Russell Branyan
[edit] Biography
Russ Branyan (Russell Oles Branyan) was born on December 19, 1975 in Warner Robins, Georgia. He made his Major League debut on September 26, 1998 for the Cleveland Indians. In 2000, his rookie year, he hit .238 with 16 home runs and 38 RBI. Branyan played for the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and San Diego Padres over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Russ Branyan's best season was 2002, when he slugged 24 home runs and knocked in 56 runs.
[edit] Scouting Report
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1998
| CLE
| A
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| 11
| 38
| 4
| 8
| 1
| 6
| .211
| .286
| .342
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| CLE
| A
| 67
| 193
| 32
| 46
| 16
| 38
| .238
| .327
| .544
| 7
| 2
| 22
| 76
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 2001
| CLE
| A
| 113
| 315
| 48
| 73
| 20
| 54
| .232
| .316
| .486
| 16
| 2
| 38
| 132
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| 2002
| CLE
| A
| 50
| 161
| 16
| 33
| 8
| 17
| .205
| .278
| .379
| 4
| 0
| 17
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 2002
| CIN
| N
| 84
| 217
| 34
| 53
| 16
| 39
| .244
| .349
| .516
| 9
| 1
| 34
| 86
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 2
|
| 2002
| Total
|
| 134
| 378
| 50
| 86
| 24
| 56
| .228
| .320
| .458
| 13
| 1
| 51
| 151
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 5
|
| 2003
| CIN
| N
| 74
| 176
| 22
| 38
| 9
| 26
| .216
| .322
| .438
| 12
| 0
| 27
| 69
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2004
| MIL
| N
| 51
| 158
| 21
| 37
| 11
| 27
| .234
| .324
| .525
| 11
| 1
| 20
| 68
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 2005
| MIL
| N
| 85
| 202
| 23
| 52
| 12
| 31
| .257
| .378
| .490
| 11
| 0
| 39
| 80
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 10
| 3
|
| 2006
| TB
| A
| 64
| 169
| 23
| 34
| 12
| 27
| .201
| .286
| .473
| 10
| 0
| 19
| 62
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 2006
| SD
| N
| 27
| 72
| 14
| 21
| 6
| 9
| .292
| .416
| .556
| 1
| 0
| 15
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 2006
| Total
|
| 91
| 241
| 37
| 55
| 18
| 36
| .228
| .327
| .498
| 11
| 0
| 34
| 89
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 2007
| SD
| N
| 61
| 122
| 16
| 24
| 7
| 19
| .197
| .322
| .425
| 5
| 1
| 21
| 48
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 2007
| PHI
| N
| 7
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 5
| .222
| .222
| .889
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2007
| STL
| N
| 21
| 32
| 4
| 6
| 1
| 2
| .188
| .333
| .281
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2007
| TOT
| N
| 89
| 163
| 22
| 32
| 10
| 26
| .196
| .320
| .423
| 5
| 1
| 28
| 69
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 410
| 988
| 136
| 233
| 64
| 158
| .236
| .346
| .486
| 49
| 3
| 163
| 399
| 8
| 1
| 6
| 15
| 9
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 306
| 880
| 123
| 194
| 57
| 142
| .220
| .303
| .468
| 39
| 4
| 99
| 356
| 10
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 8
|
| Total
|
|
| 716
| 1868
| 259
| 427
| 121
| 300
| .229
| .327
| .478
| 88
| 7
| 262
| 755
| 18
| 2
| 10
| 17
| 17
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1998
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 8
| 7
| 56
| 6
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 2000
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 18
| 16
| 122
| 29
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 2000
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 33
| 31
| 234
| 60
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 2000
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 15
| 15
| 112
| 31
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 2000
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 23
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2000
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 7.2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 2001
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 31
| 25
| 208
| 38
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 2001
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 72
| 55
| 511.2
| 39
| 108
| 11
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 2001
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2001
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 33
| 26
| 212
| 39
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 2001
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 42
| 39
| 334.2
| 67
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 2002
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2002
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 42
| 39
| 334.2
| 67
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 2002
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 8
| 6
| 59
| 3
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 2002
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 18
| 18
| 161.2
| 170
| 14
| 1
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 2002
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 25
| 21
| 173.1
| 37
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 2002
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 16
| 13
| 108
| 10
| 21
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .912
|
| 2002
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 25
| 21
| 173.1
| 37
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 2002
| CIN
| N
| DH
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2002
| Total
|
| LF
| 67
| 60
| 508
| 104
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 2002
| Total
|
| 3B
| 24
| 19
| 167
| 13
| 31
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 2002
| Total
|
| OF
| 67
| 60
| 508
| 104
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 2002
| Total
|
| DH
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2003
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 20
| 18
| 145
| 12
| 49
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 2003
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 14
| 10
| 99
| 98
| 7
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 2003
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 17
| 13
| 118.2
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| CIN
| N
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2003
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 17
| 13
| 118.2
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| MIL
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 10.2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| MIL
| N
| 3B
| 44
| 40
| 361
| 35
| 91
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 2005
| MIL
| N
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| MIL
| N
| 3B
| 59
| 56
| 456.2
| 40
| 82
| 7
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 2005
| MIL
| N
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| MIL
| N
| 1B
| 5
| 2
| 24
| 28
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| MIL
| N
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2006
| TB
| A
| OF
| 55
| 45
| 364.1
| 89
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 2006
| TB
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| TB
| A
| RF
| 54
| 44
| 357.1
| 86
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 2006
| TB
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| TB
| A
| 3B
| 5
| 3
| 33.1
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .700
|
| 2006
| SD
| N
| 3B
| 26
| 24
| 181.2
| 14
| 28
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 2006
| Total
|
| 3B
| 31
| 27
| 215
| 15
| 34
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .891
|
| 2007
| SD
| N
| 3B
| 24
| 18
| 155.2
| 10
| 40
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2007
| SD
| N
| LF
| 12
| 9
| 78.1
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 2007
| SD
| N
| OF
| 12
| 9
| 78.1
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 2007
| SD
| N
| DH
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2007
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2007
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2007
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2007
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 9
| 5
| 50
| 6
| 20
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 2007
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 4
| 0
| 6.1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2007
| TOT
| N
| 3B
| 34
| 24
| 210.2
| 17
| 60
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 2007
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 13
| 9
| 79.1
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 2007
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 13
| 9
| 79.1
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 43
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 71
| 60
| 473.1
| 118
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 45
| 32
| 310.2
| 317
| 23
| 2
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 150
| 124
| 1050
| 219
| 10
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 294
| 248
| 2137.2
| 177
| 475
| 38
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 221
| 184
| 1523.1
| 337
| 17
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Cleveland Indians in the 7th round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1994 - signed June 9, 1994).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Ben Broussard (June 7, 2002).
- Granted free agency (December 21, 2003).
- Signed by Atlanta Braves (February 5, 2004).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Scott Sturkie (April 25, 2004).
- Sent to Milwaukee Brewers by Cleveland Indians for future considerations (July 26, 2004).
- Released by Milwaukee Brewers (January 6, 2006).
- Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (January 31, 2006).
- Traded by Tampa Bay Devil Rays to San Diego Padres in exchange for Evan Meek and a player to be named later (August 24, 2006); Tampa Bay Devil Rays received Dale Thayer (September 15, 2006).
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