Brady Basso #66

Brady Marshall Basso was originally signed by A’s scout Christopher Reilly…Played three seasons for Oklahoma State…Finished his collegiate career 4-5 with a 5.76 ERA in 44 appearances, seven of which were starts…Struck out 73 batters in 65.2 career innings pitched…Graduated from Pearland (Texas) HS.

2024

Began the season at Double-A Midland but made both his Triple-A and Major League debuts…Combined for a 5-4 record, two saves and a 4.55 ERA in 22 games, 18 starts, in the Minors and was 1-1 with a 4.03 ERA in seven games, four starts, over five stints with the A’s...Struck out 19 and walked just five in 22.1 innings (2.01 per nine innings) with Oakland for a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 3.80...Allowed a .264 opponents batting average, which broke down to .130 (3-for-23) with a .290 opponents OPS against left-handed hitters compared to .313 (20-for-64) with a .822 OPS against right-handers…Yielded all four of his extra-base hits to righties (one double, three home runs)...Surrendered all three of his home runs with runners on base...Was 1-1 with a 3.79 ERA in his four starts, 0-0 with a 5.40 ERA in three relief appearances…Stranded his only inherited runner and first batters faced were 1-for-3...As a starter, he had a .303 opponents average the first time through the order, .182 the second time and .444 the third time...Did not allow a hit to the opponent's six-hitter in the order (0-for-9)...Struck out 109 batters in 93 innings in the Minors, an average of 10.55 per nine innings…Walked 25 (2.42 per nine innings) and had a 4.36 strikeout-to-walk ratio...His 22 games pitched were his most as a Minor Leaguer and he had Minor League career highs in all counting categories...Ranked fifth in the A’s farm system in strikeouts, tied for sixth in games started and 10th in innings pitched...Surrendered the third most home runs in the A’s farm system (18) and had a .481 opponents slugging percentage and .781 OPS...Yielded a .247 batting average, which broke down to .217 (18-for-83) against left-handed hitters and .256 (73-for-285) against right-handers…However, had a higher OPS against lefties (.828) than righties (.768)...His opponents average dropped to .218 with runners in scoring position…Yielded 12 of his 18 home runs with the bases empty...Combined to go 2-3 with a 6.75 ERA and .997 opponents OPS in nine games in his home ballparks…Was 3-1 with a 3.07 ERA and .614 OPS in 13 outings on the road…Surrendered 13 home runs in 37.1 innings at home, five in 55.2 innings on the road...Logged a 5.40 ERA over innings 1-4, a 2.19 ERA from the fifth inning on…Allowed 17 of his 18 home runs over the first four innings...Was 5-4 with a 4.86 ERA in 18 starts, 0-0 with a 2.70 ERA in four relief appearances…Allowed 1-of-4 (25.0%) inherited runners to score and first batters faced were 2-for-4 (50.0%)…Tossed five innings or fewer in 14 of his 18 starts…Logged at least three innings in each of his four relief appearances.

2023

Began the season on the injured list as he continued his recovery from July 9, 2021 “Tommy John” surgery…was reinstated on May 3 and assigned to High-A Lansing where he was 2-4 with a 2.64 ERA in 15 games, including 12 starts…was transferred to Double-A Midland Aug. 14 and went 2-0 with a 1.89 ERA in five starts with the RockHounds...Combined to go 4-4 with a 2.42 ERA and .614 opponents OPS in 20 games, including 17 starts, overall...Struck out 64 batters in 63.1 innings (9.09 per nine innings) and walked just 15 (2.13 per nine innings)...Held the opposition to a .209 batting average, which broke down to .190 (27-for-142) with a .564 opponents OPS against right-handed hitters compared to .241 (20-for-83) with a .702 OPS against left-handers...Allowed five home runs, all solo shots...Combined for a 3-0 record and a 2.08 ERA in nine games at home compared to 1-4 with a 2.73 ERA in 11 outings on the road. ..Yielded a .099 batting average with two strikes...The opponents’ nine hitter in the order was 1-for-17 (.059) against him...Tossed five innings or fewer in all 20 of his appearances and averaged 47.1 pitches per game…allowed three hits or fewer 18 times and one run or fewer 17 times.

2022

Missed the entire 2022 season as he continued his rehab from July 9, 2021 “Tommy John” surgery on his left elbow.

2021

After missing the 2020 season due to the pandemic, he pitched in just seven games in 2021 before having “Tommy John” surgery on his left elbow…went 2-2 with a 4.71 ERA in seven games, including four starts, with High-A Lansing…struck out 26 in 21.0 innings (11.14 per nine innings) and walked seven…allowed a .247 opponents batting average, including .241 against right-handed hitters and .258 against left-handers…yielded both of his home runs to righties… opponents hit .192 with runners in scoring position…had a 1.86 ERA and .487 opponents OPS on the road, a 7.15 ERA and .842 OPS at home…stranded both of his inherited runners in his three relief appearances and first batters faced were 0-for-2 with a walk…made four starts in May and was 0-2 with a 4.61 ERA…then logged three relief appearances in June and was 2-0 with a 4.91 ERA…pitched a season-high 4.0 innings in his first start on May 5 against Lake County and tossed three or more innings in five of his seven appearances…recorded his first professional win with 2.2 innings of relief on June 1 against South Bend in a 3-2 victory (2 h, 1 r, 1 er, 2 bb, 5 so)…allowed three runs in 1.2 innings of relief on June 15 against Great Lakes…was placed on the injured list June 19 and underwent left elbow UCL reconstruction surgery on July 9.

2020

Did not pitch as the minor league season was cancelled due to the pandemic.

2019

Made his professional debut with the A’s Gold club in the Arizona Rookie League and had no decisions and a 1.75 ERA in 15 games, including one start…struck out 38 batters in 25.2 innings (13.32 per nine innings) and walked eight (2.81 per nine innings)…did not surrender a home run…allowed a .201 opponents batting average, which broke down to .194 against righthanded hitters compared to .250 against left-handers…made his debut on June 26 against the Dodgers-Mota club (2.0 ip, 4 h, 2 r, 2 er, 3 so)…tossed a season-high 3.0 innings in his only start in the second game of an Aug. 16 doubleheader against Giants-Black…did not allow a run in six of seven appearances in August for a 0.73 ERA…made one postseason relief appearance on Aug. 27 against Indians-Blue (1.0 ip, 1 bb, 1 so).