2B Brandon 'Palito' Laird #7
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/31/2026
2B BRANDON 'PALITO' LAIRD #7 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
83 273 70 6 1 9 35 19 60 .256 .311 .385 2 -0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 4 4 4 7
BABIP 4 4 5 6
Avoid K's 4 3 4 7
Gap 4 3 4 6
Power 4 3 4 7
Eye 4 4 4 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 40
Errors: - 45 40
Arm: 20 45 40
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 35
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 50
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/27/2026 @ LOU Loss, 2-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/2026 @ LOU Loss, 4-5 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0
09/25/2026 @ LOU Win, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/2026 @ LOU Loss, 3-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/2026 MTL Win, 5-3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
09/20/2026 MTL Loss, 3-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/2026 MTL Loss, 0-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/2026 MTL Loss, 0-3 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/17/2026 MTL Loss, 2-5 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/14/2026 @ RAL Loss, 3-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
He puts out the bare minimum of effort.
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:01/10/2000
Born in:Rocky Mount, NC
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2018, 11th Pick in Round 7
PBC RESERVE LEAGUE ONE 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 83 273 70 6 1 9 35 32 19 60 .256 .311 .385 .695 .301 .128 81
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 78 307 3 0 0 1 11 1 105 16 2 5 28.6 33.1 4.04 -0.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   54 11 0 0 0 5 4 4 18 0 5 2 .204 .283 .204 .487
Versus Right   219 59 6 1 9 30 28 15 42 1 6 1 .269 .318 .429 .747
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   13 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .231 .333 .231 .564
May   51 13 1 0 2 8 10 6 13 0 1 1 .255 .345 .392 .737
June   71 15 1 0 2 7 6 2 22 0 2 0 .211 .233 .310 .543
July   35 8 1 0 3 7 4 5 8 0 2 1 .229 .341 .514 .856
August   49 15 2 0 1 6 6 1 10 0 1 0 .306 .320 .408 .728
September   54 16 1 1 1 7 6 3 5 1 5 1 .296 .339 .407 .746
Career   273 70 6 1 9 35 32 19 60 1 11 3 .256 .311 .385 .695
Home   125 27 2 1 5 19 13 13 27 1 7 2 .216 .298 .368 .666
Road   148 43 4 0 4 16 19 6 33 0 4 1 .291 .323 .399 .721
Grass   136 39 3 0 4 14 17 6 29 0 4 1 .287 .322 .397 .719
Turf   137 31 3 1 5 21 15 13 31 1 7 2 .226 .301 .372 .673
Day   186 45 4 1 8 24 24 11 43 1 5 3 .242 .294 .403 .697
Night   87 25 2 0 1 11 8 8 17 0 6 0 .287 .347 .345 .692
As Starter   269 69 6 1 9 35 31 19 58 1 11 3 .257 .312 .387 .698
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2017 Total - 17 35 140 68 33 7 9 43 57 27 3 2 13 6 5 .486 .570 1.014 1.584 100 100 4.6
2018 Total - 18 34 143 71 33 8 6 47 63 25 1 0 10 7 5 .497 .574 .965 1.539 100 100 4.5
2019 California - R+ 19 76 283 65 8 0 8 29 31 38 1 0 66 7 9 .230 .323 .343 .666 66 59 -1.0
2020 California - R+ 20 63 227 65 10 3 7 35 25 37 5 2 41 4 6 .286 .395 .449 .844 108 114 0.2
2021 Huntsville - A 21 88 341 90 15 1 14 46 45 25 4 0 74 5 5 .264 .322 .437 .759 105 105 0.5
2022 Golden State - A+ 22 67 227 56 10 1 10 27 30 27 2 1 51 6 3 .247 .331 .432 .762 101 105 0.3
2023 Albuquerque - Ammy 23 132 486 115 23 1 20 58 65 58 4 5 150 23 26 .237 .320 .412 .732 87 82 -1.5
2024 Albuquerque - Ammy 24 136 496 142 28 6 20 74 96 83 4 2 110 32 24 .286 .391 .488 .879 129 129 2.9
2025 Vacaville - Semi 25 20 57 14 2 0 1 5 5 2 0 0 19 1 0 .246 .271 .333 .605 60 50 -0.3
2025 Albuquerque - Ammy 25 106 337 104 13 2 19 56 61 57 3 1 71 33 25 .309 .412 .528 .940 138 135 2.6
2026 Charlotte - AAA 26 83 273 70 6 1 9 35 32 19 3 1 60 2 5 .256 .311 .385 .695 86 81 -0.4
Total AAA 83 273 70 6 1 9 35 32 19 3 1 60 2 5 .256 .311 .385 .695 86 81
Total A+ 67 227 56 10 1 10 27 30 27 2 1 51 6 3 .247 .331 .432 .762 101 105
Total A 88 341 90 15 1 14 46 45 25 4 0 74 5 5 .264 .322 .437 .759 105 105
Total R+ 139 510 130 18 3 15 64 56 75 6 2 107 11 15 .255 .356 .390 .746 85 84
Total SPBC 20 57 14 2 0 1 5 5 2 0 0 19 1 0 .246 .271 .333 .605 60 50
Total ABC 374 1319 361 64 9 59 188 222 198 11 8 331 88 75 .274 .371 .470 .841 116 114
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2019 California - R+ 2B 46 45 91 95 15 190 4 .979 404.0 4.14 -0.3 .961
2019 California - R+ SS 26 26 47 66 9 122 9 .926 222.0 4.58 -3.4 .893
2020 California - R+ 2B 41 40 62 81 21 147 4 .973 346.0 3.72 -4.4 .929
2020 California - R+ SS 18 16 31 42 5 78 5 .936 138.1 4.75 -2.1 .925
2021 Huntsville - A 2B 82 82 174 174 48 353 5 .986 725.0 4.32 -8.1 .933
2021 Huntsville - A SS 6 6 9 15 1 27 3 .889 52.0 4.15 -1.3 .843
2022 Golden State - A+ 1B 57 57 479 36 37 517 2 .996 507.0 9.14 -0.7 .987
2022 Golden State - A+ 2B 1 1 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 +0.1 1.021
2022 Golden State - A+ SS 2 0 0 3 0 4 1 .750 3.1 8.10 -0.9 .537
2023 Albuquerque - Ammy 1B 11 3 40 3 5 43 0 1.000 40.0 9.68 -0.4 1.041
2023 Albuquerque - Ammy 2B 109 107 213 216 58 439 10 .977 899.0 4.29 -9.2 .934
2023 Albuquerque - Ammy SS 18 17 23 37 7 64 4 .938 147.0 3.67 -2.8 .918
2024 Albuquerque - Ammy 1B 3 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 5.0 10.80 +0.0 1.025
2024 Albuquerque - Ammy 2B 121 120 226 281 65 518 11 .979 1054.1 4.33 -5.4 .968
2024 Albuquerque - Ammy SS 11 11 16 23 6 41 2 .951 91.0 3.86 -1.4 .909
2025 Albuquerque - Ammy 1B 14 14 91 7 7 99 1 .990 107.0 8.24 -0.1 .970
2025 Vacaville - Semi 1B 1 1 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 7.0 9.00 +0.0 1.023
2025 Albuquerque - Ammy 2B 90 84 188 192 55 385 5 .987 723.0 4.73 -0.2 1.008
2025 Vacaville - Semi 2B 13 13 20 29 8 50 1 .980 113.0 3.90 -0.9 .900
2025 Albuquerque - Ammy SS 6 6 9 15 1 26 2 .923 47.0 4.60 -0.3 .892
2025 Vacaville - Semi SS 4 2 2 9 1 12 1 .917 20.0 4.95 -0.4 .944
2026 Charlotte - AAA 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Charlotte - AAA 2B 74 65 98 161 41 266 7 .974 580.0 4.02 -6.5 .921
2026 Charlotte - AAA SS 15 13 16 29 5 48 3 .938 101.0 4.01 -0.0 .949
TOTAL 1B 86 75 623 46 49 672 3 .996 666.0 9.04 -1.1 .988
TOTAL 2B 577 557 1077 1230 311 2354 47 .980 4853.1 4.28 -34.8 .952
TOTAL SS 106 97 153 239 35 422 30 .929 821.2 4.29 -12.6 .902
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (7); Power: 3 (6); Eye: 3 (6).
10/30/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft out of high school (South View; Hope Mills, NC) by the San Francisco Peanuts. (Round 7, Pick 11, 119th overall pick).
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (7); Power: 3 (6); Eye: 3 (6).
08/22/2019 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (6); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 3 (5).
07/27/2020 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (6); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 3 (5).
09/24/2021 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (6); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 4 (5).
09/22/2022 Released by the San Francisco organization.
10/23/2022 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Vacaville Steelheads organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (7); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 4 (5).
02/24/2023 Detrimentally completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Vacaville Steelheads development complex.
03/30/2023 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Vacaville Steelheads development complex.
04/01/2023 Named the #5 prospect in the SPBC
12/06/2023 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Vacaville Steelheads.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (6); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 4 (5).
02/25/2024 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Vacaville Steelheads development complex.
03/30/2024 Successfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Vacaville Steelheads development complex.
04/01/2024 Named the #5 prospect in the SPBC
06/28/2024 Named the #1 prospect in the SPBC
09/21/2024 Wins the 2024 ABC WAC Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
11/12/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $1,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (7); Power: 4 (6); Eye: 4 (4).
02/24/2025 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Vacaville Steelheads development complex.
03/30/2025 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Vacaville Steelheads development complex.
04/01/2025 Named the #1 prospect in the SPBC
07/21/2025 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
07/28/2025 Wins the ABC WAC Player of the Week Award.
08/08/2025 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
09/11/2025 Wins the 2025 Amateur Baseball Circuit Amateur Circut Cup with the Albuquerque Coyotes!
11/10/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $1,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (7); Power: 4 (7); Eye: 4 (4).
02/24/2026 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Vacaville Steelheads development complex.
03/13/2026 Contract was purchased by the Las Vegas Aces organization.
09/13/2026 Injured (bruised toe),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/25/2026 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
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