 .283 .349 .632
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Brandon Barnes: MLB Games Played By Position

Year C 1B 2B 3B SS OF LF CF RF DH
2013 53 8 35 13
2012 37 1 32 5

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Brandon Barnes Split Stats    (View Full Split Stats)

Vs. Left

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
20135510284.345.545.974
2012474041.234.298.578

Vs. Right

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
2013908182.233.311.582
2012514130.176.235.458

Home

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
2013738384.288.452.785
2012543021.204.222.481

Away

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
20137210082.264.347.681
2012445150.205.318.557
Brandon Barnes Advanced Stats
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Year Age Lg Tm PA AB Walk Rate Strikeout Rate BB/K Ratio Contact Rate BABIP Isolated Power
2010 24 A+ Lan 538 491 6.9% 22.7% 0.30 75% .307 .248
2010 24 AAA Rou 22 21 4.5% 27.3% 0.17 71% .357 .190
2011 25 AA Cor 224 203 6.3% 18.8% 0.33 79% .331 .167
2011 25 AAA Okl 263 229 11% 26.2% 0.42 70% .243 .205
2012 26 AA Cor 183 164 7.7% 23% 0.33 74% .391 .250
2012 26 AAA Okl 263 235 8.7% 18.6% 0.47 79% .392 .154
2012 26 MAJ HOU 105 98 4.8% 27.6% 0.17 70% .279 .061
2013 27 MAJ HOU 163 145 6.7% 28.2% 0.24 68% .385 .124
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3-Year Averages MAJ   105 98 4.8% 27.6% 0.17 70% .279 .061

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2013 Stat Review for Brandon Barnes    As compared to the top 350 hitters in 2012 (min 200 PA)

Contact

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.276 AVG
GOOD
68% Contact Rate
TERRIBLE
.385 BABIP
HIGH
Power

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.400 SLG
WEAK
.124 ISO
WEAK
Plate Discipline

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0.24 BB/K
POOR
6.7% BB Rate
WEAK
28.2% K Rate
TERRIBLE
OPS/OBP

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.733 OPS
AVERAGE
.333 OBP
GOOD

2013 Projected Stats Breakdown for Brandon Barnes

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Best Matchups for Brandon Barnes (by OPS, min 0 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Jeff Samardzija CHI-N 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.000 5.000
Marc Rzepczynski STL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
Barry Zito SF 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
Antonio Bastardo PHI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
Jake Diekman PHI 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
Edward Mujica STL 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
Logan Ondrusek CIN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
Jon Niese NY-N 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 1.000 1.500
R.A. Dickey TOR 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 1.167
Ian Kennedy AZ 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 1.167

Worst Matchups for Brandon Barnes (by OPS, min 0 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Manny Parra CIN 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Sergio Romo SF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
James Russell CHI-N 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Santiago Casilla SF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Lendy Castillo CHI-N 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Hisanori Takahashi CHI-N 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Ryan Vogelsong SF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Tony Watson PIT 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Jordan Zimmermann WAS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Justin Wilson PIT 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000

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Brandon Barnes: Past News Updates   ( ▲ View most recent update )

Barnes could hold on to the starting center fielder job even after Jaxon Maxwell (hand) returns from the disabled list, the Houston Chronicle's Brian T. Smith reports.

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Barnes (hamstring) is back in the Astros' lineup Monday in Seattle, the Tacoma News Tribune reports.

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Barnes (hamstring) is not in the lineup Sunday against the Royals.

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Barnes (hamstring) is expected to start Sunday, the Houston Chronicle reports.

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Barnes left Saturday's game against the Royals with a strained right hamstring.

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Barnes will be given playing time in center field on a full-time basis until Justin Maxwell returns.

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Barnes enters Tuesday leading all rookies with a .317 average (minimum 50 plate appearances), according to the team's official site.

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Barnes, who has started at various points during the season, will take a back seat as a reserve outfielder for the foreseeable future, the Houston Chronicle reports.

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