Alex Burnett

Alex James Burnett

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: July 26, 1987 in Anaheim, CA
High School: Ocean View HS (Huntington Beach, CA)
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 12th round of the 2005 amateur draft.
Signed June 15, 2005. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 8, 2010
Team: Twins 2010-2012
2012 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$490k (12) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 1.135, Arb Eligible: 2014, Free Agent: 2017 [*],
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5/30 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Candidate: Matt Capps: The Twins are off to a 17-32 start, which gives them a projected...
5/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Alex Burnett throws bullpen session: Minnesota Twins RP Alex Burnett (elbow) threw a bullpen session...[+] Saturday, May 26, and did not have problems with the elbow.
5/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Alex Burnett feels elbow pain: Minnesota Twins RP Alex Burnett (elbow) told trainers he felt...[+] pain in his right elbow while throwing his breaking ball Wednesday, May 23. He'll be evaluated over the weekend.

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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Christy Mathewson… #4. Tom Seaver… #5. Greg Maddux… #6. Pete Alexander… #7. Lefty Grove…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Christy Mathewson… #4. Tom Seaver… #5. Greg Maddux… #6. Pete Alexander… #7. Lefty Grove…

Standard Pitching

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
2005	17	MIN-min	Rk	4	2	.667	4.10	13	8	2	0	0	0	48.1	50	25	22	6	14	1	33	7	0	1	212		1.324	9.3	1.1	2.6	6.1	2.36	TWN · GULF
2006	18	MIN-min	Rk	4	3	.571	4.04	13	13	0	1	1	0	71.1	66	41	32	6	13	0	71	6	1	1	294		1.107	8.3	0.8	1.6	9.0	5.46	ELZ · APPY
2007	19	MIN-min	A	9	8	.529	3.02	27	27	0	1	0	0	155.0	140	60	52	9	38	1	117	10	1	6	640		1.148	8.1	0.5	2.2	6.8	3.08	BEL · MIDW
2008	20	MIN-min	A+	8	6	.571	3.76	28	25	0	0	0	0	143.2	151	72	60	12	36	0	84	5	0	7	608		1.302	9.5	0.8	2.3	5.3	2.33	FTM · FLOR
2009	21	MIN-min	AA,A+	3	3	.500	1.85	58	0	35	0	0	13	78.0	50	20	16	2	26	4	78	4	0	1	308		0.974	5.8	0.2	3.0	9.0	3.00	NBR,FTM · EL,FLOR
2010	22	MIN-min	AAA	0	2	.000	5.49	14	0	7	0	0	2	19.2	26	12	12	1	8	2	18	0	0	2	91		1.729	11.9	0.5	3.7	8.2	2.25	ROC · IL
2010	22	MIN	AL	2	2	.500	5.29	41	0	11	0	0	0	47.2	52	28	28	6	23	3	37	2	2	2	211	77	1.573	9.8	1.1	4.3	7.0	1.61
2011	23	MIN-min	AAA	0	0		7.36	4	0	3	0	0	1	3.2	5	3	3	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	16		1.636	12.3	2.5	2.5	7.4	3.00	ROC · IL
2011	23	MIN	AL	2	5	.286	5.51	66	0	12	0	0	0	50.2	50	32	31	4	21	1	33	8	0	2	225	74	1.401	8.9	0.7	3.7	5.9	1.57
2012	24	MIN	AL	2	0	1.000	2.63	21	0	6	0	0	0	27.1	26	9	8	3	8	1	11	2	0	0	113	154	1.244	8.6	1.0	2.6	3.6	1.38
3 Yrs				6	7	.462	4.80	128	0	29	0	0	0	125.2	128	69	67	13	52	5	81	12	2	4	549	85	1.432	9.2	0.9	3.7	5.8	1.56
162 Game Avg.				3	4	.462	4.80	68	0	15	0	0	0	67	68	37	36	7	28	3	43	6	1	2	292	85	1.432	9.2	0.9	3.7	5.8	1.56

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
2010	22	MIN	AL	47.2	41	28	5.29	4.54	-0.10	-0.35	97.7	4.19	-6	-0.6	.7	-0.0	-0.2	-0	.484	.496	$400,000
2011	23	MIN	AL	50.2	66	32	5.68	4.73	-0.41	-0.36	100.7	4.81	-5	-0.5	1.2	-0.2	-0.2	1	.492	.497	$
2012	24	MIN	AL	27.1	21	9	2.96	4.59	0.15	-0.34	99.0	4.06	3	0.4	.6	-0.1	0.5	6	.517	.502	$
3 Seasons				125.2	128	69	4.94	4.63	-0.17	-0.35	99.2	4.41	-8	-0.8	.9	-0.3	0.1	7	.494	.498	$400,000

Standard Batting

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	Pos	Awards
2005	17	MIN-min	Rk	13		TWN · GULF
2006	18	MIN-min	Rk	13		ELZ · APPY
2007	19	MIN-min	A	27		BEL · MIDW
2008	20	MIN-min	A+	28		FTM · FLOR
2009	21	MIN-min	A+,AA	58		FTM,NBR · FLOR,EL
2010	22	MIN-min	AAA	14		ROC · IL
2010	22	MIN	AL	41	1
2011	23	MIN-min	AAA	4		ROC · IL
2011	23	MIN	AL	66	1
2012	24	MIN	AL	21	1
3 Yrs				128
162 Game Avg.				162

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	waaWL%	162WL%	dWAR	Salary	Pos
2010	22	MIN	AL	41	.500	.500	0.0	$400,000	1
2011	23	MIN	AL	66	.500	.500	0.0	$	1
2012	24	MIN	AL	21	.500	.500	-0.0	$	1
3 Seasons				128	.500	.500	0.1	$400,000

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rdrs	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%
2010	MIN	AL	22	P	41	47.2	7	1	5	1	0	.857	-1	-4	1.13	0.15	.953	1.62	1.61	2	0	0%	26%
2011	MIN	AL	23	P	66	50.2	10	3	6	1	0	.900	0	0	1.60	0.14	.949	1.60	1.59	7	1	13%	28%
2012	MIN	AL	24	P	21	27.1	5	1	4	0	1	1.000	0	0	1.65	0.24	.950	1.68	1.67	3	0	0%	27%
	3 Seasons			P	128	125.2	22	5	15	2	1	.909	-1	-1	1.43	0.16	.950	1.63	1.61	12	1	8%	28%
	3 Seasons			TOT	128	125.2	22	5	15	2	1	.909	-1	-9	1.43	0.16	.950	1.63	1.61	12	1	8%	28%

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Transactions

June 7, 2005: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 12th round of the 2005 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 2005.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources
2010	22	Minnesota Twins	$400,000

2012	24	Minnesota Twins	$490,000
2013 Status		Pre-Arb Eligible, Earliest Arb Eligible: 2014, Earliest Free Agent: 2017
Career to date (may be incomplete)			$400,000	Does not include future salaries

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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