Brian Buscher

32-Year-Old Third Baseman – Free Agent

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LEAGUE: Majors 40 MAN: NO BATS: L THROWS: R HT: 6' 0" WT: 220 DOB: 4/18/1981 BORN: Jacksonville, FL COLLEGE: South Carolina DRAFTED: 1st Rd

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Buscher signed a minor league deal with the Indians in December of 2009, with an invitation to spring training.

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Brian Buscher 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
2004	23	A	San	88	387	343	50	100	25	14	7	4	56	5	4	33	61	0	5	6	.292	.359	.408	.767
2005	24	A	San	55	233	206	37	58	18	12	1	5	29	0	2	27	47	0	0	0	.282	.367	.422	.789
2005	24	AA	NOR	64	247	215	19	49	10	8	1	1	23	5	3	20	36	0	6	6	.228	.304	.288	.592
2006	25	AA	CON	130	524	467	43	121	33	23	3	7	49	5	4	39	75	7	5	6	.259	.321	.366	.687
2007	26	AA	NEW	63	284	247	37	76	27	19	1	7	37	2	2	31	30	0	2	4	.308	.391	.478	.869
2007	26	AAA	ROC	40	147	132	21	41	14	7	0	7	22	1	0	13	11	0	1	1	.311	.374	.523	.897
2007	26	MAJ	MIN	33	94	82	8	20	3	1	0	2	10	1	0	10	16	1	1	0	.244	.323	.329	.652
2008	27	AAA	ROC	53	214	185	27	59	20	12	0	8	30	1	2	20	21	0	2	7	.319	.402	.514	.916
2008	27	MAJ	MIN	70	244	218	29	64	13	9	0	4	47	0	2	19	42	0	7	0	.294	.340	.390	.730
2009	28	AAA	ROC	14	51	46	5	12	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	5	13	0	0	0	.261	.333	.326	.659
2009	28	AAA	ROC	23	89	78	6	14	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	11	20	0	0	0	.179	.281	.218	.499
2009	28	MAJ	MIN	61	164	136	14	32	6	3	1	2	12	0	0	24	35	0	1	3	.235	.360	.316	.676
2010	29	AAA	Col	48	187	162	19	43	15	9	2	4	26	0	0	17	10	2	5	1	.265	.330	.420	.750
Career (View All)		MAJ		164	502	436	51	116	22	13	1	8	69	1	2	53	93	1	9	3	.266	.343	.356	.699

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

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Brian Buscher Advanced Stats

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Year	Age	Lg	Tm	PA	AB	Walk Rate	Strikeout Rate	BB/K Ratio	Contact Rate	BABIP	Isolated Power
2004	23	A	San	387	343	8.5%	15.8%	0.54	82%	.345	.116
2005	24	A	San	233	206	11.6%	20.2%	0.57	77%	.344	.140
2005	24	AA	NOR	247	215	8.1%	14.6%	0.56	83%	.270	.060
2006	25	AA	CON	524	467	7.4%	14.3%	0.52	84%	.296	.107
2007	26	AA	NEW	284	247	10.9%	10.6%	1.03	88%	.329	.170
2007	26	AAA	ROC	147	132	8.8%	7.5%	1.18	92%	.298	.212
2007	26	MAJ	MIN	94	82	10.6%	17%	0.63	80%	.281	.085
2008	27	AAA	ROC	214	185	9.3%	9.8%	0.95	89%	.327	.195
2008	27	MAJ	MIN	244	218	7.8%	17.2%	0.45	81%	.349	.096
2009	28	AAA	ROC	51	46	9.8%	25.5%	0.38	72%	.344	.065
2009	28	AAA	ROC	89	78	12.4%	22.5%	0.55	74%	.228	.039
2009	28	MAJ	MIN	164	136	14.6%	21.3%	0.69	74%	.303	.081
2010	29	AAA	Col	187	162	9.1%	5.3%	1.70	94%	.264	.155
Career		MAJ		502	436	10.6%	18.5%	0.57	79%	.322	.090

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Best Matchups for Brian Buscher (by OPS, min 2 AB)

Batter	Team	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	AVG	SLG	OPS
Jose Contreras	PIT	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	.667	1.667	2.333
Sean Gallagher	COL	3	2	1	3	0	0	0	.667	1.667	2.333
Shawn Hill	DET	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
Miguel Batista	TOR	4	2	1	5	0	0	1	.500	1.250	1.583
Roy Halladay	PHI	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	.714	.857	1.571
Roberto Hernandez	TB	9	5	1	6	2	1	0	.556	.889	1.525
Santiago Casilla	SF	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.333
Zack Greinke	LA	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.333
Zach Jackson	TEX	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	.667	.667	1.333
Shane Loux	SF	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.333

Worst Matchups for Brian Buscher (by OPS, min 2 AB)

Batter	Team	AB	RBI	K	AVG	SLG	OPS
Kyle Farnsworth	TB	2	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Carlos Villanueva	CHI-N	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Edinson Volquez	SD	2	0	2	.000	.000	.000
Clayton Richard	SD	2	1	0	.000	.000	.000
Mariano Rivera	NY-A	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Juan Oviedo	TB	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Micah Owings	WAS	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Matt Palmer	LA	2	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Clayton Mortensen	BOS	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Bill Murphy	TOR	2	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

Brian Buscher: Past News Updates ( ▲ View most recent update )

11/3/2009

Buscher was outrighted to Triple-A Rochester in order to remove him from the 40-man roster, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

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10/10/2009

The Twins will activate Buscher to their 25-man ALDS roster on Saturday, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

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10/7/2009

Buscher is not on Minnesota's roster for the ALDS matchup against the Yankees, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

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9/15/2009

Buscher started at DH and went 1-for-2 in Tuesday's win over Cleveland.

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9/1/2009

Buscher has been recalled from Triple-A Rochester, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

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8/31/2009

Buscher will not be immediately called up from Triple-A Rochester on Sept. 1 due to a thumb injury, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

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8/30/2009

Buscher will be recalled from Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday, manager Ron Gardenhire told the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

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8/1/2009

Buscher was optioned to Triple-A on Saturday, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports.

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7/25/2009

Buscher (illness) started at third base and went 1-for-4 in Friday's loss to the Angels.

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RotoWire's Preseason Outlooks

2013

There was no outlook written for Brian Buscher.

2009

Buscher helped plug a hole at third base for the Twins last season as he platooned with Brendan Harris after June. Buscher has a strong eye at the plate, but offers little power or speed. He had just a .938 Fielding Percentage, but average range factor, so the Twins don't view his fielding as an asset. That may hurt his chances to win a utility role this spring with Joe Crede taking over at third base. If Crede is hurt, Buscher likely would resume the same platoon role at third base with Harris.

2008

The former minor league Rule 5 pick from the Giants had a career year in the minors and parlayed it into playing time while the Twins were desperate for hitting at third base. While he has a strong eye at the plate, he likely doesn't hit for enough power to hold a regular job in the majors. He'll be given a shot to win playing time at third base this spring, but is more likely to be used in a utility role or sent back to Triple-A to provide depth. At age 27 next season, there's not much upside and without much power or speed he's not a great fantasy option.

2007

A Rule 5 pick from the Giants last season.

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