1B Sam Branch #41
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
01/03/2024
1B SAM BRANCH #41 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
79 189 51 14 0 18 47 10 48 .270 .305 .630 0 1.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 3 3 3 3
Gap 4 4 5 5
Power 4 3 4 4
Eye 2 1 2 2
Avoid K's 2 2 2 2
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 1
Errors: - 5 1
Arm: 1 4 2
Turn DP: - 3 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 5 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 7
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/22/2023 COL Loss, 3-4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/2023 @ NOR Win, 5-3 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
09/18/2023 @ NOR Loss, 5-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/17/2023 @ NOR Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
09/15/2023 @ BUF Win, 5-4 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/14/2023 @ BUF Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/13/2023 @ BUF Win, 6-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/12/2023 TBC Win, 6-5 4 1 1 3 1 0 1 0
09/11/2023 TBC Win, 4-3 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 0
09/10/2023 TBC Win, 7-3 5 1 2 2 1 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/04/1993
Born in:Glenpool, OK
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:240 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:1 Year, 93 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 136 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2012, 13th Pick in Round 1(Supp.)
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 79 189 51 14 0 18 47 29 10 48 .270 .305 .630 .935 .376 .360 136
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 39 204 0 3 0 1 4 1 119 32 0 1 0.0 35.7 6.65 1.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   36 8 2 0 1 2 4 0 11 0 0 0 .222 .222 .361 .583
Versus Right   153 43 12 0 17 45 25 10 37 1 4 0 .281 .323 .693 1.016
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   27 7 3 0 2 5 5 3 6 1 0 0 .259 .323 .593 .915
May   10 3 0 0 3 7 3 1 1 0 1 0 .300 .364 1.200 1.564
June   16 6 1 0 5 9 5 1 3 0 2 0 .375 .412 1.375 1.787
July   26 6 1 0 1 7 1 1 4 0 0 0 .231 .259 .385 .644
August   57 17 3 0 5 10 11 2 16 0 1 0 .298 .322 .614 .936
September   53 12 6 0 2 9 4 2 18 0 0 0 .226 .255 .453 .707
Last Year   189 51 14 0 18 47 29 10 48 1 4 0 .270 .305 .630 .935
2 Years Ago   102 22 6 0 5 17 8 4 35 1 1 2 .216 .257 .422 .678
Career   420 104 23 0 30 97 53 25 119 5 10 2 .248 .290 .517 .806
Home   95 35 10 0 12 34 18 3 22 1 2 0 .368 .384 .853 1.236
Road   94 16 4 0 6 13 11 7 26 0 2 0 .170 .228 .404 .632
Grass   189 51 14 0 18 47 29 10 48 1 4 0 .270 .305 .630 .935
Day   69 23 7 0 9 21 16 3 17 1 1 0 .333 .356 .826 1.182
Night   120 28 7 0 9 26 13 7 31 0 3 0 .233 .276 .517 .792
As Starter   152 40 12 0 11 32 21 7 37 1 1 0 .263 .294 .559 .853
As Reliever / Substitution   37 11 2 0 7 15 8 3 11 0 3 0 .297 .350 .919 1.269
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2019 Kansas City - EWB 25 58 202 52 16 1 5 19 21 3 0 1 55 0 0 .257 .267 .421 .688 76 77 -0.5
2020 Kansas City - EWB 26 16 53 12 5 0 3 8 11 1 0 0 20 0 0 .226 .241 .491 .731 74 67 -0.1
2021 Kansas City - EWB 27 5 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250 -37 -50 -0.1
Total EWB 79 263 65 21 1 8 27 32 4 0 1 75 0 0 .247 .257 .426 .683 72 71 -0.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2011 Total - 17 23 104 49 21 3 10 38 54 9 1 1 9 4 1 .471 .513 1.019 1.532 100 100 0.0
2012 Eugene - S A 18 149 597 171 41 3 10 71 74 19 3 8 116 0 0 .286 .308 .415 .723 86 88 0.0
2012 Lake Elsinore - A 18 3 13 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .308 .308 .385 .692 85 85 0.0
2013 Eugene - S A 19 137 513 150 36 6 17 92 63 49 8 6 98 0 0 .292 .359 .485 .845 125 129 0.0
2013 Lake Elsinore - A 19 16 58 16 2 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 8 0 0 .276 .288 .310 .598 66 61 0.0
2014 Greenville - R 20 5 20 7 0 1 0 5 5 4 0 0 3 0 0 .350 .458 .450 .908 168 135 0.0
2014 Tri-City - S A 20 107 400 125 46 1 14 73 58 52 3 4 80 0 1 .313 .392 .537 .930 159 166 0.0
2014 Salem - A 20 45 157 37 12 2 6 20 22 13 1 0 41 0 0 .236 .298 .452 .750 105 102 0.0
2015 Tri-City - S A 21 13 60 20 7 1 7 18 15 6 1 0 12 1 0 .333 .403 .833 1.236 220 225 0.0
2015 Lexington - A 21 78 309 88 25 1 13 59 54 36 2 3 76 0 0 .285 .360 .498 .858 124 129 0.0
2015 Salem - A 21 68 259 75 23 0 13 52 39 34 1 1 50 0 0 .290 .373 .529 .902 139 139 0.0
2015 Total - A 21 146 568 163 48 1 26 111 93 70 3 4 126 0 0 .287 .366 .512 .878 0 0 0.0
2016 Lexington - A 22 137 508 138 29 0 28 80 82 57 5 2 98 0 0 .272 .350 .494 .844 125 128 0.0
2016 Salem - A 22 1 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 1.000 1.600 337 330 0.0
2016 Total - A 22 138 512 140 31 0 28 81 83 58 5 2 98 0 0 .273 .352 .498 .850 0 0 0.0
2017 Lexington - A 23 74 261 94 19 4 30 92 61 30 2 1 61 1 0 .360 .429 .808 1.237 226 225 0.0
2017 Corpus Christi - AA 23 54 180 42 12 1 12 26 28 17 2 0 51 0 0 .233 .307 .511 .818 118 107 0.0
2018 Corpus Christi - AA 24 8 31 12 1 0 5 8 8 6 0 0 5 0 0 .387 .486 .903 1.390 262 263 0.0
2018 Round Rock - AAA 24 42 62 18 8 1 5 17 12 5 0 0 17 0 0 .290 .343 .694 1.037 170 140 0.0
2019 Toledo - AAA 25 12 21 3 0 0 1 3 3 3 0 1 6 0 0 .143 .240 .286 .526 37 31 0.0
2020 Toledo - AAA 26 14 19 6 2 0 2 10 3 0 0 2 4 0 0 .316 .286 .737 1.023 156 130 0.0
2021 Toledo - AAA 27 59 89 22 1 0 4 20 10 8 0 0 26 0 0 .247 .309 .393 .703 81 59 0.0
2022 Toledo - AAA 28 40 102 22 6 0 5 17 8 4 2 1 35 0 0 .216 .257 .422 .678 72 68 0.0
2023 Toledo - AAA 29 79 189 51 14 0 18 47 29 10 0 1 48 0 1 .270 .305 .630 .935 145 136 0.0
Total IL 204 420 104 23 0 30 97 53 25 2 5 119 0 1 .248 .290 .517 .806 108 97
Total PCL 42 62 18 8 1 5 17 12 5 0 0 17 0 0 .290 .343 .694 1.037 170 140
Total TEX 62 211 54 13 1 17 34 36 23 2 0 56 0 0 .256 .335 .569 .903 141 132
Total CAL 19 71 20 3 0 0 6 3 1 0 0 10 0 0 .282 .292 .324 .616 69 65
Total CAR 114 420 114 37 2 19 73 62 48 2 1 91 0 0 .271 .348 .505 .853 128 127
Total SOU 289 1078 320 73 5 71 231 197 123 9 6 235 1 0 .297 .372 .571 .943 149 151
Total NYP 120 460 145 53 2 21 91 73 58 4 4 92 1 1 .315 .394 .576 .970 167 174
Total NWL 286 1110 321 77 9 27 163 137 68 11 14 214 0 0 .289 .333 .448 .780 104 108
Total APP 5 20 7 0 1 0 5 5 4 0 0 3 0 0 .350 .458 .450 .908 168 135
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2019 Kansas City - MLB C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2019 Kansas City - MLB 1B 21 16 147 12 13 161 2 .988 155.0 9.23 -1.3 .930
2020 Kansas City - MLB 1B 15 12 100 17 8 118 1 .992 108.2 9.69 +0.6 1.030
2021 Kansas City - MLB 1B 1 1 10 0 3 10 0 1.000 8.0 11.25 +0.0 1.089
2021 Kansas City - MLB 2B 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 0.0 .000
2023 Toledo - AAA 1B 31 27 240 22 33 262 0 1.000 250.0 9.43 +0.7 1.032
TOTAL C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 68 56 497 51 57 551 3 .995 521.2 9.45 +0.1 1.002
TOTAL 2B 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (3); Power: 1 (4); Eye: 1 (2).
03/01/2012 Drafted in the 2012 first-year player draft (Supplemental Round 1, Pick 13, 45th overall pick) by the San Antonio Aztecas, out of high school (Mounds; Mounds, OK).
03/02/2012 Signed a minor league contract with the San Antonio Aztecas organization with a signing bonus of $770,000.
04/16/2012 Wins the NWL NWL Player of the Week Award.
05/14/2012 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-6 against the Vancouver Blues, with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (3); Power: 1 (4); Eye: 1 (2).
11/20/2013 Was traded by the San Antonio Aztecas to the Cleveland Rockers, along with LF James Williams, in exchange for CF Sam Cochran, CF Harvey Williams.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (3); Power: 1 (4); Eye: 1 (2).
06/02/2014 Wins the NYP NYP Player of the Week Award.
06/09/2014 Wins the NYP NYP Player of the Week Award.
07/13/2014 Was selected to the 2014 Carolina League All-Star Game.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 1 (4); Eye: 2 (2).
04/13/2015 Wins the NYP NYP Player of the Week Award.
07/12/2015 Was selected to the 2015 Carolina League All-Star Game.
07/13/2015 Wins the CAR CAR Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 2 (4); Eye: 2 (2).
06/20/2016 Was selected to the 2016 South Atlantic League All-Star Game.
07/01/2016 Wins the SOU SOU Batter of the Month Award.
07/04/2016 Wins the SOU SOU Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 2 (2).
04/10/2017 Wins the SOU SOU Player of the Week Award.
05/01/2017 Wins the SOU SOU Batter of the Month Award.
05/22/2017 Wins the SOU SOU Player of the Week Award.
06/01/2017 Wins the SOU SOU Batter of the Month Award.
06/20/2017 Was selected to the 2017 South Atlantic League All-Star Game.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 2 (2).
11/28/2018 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 2 (2).
04/01/2019 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Burlington Timberjacks organization.
06/28/2019 Injured (heat exhaustion), day-to-day for 2 days.
07/14/2019 Injured (mild shoulder strain), out for 2 weeks.
07/21/2019 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
09/29/2019 Injured (cold), day-to-day for 1 day.
11/25/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 2 (2).
11/30/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 2 (2).
12/03/2021 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 2 (2).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 2 (2).
11/24/2023 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 2 (2).
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