Brett R. Oberholtzer

Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 235 lb.

Born: July 1, 1989 in Christiana, Delaware, US
High School: William Penn HS (New Castle, DE)
School: Seminole Community College (Sanford, FL)

Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 47th round of the 2007 from William Penn HS (New Castle, DE) and the Atlanta Braves in the 8th round of the 2008 from Seminole Community College (Sanford, FL).

Major League Stats

• 4/24 Tribe Daily: Morning Rundown: Pitching, Defense and Playing the Astros: The three best biggest elements to winning a baseball game. The Indians somehow got the first one, had a good amount...
• 4/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Survives Late to Win Series; Indians 5, Astros 4: The Indians climbed a little closer to .500 with a white-knuckler of a game that the Indians emerged victorious 5-4, thanks to...
• 4/21 Climbing Tal's Hill: Brett Oberholtzer called up to Houston: The Astros have called up LHP Brett Oberholtzer and sent Dallas Keuchel to AAA Oklahoma City. The recent struggles of Houston’s...
• 4/21 What the Heck, Bobby?: Roster Moves: The Astros announced today that LHP Brett Oberholtzer will be called up from Oklahoma City and LHP Dallas Keuchel will be sent...

• 3/14 What the Heck, Bobby?: Help Wanted: Major League Lefty Starting Pitcher: Help Wanted: Major League Lefty Starting Pitcher. Some experience preferred but not required. Must thrive on competition. GM...

• 2/5 What the Heck, Bobby?: Astros Minor League Depth - Starting LHP: As Spring Training approaches, I've been looking at the Astros minor league depth, position by position. Today, we look at the...

• 1/27 What the Heck, Bobby?: Astros GM Jeff Luhnow on Minor League Pitching Depth: During yesterday's Astros Fan Fest at Minute Maid Park, several individuals from the Astros blogging community attended and were...
• 1/23 What the Heck, Bobby?: Astros Sign Free Agent LHP Erik Bedard: It was announced by the Astros on Monday that they had signed LHP Erik Bedard to a minor league contract with a Spring Training...
• 1/2 Climbing Tal's Hill: Player Card: Rudy Owens: Much like Brett Oberholtzer, Rudy Owens is a left-handed pitching prospect who depends on finesse rather than power. At 25-years...

• 12/31 Climbing Tal's Hill: Player Card: Brett Oberholtzer: Brett Oberholtzer came to the Astros along with Jordan Schafer, Paul Clemens and Juan Abreu in the July 31st, 2011 trade that...
• 12/23 Baseball News Source: Astros Acquire John Ely From Dodgers for Rob Rasmussen: Houston will bring more  than new uniforms to the American League The Houston Astros continued retooling their roster in preparation...
• 12/19 Baseball News Source: Astros Acquire John Ely From Dodgers for Rob Rasmussen: Houston will bring more  than new uniforms to the American League The Houston Astros continued retooling their roster in preparation...

• 8/30 Climbing Tal's Hill: RedHawks playoff hopes still alive: Like many of the Astros farm teams the Oklahoma City RedHawks have bounced back nicely from a dismal 2011 season. The RedHawks...
• 8/28 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros should revive six-man rotation: When the Astros  called up Dallas Keuchel in June, the team temporarily employed a six-man starting rotation. The experiment...
• 8/9 mlbreports.com : Houston…We Have a Problem: The Astros Are in for a Painful Rebuild: Thursday August 9th, 2012 John Burns:  With a 36-76 record the Houston Astros have been the laughing-stock of baseball this season....
• 8/7 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros Call Up Brandon Barnes from AAA: It was tweeted earlier from the Corpus Christi Hooks twitter account and later confirmed by the Astros. Brandon Barnes has been...

• 7/29 Baseball News Source: Luhnow’s Moves Give Astros Fans Reason for Optimism: Struggling with the worst record in Major League Baseball, the Houston Astros have a plan that gives their fans reason for optimism....
• 7/26 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: This Year, Trading Season Prices Look Higher Than Ever: Anyone still wondering if the lack of sellers in the world of four wild cards is going to increase prices? Take yesterday’s...

• 1/30 The "Mc" Effect: N.L. Central Top Prospects - Houston Astros: I am slowly going through a series taking a look at the Pirates National League Central competition's farm systems. I've been...
• 1/13 Climbing Tal's Hill: Player Profile: Jordan Schafer: Jordan Schafer is quite the interesting prospect. He was originally drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the third round of the...
• 1/10 MLB Dirt: 2012 Houston Astros Top 16 Prospects: The Houston Astros are headed in a different direction. This was apparent when they acquired two of their top three prospects...

• 11/20 Through The Fence Baseball: 2012 Houston Astros preview: Dominence a distant dream: When one thinks of the Houston Astros, greatness often comes to mind. You reminisce about superstar pitchers like Nolan Ryan and...

• 8/5 Blogging From The Bleachers: Trade Deadline Recap: Braves Acquire Bourn: Leading up to the trade deadline there were few people who truly believed that the Houston Astros would deal one of their starting...
• 8/4 MLB Dirt: Prospects Whose Stock Rose Post Trade Deadline: Well this deadline was very entertaining and exciting, but now that all the dust has settled, we can take a closer look at what...
• 8/2 Tomahawk Talk: Frank Wren is a Genius: Braves Set to Make Run: The emotional roller-coaster ride for the two week or so leading up to the MLB trade deadline was nauseating. Rumors were running...
• 8/1 MetsToday.com: Post Trade Deadline Roundup: Now that the smoke has cleared from the July 31st trade deadline, let’s do a quick roundup of the deals that went down in...
• 8/1 mlbreports.com : Summary of all Trades- 2011 MLB Trade Deadline Report and Analysis: Monday August 1, 2011     MLB  reports:  Another hectic MLB trade deadline is in the books.  This year’s trade market...

• 7/31 mlbcoverage.com: Braves Acquire Michael Bourn: In their attempt to add a top outfield candidate before the deadline, the Atlanta Braves have acquired Michael Bourn from...
• 7/31 Through The Fence Baseball: Waking up to a new Bourn morning in Atlanta, Braves land outfielder: Braves failed to get Carlos Beltran. Braves fans contemplated suicide when the Phillies snagged  top Braves target Hunter Pence....
• 7/31 Baseball Press: Trading Places: Michael Bourn Joins the Braves: Michael Bourn is the new leadoff hitter for the Braves. (Icon SMI)With Major League Baseball's trade deadline coming down the...
• 7/31 Tomahawk Take: Bourn A Brave: Good Sunday Braves faithful. It’s a VERY good day for the Braves lineup indeed. By now you will know that sometime between...
• 7/31 Baseball Musings: The Bourn Ultimatum: The Braves sent four players to the Astros for Michael Bourn: The Astros receive outfielder Jordan Schafer and minor-league pitchers...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Trades: The month of July proved to be a busy one for the NL Central.. Astros Acquired center fielder Jordan Schafer, southpaw...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Trades: Here are the trades that took place in the NL East this month.. Braves Acquired center fielder Michael Bourn and cash from...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Acquire Michael Bourn: After seeing top outfield trade candidates Carlos Beltran and Hunter Pence land with National League rivals, Braves GM made...