Brandon Barker Glad To Be Part Of Orioles' Organization

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4 shutout innings on only 37 pitches to start the game.

Tagged for 2 runs in the 5th.

Got 8 more consecutive outs in the 6th, the 7th, and the 8th before ceding a single and a walk, and then being removed from the game.

23 OUTS: 6 Groundouts (Including 1 Double Play), 5 Flyouts, 4 Strikeouts, 3 Lineouts, 2 Popouts, 1 Caught Stealing, 1 Thrown Out at Home Plate

BRANDON NICHOLS BARKER O (vs. AA-Portland, 6/15)

IP:l 7.67

H:;; 7 ll(1 Home Run, 1 Double, 5 Singles)

R:l) 2

BB: 1

SO: 4

Pitches: 85 (55 Strikes, 30 Balls)

2016 ERA: 3.65 (AA-Bowie)

PITCHES BY INNING

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71 (4 Strikes, 3 Balls)

91 (5 Strikes, 4 Balls)

91 (9 Strikes, 0 Balls)

12 (9 Strikes, 3 Balls)

13 (9 Strikes, 4 Balls)

11 (6 Strikes, 5 Balls)

91 (5 Strikes, 4 Balls)

15 (8 Strikes, 7 Balls) *

* Barker recorded 2 outs before departing in the 8th inning.

Good game again.

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4 shutout innings, and then he was tagged for 3 runs in the 5th.

He recorded 2 more outs in the 6th inning before giving way to Jimmy Yacabonis, who closed out the inning with a strikeout.

17 OUTS: 6 Popouts, 5 Groundouts (Including 1 Double Play), 3 Strikeouts, 2 Flyouts

BRANDON NICHOLS BARKER O (vs. AA-Trenton, 6/22)

IP:l 5.67

H:;; 7 ll(1 Triple, 6 Singles)

R:l) 3

BB: 2 *

SO: 3

Pitches: 103 (70 Strikes, 33 Balls)

2016 ERA: 3.86 (AA-Bowie)

* Barker also had 1 Hit Batsman

PITCHES BY INNING

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11 (81 Strikes, 31 Balls)

12 (61 Strikes, 61 Balls)

17 (14 Strikes, 31 Balls)

12 (11 Strikes, 11 Balls)

35 (21 Strikes, 14 Balls)

16 (10 Strikes, 61 Balls) **

** Barker recorded 2 outs before departing in the 6th inning.

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4 shutout innings, and then he was tagged for 3 runs in the 5th.

He recorded 2 more outs in the 6th inning before giving way to Jimmy Yacabonis, who closed out the inning with a strikeout.

17 OUTS: 6 Popouts, 5 Groundouts (Including 1 Double Play), 3 Strikeouts, 2 Flyouts

BRANDON NICHOLS BARKER O (vs. AA-Trenton, 6/22)

IP:l 5.67

H:;; 7 ll(1 Triple, 6 Singles)

R:l) 3

BB: 2 *

SO: 3

Pitches: 103 (70 Strikes, 33 Balls)

2016 ERA: 3.86 (AA-Bowie)

* Barker also had 1 Hit Batsman

PITCHES BY INNING

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11 (81 Strikes, 31 Balls)

12 (61 Strikes, 61 Balls)

17 (14 Strikes, 31 Balls)

12 (11 Strikes, 11 Balls)

35 (21 Strikes, 14 Balls)

16 (10 Strikes, 61 Balls) **

** Barker recorded 2 outs before departing in the 6th inning.

Oh well, in this SSS, RZ seems to be right. But at least he has that glamorous Oriole name - Brandon. I do miss Fahey and Erbe and Snyder. Do we have any idea if Brandon Bo will sign for a low number? He has a live arm. :scratchchinhmm:

Oh well, in this SSS, RZ seems to be right. But at least he has that glamorous Oriole name - Brandon. I do miss Fahey and Erbe and Snyder.

Do we have any idea if Brandon Bo will sign for a low number? He has a live arm. :scratchchinhmm:

On one hand, he gave out 3 free passes (2 walks and 1 hit batsman) in only 5.67 innings pitched.

On the other hand, he had an excellent overall strikes-to-balls ratio:) 103 Pitches (70 Strikes, 33 Balls.)

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Barker was at 83 pitches after 7 innings.

He gave up a lead-off double to start the 8th ...... and then proceeded to strike out the side !!!

24 OUTS: 11 Groundouts, 5 Flyouts, 4 Strikeouts, 3 Lineouts (Including 1 Double Play)

BRANDON NICHOLS BARKER O (vs. AA-Harrisburg, 6/27)

IP:l 8

H:;; 4 ll(1 Home Run, 2 Doubles, 1 Single)

R:l) 1

BB:)2

SO:)4

Pitches: 99 (66 Strikes, 33 Balls)

2016 ERA: 3.29 (AA-Bowie)

PITCHES BY INNING

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15 (91 Strikes, 6 Balls)

81 (71 Strikes, 1 Balls)

10 (71 Strikes, 3 Balls)

10 (71 Strikes, 3 Balls)

10 (71 Strikes, 3 Balls)

17 (10 Strikes, 7 Balls)

13 (71 Strikes, 6 Balls)

16 (12 Strikes, 4 Balls)

He wasn't rated one of Atlanta's top 30 prospects entering this season by Baseball America. That's not the be all, end all, but it certainly suggests that his stuff is pedestrian.

He's probably a better prospect than Tyler Wilson ever was, imo.

He's probably a better prospect than Tyler Wilson ever was, imo.

It's certainly arguable, based on the numbers.

Yeah we lost the comp pick but it looks like we got some good arms that day too. Barker, Belicek and Romero. Looking like this year's Gunkel, Lee, R.Rodriguez.

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Barker was at 91 pitches after 6 innings.

He was brought out for the 7th, struck out the first batter that he faced, ceded a single to the 2nd batter, and then got the next 2 batters out on a groundout and a flyout respectively to complete 7 innings of work.

21 OUTS: 9 Groundouts (Including 1 Double Play), 4 Strikeouts, 4 Flyouts (Including 1 Double Play), 1 Popout, 1 Out Overrunning 2nd Base on a Double

BRANDON NICHOLS BARKER O (vs. AA-Altoona, 7/02)

IP:l 7

H:;; 9 ll(1 Triple, 2 Doubles, 6 Singles)

R:l) 2

BB:)2

SO:)4

Pitches: 107 (74 Strikes, 33 Balls)

2016 ERA: 3.18 (AA-Bowie)

PITCHES BY INNING

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19 (13 Strikes, 6 Balls)

18 (13 Strikes, 5 Balls)

14 (10 Strikes, 4 Balls)

16 (91 Strikes, 7 Balls)

14 (91 Strikes, 5 Balls)

10 (81 Strikes, 2 Balls)

16 (12 Strikes, 4 Balls)

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Barker threw 5 shutout innings, then ceded a solo home run and 2 doubles before being removed from the game with one out in the 6th.

16 OUTS: 5 Groundouts, 5 Flyouts, 3 Strikeouts, 2 Popouts, 1 Lineout

BRANDON NICHOLS BARKER O (vs. AA-Trenton, 7/07)

IP:l 5.33

H:;; 6 ll(1 Home Run, 3 Doubles, 2 Singles)

R:l) 2

BB:)2

SO:)3

Pitches: 90 (57 Strikes, 33 Balls)

2016 ERA: 3.20 (AA-Bowie)

PITCHES BY INNING

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14 (10 Strikes, 41 Balls)

81 (51 Strikes, 31 Balls)

20 (13 Strikes, 71 Balls)

20 (10 Strikes, 10 Balls)

10 (81 Strikes, 21 Balls)

18 (11 Strikes, 71 Balls) *

* Barker recorded 1 out before departing in the 6th inning.

He's looking like a Tyler Wilson type, is that a good or bad thing now? I'll go with good.

He's looking like a Tyler Wilson type, is that a good or bad thing now? I'll go with good.

Ideally Wilson types don't spend much time on the ML roster.

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Barker started out with 3 shutout innings on only 35 pitches ........ and then was ambushed in the 4th.

Subsequently, his ERA for the season went up by almost a full run (from 3.20 to 4.17.)

10 OUTS: ) 4 Groundouts, 3 Flyouts, 2 Strikeouts, 1 Lineout

BRANDON NICHOLS BARKER )))))) (vs. AA-Richmond, 7/15)

IP:llll l3.33l

H:ll;; 8 ll(3 Doubles, 5 Singles)

R:l..) 7

BB:ll)1 ) *

SO:))2

Pitches:  ) 57 )(39 )Strikes, )18 )Balls)

2016 ERA: ) 4.17 )(AA-Bowie)

* ) Barker also had 1 Hit Batsman

PITCHES BY INNING

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91 ll(71 llStrikes, ll2 llBalls)

81 ll(51 llStrikes, ll3 llBalls)

18 ll(12 llStrikes, ll6 llBalls)

22 ll(15 llStrikes, ll7 llBalls) ) **

** ) Barker recorded 1 out before departing in the 4th inning.

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18 OUTS: ) 10 Strikeouts, 3 Groundouts, 3 Flyouts, 2 Lineouts

BRANDON NICHOLS BARKER )))))) (vs. AA-Erie, 7/22)

IP:l 6

H:;; 6 ll(1 Double, 5 Singles)

R:l) 3

BB:)2

SO:)10

Pitches: l 100 )(66 lStrikes, l34 lBalls)

2016 ERA: l 4.20 l(AA-Bowie)

PITCHES BY INNING

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13 l(13 lStrikes, l01 lBalls)

15 l(10 lStrikes, l51 lBalls)

19 l(12 lStrikes, l71 lBalls)

13 l(81 lStrikes, l51 lBalls)

25 l(14 lStrikes, l11 lBalls)

15 l(91 lStrikes, l61 lBalls)

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Barker had to record 16 outs over 5 innings pitched, due to a runner reaching safely on a dropped 3rd strike.

16 OUTS: ) 9 Flyouts, 4 Strikeouts, 1 Groundouts, 1 Foulout, 1 Popout ) *

BRANDON NICHOLS BARKER oo (vs. AA-Akron, 9/05)

IP:l).l5

H:;)ll5 ll(2 Home Runs, 3 Singles)

R:l). l5

BB:)l2

SO:)l4

Pitches: ) Unavailable

2016 ERA: ) 4.75 ) (AA-Bowie)

* )  Barker recorded 16 outs over 5 innings pitched, due to a runner reaching safely on a dropped 3rd strike.

PITCHES BY INNING

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