NEWS & ADVICE
DRAFT PREP
35-Year-Old Pitcher – Oakland Athletics
2013 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
1.47
WHIP
1.15
K
20
SV
9
2013 Fantasy Baseball Outlook
Balfour was tabbed as the A's closer going into the season, but hiccuped early and relinquished the role to rookie Ryan Cook. He returned to his role at the end of games on August 11 and sprinted away...
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Grant Balfour Contract Information:
Had $4.5 option for 2013 picked up by the Athletics in October 2012.
| Batter | Team | AB | H | AVG | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | SLG | OBP | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Beltre | TEX | 16 | 2 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .167 | .292 |
| Paul Konerko | CHI-A | 15 | 5 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .733 | .412 | 1.145 |
| Mark Teixeira | NY-A | 14 | 6 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .857 | .429 | 1.286 |
| Derek Jeter | NY-A | 14 | 3 | .214 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .313 | .598 |
| Ian Kinsler | TEX | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .571 | .143 | .714 |
| Alex Rios | CHI-A | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .200 | .557 |
| Alex Rodriguez | NY-A | 13 | 1 | .077 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .200 | .354 |
| Jason Varitek | 13 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .071 | .071 | |
| Vernon Wells | NY-A | 12 | 6 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.167 | .500 | 1.667 |
| Robinson Cano | NY-A | 12 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .333 | .750 |
| Torii Hunter | DET | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| Michael Young | PHI | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .444 | .611 |
| Jhonny Peralta | DET | 11 | 3 | .273 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .385 | .748 |
| Ichiro Suzuki | NY-A | 11 | 3 | .273 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .273 | .636 |
| Coco Crisp | OAK | 11 | 2 | .182 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .182 | .455 |
| Nelson Cruz | TEX | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .091 | .167 | .258 |
| David Murphy | TEX | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .533 |
| Elvis Andrus | TEX | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .200 |
| Melky Cabrera | TOR | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .100 | .091 | .191 |
| Vladimir Guerrero | 9 | 4 | .444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .444 | .889 | |
| Magglio Ordonez | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .444 | |
| Billy Butler | KC | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .100 | .211 |
| Adam Jones | BAL | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .222 |
| Carlos Quentin | SD | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .273 | .384 |
| Alex Gordon | KC | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .100 | .100 |
| Mike Lowell | 8 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .875 | .556 | 1.431 | |
| Julio Lugo | 8 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 | |
| Erick Aybar | ANA | 8 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .750 |
| David Ortiz | BOS | 8 | 2 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .400 | .775 |
| Lyle Overbay | NY-A | 8 | 2 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .250 | .625 |
| Miguel Tejada | KC | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .583 |
| Alberto Callaspo | ANA | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .300 | .425 |
| Carlos Guillen | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .222 | .347 | |
| Franklin Gutierrez | SEA | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .250 |
| Howie Kendrick | ANA | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Casey Blake | 7 | 4 | .571 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.143 | .571 | 1.714 | |
| Dustin Pedroia | BOS | 7 | 3 | .429 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .571 | .444 | 1.016 |
| Marco Scutaro | SF | 7 | 3 | .429 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .429 | 1.429 |
| Gary Sheffield | 7 | 3 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.286 | .429 | 1.714 | |
| Luke Scott | TB | 7 | 2 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .286 | .714 |
| Kevin Youkilis | NY-A | 7 | 2 | .286 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .714 | .545 | 1.260 |
| Jose Bautista | TOR | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .400 | .543 |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | MIL | 7 | 1 | .143 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .125 | .411 |
| Matt Joyce | TB | 7 | 1 | .143 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .143 | .429 |
| Kevin Millar | 7 | 1 | .143 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .143 | .429 | |
| Delmon Young | PHI | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
| Nick Markakis | BAL | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .222 | .222 |
| Mike Napoli | BOS | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jorge Posada | 6 | 5 | .833 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.333 | .875 | 2.208 | |
| Bobby Abreu | 6 | 3 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.167 | .571 | 1.738 | |
| Matt Wieters | BAL | 6 | 3 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | BOS | 6 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .286 | .786 |
| Aaron Hill | AZ | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .833 | .429 | 1.262 |
| Cody Ross | AZ | 6 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .333 | .833 |
| Jim Thome | 6 | 2 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .429 | 1.095 | |
| Adam Dunn | CHI-A | 6 | 1 | .167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .167 | .500 |
| Josh Hamilton | ANA | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .667 | .375 | 1.042 |
| Matt LaPorta | CLE | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| Brian Roberts | BAL | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| Ramon Santiago | DET | 6 | 1 | .167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .167 | .500 |
| Justin Smoak | SEA | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .452 |
| B.J. Upton | ATL | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| Ty Wigginton | STL | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| Miguel Cabrera | DET | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .400 | .400 |
| Mark DeRosa | TOR | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| J.D. Drew | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .333 | |
| Jermaine Dye | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Cesar Izturis | CIN | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jed Lowrie | OAK | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Carlos Pena | HOU | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Carlos Lee | 5 | 3 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.200 | .600 | 1.800 | |
| Yorvit Torrealba | COL | 5 | 3 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 |
| Hank Blalock | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | 1.500 | |
| Marlon Byrd | NY-N | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
| Orlando Cabrera | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .800 | |
| Chone Figgins | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .571 | .971 | |
| Victor Martinez | DET | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .571 | .971 |
| Mike Sweeney | 5 | 2 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .500 | 1.100 | |
| Johnny Damon | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .533 | |
| Yunel Escobar | TB | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 | .333 | 1.133 |
| Raul Ibanez | SEA | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| Maicer Izturis | TOR | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .533 |
| Austin Kearns | MIA | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| Mark Kotsay | SD | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| Mitch Moreland | TEX | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| Kurt Suzuki | WAS | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| Marcus Thames | 5 | 1 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .200 | .600 | |
| Frank Thomas | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .533 | |
| Jack Cust | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Shelley Duncan | TB | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Adam Lind | TOR | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jose Lopez | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| A.J. Pierzynski | TEX | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Trevor Plouffe | MIN | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Alexei Ramirez | CHI-A | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Denard Span | WAS | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Eric Patterson | 4 | 3 | .750 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.250 | .800 | 2.050 | |
| Craig Monroe | 4 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .500 | 1.250 | |
| Corey Patterson | SEA | 4 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .500 | 1.250 |
| Ryan Raburn | CLE | 4 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .500 | 1.250 |
| Grady Sizemore | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | 1.500 | |
| Eric Thames | SEA | 4 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.250 | .500 | 1.750 |
| Mark Trumbo | ANA | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.000 | .500 | 2.500 |
| Rod Barajas | 4 | 1 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .250 | .750 | |
| Gordon Beckham | CHI-A | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| Wilson Betemit | BAL | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 | 1.250 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | CLE | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .400 | 1.150 |
| Eric Chavez | AZ | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| David DeJesus | CHI-N | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| Curtis Granderson | NY-A | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | 1.500 |
| Jack Hannahan | CIN | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .650 |
| Aubrey Huff | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .650 | |
| Brandon Inge | PIT | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .583 |
| John Jaso | OAK | 4 | 1 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .250 | .750 |
| Hideki Matsui | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 | 1.250 | |
| John McDonald | PIT | 4 | 1 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .250 | .750 |
| Kendrys Morales | SEA | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| Brayan Pena | DET | 4 | 1 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .250 | .750 |
| Felix Pie | PIT | 4 | 1 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .400 | .900 |
| Kyle Seager | SEA | 4 | 1 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .250 | .750 |
| Nick Swisher | CLE | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .650 |
| Juan Uribe | LA | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .650 |
| Ben Zobrist | TB | 4 | 1 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .400 | .900 |
| Dustin Ackley | SEA | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jose Guillen | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Bill Hall | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Andruw Jones | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Casey Kotchman | MIA | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .200 |
| Jeff Mathis | MIA | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Melvin Mora | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .200 | |
| Miguel Olivo | MIA | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .333 |
| Matt Stairs | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .167 | |
| Dan Uggla | ATL | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .200 |
| Omar Vizquel | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Chris Young | OAK | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
