Brandon Puffer

Infobox MLB player
name = Brandon Puffer


width = 150
caption =
team = Texas Rangers
number = 44
position = Relief pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1975|10|5
birthplace = city-state|Downey|California
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = April 17
debutyear = 2002
debutteam = Houston Astros
statyear = 2008 season
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 3-4
stat2label = Earned run average
stat2value = 5.09
stat3label = Strikeouts
stat3value = 71
teams =
*Houston Astros (by|2002-by|2003)
*San Diego Padres (by|2004)
*San Francisco Giants (by|2005)

Brandon Duane Puffer (born October 5, 1975 in Downey, California) is an American professional baseball player in the Texas Rangers organization. A relief pitcher, Puffer has played in Major League Baseball with the Houston Astros (mlby|2002-mlby|2003), San Diego Padres (mlby|2004), and San Francisco Giants (mlby|2005).

Puffer was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 27th round of the by|1994 amateur draft and played two seasons for their Gulf Coast League affiliate before being released. On May 28, by|1996, Puffer signed with the California Angels, playing two seasons for them before his release on December 15, by|1997. He signed with the Cincinnati Reds on January 14, by|1998, and played as high as Double-A before becoming a free agent after the by|1999 season; he had an ERA of 1.99 in 63.1 innings with Clinton in 1999. On November 18, 1999, he signed with the Colorado Rockies, but was released on May 18, by|2000.

He played with the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League before his contract was purchased by the Astros on July 17, 2000. He made his major league debut on April 17, 2002, for the Astros, pitching 69 innings with an ERA of 4.43 for the season. He was released by the Astros on November 19, 2003. On January 14, 2004, Puffer signed with the Padres, but the Boston Red Sox purchased his contract on July 2. He became a free agent after the season and signed with the Giants. A free agent at the end of the 2005 season, Puffer signed back with the Astros, but was released on July 25, by|2006, without appearing in a major league game. Three days later, he signed with the Oakland Athletics and spent the rest of the season playing for their Triple-A affiliate, the Sacramento River Cats.

Before the by|2007 season, Puffer signed with the Texas Rangers, playing for their Double-A affiliate, the Frisco RoughRiders. He started by|2008 with the RoughRiders before being promoted to Triple-A Oklahoma.

External links

* [http://thebaseballcube.com/players/P/Brandon-Puffer.shtml Baseballcube.com profile]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/puffebr01.shtml Baseball-reference.com profile]
* [http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/09/roughriders-player-arrested.html Puffer's arrest]