Wednesday, April 29, 2020

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim All-Time 25 Man Roster:

·         The Angels were established as an expansion team in 1961.
·         They got their name from the original team that was a minor league team for fifty years previously.
·         They play their games at Angel Stadium which is located in Anaheim, California.
·         They have made the playoffs ten times with one wild card berth and nine divisional titles.
·         They have won one AL Pennant and one World Series Championship in 2002.
Batting Lineup:
1.      1B Rod Carew
2.      SS Jim Fregosi
3.      LF Garret Anderson
4.      RF Tim Salmon
5.      CF Jim Edmonds
6.      3B Troy Glaus
7.      DH Don Baylor
8.      2B Bobby Grich
9.      C Bob Boone
Starting Rotation:
1.      Nolan Ryan
2.      Frank Tanana
3.      Chuck Finley
4.      Mark Langston
5.      John Lackey
Bullpen:
1.      Closer: Troy Percival
2.      Bryan Harvey
3.      Dave LaRoche
4.      Scot Shields
5.      Brian Fuentes
6.      Huston Street
Bench:
Coaching Staff:
Manager-Mike Scioscia
Mike Scioscia managed the Angels for nineteen years where he finished with the most wins with 1650. He guided them to the playoffs seven times and to one World Series Championship in 2002. He also won manager of the year two times and became the seventeenth person to win a World Series as player and a manager. 
Bench Coach-Bill Rigney
Bill Rigney managed the Angels for nine seasons where he finished with the second most wins with 625 and was their first manager. He also won manager of the year once. 
1B Coach-Gene Mauch
Gene Mauch managed the Angels for five seasons where he finished with the third most wins with 379. He guided them to two divisional titles and both times got the ALCS but fell short. He resigned due to health reasons. 
3B Coach-Doug Rader
Doug Rader managed the Angels for three seasons where he finished with the fifth most wins with 232. He led them to a sixteen game improvement in season one and got him a fourth place finish in manager of the year voting. 
Hitting Coach-Terry Collins
Terry Collins managed the Angels for three seasons where he finished with the seventh most wins with 220. He guided them to two second place finishes both winning records but resigned due to the players petitioning the GM to fire him. 
Pitching Coach-Lefty Phillips
Lefty Philips managed the Angels for three seasons where he finished with the sixth most wins with 222. He started off as director of player personnel, then a coach and as manager led them to two third place finishes. After being fired as a manager he went back into scouting till his untimely death.
Bullpen Coach-Marcel Lachemann
Marcel Lachemann managed the Angels for three seasons where he finished with the eight most wins with 161. He first started off as their pitching coach where he then took over for a fired manager and guided them to a one game playoff to decide the playoffs which they loss. He eventually resigned but then came back to work for Terry Collins. 
There have been fourteen Hall of Fame players who have played for them at different points in their respective careers. They have retired three numbers for players, one number for a coach and one number for an owner. 
Rod Carew spent seven seasons in the infield for the Angels as their greatest/longest tenured first basemen where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1991, is in the Angels Hall of Fame and they retired his number 29. He made six of his eighteen All-Star appearances while there and was a coach for them for eight seasons. He also finished with the second highest on base percentage, second highest batting average, ninth most singles and tenth most walks in Angels history.
Nolan Ryan pitched eight seasons for the Angels as their greatest pitcher where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1999, is in the Angels Hall of Fame and they retired his number 30. He made five of his eight All-Star appearances and led the majors in strikeouts seven times while there. Has the most strikeouts, no hitters in MLB history and is one of twenty nine to have appeared in four decades. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Angels history like having the most strikeouts, complete games, shutouts, second most innings pitched, second highest WAR for pitchers and third most wins to name some. 
Vladimir Guerrero spent six seasons in the outfield for the Angels where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2018 and is in the Angels Hall of Fame. He made four of nine All-Star appearances, won four of his eight silver sluggers and won the 2004 AL MVP while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Angels history like having the highest batting average, second highest slugging percentage, fourth highest on base percentage, seventh most home runs, eight most RBIs, extra base hits and eighth highest offensive WAR to name some.
Garret Anderson spent fifteen seasons in the outfield for the Angels as their greatest/longest tenured outfielder/greatest/longest tenured left fielder where he made all three of his All-Star appearances, won both of his silver sluggers, won an All-Star MVP game once, was on one World Series Championship team in 2002 while there and is in the Angels Hall of Fame. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Angels history like having the most games played, at bats, plate appearances, runs scored, hits, total bases, doubles, RBIs, extra base hits and singles to name some. 
Tim Salmon spent fourteen seasons in the outfield for the Angels as their greatest/longest tenured right fielder where he won AL Rookie of the Year, won his only silver slugger, won AL Comeback Player of the Year, was on one World Series Championship team in 2002 while there and is in the Angels Hall of Fame. He also does pre-post game for them and is his career home run total is the highest for any player to not make the All-Star game since its existence. He finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Angels history like having the most walks, home runs, second most games played, at bats, plate appearances, runs scored, hits, total bases, doubles, RBIs, extra base hits and second highest offensive WAR to name some. 
Jim Fregosi spent eleven seasons in the infield for the Angels as their greatest/longest tenured shortstop where he made all six of his All-Star appearances, won his only gold glove while there, is in the Angels Hall of Fame and they retired his number 11. He also managed them for four seasons. He finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Angels history like having the most triples, second highest WAR for position players, third highest offensive WAR, fourth highest defensive WAR, fourth most games played and plate appearances to name some.
Jim Edmonds spent six seasons in the outfield for the Angels as their greatest/longest tenured center fielder where he made one of his four All-Star appearances and won two of his eight gold gloves while there. He also finished with the third highest slugging percentage and tenth highest batting average in Angels history. 
Don Baylor spent six seasons in the outfield or at DH for the Angels where he made his only All-Star appearance, won the 1979 AL MVP, led the AL in RBIs once while there and is in the Angels Hall of Fame. He also finished with the tenth most home runs in Angels history. 
Troy Glaus spent seven seasons in the infield for the Angels as their greatest/longest tenured third basemen where he made three of his four All-Star appearances, won both of his silver sluggers, led the AL in home runs once, was on one World Series Championship team in 2002 and won the 2002 World Series MVP while there. He also finished with the fifth highest slugging percentage, sixth most home runs, seventh most walks and tenth highest offensive WAR to name some. 
Bobby Grich spent ten seasons in the infield for the Angels as their greatest/longest tenured second basemen where he made three of his six All-Star appearances, won one silver slugger, led the AL in home runs once while there and is in the Angels Hall of Fame. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Angels history like having the fourth most walks, fifth highest offensive WAR, fifth highest WAR for position players and sixth most games played to name some. 
Bob Boone spent seven seasons behind the plate for the Angels as their greatest catcher where he made one of his four All-Star appearances, won five of his seven gold gloves and caught a no-hitter while there. He also finished with the highest defensive WAR and most sacrifice hits in Angels history.  
Frank Tanana pitched eight seasons for the Angels where he made all three of his All-Star appearances, led the AL in ERA once and led the majors in strikeouts once while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Angels history like having the second most shutouts, complete games, fourth highest WAR for pitchers, fifth lowest ERA and wins to name some. 
Chuck Finley pitched fourteen seasons for the Angels where he made all five of his All-Star appearances while there and is in the Angels Hall of Fame. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Angels history like having the most wins, game started, innings pitched, highest WAR for pitchers and second most strikeouts to name some.
Mark Langston pitched eight seasons for the Angels where he made three of his four All-Star appearances and won five of his seven gold gloves while there. He also worked a color commentator and co-hosted a pre/post game show. He finished with the fifth highest WAR, eight most wins, games started, innings pitched and strikeouts in Angels history. 
John Lackey pitched eight seasons for the Angels where he made his only All-Star appearance, led the AL in ERA once and was on one World Series Championship team in 2002 while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Angels history like having the fourth best win-lose percentage, fifth most wins and sixth highest WAR for pitchers to name some. Other notable starters in Angels history have been Jered Weaver, Dean Chance, Andy Messersmith, Rudy May, Clyde Wright, Bill Singer, Mike Witt, Tommy John, Jim McGlothlin, Geoff Zahn, John Candelaria, Ken Forsch, Jim Abbott, Bartolo Colon, Ken McBride, Scott Schoeneweis, active pitcher Ervin Santana, Hall of Famers Bert Blyleven and Don Sutton
Darin Erstad spent eleven seasons in the outfield or at first base for the Angels where he made both of his All-Star appearances, won his only silver slugger, won all three of his gold gloves, only player to win a gold glove both in the infield and outfield and was on one World Series Championship team in 2002 while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Angels history like having the second most singles, fourth most at bats, hits, doubles, fifth highest defensive WAR and sixth highest WAR for position players to name some. Other notable outfielders in Angels history have been Devon White, Gary Pettis, Chili Davis, Bobby Abreu, Vernon Wells, Bobby Bonds, Joe Rudi, Vada Pinson, Mickey Rivers, Leon Wagner, Fred Lynn, Gary Matthews Jr., Juan Rivera, Jay Johnstone, Jose Cardenal, Ken Berry, Torii Hunter, Alex Johnson, active players Mike Trout, Kole Calhoun, Hall of Famers Frank Robinson, Dave Winfield and Reggie Jackson.
Doug DeCinces spent six seasons in the infield for the Angels as their second greatest/second longest tenured third basemen where he made his only All-Star appearance and won his only silver slugger while there. 
Bobby Knoop spent six seasons in the infield for the Angels as their second greatest/second longest tenured second basemen where he made his only All-Star appearance, won all three of his gold gloves while there and is in the Angels Hall of Fame. He also finished with the seventh highest defensive WAR in Angels history. Other notable infielders in Angels history have been Jim Spencer, Wally Joyner, JT Snow, Mo Vaughn, Jeremy Remy, Chone Figgins, Johnny Ray, Sandy Alomar Sr., David Freese, Gary Gaetti, Orlando Cabrera, Gary DiScarnia, Dick Schofield, David Eckstein, active players, Erick Aybar, Howie Kendrick, Kendrys Morales and Albert Pujols
Bengie Molina spent eight seasons behind the plate for the Angels as their second best catcher where he won both of his gold gloves and was on one World Series Championship team in 2002 while there. Other notable catchers in Angels history have been Mike Napoli, Lance Parrish and Brian Downing
Troy Percival was the Angels closer for ten seasons where he made all four of his All-Star appearances and was on one World Series Championship team in 2002 while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Angels history like having the most saves, games finished, games played and third lowest ERA to name some. 
Bryan Harvey was the Angels closer for six seasons where he made one of his two All-Star appearances, won reliever of the year once, won AL Rookie of the Year by The Sporting News and led the AL in saves once while there. He also finished with the third most saves and third most games finished in Angels history.
Dave LaRoche was the Angels closer for six seasons where he is most famous for his eephus pitch while there. He also finished with the fourth most games finished, seventh most saves and eight most games played in Angels history.
Scot Shields spent ten seasons for the Angels as their best setup man where led the AL in innings twice, led the AL in holds once, was named SI’s Setup Man of the Decade and was on the one World Series Championship team in 2002 while there. He also finished with the second most games played, seventh lowest ERA and eight most games finished in Angels history.
Brian Fuentes was the Angels closer for two seasons where he made one of his four All-Star appearances and led the AL in saves once while there. He also finished with the four most saves in Angels history.
Huston Street was the Angels closer for four seasons where made one of his two All-Star appearances while there. He also finished with the sixth most saves in Angels history. Other notable relieves in Angels history have been Jordan Walden, Bob Lee, Brendan Donnelly, Darren Oliver, Eddie Fisher, Andy Hassler, Greg Minton and Francisco Rodriguez who is active. 



Monday, April 27, 2020

The Seattle Mariners All-Time 25 Man Roster:

·         The Mariners were established as an expansion team in 1977.
·         They got their name Mariners because of the prominence of marine culture in the city of Seattle from a name the team contest.
·         They play their games at T-Mobile Park which is located in the SoDo neighborhood of Seattle, Washington.
·         They have made the playoffs four times with one wild card berth and three division titles.
Batting Lineup:
1.      RF Ichiro Suzuki
2.      2B Harold Reynolds
3.      CF Ken Griffey
4.      DH Edgar Martinez
5.      SS Alex Rodriguez
6.      LF Raul Ibanez
7.      3B Adrian Beltre
8.      1B John Olerud
9.      C Dan Wilson
Starting Rotation:
1.      Randy Johnson
2.      Jaime Moyer
3.      Mark Langston
4.      Freddy Garcia
5.      Mike Moore
Bullpen:
1.      Closer: Jeff Nelson
2.      Arthur Rhodes
3.      JJ Putz
4.      Kazuhiro Sasaki
5.      George Sherrill
6.      Michael Jackson
Bench:
Coaching Staff:
Manager-Lou Piniella
Lou Piniella managed the Mariners for ten seasons where he finished with the most wins with 840 and is in the Mariners Hall of Fame. He guided them to three division titles and one wild card berth which is all of their postseason visits. He won manager of the year twice and led them to a record tying 116 wins in a season which was in 2001. 
Bench Coach-Scott Servais
Scott Servais has managed the Mariners for only four seasons where he already has the second most wins with 321. 
1B Coach-Jim Lefebvre
Jim Lefebvre managed the Mariners for three seasons where he finished the third most wins with 233. He guided them to 77 wins in one season and to 83 wins in another which was their first ever winning season.  
3B Coach-Darrell Johnson
Darrell Johnson managed the Mariners for four seasons where he finished with the fourth most wins with 226. He was their first ever manager who also helped scout players for the expansion draft. 
Hitting Coach-Eric Wedge
Eric Wedge managed the Mariners for three seasons where he finished with the fifth most wins with 213. He resigned after this third season due to health concerns after having a stroke mid-season. 
Pitching Coach-Bryan Price
Bryan Price was the Mariners longest tenured pitching coach for seven years where he earned USA Today Baseball Weekly’s Pitching Coach of the Year in 2001 for leading his staff to the lowers ERA in the AL. 
Bullpen Coach-Mike Hargrove
Mike Hargrove managed the Mariners for three seasons where he finished with the sixth most wins with 192. He resigned mid-season and was quoted saying “the passion has begun to fade and it would not be fair to myself or the team to continue”. He became the first manager since 1900 to depart while on a winning streak of more than seven games. 
There have been six Hall of Fame players who have played for them at different points in their respective careers. They have two numbers retired for players and could potentially have three more numbers retired for two more players and one manager. 
Edgar Martinez spent eighteen seasons in the infield or at DH for the Mariners as their greatest player where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2019, is in the Mariners Hall of Fame and they retired his number 11. He made all seven of his All-Star appearances, won all five of his silver sluggers, won the Roberto Clemente Award, won two batting titles and led the AL in RBIs once while there. He also was their hitting coach for four seasons and is an advisory role now.  He finished as the franchise leader for many offensive categories in Mariners history like having the highest offensive WAR, on base percentage, most games played, plate appearances, total bases, doubles, RBIs, walks and extra base hits. 
Ken Griffey Jrspent eleven seasons in the outfield for the Mariners as their greatest/longest tenured center fielder where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2016, is in the Mariners Hall of Fame and they retired his number 24. He made ten of his thirteen All-Star appearances, won all ten of his gold gloves, won all seven of his silver sluggers, led the AL in home runs four times, led the AL in RBIs once and won the 1997 AL MVP while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Mariners history like having the highest WAR for position players, most home runs, second highest offensive WAR, second most total bases, doubles, walks, RBIs and extra base hits to name some.
Randy Johnson pitched ten seasons for the Mariners as their greatest pitcher where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2015 and is in the Mariners Hall of Fame. He made five of his ten All-Star appearances, he won one of his five CY Young awards, led the AL in ERA once, led the AL in strikeouts four times and pitched a no-hitter while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Mariners history like having the most shutouts, strikeouts per 9 IP, tied for the lowers ERA, second most complete games, strikeouts, second best win-loss percentage and second highest WAR for pitchers to name some.  
Ichiro Suzuki spent fourteen in the outfield for the Mariners as their greatest/longest tenured outfielder/greatest/longest tenured right fielder where he put up numbers that will get him elected into the Hall of Fame when eligible. He made all ten of his All-Star appearances, won all ten of his gold gloves, won all three silver sluggers, won two batting titles, led the AL in stolen bases once, has the record most hits in a season, won AL Rookie of the Year, won the 2001 AL MVP, won an All-Star game MVP, has the record for most consecutive seasons of 200 hits in a season and has countless hitting records as well while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Mariners history like having the highest batting average, most hits, at bats, triples, stolen bases, singles, second most plate appearances, games played, third highest offensive WAR and third highest WAR for position players to name some. 
Alex Rodriguez spent six seasons in the infield for the Mariners as their greatest/longest tenured shortstop where he made four of his fourteen All-Star appearances, won four of his ten silver slugger, won one MLB batting title, led the AL in doubles once and led the AL in hits once while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Mariners history like having the highest slugging percentage, third highest batting average, fourth highest WAR for position players, fourth highest offensive WAR, fifth most stolen bases and home runs to name some. 
Adrian Beltre spent five seasons in the infield for the Mariners as their second greatest third basemen where he won two of his five gold gloves, hit the first inside-the-park home run in their ballpark, won the fielding bible award twice and hit for the cycle once while there. He also finished with the third highest defensive WAR and eight highest WAR for position players in Mariners history. 
Raul Ibanez spent ten seasons in the outfield for the Mariners as their greatest/longest tenured left fielder where he had six hits in a game once, hit the first grand slam in their ballpark, had a 24 go-ahead RBI streak, reached base 11 consecutive times, had two five hit games in season, was oldest player in MLB history to have 20 home runs before the break and won the Hutch Award while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Mariners history like having the sixth most doubles, triples, seventh most hits, total bases, extra bases hits and eight most home runs to name some.  
Harold Reynolds spent ten seasons in the infield for the Mariners as their greatest/longest tenured second basemen where he both of his All-Star appearances, won all three of his gold gloves, won the Roberto Clemente Award, led AL second basemen five times in double plays, led AL second basemen in least amount of errors four times, led the AL in triples once and led the AL in stolen bases once while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Mariners history like having the second most triples, third most stolen bases, fourth most singles, sixth highest defensive WAR, seventh most at bats and plate appearances to name some. 
John Olerud spent five seasons in the infield for the Mariners as their greatest first basemen where he made one of his two All-Star appearances, won all three of his gold gloves and led the AL in sacrifice flies once while there. He also finished the third highest on base percentage and seventh most walks in Mariners history. 
Dan Wilson spent twelve seasons behind the plate for the Mariners as their greatest/longest tenured catcher where he made his only All-Star appearance, led AL catchers in fielding percentage twice, led AL catchers in putouts twice, led AL catchers in caught stealing twice, set the AL record for catchers with the most putouts, highest fielding for a catcher in AL history while there and is in the Mariners Hall of Fame. He also is their minor league catching coordinator. He finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Mariners history like having the highest defensive WAR, sixth most singles, games played, eighth most doubles, hits, plate appearances and at bats to name some. 
Jamie Moyer pitched eleven seasons for the Mariners where he made his only All-Star appearance, won the Roberto Clemente Award, won the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, won the Hutch Award, won the Branch Rickey Award, only pitcher to win twenty games more than once in a season in their franchise history while there and is one of twenty nine pitchers to appear in four decades. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Mariners history like having the second most innings pitched, games started, wins, third highest WAR for pitcher, third best win-loss percentage and third most strikeouts to name some. 
Mark Langston pitched five seasons for the Mariners where he made one of his four All-Star appearances, won two of his seven gold glove, won Rookie Pitcher of the Year and led the AL in stakeouts three times while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Mariners history like having third most shutouts, complete games, fourth highest WAR for pitchers and strikeouts to name some. 
Freddy Garcia pitched five seasons for the Mariners where he made both of his All-Star appearances, led the AL in innings once and led the AL in ERA once while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Mariners history like having the fourth most wins, fifth highest WAR for pitchers and eight lowest ERA to name some. 
Mike Moore pitched seven seasons for the Mariners where he finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Mariners history like having the most complete games, third most shutouts, fourth most innings pitched and games started to name some. Other notable starters in Mariners history have been Jarrod Washburn, Joel Pineiro, Jason Vargas, Hisashi Iwakuma, Matt Young, Ryan Franklin and Felix Hernandez who is active. 
Jay Buhner spent fourteen seasons in the outfield for the Mariners as their second greatest/second longest tenured right fielder where he made his only All-Star appearance, won his only gold glove, first Mariner to hit for the cycle while there and is the Mariners Hall of Fame. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Mariners history like having the third most home runs, RBIs, walks, extra base hits, fourth most games played, at bats, plate appearances, hits, total bases, fifth most doubles and fifth highest WAR for position players to name some. 
Mike Cameron spent four seasons in the outfield for the Mariners as their second greatest/second longest tenured center fielder where he made his only All-Star appearance, won two of his three gold gloves, hit four home runs in a game while there, is one of twenty two players in MLB history to have at least 250 home runs-250 stolen bases and is the only player in MLB history to hit two home runs in the same game with eight separate teams. He also finished with the seventh most stolen bases and eight most triples in Mariners history. Other notable outfielders in Mariners history have been Randy Winn, Phil Bradley, Franklin Gutierrez, Dave Henderson, Ruppert Jones, Al Cowens and Richie Zisk
Bret Boone spent seven years in the infield for the Mariners as their second greatest/second longest tenured second basemen where he two of his three All-Star appearances, won three of his four gold gloves, won both of his silver sluggers, led the AL in RBIs once, him & Cameron were the only teammates ever hit two home runs in same inning and was in two home run derbies while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Mariners history like having the seventh highest slugging percentage, ninth most extra base hits, home runs, RBIs and offensive WAR to name some. 
Omar Vizquel spent five seasons in the infield for the Mariners as their second greatest/second longest tenured shortstop where he won one of eleven gold gloves while there and has the second highest defensive WAR in Mariners history. Other notable infielders in Mariners history have been Richie SexonAlvin DavisDavid SeguiJoey CoraJulio CruzCarlos GuillenCraig ReynoldsJeff CiriloMike BlowersJim Presley, utility player Willie Bloomquist, active players Robinson Cano and Kyle Seager
Dave Valle spent ten seasons behind the plate for the Mariners as their second greatest/second longest tenured where he led AL catchers in fielding percentage once, led AL catchers in putouts once, led AL catchers in caught stealing once and caught a no-hitter while there. He also worked as a color commentator, did pre/post game shows and was a minor league manager for them. He finished with the ninth highest defensive WAR in Mariners history. Another notable catcher in Mariners history has been Mike Zunino who is active.
Jeff Nelson was the Mariners closer for eight seasons where he made his only All-Star appearance while there. He also finished with the most games played and eight most games finished in Mariners history. 
Arthur Rhodes was the Mariners closer for four seasons where he finished with the fifth most games played in Mariners history. 
JJ Putz was the Mariners closer for six seasons where he made his only All-Star appearance and won reliever of the year once while there. He also finished with the most games finished, third most saves and sixth most games played in Mariners history. 
Kazuhiro Sasaki was the Mariners closer for four seasons where he won Rookie of the Year and made both of his of his All-Star appearances while there. He also finished with the most saves and second most games finished in Mariners history. 
George Sherrill was the Mariners closer for five years where he made the AAA All-Star game when in the minors. 
Michael Jackson was the Mariners closer for five years where he finished with the third most games played and sixth most games finished in Mariners history. Other notable relievers in Mariners history have been Rafael Soriano, Tom Wilhelmsen, Eddie Guardado, Mike Schooler, Bobby Ayala, Norm Charlton and current pitcher Fernando Rodney