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| Ryan Braun |
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#8
Position: 3B
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| Height: | 6-2 |
| Weight: | 200 |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| DOB: | 11/17/1983 |
| Resides: | Granada Hills, CA |
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Acquired:
Brewers’ 1st round selection (5th overall) in June 2005 draft
Bio:
3rd professional season, all with the Brewers organization … Attended Brewers spring training as a non-roster invitee … Ranked as the Brewers’ #2 prospect and the 26th-best overall minor-league prospect by Baseball America entering the 2007 season … Tabbed as Brewers organization’s “best power hitter” and having “best infield arm” by Baseball America entering this season … Was ranked as the organization’s “best hitter for average” by the publication entering 2006 … Participated in the 2006 All-Star Futures Game and was a Florida State League All-Star selection last season.
2006 SEASON
Rated as the 49th-best overall prospect and the Brewers’ #3 prospect by Baseball America entering the year
Rated as the “best hitter for average” among Milwaukee’s prospects by the publication entering the season
Ranked as the Southern League’s #6 prospect and the Florida State League’s #4 prospect by Baseball America following the season
Participated in the 2006 All-Star Futures Game and was a Florida State League All-Star selection
Split the season between Advanced-A Brevard County and Double-A Huntsville; batted a combined .289 with 22 home runs, 77 RBIs, and 26 stolen bases in 118 games
Led the Brewers organization with his 22 home runs and ranked 4th in RBIs
Batted .328 (44-for-134) against left-handers and hit .272 against righties
Tallied 31 multiple-hit games and 18 multi-RBI efforts on the year
Committed 31 errors at third base, 6th-most in the minors (.890 fielding pct., 283 TC)
Opened the year with Brevard County and batted .274 with seven home runs and 37 RBIs in 59 games, tying for second on the club in homers and tying for fourth with 14 stolen bases
His power numbers were lowered because the wind blows in at Brevard County’s Space Coast Stadium, where he slugged .383 (compared to .500 on the road) and hit only .258 (31-for-120) in 33 contests
Got off to a fast start, producing season-best three hits on Opening Day (4/6 at Daytona)
Homered in back-to-back games for the first time in his career on 4/25 vs. St. Lucie & 4/26 at Vero Beach
Participated in the Florida State League All-Star Game on 6/17 at Lakeland; went 0-for-4 with one strikeout and played all nine innings as the starting third baseman for the East Division
Excelled after being promoted to Class AA Huntsville on 6/22; boosted his average to .303, more than doubled his HR output from the Florida State League, and increased his slugging percentage by 151 points
Belted a team-best 15 home runs and drove in 40 runs over 59 games for the Stars
Led the Southern League in stolen base percentage, stealing a perfect 12 bases in 12 attempts
Ranked 3rd on Huntsville squad in doubles (19) and stolen bases
Hit safely in 44 of 57 SL starts and produced an extra-base hit in 28 of those contests
Batted only .240 with runners in scoring position with Huntsville (18-for-75)
Hit .419 (18-for-43) during a season-best 11-game hitting streak from 7/3-7/20
Reached base safely in 24 consecutive home games from 6/29-8/28 (.396 OBP), the SL’s longest such streak
Led the Southern League with 51 total bases in July and finished 3rd with a .382 batting average (29-for-76)
Named Brewers’ minor-league player-of-the-month in July (.382, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 10 2B)
Produced career-high four hits on 7/4 at Birmingham (4-for-5)
Went 0-for-1 with a strikeout while playing the final two innings at third base for the U.S. squad in the All-Star Futures Game on 7/9 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh
Went 3-for-3 with four RBIs on 7/31 vs. Chattanooga to increase average to a season-best .321
Tied for 3rd among SL batters in August with seven home runs and 57 total bases
Homered in three straight games from 8/17-8/19, including his first career grand slam on 8/18 vs. Carolina
Recorded a career-best five RBIs on 8/18 vs. Carolina
Batted .241 (7-for-29) in the Southern League playoffs, where Huntsville lost to Montgomery in the finals; hit safely in each of the seven postseason games
Continued his season in the Arizona Fall League, where he was one of 22 players (and one of two 3Bs) selected to the All-Prospects team
Led the AFL with 16 extra-base hits, tied for tops with nine doubles, ranked second among circuit hitters in slugging percentage (.641), tied for second in home runs (six), and tied for third in runs batted in (25) while batting .326 (30-for-92) in 25 games for the Scottsdale Scorpions
Ranked 2nd in the circuit with a 1/15.33 HR/AB ratio
Committed three errors in 38 total chances at 3B in AFL play (.921 fielding mark)
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