RF Brian Buchanan #34
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
02/13/2005
RF BRIAN BUCHANAN #34 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
107 366 102 17 1 30 64 59 93 .279 .390 .577 1 3.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 5 5 5
Gap 5 5 5 5
Power 6 6 6 6
Eye 6 6 5 6
Avoid K's 4 4 4 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 5
Errors: - 3 5
Arm: 2 3 6
Turn DP: - 4 -
Framing: 2 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 6
1st Base: 4 Center Field: 2
2nd Base: - Right Field: 5
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Aggressiveness: 4
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/04/2004 TaRa Loss, 6-7 5 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
09/03/2004 TaRa Loss, 5-9 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/02/2004 TaRa Win, 10-3 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 0
09/01/2004 La51 Loss, 2-10 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 1
08/31/2004 La51 Loss, 2-7 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/2004 La51 Loss, 1-4 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
08/29/2004 @ FrGr Loss, 4-7 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/28/2004 @ FrGr Win, 4-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/27/2004 @ FrGr Loss, 5-14 4 2 3 2 1 0 1 0
08/26/2004 SaRi Loss, 2-4 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Buchanan is a natural-born leader.
High: Leader
Birthday:07/21/1973
Born in:Miami, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:230 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,503,600
Signed Through:2005 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 98 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:5 Years, 39 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE 2004 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 107 366 102 17 1 30 64 60 59 93 .279 .390 .577 .967 .398 .298 156
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 99 433 8 4 0 4 0 0 211 48 1 4 20.0 84.7 8.41 3.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   97 23 4 0 4 13 12 10 29 0 0 0 .237 .308 .402 .710
Versus Right   269 79 13 1 26 51 48 49 64 0 0 8 .294 .417 .639 1.057
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   65 12 1 0 2 9 3 15 17 0 0 0 .185 .338 .292 .630
June   90 21 3 0 10 18 20 19 22 0 0 2 .233 .378 .600 .978
July   97 38 4 1 12 22 22 12 19 0 0 2 .392 .468 .825 1.293
August   97 25 9 0 5 12 12 11 30 0 0 4 .258 .357 .505 .862
September   17 6 0 0 1 3 3 2 5 0 0 0 .353 .421 .529 .950
Last Year   366 102 17 1 30 64 60 59 93 0 0 8 .279 .390 .577 .967
2 Years Ago   89 21 5 0 0 6 11 11 21 1 0 1 .236 .324 .292 .616
Career   893 251 44 3 66 180 156 125 213 6 0 17 .281 .378 .559 .936
Home   198 53 8 0 15 35 33 31 54 0 0 6 .268 .383 .535 .918
Road   168 49 9 1 15 29 27 28 39 0 0 2 .292 .399 .625 1.024
Grass   366 102 17 1 30 64 60 59 93 0 0 8 .279 .390 .577 .967
Night   366 102 17 1 30 64 60 59 93 0 0 8 .279 .390 .577 .967
As Starter   359 100 16 1 29 61 58 58 93 0 0 8 .279 .391 .571 .962
As Reliever / Substitution   7 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .857 1.232
Pinch Hitting   7 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .857 1.232
Close/Late   80 21 5 1 6 18 12 17 21 0 0 1 .263 .398 .575 .973
Inning 1-3   125 34 1 0 12 26 18 14 30 0 0 5 .272 .368 .568 .936
Inning 4-6   126 40 10 0 10 17 25 25 36 0 0 1 .317 .434 .635 1.069
Inning 7-9   109 27 6 1 8 21 17 18 25 0 0 2 .248 .364 .541 .906
Extra Innings   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
0 Outs   121 41 4 0 14 23 28 12 31 0 0 3 .339 .412 .719 1.131
1 Outs   107 28 7 1 7 19 18 24 32 0 0 2 .262 .406 .542 .948
2 Outs   138 33 6 0 9 22 14 23 30 0 0 3 .239 .360 .478 .838
Scoring Position   95 23 5 0 6 34 13 19 27 0 0 1 .242 .374 .484 .858
Bases Empty   206 60 10 1 18 18 35 27 50 0 0 5 .291 .387 .612 .998
Runner on 1st   65 19 2 0 6 12 12 13 16 0 0 2 .292 .425 .600 1.025
Runner on 2nd   31 6 2 0 1 6 4 10 10 0 0 0 .194 .390 .355 .745
Runner on 3rd   8 3 2 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 .375 .444 .625 1.069
Runner on 1st & 2nd   35 10 1 0 3 14 5 5 9 0 0 0 .286 .375 .571 .946
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 1.000 1.500
Bases Loaded   9 1 0 0 1 5 1 1 3 0 0 0 .111 .200 .444 .644
Two Strikes   191 31 5 0 7 21 21 30 93 0 0 3 .162 .286 .298 .584
First Pitch   43 15 1 1 6 9 10 4 0 0 0 3 .349 .440 .837 1.277
Count 0-1   25 11 2 0 4 6 5 0 0 0 0 1 .440 .462 1.000 1.462
Count 0-2   41 8 1 0 3 9 7 0 17 0 0 2 .195 .233 .439 .672
Count 1-0   23 9 3 0 3 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 .391 .391 .913 1.304
Count 1-1   28 13 1 0 7 11 8 0 0 0 0 1 .464 .483 1.250 1.733
Count 1-2   65 5 3 0 0 1 1 0 40 0 0 0 .077 .077 .123 .200
Count 2-0   16 8 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .625 1.125
Count 2-1   26 10 1 0 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .654 1.038
Count 2-2   51 13 1 0 3 6 3 0 23 0 0 0 .255 .255 .451 .706
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0 0 0 .000 .923 .000 .923
Count 3-1   13 5 2 0 1 3 3 13 0 0 0 0 .385 .692 .769 1.462
Full Count   34 5 0 0 1 5 10 30 13 0 0 1 .147 .554 .235 .789
Behind in Count   131 24 6 0 7 16 13 0 57 0 0 3 .183 .201 .389 .591
Ahead in Count   79 32 8 0 6 17 16 25 0 0 0 0 .405 .548 .734 1.282
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   75 20 4 0 8 16 16 17 18 0 0 2 .267 .415 .640 1.055
Batting 4th   285 80 12 1 21 45 42 41 75 0 0 6 .281 .383 .551 .933
Batting 6th   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Batting 8th   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 9th   2 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Low Leverage   123 36 9 0 10 14 24 17 25 0 0 3 .293 .392 .610 1.001
Medium Leverage   158 49 6 0 16 29 25 25 45 0 0 3 .310 .414 .652 1.066
High Leverage   82 17 2 1 4 21 11 17 22 0 0 2 .207 .356 .402 .759
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2001 Minnesota - VBL 27 103 201 44 13 0 9 29 21 19 2 1 57 3 0 .219 .291 .418 .709 92 91 -0.1
2002 Minnesota - VBL 28 13 17 5 0 0 3 5 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 .294 .333 .824 1.157 202 203 0.2
2003 Minnesota - VBL 29 74 154 37 6 1 6 20 19 11 1 3 50 2 0 .240 .290 .409 .699 89 87 0.1
Total VBL 190 372 86 19 1 18 54 44 31 3 4 111 5 0 .231 .293 .433 .725 96 94 0.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2002 Edmonton - AAA 28 125 438 128 22 2 36 110 85 55 8 5 99 0 4 .292 .377 .598 .976 145 148 4.5
2003 Edmonton - AAA 29 24 89 21 5 0 0 6 11 11 1 1 21 0 0 .236 .324 .292 .616 64 68 0.0
2004 Edmonton - AAA 30 107 366 102 17 1 30 64 60 59 8 0 93 1 4 .279 .390 .577 .967 149 156 3.1
Total PCL 256 893 251 44 3 66 180 156 125 17 6 213 1 8 .281 .378 .559 .936 139 143
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2001 Minnesota - MLB 1B 21 17 138 11 16 149 0 1.000 162.1 8.26 -0.2 .995
2001 Minnesota - MLB LF 15 13 16 0 0 17 1 .941 112.1 1.28 -0.7 1.020
2001 Minnesota - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2001 Minnesota - MLB RF 14 9 22 0 0 23 1 .957 90.0 2.20 -2.7 .848
2002 Minnesota - MLB 1B 1 1 9 1 2 10 0 1.000 8.0 11.25 +0.0 1.003
2002 Edmonton - AAA 1B 4 3 24 0 1 24 0 1.000 27.2 7.81 +0.4 1.005
2002 Minnesota - MLB LF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 -0.8 .650
2002 Edmonton - AAA LF 14 13 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 109.0 1.49 -0.9 .879
2002 Edmonton - AAA CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.2 .993
2002 Edmonton - AAA RF 94 91 177 0 0 179 2 .989 801.2 1.99 +0.2 .985
2003 Minnesota - MLB 1B 7 7 51 5 5 56 0 1.000 61.1 8.22 +0.5 1.071
2003 Minnesota - MLB LF 5 5 9 1 0 10 0 1.000 45.0 2.00 -1.6 .846
2003 Edmonton - AAA LF 13 13 26 0 0 26 0 1.000 110.2 2.11 -0.8 .978
2003 Minnesota - MLB RF 23 18 25 1 0 26 0 1.000 164.2 1.42 -2.2 .977
2003 Edmonton - AAA RF 12 11 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 98.2 1.19 +0.2 1.171
2004 Edmonton - AAA 1B 8 7 49 0 5 49 0 1.000 56.2 7.78 -0.4 .752
2004 Edmonton - AAA LF 87 83 133 4 1 139 2 .986 739.0 1.67 -5.1 .971
2004 Edmonton - AAA CF 2 1 4 0 0 5 1 .800 11.1 3.18 -1.0 .787
2004 Edmonton - AAA RF 9 8 9 1 0 11 1 .909 70.0 1.29 -0.6 .970
TOTAL 1B 41 35 271 17 29 288 0 1.000 316.0 8.20 +0.3 .999
TOTAL LF 136 128 204 5 1 212 3 .986 1126.0 1.67 -9.9 .957
TOTAL CF 3 2 7 0 0 8 1 .875 20.1 3.10 -1.2 .864
TOTAL RF 152 137 246 2 0 252 4 .984 1225.0 1.82 -5.0 .977
PLAYER HISTORY
10/17/2001 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $720,000.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Contact: 5; Power: 6; Eye: 5.
06/01/2002 Wins the PCL Batter of the Month Award.
06/03/2002 Wins the PCL Player of the Week Award.
10/23/2002 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $720,000.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Contact: 5; Power: 6; Eye: 5.
10/03/2003 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,460,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Contact: 5; Power: 6; Eye: 5.
03/15/2004 Injured (fractured hand),out for 4 weeks.
08/01/2004 Wins the PCL Batter of the Month Award.
10/18/2004 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,503,600.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6).
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