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The Book on Brandon Erbe
Prospect Info and Scouting Report
Brandon Erbe / RHP, BAL
Born 12/25/1987
Owings Mills,
MD,
USA
School: McDonough School, Baltimore
Height 6-4
Weight 180
Bats/Throws R/R
ScoutingBook Combine Ranking (2/8/2012): #506
MiLB.com Season Preview: Unranked or n/a
Scout.com/FOX Sports: Unranked or n/a
ESPN: Unranked or n/a
The Sporting News: Unranked or n/a
Baseball America 2012: Unranked or n/a
Baseball Prospectus: Unranked or n/a
What to make of Brandon Erbe? He's too young to call a bust, but expectations for the 24 year old onetime phenom need to be lowered dramatically after he once again failed to show that he could build on past success in his third run through the Orioles minor league system. Before his mid-2010 labrum surgery, he demonstrated a 98 mph fastball that provided moments of dominance. But he has never really showed that he can hold down a job for a full season: he tends to tire in the summer months and usually stumbles to a poor finish. This all projects 'relief pitcher', if you haven't been paying attention. He won't be a star, but he could be a useful bullpen piece for the Orioles, especially if they suffer midseason bruising.
[ Bio Updated Spring, 2012 ]
| Pitching History | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Age | Lv | Lg | Tm | W | L | GA | GS | IP | H | ER | BB | K | HB | WP | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | |
| 2005 | 17 | Rk | Appy | Bluefield | BAL | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 23.1 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 0.771 | 18.5 | 3.9 | 4.80 |
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