Brett Merriman

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Brett Merriman

Brett Alan Merriman

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: July 15, 1966 in Jacksonville, IL
School: Grand Canyon University (Phoenix, AZ)
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 9th round of the 1988 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 8, 1993 (Age 26)
Team: Twins 1993-1994

Final Game: June 22, 1994 (Age 27)
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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
1988	21	CLE-min	Rk	0	4	.000	2.58	8	8	0	0	0	0	45.1	39	20	13	1	13	1	45	1	4	6			1.147	7.7	0.2	2.6	8.9	3.46	BRL · APPY
1989	22	CLE-min	A-,A	7	9	.438	3.57	19	19	0	2	2	0	111.0	105	71	44	2	61	0	72	12	0	6			1.495	8.5	0.2	4.9	5.8	1.18	WTR,MIA · NYPL,FLOR
1990	23	ANA-min	A+,AA	4	10	.286	3.70	26	16	1	0	0	0	104.2	113	61	43	2	55	2	54	9	0	8			1.605	9.7	0.2	4.7	4.6	0.98	PSP,MDL · CALL,TL
1991	24	ANA-min	A+	4	1	.800	1.96	34	0	17	0	0	2	41.1	36	20	9	0	30	5	23	2	0	4	188		1.597	7.8	0.0	6.5	5.0	0.77	PSP · CALL
1992	25	ANA-min	AA,AAA	4	7	.364	2.22	60	0	41	0	0	13	85.0	80	36	21	3	20	4	47	5	0	9	350		1.176	8.5	0.3	2.1	5.0	2.35	MDL,EDM · TL,PCL
1993	26	MIN-min	AAA	5	0	1.000	3.00	39	0	33	0	0	15	48.0	46	19	16	0	18	0	29	3	0	2	206		1.333	8.6	0.0	3.4	5.4	1.61	POR · PCL
1993	26	MIN	AL	1	1	.500	9.67	19	0	10	0	0	0	27.0	36	29	29	3	23	2	14	3	0	1	135	45	2.185	12.0	1.0	7.7	4.7	0.61
1994	27	MIN-min	AAA	0	1	.000	7.08	17	0	8	0	0	2	20.1	18	18	16	1	16	0	12	4	0	3	100		1.672	8.0	0.4	7.1	5.3	0.75	SLK · PCL
1994	27	MIN	AL	0	1	.000	6.35	15	0	5	0	0	0	17.0	18	13	12	0	14	0	10	4	0	1	87	78	1.882	9.5	0.0	7.4	5.3	0.71
1995	28	SDP-min	AAA	2	2	.500	8.25	11	0	4	0	0	0	12.0	14	12	11	1	12	1	7	0	0	2	59		2.167	10.5	0.8	9.0	5.2	0.58	LVG · PCL
2 Yrs				1	2	.333	8.39	34	0	15	0	0	0	44.0	54	42	41	3	37	2	24	7	0	2	222	55	2.068	11.0	0.6	7.6	4.9	0.65
162 Game Avg.				2	4	.333	8.39	68	0	30	0	0	0	88	108	84	82	6	74	4	48	14	0	4	444	55	2.068	11.0	0.6	7.6	4.9	0.65

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%
1993	26	MIN	AL	27.0	19	29	9.67	4.91	-0.28	-0.38	99.9	4.81	-14	-1.4	.9	-1.1	-12	.428	.492
1994	27	MIN	AL	17.0	15	13	6.88	5.30	0.08	-0.41	103.0	4.95	-4	-0.3	.7	-0.1	-2	.477	.498
2 Seasons				44.0	34	42	8.59	5.06	-0.14	-0.39	101.1	4.86	-18	-1.7	.8	-1.2	-13	.450	.495

Standard Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GDP	Pos	Awards
1988	21	CLE-min	Rk	8			BRL · APPY
1989	22	CLE-min	A-,A	19	0		WTR,MIA · NYPL,FLOR
1990	23	ANA-min	AA,A+	26			MDL,PSP · TL,CALL
1991	24	ANA-min	A+	34	0		PSP · CALL
1992	25	ANA-min	AA,AAA	60	0		MDL,EDM · TL,PCL
1993	26	MIN-min	AAA	39	0		POR · PCL
1993	26	MIN	AL	19	0	1
1994	27	MIN-min	AAA	18	0		SLK · PCL
1994	27	MIN	AL	15	0	1
1995	28	SDP-min	AAA	11	0		LVG · PCL
2 Yrs				34	0
162 Game Avg.				162	0

Player Value--Batters

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

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	waaWL%	162WL%	Pos
1993	26	MIN	AL	19	.501	.500	1
1994	27	MIN	AL	15	.501	.500	1
2 Seasons				34	.501	.500

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Inn	Ch	PO	A	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	CS	CS%	lgCS%
1993	MIN	AL	26	P	19	27.0	5	1	4	1.000	1.67	0.26	.952	1.80	1.78	1	100%	36%
1994	MIN	AL	27	P	15	17.0	1	0	1	1.000	0.53	0.07	.960	1.69	1.71	0
	2 Seasons			P	34	44.0	6	1	5	1.000	1.23	0.18	.953	1.76	1.75	1	100%	36%
	2 Seasons			TOT	34	44.0	6	1	5	1.000	1.23	0.18	.953	1.76	1.75	1	100%	36%

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Transactions

June 1, 1988: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 9th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
March 31, 1990: Released by the Cleveland Indians.
April 3, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.
November 17, 1992: Drafted by the Colorado Rockies from the California Angels as the 42nd pick in the 1992 expansion draft.
March 26, 1993: Traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Minnesota Twins for Bob Wassenaar (minors) and Gary Wayne.
October 15, 1994: Granted Free Agency.
December 2, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

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