Brandon Berger
| AB | 217 |
|---|---|
| AVG | .212 |
| OBP | .268 |
| SLG | .378 |
| HR | 8 |
- Full name Brandon Charles Berger
- Born 02/21/1975 in Covington, KY
- Profile Ht.: 5'11" / Wt.: 205 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Eastern Kentucky
- Debut 09/09/2001
- Drafted in the 14th round (409th overall) by the Kansas City Royals in 1996.
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Berger spent most of the previous three years in high Class A before coming out of nowhere to lead the Texas League in homers and slugging percentage (.648) in 2001. His 40 longballs ranked second in the minors and more than doubled his previous career high of 18. Did his advanced age of 26 and Wichita's bandbox Lawrence-Dumont Stadium contribute to his power exploding? Certainly. But he also altered his stance and stopped diving into pitches. While he's going to have to prove he can do it again, he did homer twice in five big league starts and went deep four times in the Arizona Fall League. He offers some speed and athleticism, too, though he's a tentative left fielder with a below-average arm. Kansas City has plenty of outfield and DH candidates, so Berger probably faces a year in Triple-A. The ball flies out of Omaha's Rosenblatt Stadium, so he could keep mashing.
