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Positions: P-439

Full Name: Brandon James Lyon
Born: Aug 10,1979 in Salt Lake City, Utah
Height: 6-1  Weight: 170  Bats: Right  Throws: Right
High School: Taylorsville (Salt Lake City, Utah)  "Warriros"
College: Dixie State College of Utah

Contract: Signed 1-year, $4,250,000 contract with the Detroit Tigers on Jan 24,2009.

Drafted: Selected by Toronto Blue Jays in 14th Round (433rd overall) of 1999 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)

NCAA Conference MVP Junior College (2000)

MLB Debut: Aug 4,2001

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Pitch Repertoire
Pitch	Pct	Spd
Fastball	64	92.5
Curveball	27	76.1
Cutter	9	92
	0	0
Based on 33 pitches between 4/7/2009 and 4/7/2009

Scouting Report
Control:	78
K-Rating:	38
Efficiency:	74
vsPower:	69
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2009 Independent League Statistics have been updated.

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Transactions History

Selected by Toronto Blue Jays in 14th Round (433rd overall) of 1999 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)
*Selected by New York Mets in 37th Round (1110th overall) of 1997 amateur entry draft (June-Reg) did not sign

May 31,2000 - signed
Oct 9,2002 - Claimed on waivers by Red Sox from Blue Jays.
Jul 22,2003 - Traded by Red Sox with Anastacio Martinez to Pirates for Scott Sauerbeck and Mike Gonzalez.
Jul 31,2003 - Traded by Pirates with Anastacio Martinez and Jeff Suppan to Red Sox for Freddy Sanchez, Mike Gonzalez and Cash.
Nov 28,2003 - Traded by Red Sox with Michael Goss, Jorge De La Rosa and Casey Fossum to Diamondbacks for Curt Schilling.
Jan 16,2007 - Signed by Diamondbacks to avoid arbitration
Jan 18,2008 - Signed by Diamondbacks (1-year)

Disabled List History

Sep 1,2003 - Activated
Apr 3,2004 - 15 Day Disabled list - (Injury unknown)
Jun 12,2005 - Transferred to 60 day DL.
Aug 13,2005 - Activated

Transactions Notes: Major League transactions were last updated for the 2007 season. The data should not be considered as complete, especially at the minor league level. The best way to view the career of a player is through his statistics.

Disabled List Notes: The accumulation of disabled list data started in 2001. Though most DL visits are accounted for during this time, the injury description and activation date are not always available.

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