This led to a roster full of overpriced veterans and nearly devoid of cheap young talent, which is what necessitated the rebuild in the first place. The Phillies defeated the Dodgers The Astros drafted Pence in the second round in , and he made his big league debut with a.
He quickly turned into a player you could pencil in for about 30 doubles, homers, good run production and solid defense. He made two All-Star teams in his four and a half seasons in Houston and generated At the time of the trade, Pence was hitting. Following the trade, he hit.
So they traded Pence to the Giants at the trade deadline, and he would go on to win two World Series titles in San Francisco.
He would reach the majors in , pitching to a 1. After making 20 starts of 4. Singleton, a former eighth round pick, was the other big piece. Unfortunately he became one in a trio of top first base prospects who fizzled out with the Astros.
He hit. Zeid reached the majors in and put up a decent season, pitching in 25 games and posting a 3. He worked to a 6. Santana turned out to be a solid piece of this deal as well, though he never got much of a shot in Houston. He was included in the Carlos Gomez trade with Milwaukee in and ended up hitting 30 homers for the Brewers in Defensively challenged, he was traded to Seattle prior to This includes the raise that the.
San Francisco also pursued relief pitching before the Deadline passed. Sabean said that the Giants fell short on an opportunity to obtain "a difference-maker," possibly Kansas City's Jonathan Broxton. Now that the non-waiver Trade Deadline has passed, deals involving players on the man roster cannot be made unless the players already have cleared waivers. In other words, the player must be offered to the other teams in reverse order of the standings, and if he is claimed by one of the teams, he cannot be traded.
The club that placed the player on waivers can either withdraw the request and keep the player, or let the player go to the claiming team, which would then have the rights to the player. Obtaining Pence virtually necessitated trading Schierholtz. For years, Schierholtz appeared on the brink of establishing himself as an everyday player. But various factors -- injuries, an untimely slump, Bochy's preferences at the time -- prevented Schierholtz from becoming entrenched.
Schierholtz finished his Giants tenure with a. This year, he compiled a. His final act as a Giant was lining a run-scoring single in Monday night's 10th inning as the Giants lost to the Mets, He also recorded the Giants' only multiple-homer efforts of the season, April 11 at Colorado and July 22 at Philadelphia. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball.
Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. Born In:. Died On:. Died In:. University of Texas at Arlington. Selected by Milwaukee Brewers in the 40th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign June 4, Selected by Houston Astros in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft June 7, - signed July 14,
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