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Brandon Barnes

27-Year-Old Outfielder – Houston Astros

2013 Stats

AVG

.317

HR

2

RBI

9

R

9

SB

4

2013 RotoWire Projections

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RBI

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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   

May 20, 2013  –  Brandon Barnes News

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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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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 32 71 60 9 19 5 3 0 2 9 4 3 7 20 2 0 2 .317 .406 .467 .873
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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

Age is determined on July 1st of each season.       Jump To:     ▼ Advanced Stats      ▼ Batter vs. Pitcher Stats     ▼ Games By Position

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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
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
May. 17 @Pit Did not play.
May. 15 @Det 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322 .403 .475 .878
May. 14 @Det Did not play.
May. 13 @Det Did not play.
May. 12 Tex 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .322 .403 .475 .878
May. 11 Tex Did not play.
May. 10 Tex Did not play.
May. 9 LAA 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .327 .413 .436 .849
May. 8 LAA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327 .417 .442 .859
May. 7 LAA 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .327 .417 .442 .859
May. 5 Det 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .327 .421 .449 .870
May. 4 Det Did not play.
May. 3 Det 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327 .411 .449 .860
May. 2 Det 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .418 .458 .876
May. 1 @NYY 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .372 .460 .512 .972
Apr. 30 @NYY 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .468 .525 .993
Apr. 29 @NYY 5 0 3 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .405 .488 .568 1.056
Apr. 28 @Bos Did not play.
Apr. 27 @Bos 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .375 .474 .500 .974
Apr. 26 @Bos Did not play.
Apr. 25 @Bos Did not play.
Apr. 24 Sea 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .367 .441 .500 .941
Apr. 23 Sea 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346 .433 .500 .933
Apr. 22 Sea Did not play.
Apr. 21 Cle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .500 .929
Last 7 Days 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Last 14 Days 8 2 2 0 0 1 3 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .333 .625 .958
Last 30 Days 36 5 11 2 0 1 7 3 15 3 3 2 0 0 .306 .390 .444 .834
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Brandon Barnes: MLB Games Played By Position

Year C 1B 2B 3B SS OF LF CF RF DH
2013 31 8 13 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
2013317272.387.6771.177
2012474041.234.298.578

Vs. Right

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
2013292022.241.241.532
2012514130.176.235.458

Home

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
2013335252.303.485.828
2012543021.204.222.481

Away

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
2013274042.333.444.915
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 71 60 9.9% 28.2% 0.35 67% .447 .150
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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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.317 AVG
ELITE
67% Contact Rate
TERRIBLE
.447 BABIP
HIGH
Power

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.467 SLG
GOOD
.150 ISO
AVERAGE
Plate Discipline

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0.35 BB/K
WEAK
9.9% BB Rate
GOOD
28.2% K Rate
TERRIBLE
OPS/OBP

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.873 OPS
ELITE
.406 OBP
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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
Jonathon 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

Note: Stats are from 2002 through the 2012 season.     Jump To:     ▲ Basic Stats      ▲ Split Stats      ▲ Advanced Stats      ▲ Games By Position

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

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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Barnes is not in the starting lineup Friday against the Tigers.

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Astros manager Bo Porter plans to give Barnes more playing time, according to the team's official site.

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Barnes had a big game Monday against the Yankees as he went 3-for-5 with three RBI, two doubles and a stolen base.

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Barnes will likely start in center field Wednesday against Seattle, following Justin Maxwell's (hand) placement on the disabled list, the Houston Chronicle reports.

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Barnes saw some unexpected action Friday, finishing 2-for-3 against the Indians.

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Barnes has been told he'll make the 25-man roster, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

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With J.D. Martinez’s option to Triple-A, Barnes’s chances of making the 25-man Opening Day roster continue to remain strong, the Houston Chronicle reports.

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