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Grant Balfour - Tampa Bay Rays
POS: P
BATS: R   THROWS: R
AGE, DOB: 31, 12/30/1977
On 40 Man Roster: yes
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It was a breakout year for Balfour, and if Troy Percival doesn't return as the Rays' closer for 2009, Balfour would be a prime candidate to pitch in the ninth inning for the Rays. The only concerns wo...Click Here to Subscribe For Fantasy Baseball Outlooks on All Players!

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TB  9/29/2009
Balfour picked up his second save in as many nights on Tuesday, recording the final two outs. It would be a shock to see Balfour ...Join Now for Full Analysis!

Year Age* Lg Tm G GS SH IP H ER HR BB K G/F W L S ERA WHIP
2003 25 AAA ROC 21 11 0 71.0 48 19 6 16 87 - 5 2 5 2.41 .901
2003 25 MAJ MIN 17 1 0 26.0 23 12 4 14 30 - 1 0 0 4.15 1.423
2004 26 MAJ MIN 36 0 0 39.3 35 19 4 21 42 - 4 1 0 4.35 1.424
2006 28 A A 5 0 0 5.2 8 5 0 3 7 - 0 0 0 7.94 2.115
2006 28 A A 5 0 0 5.2 8 5 0 3 7 - 0 0 0 7.94 2.115
2006 28 A A 2 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 - 0 0 0 .00 .000
2006 28 A A 2 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 - 0 0 0 .00 .000
2007 29 AA HUN 8 0 0 11.3 8 3 0 4 21 - 0 0 2 2.38 1.059
2007 29 AAA NAS 24 0 0 32.0 17 6 2 11 47 - 1 1 5 1.69 .875
2007 29 MAJ TAM 22 0 0 22.0 26 15 1 16 27 1.10 1 0 0 6.14 1.909
2007 29 MAJ MIL 3 0 0 2.7 4 6 1 4 3 1.10 0 2 0 20.25 3.000
2008 30 AAA DUR 15 0 0 23.7 5 1 1 10 39 - 1 0 8 .38 .634
2008 30 MAJ TAM 51 0 0 58.3 28 10 3 24 82 0.45 6 2 4 1.54 .891
2009 31 MAJ TAM 73 0 0 67.3 59 36 6 33 69 0.75 5 4 4 4.81 1.366
3Yr Avg MAJ   49 0 0 50.1 39 22 3 25 60 - 4 2 2 3.95 1.277
Career MAJ   204 1 0 218.3 178 102 21 115 255 - 17 9 8 4.20 1.342
Year Age* Lg Tm G GS IP H BABIP HR HR/9IP BB B/9IP K K/9IP K/BB G/F STR ERA FIP
2003 25 AAA ROC 21 11 71.0 48 .271 6 .76 16 2.03 87 11.03 5.44 - .776 2.41 2.65
2003 25 MAJ MIN 17 1 26.0 23 .305 4 1.38 14 4.85 30 10.38 2.14 - .758 4.15 4.56
2004 26 MAJ MIN 36 0 39.3 35 .310 4 .92 21 4.81 42 9.61 2.00 - .712 4.35 4.04
2006 28 A A 5 0 5.2 8 .511 0 .00 3 5.19 7 12.12 2.33 - .545 7.94 2.82
2006 28 A A 5 0 5.2 8 .511 0 .00 3 5.19 7 12.12 2.33 - .545 7.94 2.82
2006 28 A A 2 0 2.0 0 .000 0 .00 0 .00 3 13.50 .00 - .000 .00 .20
2006 28 A A 2 0 2.0 0 .000 0 .00 0 .00 3 13.50 .00 - .000 .00 .20
2007 29 AA HUN 8 0 11.3 8 .422 0 .00 4 3.18 21 16.68 5.25 - .750 2.38 .55
2007 29 AAA NAS 24 0 32.0 17 .258 2 .56 11 3.09 47 13.22 4.27 - .846 1.69 2.11
2007 29 MAJ TAM 22 0 22.0 26 .416 1 .41 16 6.55 27 11.05 1.69 1.10 .659 6.14 3.59
2007 29 MAJ MIL 3 0 2.7 4 .399 1 3.38 4 13.50 3 10.13 .75 1.10 .286 20.25 10.48
2008 30 AAA DUR 15 0 23.7 5 .126 1 .38 10 3.80 39 14.83 3.90 - 1.000 .38 1.72
2008 30 MAJ TAM 51 0 58.3 28 .233 3 .46 24 3.70 82 12.65 3.42 0.45 .857 1.54 2.33
2009 31 MAJ TAM 73 0 67.3 59 .305 6 .80 33 4.41 69 9.22 2.09 0.75 .651 4.81 3.83
3Yr Avg MAJ   49 0 50.1 39 .307 3 .54 25 4.49 60 10.78 2.40 - .689 3.95 3.08
Career MAJ   204 1 218.3 178 .303 21 .87 115 4.74 255 10.51 2.22 - .702 4.20 3.75
*age as of 7/1 of that season  Expanded Stats Explained  Sortable Expanded Stats

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TB  9/28/2009
Balfour picked up his second save on Monday night, retiring the only batter he faced. In a change from the night before, ...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  8/12/2009
Balfour gave up a three-run homer to Gary Matthews Jr. on Wednesday to pick up the loss against the Angels. The homer was just the third allowe...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  7/17/2009
Balfour was reinstated from the bereavement list by the Rays on Friday, the Associated Press reports. As expected, he'll be available to ...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  7/12/2009
Balfour left the Rays to travel to Austrailia following his grandfather's death, the St. Petersburg Times reports. The Rays placed him on the bereavem...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  6/7/2009
Balfour was off his game for the second day in a row on Sunday, allowing two earned runs while recording only one out. Just when it looked like Balfour wa...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  6/2/2009
Balfour retired all four batters he faced on Tuesday night, striking out three of them. After a slow start, Balfour has com...Join Now for Full Analysis!

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