Brian Buchanan
[edit] Biography
Brian Buchanan (Brian James Buchanan) was born on July 21, 1973 in Miami, Florida. He made his Major League debut on May 19, 2000 for the Minnesota Twins. In 2001, his rookie year, he hit .274 with 10 home runs and 32 RBI. Buchanan played for the Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres and New York Mets over the course of his 5 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 2000
| MIN
| A
| 30
| 82
| 10
| 19
| 1
| 8
| .232
| .301
| .305
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 2001
| MIN
| A
| 69
| 197
| 28
| 54
| 10
| 32
| .274
| .342
| .487
| 12
| 0
| 19
| 58
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 2002
| SD
| N
| 48
| 92
| 12
| 27
| 6
| 13
| .293
| .363
| .543
| 5
| 0
| 9
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 2002
| MIN
| A
| 44
| 135
| 19
| 34
| 5
| 15
| .252
| .294
| .415
| 5
| 1
| 6
| 33
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 4
|
| 2002
| Total
|
| 92
| 227
| 31
| 61
| 11
| 28
| .269
| .322
| .467
| 10
| 1
| 15
| 59
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 6
|
| 2003
| SD
| N
| 115
| 198
| 29
| 52
| 8
| 29
| .263
| .346
| .455
| 10
| 2
| 24
| 51
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 8
|
| 2004
| SD
| N
| 38
| 60
| 7
| 12
| 2
| 6
| .200
| .279
| .333
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 2004
| NY
| N
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .250
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| TOT
| N
| 40
| 63
| 7
| 12
| 2
| 6
| .190
| .278
| .317
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 203
| 353
| 48
| 91
| 16
| 48
| .258
| .338
| .453
| 17
| 2
| 40
| 97
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 12
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 143
| 414
| 57
| 107
| 16
| 55
| .258
| .319
| .428
| 20
| 1
| 33
| 113
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 9
|
| Total
|
|
| 346
| 767
| 105
| 198
| 32
| 103
| .258
| .328
| .439
| 37
| 3
| 73
| 210
| 10
| 0
| 9
| 3
| 21
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 2000
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2000
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 25
| 23
| 193.1
| 34
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 2
| 2
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 24
| 21
| 184.1
| 32
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 39
| 32
| 250
| 59
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 2001
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 19
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2001
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 46
| 36
| 290
| 70
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 2001
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 7
| 4
| 40
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| SD
| N
| OF
| 14
| 13
| 95.1
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 2002
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 15
| 7
| 73.2
| 74
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| SD
| N
| RF
| 14
| 13
| 95.1
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 2002
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 17
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2002
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 24
| 20
| 166.1
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 24
| 20
| 166.1
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| Total
|
| RF
| 38
| 33
| 261.2
| 66
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 2002
| Total
|
| OF
| 38
| 33
| 261.2
| 66
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 2003
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 24
| 19
| 152
| 137
| 9
| 2
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 2003
| SD
| N
| OF
| 43
| 17
| 193.1
| 47
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| SD
| N
| LF
| 15
| 5
| 64
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| SD
| N
| RF
| 29
| 12
| 129.1
| 33
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| SD
| N
| DH
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2004
| SD
| N
| OF
| 18
| 13
| 98.1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| SD
| N
| RF
| 3
| 1
| 11.2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| SD
| N
| LF
| 15
| 12
| 86.2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| TOT
| N
| 1B
| 4
| 1
| 16
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 43
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 133
| 99
| 837
| 192
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 39
| 23
| 199.2
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 43
| 27
| 241.2
| 228
| 16
| 2
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 170
| 122
| 1036.2
| 229
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by New York Yankees in the 1st round (24th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1994 - signed July 11, 1994).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Cristian Guzman, Eric Milton, Danny Mota and cash to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Chuck Knoblauch (February 6, 1998).
- Traded by Minnesota Twins to San Diego Padres in exchange for Jason Bartlett (July 12, 2002).
- Granted free agency (August 24, 2004).
- Signed by New York Mets (August 25, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 6, 2004).
- Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (December 17, 2004).
- Released by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (March 29, 2005).
- Signed by Colorado Rockies (April 7, 2005).
- Released by Colorado Rockies (July 21, 2005).
- Signed by Minnesota Twins (August 1, 2005).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 2005).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (February 20, 2006).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (May 19, 2006).
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