IP 325
ERA 3.905
WHIP 1.298
BB/9 3.905
SO/9 8.778
  • Full name Brandon Edward Erbe
  • Born 12/25/1987 in Baltimore, MD
  • Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 190 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Mcdonogh School
  • Drafted in the 3rd round (93rd overall) by the Baltimore Orioles in 2005 (signed for $415,000).
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    Erbe is the best product from Baltimore's McDonough High since ex-big leaguer Ken Cloude, a sixth-round pick of the Mariners in 1993. He was outdueled in an early-season showdown with righthander Steve Johnson that attracted more than 50 scouts and was overshadowed by Johnson most of the spring. While Johnson spun several low-hit games and dominated his competition, Erbe went just 2-5, 1.86 with 86 strikeouts and 23 walks in 49 innings. But scouts say Erbe has a better arm and better pitcher's frame, making him the stronger candidate to be selected in the first four or five rounds. He was clocked at 83 mph as a high school sophomore, 90 as a high school junior and elevated his velocity into the 93-96 range last summer playing against 21-and-under competition for the Maryland Orioles. Erbe had expectations of being picked in the first two or three rounds at the outset of 2005 but he's had difficulty repeating his mid-90s arm strength this spring. He also has three other workable pitches, a slider, circle change and curve, but his breaking balls lack consistency. Erbe committed to Miami and could be a major signability risk if he should fall below the first three or four rounds.

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  • Rated Best Fastball in the Baltimore Orioles in 2007
  • Rated Best Fastball in the South Atlantic League in 2006

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