Showing posts with label Brian Giles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brian Giles. Show all posts

Friday, March 12, 2010

Brian Giles Retires

Due to his troublesome right knee.

It now looks more and more likely we'll actually have to suffer through the abyss that is Garret Anderson and his equally abysmal OBP.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Brian Giles? It Just Never Ends

The Dodgers have signed Brian Giles - Brian Giles?!?! - to a minor league, 1-year deal. Invitation to Spring Training included.

I really don't know what to say anymore, and I've stopped guessing what the hell Ned Colletti is trying to do. My initial thought: Xavier Paul, Brian Barton, Jason Repko, Reed Johnson.

Giles, 39 and a native of El Cajon, CA, has played for 15 seasons, splitting time between Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and San Diego.

The career numbers are actually quite impressive: .400 OBP, .502 SLG %, 136 OPS+. The man knows how to take a walk. All of this would have been great, if not for the fact that he's 39. Oh, and he may have beat his girlfriend, while pregnant, causing her to miscarry. Lovely.