| W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | WHIP | |
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| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 7.92 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 50 | 49 | 1.78 |
| Career Minors | 1 | 6 | 7.74 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 57 | 56 | 1.75 |
| G | W-L | ERA | IP | SO | WHIP | |
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| 2025 | 16 | 1-6 | 7.92 | 50 | 49 | 1.78 |
| Career Minors | 22 | 1-6 | 7.74 | 57 | 56 | 1.75 |
| Season | Tm | LG | L | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
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| 2024 | ACL Padres | ACL | ROK | 0 | 0 | 6.43 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1.57 |
| 2025 | Lake Elsinore Storm | CAL | A | 1 | 6 | 7.92 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 50.0 | 61 | 45 | 44 | 3 | 28 | 49 | 1.78 |
| ACL Padres | ACL | ROK | 0 | 0 | 6.43 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1.57 | |
| Lake Elsinore Storm | CAL | A | 1 | 6 | 7.92 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 50.0 | 61 | 45 | 44 | 3 | 28 | 49 | 1.78 | |
| Career Minors | 2 Teams | 1 | 6 | 7.74 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 57.0 | 69 | 50 | 49 | 3 | 31 | 56 | 1.75 |
Scouting grades: Fastball: 55 | Slider: 55 | Splitter: 45 | Control: 50 | Overall: 40
A $10,000 signing with the Padres in January 2023, Balzer got lost in the shuffle of big international additions that year, but he has a fascinating backstory. He was primarily a position player growing up in Japan as a Japanese-American but moved to the mound in high school, in time for scouts on both sides of the Pacific to take notice. The move also came with injuries, and he needed Tommy John surgery around the time of signing. Aware of this when they added him, the Padres put Balzer into their rehab program and he finally made his pro debut in the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League in July 2024. The righty has opened his age-20 season with Single-A Lake Elsinore.
With the elbow issues and rehab work behind him, Balzer captured plenty of attention on the backfields this spring as he touched the upper 90s. With a larger workload in the California League, he’s been closer to the 93-96 mph range with his running sinker bearing in on righties and away from lefties. His mid-80s sweeper is the whiff-dominant offering -- a breaking pitch that dives down with good spin and mirrors the armside movement of the two-seamer. He can display some interesting splitters, but those remain a work in progress, as evidenced by some serious righty-lefty splits.
The 6-foot-1 hurler is still working on honing in his command as he finds his footing in the rigors of a full healthy season, but the individual pieces are interesting. His background means he has plenty of room to grow as he establishes himself more on the mound. There’s starter upside here, but if he remains a sinker-slider pitcher, he could land in the bullpen where the velo could really fly.
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03/31/2025 | RHP Bryan Balzer assigned to Lake Elsinore Storm from ACL Padres. |
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03/06/2025 | activated RHP Bryan Balzer. |
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07/26/2024 | RHP Bryan Balzer assigned to ACL Padres from Lake Elsinore Storm. |
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07/04/2024 | Lake Elsinore Storm sent RHP Bryan Balzer on a rehab assignment to ACL Padres. |
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05/03/2024 | RHP Bryan Balzer assigned to Lake Elsinore Storm from ACL Padres. |
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03/24/2024 | ACL Padres placed RHP Bryan Balzer on the 60-day injured list. |
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11/05/2023 | ACL Padres activated RHP Bryan Balzer. |
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06/05/2023 | RHP Bryan Balzer roster status changed by ACL Padres. |
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01/30/2023 | San Diego Padres signed free agent RHP Bryan Balzer to a minor league contract. |
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01/30/2023 | ACL Padres activated RHP Bryan Balzer. |
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01/30/2023 | RHP Bryan Balzer assigned to ACL Padres. |
