Brian Bass

42-Year-Old PitcherP
 Free Agent  
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$Signed a minor league deal in Jan. 2013.
PFree Agent  
March 29, 2013
The Phillies have released Bass, Jeff Schuler of the Allentown Morning Call reports.
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Bass signed a minor league contract with the Phillies this winter. He will look for work with another club in need of pitching depth in the minors.
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Outside of two short stints with the Pirates, Bass spent most of last season at Triple-A Indianapolis working primarily in a relief role. The Phillies signed Bass to a minor league contract this winter and will give him a chance to compete with Kyle Kendrick and Vance Worley for the fifth spot in the Phillies rotation. Bass is a long shot to make the Phillies' roster.
Bass was unreliable out of Baltimore's bullpen, but he was frequently in an unenviable mop-up role when starters let things get out of hand early in games. The role may not be ideal, but Bass is not capable of much more than that. He'll try to win a job in Pittsburgh's wide open bullpen competition.
Bass pitched 44 games out of the bullpen for Minnesota in 2008, before he was sent down to Triple-A and traded to the Orioles. Baltimore wants to give Bass a shot at the rotation in 2009 and he pitched fairly well in four starts in September. Still, he did not have a solid season as a starter above High-A with Minnesota in the minors.
Double-A has been a rude level to Bass. After dominating the lower levels for four seasons (3.35 ERA in 61 starts), Bass has hit a two-season wall in Wichita. His 2005 was a touch better but he didn't show any mastery of the level. In fact, he posted career highs in walks per nine innings (2.89) and home runs allowed (14). Strong performances in the Arizona Fall League give a glimmer of hope, but he'll need to improve at Double-A to move up.
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PPhiladelphia Phillies  
January 22, 2013
The Phillies have signed Bass to a minor league contract, Jeff Schuler of the Allentown Morning Call reports.
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PPhiladelphia Phillies  
March 11, 2011
The Phillies assigned Bass to minor league camp Friday, the Philadelphia Daily News reports.
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PPhiladelphia Phillies  
December 6, 2010
The Phillies signed Bass to a minor league contract Monday, Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
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PPittsburgh Pirates  
September 13, 2010
Bass has been designated for assignment, Jen Langosch of MLB.com reports.
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PPittsburgh Pirates  
September 6, 2010
The Pirates purchased Bass' contract from Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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