John Barnes Pitcher

       
 

Born: April 24, 1976
San Diego, CA
Height: 6-2
Weight: 215
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Drafted: 4th round, 1996
How Acquired: Minor league free agent (2006)
College: Grossmont
High School: Granite Hills (CA)

Contract Expired (Oct. 2007)

Scouting Report: Barnes spent 10 pro seasons as a journeyman outfielder, even reaching the majors, but in 2005 began his attempt at pitching.  Boston is tutoring him on the knuckleball.  Barnes now throws 90% knucklers at varying speeds from 60 - 75 mph, all typically with a good natural sink. Mixes in a below average fastball and an occasional curve.  Nice pickoff move.   

       
    Career Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age w l % era g gs cg sh sv ip h r er hr bb so k/bb
  2000 Salt Lake PCL AAA Min 24 0 0 --- 18.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 2 2 0 4 1 0.25
  2005 Richmond IL AAA Atl 29 0 0 --- 18.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 3 2 0 3 0 0.00
  2006 GCL Red Sox GCL Rk Bos 30 0 0 --- 2.57 3 0 0 0 0 7.0 6 2 2 0 3 6 2.00
  2006 Greenville SAL A Bos 30 1 4 0.200 3.20 9 5 0 0 0 39.1 27 20 14 2 28 33 1.18
  2006 Wilmington Car A Bos 30 2 4 0.333 3.13 8 7 0 0 0 37.1 34 25 13 3 23 28 1.22
  2006 Pawtucket IL AAA Bos 30 0 0 --- 6.23 1 1 0 0 0 4.1 4 3 3 1 8 3 0.38
  2007 Lancaster Cal A Bos 31 4 4 0.500 6.96 12 12 0 0 0 63.1 61 57 49 11 55 57 1.04
  2007 Portland East AA Bos 31 1 2 0.333 2.76 4 3 0 0 0 16.1 10 8 5 0 20 11 0.55
  2007 Pawtucket IL AAA Bos 31 1 1 0.500 2.25 3 3 1 0 0 20.0 11 6 5 1 13 15 1.15
                                             
    Hitting Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb bb so sb cs avg obp slg ops
  1996 GCL Red Sox GCL Rk Bos 20 30 101 9 28 4 0 1 17 35 5 17 4 0 0.277 0.316 0.347 0.663
  1997 Michigan Midw A Bos 21 130 490 80 149 19 5 6 73 196 65 42 19 5 0.304 0.389 0.400 0.789
  1998 New Britain East AA Min 22 20 71 9 19 4 1 0 8 25 9 9 1 1 0.268 0.354 0.352 0.706
  1998 Trenton East AA Bos 22 100 380 53 104 18 0 14 36 164 40 47 3 8 0.274 0.347 0.432 0.779
  1999 New Britain East AA Min 23 129 452 62 119 21 1 13 58 181 49 40 10 2 0.263 0.340 0.400 0.740
  2000 Salt Lake PCL AAA Min 24 120 441 107 161 37 6 13 87 249 57 48 7 6 0.365 0.439 0.565 1.004
  2000 Minnesota Twins MLB MLB Min 24 11 37 5 13 4 0 0 2 17 2 6 0 1 0.351 0.415 0.459 0.874
  2001 Edmonton PCL AAA Min 25 81 311 42 91 21 2 8 42 140 27 28 3 2 0.293 0.353 0.450 0.803
  2001 Minnesota Twins MLB MLB Min 25 9 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0.048 0.130 0.048 0.178
  2002 Colorado Springs PCL AAA Col 26 67 269 46 77 20 2 6 30 119 18 16 5 4 0.286 0.340 0.442 0.782
  2003 Nashville PCL AAA Pit 27 120 402 61 130 32 2 13 69 205 28 41 15 7 0.323 0.369 0.510 0.879
  2004 GCL Dodgers GCL Rk La 28 6 22 3 8 2 0 0 6 10 0 1 0 0 0.364 0.364 0.455 0.819
  2004 Las Vegas PCL AAA La 28 65 250 39 87 17 0 9 43 131 13 21 2 2 0.348 0.379 0.524 0.903
  2005 Mississippi Sou AA Atl 29 3 10 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0.400 0.400 0.400 0.800
  2005 Richmond IL AAA Atl 29 90 318 30 88 18 0 3 29 115 21 25 1 1 0.277 0.331 0.362 0.693
 
 

 

  
     
 
 		  
     
 
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