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| Height: 6-0
Weight: 180
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Apr 5, 1978, Galveston, TX Contract: Signed through 2008 |
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| August 31, 2007 Brandon Backe, who had elbow surgery last September, is scheduled to make his first start of the season Tuesday in Milwaukee. He has made five rehab starts for Triple-A Round Rock. |
| August 31, 2007 Brandon Backe is scheduled to join the team today and could be activated Saturday. Coming back from Tommy John surgery, Backe struck out 10 batters for Triple-A Round Rock in his latest rehab start, according to the Houston Chronicle. He figures to get a few starts down th stretch. |
| August 25, 2007 Brandon Backe, who had Tommy John surgery last year and has missed the entire season, pitched six scoreless innings in a rehab start with Triple-A Round Rock at Omaha on Thursday. He is expected to return to the team Sept. 1 |
| August 15, 2007 Brandon Backe, who is working his way back from Tommy John surgery, threw a bullpen session on Tuesday, two days after throwing five scoreless innings for Triple-A Round Rock, according to the Houston Chronicle. "I threw a regular bullpen like I normally throw a bullpen, and everything felt good," he said. Backe will make his fourth of six scheduled rehab starts on Friday. |
| August 9, 2007 Brandon Backe, recovering from Tommy John surgery, gave up two runs on five hits with two walks and four strikeouts over 3 2/3 innings in his second rehab start for Triple-A Round Rock Tuesday. He'll make four more rehab starts, according to the Houston Chronicle. "Seventy pitches was my goal," said Backe, who threw 74 pitches in the outing. "I feel fine today, and that's the ultimate goal of what I wanted to do yesterday and today." |
| August 3, 2007 Brandon Backe made a rehab start for Double-A Corpus Christi on Thursday. He allowed five hits and three runs over five innings. Backe also walked two and struck out four. He underwent Tommy John surgery on September 7, 2006. Backe will make five more rehab starts for Triple-A Round Rock. |
| July 29, 2007 Brandon Backe threw three innings against live batters on Saturday, the next step on his road back from Tommy John surgery, the AP reports. Backe will make the first of six scheduled rehab starts for Double-A Corpus Christi on Thursday. Backe had surgery last September on his throwing elbow and doctors said Backe would need 12-18 months to fully recover. Manager Phil Garner expects Backe to rejoin the Astros by Sept. 1, though his first start would come later. "That's actually probably ahead of where I thought he might've been," Garner said. |
| July 23, 2007 Brandon Backe, who has been out all season after Tommy John surgery on his right elbow last year, pitched a simulated game Monday afternoon, according to the AP. "I felt good," Backe said. "Now I need to face some live hitting." Manager Phil Garner said Backe would start the first of six rehab assignments a week from this Saturday. They are hoping Backe can return to the big leagues by Sept. 1. "I think he's in a good spot right now but we're not going to rush it," Garner said. |
| July 23, 2007 Brandon Backe, out all season after having right elbow surgery 10 months ago, will pitch a simulated game Monday before going on a minor league rehab assignment at Double-A Corpus Christi, according to the AP. The Astros expect him to make six minor league starts before returning to them about Sept. 1. |
| July 18, 2007 Brandon Backe, who had surgery on his right elbow in September and hasn't pitched this season, threw two simulated innings Tuesday, the AP reports. He'll have another simulated game July 23, manager Phil Garner said. After that, a minor league rehab assignment will be considered. |
| July 6, 2007 Brandon Backe threw 31 pitches to hitters in a simulated inning on Thursday. He is recovering from Tommy John surgery to his right elbow last September. "I'm very encouraged," Backe tells the Houston Chronicle. "I know there is still a long way to go for me to get into a game." There is no timetable for his return. |
| May 31, 2007 Brandon Backe is still recovering from a setback he suffered nearly two weeks ago. He threw off a mound on Tuesday, but he worked at only 70 percent strength, according to MLB.com. Backe underwent Tommy John surgery on September 7, 2006, and he has soreness in his right elbow. |
| May 19, 2007 Brandon Backe finally had a setback in his recovery from Tommy John surgery this week. Things had been going ahead of schedule in his recovery from Tommy John surgery, but he felt soreness in his elbow after throwing a simulated game last Saturday, according to the Houston Chronicle. "I feel sore again, almost like I felt when I initially hurt it," he said. "Everyone told me I was going to feel like I hurt it again and it will go away and you'll be fine. I'm looking forward to the soreness being gone." Let's hope this is just the normal soreness his doctors were expecting. Even if all goes well, he won't be back in action until after the All-Star break. |
| April 24, 2007 Brandon Backe threw to batters on Tuesday for the first time since right elbow surgery Sept. 7, according to the AP. He will continue to be evaluated, but the Astros don't expect him back until June. "He had movement on his pitches and his velocity was pretty good," manager Phil Garner said. "He's done very, very well. He'll pitch some simulated games in mid May and let's go from there." |
| April 21, 2007 Brandon Backe will pitch to live batters for the first time this year when the Astros are in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, according to the AP. Backe underwent surgery on his right elbow on Sept. 7. "It will be just like throwing batting practice," manager Phil Garner said. "He's doing a nice job of not overdoing it, and he's following the protocol well." There still is no timetable for his return. |
| April 10, 2007 Brandon Backe might be on pace to return to the Astros in August, according to the team's official site. Backe had the Tommy John surgery on Sept. 7 and, at that time, his chances to make a return at some point this year stood at around 10 percent. Those odds appear to be considerably higher, perhaps around 50 or 60 percent. |
| March 29, 2007 The Astros placed Brandon Backe on the 15-day disabled list yesterday. He's recovering from Tommy John surgery and won't be ready for action until late this season, if at all. |
| March 10, 2007 As expected, Brandon Backe threw off a mound Friday for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery in September, according to the Houston Chronicle. "He was just getting the feel," Astros pitching coach Dave Wallace said. "It had been a while." |
| March 8, 2007 Brandon Backe will throw off the mound Friday for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery last September, according to the Houston Chronicle. Backe is expected to miss most of this season. |