Grant Balfour
- #50 RP
- Throws: R, Bats: R
- Oakland Athletics
2013 Season
| ERA | SV | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.59 | 38 | 72 | 1.20 |
Career | |||
| 3.27 | 72 | 514 | 1.19 |
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GRANT BALFOUR NEWS FEED
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Ranking bullpens for October contenders
A simple fact of the baseball postseason is you don’t get in without a strong bullpen, and you certainly don't survive without one.These teams believe in their pens, and they tend to especially have supreme confidence in their closer.
about 12 days ago | Jim Bowden | ESPN.com -
W2W4: Rangers vs. A's
Texas Rangers (81-64, 2nd place/AL West) vs. Oakland Athletics (85-61, 1st place/AL West)Friday: LHP Derek Holland (9-8, 3.17) vs. RHP Dan Straily (9-7, 4.
about 19 days ago | Todd Wills |
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What will the A's do with Anderson?
Since being activated from the disabled list on August 28, Brett Anderson has been used by the Oakland Athletics out of the bullpen. If one were only to quickly glance at the boxscore and see that Anderson has recorded two saves in three games, one might get the impression that perhaps Grant Balfour shold be getting a bit worried.
about 27 days ago | AJ Mass | ESPN.com -
Playoff watch: Thoughts of the day
Some quick thoughts on the most important results and plays of the day and a look forward to Tuesday.Pitching performance of the day: Mat Latos, Reds.
about 29 days ago | David Schoenfield | ESPN.com -
A's suffer devastating loss to Tigers
It looked like the Oakland A's were going to complete one of the most impressive sweeps of the season, going into Detroit and beating the Tigers in four games started by Anibal Sanchez, Justin Verlander, Doug Fister and Max Scherzer by scores of 8-6, 6-3, 14-4 and 6-3.
about 33 days ago | David Schoenfield | ESPN.com -
Mix-master Melvin has A's in AL race again
Major League Baseball began handing out the Manager of the Year award in 1983, and Bobby Cox of the 2004-05 Atlanta Braves is the only man to win it in consecutive seasons.
about 34 days ago | Jerry Crasnick | ESPN.com -
Early look at MLB free agency
Throughout baseball, general managers and their scouting departments are already out in force evaluating this offseason's impending free-agent class. They’re watching every at-bat, every pitch and every defensive touch.
about 49 days ago | Jim Bowden | ESPN.com -
W2W4: Rangers-A's
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Maybe it's too early to call this a pivotal series for the Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics.Still, it's pretty big for the Rangers, who go into Oakland for a three-game weekend series trailing the A's by 3 1/2 games in the American League West.
about 61 days ago | Todd Wills |
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Which closers are safe ... and unsafe?
AJ Mass applies a new statistic to the current crop of big league closers to help him determine their "safety factor," and comes up with some interesting findings on such players as Grant Balfour, Jim Johnson and even Huston Street.
about 71 days ago | AJ Mass | ESPN.com -
Melancon, Romo, Tillman added to All-Stars
The last time the Pittsburgh Pirates had five All-Stars, there was no designated hitter, baseballs were made of horsehide and the major leagues had 24 teams.
about 80 days ago | Associated Press - more