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Grant Balfour

Oakland Athletics

1977/12/30 34

6-2 195

Sydney, Australia

R / R

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Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2011 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 9.00 3.00
career Total 323 1 24 12 10 0 0 335.2 265 137 133 32 152 370 3.57 1.24

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Scouting Report

Assets
  • Has a great sinker/slider combo, which makes his mid-90s fastball quite effective. Can at times be completely baffling to hitters, who often swing and miss at his offerings.
Flaws
  • Needs extra rest to be most effective as a reliever, so he could stand to improve his stamina in order to maximize his potential in the late innings. Injuries are also a factor with him.
Career Potential
  • Reliever with great strikeout ability.
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Transactions/Injuries/Suspensions

July 7, 2011 Missed 14 games (oblique).
June 28, 2011 Oblique, 15-day DL (retroactive to June 22).
June 25, 2011 Oblique, day-to-day.
June 5, 2011 Missed 2 games (paternity leave list).
June 3, 2011 Placed on the paternity leave list.
January 14, 2011 Signed as a free agent by the Oakland Athletics to a two-year contract.
September 2, 2010 Missed 33 games (rib injury).
July 31, 2010 Rib injury, 15-day DL (retroactive to July 29).
December 13, 2009 Re-signed by the Tampa Bay Rays to a one-year contract.
July 17, 2009 Missed 1 game (bereavement list).
July 12, 2009 Bereavement list, day-to-day.
January 16, 2009 Re-signed by the Tampa Bay Rays to a one-year contract.
May 31, 2008 Contract purchased from Durham (AAA).
April 4, 2008 Outrighted to Durham (AAA).
March 29, 2008 Designated for assignment by the Tampa Bay Rays.
December 13, 2007 Re-signed by the Tampa Bay Rays to a one-year contract.
July 27, 2007 Designated for assignment by the Milwaukee Brewers.
July 16, 2007 Contract purchased from Nashville (AAA).
March 29, 2007 Released and re-signed by the Milwaukee Brewers to a minor league contract.
March 27, 2007 Outrighted to minors.
January 11, 2007 Re-signed by the Milwaukee Brewers to a one-year contract.
October 5, 2006 Claimed off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.
October 2, 2006 Missed the entire 2006 season (elbow injury).
March 31, 2006 Elbow injury, 60-day DL.
January 12, 2006 Signed as a free agent by the Cincinnati Reds to a one-year contract.
December 20, 2005 Minnesota Twins declined to tender a contract.
October 14, 2005 Activated from the 60-day DL (forearm injury).
October 2, 2005 Missed the entire 2005 season (forearm injury).
June 5, 2005 Transferred from the 15-day DL to the 60-day DL (forearm injury).
March 26, 2005 Forearm injury, 15-day DL.
March 4, 2005 Re-signed by the Minnesota Twins to a one-year contract.
August 17, 2004 Missed 19 games (shoulder injury).
August 4, 2004 Shoulder injury, 15-day DL.
July 31, 2004 Shoulder injury, day-to-day.
May 13, 2004 Missed 32 games (right shoulder inflammation).
April 4, 2004 Right shoulder inflammation, 15-day DL.
September 30, 2003 Not on the playoff roster.
August 15, 2003 Recalled from Rochester (AAA).
July 17, 2003 Optioned to Rochester (AAA).
July 3, 2003 Recalled from Rochester (AAA).
March 14, 2003 Optioned to Rochester (AAA).
January 15, 2002 Re-signed by the Minnesota Twins.
July 20, 2001 Recalled from New Britain (AA).
March 12, 2001 Optioned to New Britain (AA).

Trades

January 14, 2011 Signed as a free agent by the Oakland Athletics.
July 27, 2007 Milwaukee Brewers traded Grant Balfour to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Seth McClung.
October 5, 2006 Claimed off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Cincinnati Reds.
January 12, 2006 Signed as a free agent by the Cincinnati Reds.
January 19, 1997 Signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Minnesota Twins.

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