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Positions:  P-228

Full Name:  Joseph Matthew Blanton
Born:  Dec 11,1980  in  Nashville, Tennessee
Height:  6-2  Weight:  220  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  Franklin-Simpson (Franklin, Kentucky)  "Wildcats"
College:  University of Kentucky

Contract:   Signed 1-year, $5,475,000 contract with the Philadelphia Phillies on Jan 20,2009. Avoided arbitration

Drafted:  Selected by Oakland Athletics in 1st Round (24th overall) of 2002 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  (Signing Bonus: $1,400,000)

  • First Round Draft Pick  2002 (#24)
  • Futures Game Participant  USA 2004
  • Moneyball - The Book 
  • Rookie of the Month  2x Jun-2005 (AL),Aug-2005 (AL)
  • Top Prospect  2004 MLB (#43),2003 Oak (#10),2004 Oak (#2),2005 Oak (#3),
  • World Series Champion  PHI 2008

  • Signed by Scout:  Rich Sparks

    MLB Debut:  Sep 21,2004




    Pitch Repertoire
    PitchPctSpd
    Changeup2982.6
    Slider2882.5
    Fastball2689
    Sinker1188.5
    Other:  Curveball
    Based on 87 pitches between 4/8/2009 and 4/8/2009

    Scouting Report
    Control: 69
    K-Rating: 50
    Efficiency: 64
    vsPower: 55
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     Salary History

    YearSalary (US $) Rank  Lg Avg (US $)  Centile
    2004*300,000  1,716,30380
    2005316,500  1,825,75665
    2006327,000  1,937,00480
    2007*380,000  2,923,34080
    2008*3,700,000  NA
    20095,475,000  NA
    Career:  $10,498,500   estimate

    Salary Notes:  Major League salary data has been publicly available since 1985. Though TBC has salary data for most major leaguers since the data became public, mid-season callups and late signees might not appear. In these cases, the league minimum has been assigned. Minor league salaries are not available as they are not public.

    Centiles divide all players into 100 groups and in this situation, a centile of 1 indicates a player is in the highest-paid group, contrary to centile reporting conventions. Players who are in the bottom 20% will automatically earn a centile value of 80 since most likely, all of these players earn the minimum.

    The ranking column includes only the top 100 players for each season.

    Contract History

    2008-2008    Signed 1-year, $3,700,000 contract with the Oakland Athletics on Jan 18,2008. Avoided arbitration
    2009-2009    Signed 1-year, $5,475,000 contract with the Philadelphia Phillies on Jan 20,2009. Avoided arbitration