Branyan - 美國職棒

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The Seattle Mariners December 3rd signing of Russell Branyan
(one year contract at $1.4 million) kicks off this years edition
of best free agent signings.

Branyan is a left-handed power bat with less than desirable defense.
While his D is below average, he is flexible enough to play at 1st,
3rd, LF and RF.

This guy is a perfect example of what sabernerds call the three true
outcomes. In his career over 50% of his plate appearances end in either
a walk, strikeout or home run. While he’s been up and down throughout
the minors in his career, Branyan has been one of the top power hitters
per AB during his MLB career. Check out this career list, sorted by AB
per HR.

Arod: 14.21
Pujols: 14.35
Branyan: 15.04 ^^
Delgado: 15.32
Ortiz: 16.02
Griffey: 16.24
V. Guerrero: 16.88

That’s some elite company. With the money being tossed around this off-season
the Mariners won’t need a hell of a lot of production to justify this signing.
If Russell is given 400+ at-bats he should hit 20+ HR, a nice return vs about
20 IP of AJ Burnett’s $85 million contract.

三振 四壞 HR 然後便宜 應該是這樣吧

小聯盟報告 Power 100
Contact 2
Speed 19
Patience 85
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