2015 rolling retirees

Bruce Chen

"There's nothing more painful than losing the fucking game against Bruce Chen once again...Nothing against Chen." -- Ozzie Guillen

rafael furcal, after seven games with kansas city's double-a team

"The reason I got released from the Atlanta Braves [in 2000] was him." -- Ozzie Guillen

erik bedard, after three games with the dodgers' high-a team

if I was pitching in rancho cucamonga at age 36 I would quit too

jeremy affeldt

takes a dump on philly on the way out: http://www.si.com/cauldron/2015/09/30/jeremy-affeldt-san-francisco-giant-retiring-three-time-world-champion?xid=si_social

not to mention a whole lot of bitching about tradition and the right way, what a toolbag

lol @ respecting tradition BS subsequent to bitching about wrigley field

Fun guy

and that'll do it for tim hudson's career

He should go out with zito.

http://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/A-s-Giants-pitcher-Barry-Zito-announces-his-6577629.php

i wonder what ozzie guillen thinks

"Everybody is a good general manager when you have [expletive] [Tim] Hudson, [Barry] Zito and [Mark] Mulder. It’s easy to be a GM like that. It’s not a [expletive] secret." -- Ozzie Guillen

Barry thru the years

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=27717

dan haren

Pretty nice career. I'm sure someone would have wanted him for next year.

Torii Hunter:

http://www.startribune.com/longtime-twins-star-torii-hunter-decides-to-retire/337283601/

Twins outfielder Torii Hunter has received criticism from national media outlets such as Deadspin.com for publicly expressing his opposition to gay marriage, most recently while endorsing Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-Ark.) in his successful re-election bid last month.

However, neither Hunter nor his wife Katrina believe that impacted a free-agent process that saw the five-time all-star settle for a one-year deal at a 19-percent decrease over his previous average annual contract value.

"You've got some people that are just messy, so no," Hunter said at Wednesday's news conference at Target Field. "It's something I don't like to talk about, but Republican party, Democratic party -- separated, divided, we fall. Simple as that.

"You just go with the best person that's good for the situation, and I'm from Arkansas and I know what's there. That's all. This has nothing to do with Republican or Democrat. Just make sure you make the right decision, that's it."

In a follow-up question, Hunter, who has made $161 million in his career and will be paid $10.5 million next season, was asked if he would be more reticent about sharing his religious or political views.

"No, there's nothing to talk about," he said. "You already know. So why keep talking about it? I said it. It is what it is. So no, I'm not going to talk about it if you bring it up. It's not even baseball-related. You can do that later, when I retire."

http://www.twincities.com/twins/ci_27062911/torii-hunter-gay-marriage-views-not-factor-free

"I was laughing because when [Torii Hunter] said, "They go there and sign for potato chips,' I said, "Well, we've got Chapman. They gave him $12 million. (Cincinnati actually agreed to a $30.25 million, six-year contract with pitcher Aroldis Chapman.) We've got (prospect Dayan) Viciedo. They gave him $10 million. I remember in my time, one scout goes (to Venezuela and) 30 players show up. Now, 30 scouts go there and one player shows up. In our country, we play baseball. That's no choice. Here you can play basketball, you can be another athlete, you can do so many things when you have the opportunity. And that's why there's not many (African-American) players out there."

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/2010-03-10-3784419025_x.htm

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/11/aramis-ramirez-retires.html

aramis is no hall of famer but damn he put together a really nice career. also he was the 3B who finally made cubs fans and local media stop whining about ron santo's shoes never being filled.

I thot it was p cool he got to end up back in Pittsburgh where it all began

there should be a separate hall for dudes like that. Helluva ball player.

His career stats (hits, HR, RBIs) are way better than I thought.

Mike Hessman, the home run champ

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/mike-hessman-minors-home-run-leader-retires/

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CWCiFxiUkAA7dfL.jpg

Andruw Jones

from... coaching?

from looking for work, I guess -
http://www.foxsports.com/south/story/former-braves-star-andruw-jones-planning-to-retire-013016

NICK PUNTO has officially retired

http://www.twinkietown.com/2013/1/4/3833034/an-oral-history-of-nick-punto-sliding-headfirst-into-first-base

ILB search results for "Punto" very much recommended.

http://cdn.fansided.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/229/files/2014/07/puntohelmetslam.gif

that looks like a totally choreographed routine by all four of those dudes

i'm gonna be kind of a yard dog about creating new year-specific threads btw

i can see having annual threads for teams or for transactions, but this thread only has 38 posts in it. retirees/steroids/stats/kickass/dumbass are timeless imo

it has 38 posts on it bcz i was ornery about the outdated thread last May

maicer izturis

we are running out of expos

who's left? bartolo?

is scott downs still a baseball player?

https://twitter.com/jonahkeri/status/705776972312412160

adam laroche, supposedly

@Ken_Rosenthal
Sources: LaRoche chose to retire after #WhiteSox prez Ken Williams told him that he no longer could bring 14-year-old son into clubhouse.

Ken Rosenthal
2 mins

Just talked to ‪#‎White‬ Sox president Ken Williams. Here is what he told me about LaRoche:

"There has been no policy change with regards to allowance of kids in the clubhouse, on the field, the back fields during spring training. This young man that we're talking about, Drake, everyone loves this young man. In no way do I want this to be about him.

"I asked Adam, said, 'Listen, our focus, our interest, our desire this year is to make sure we give ourselves every opportunity to focus on a daily basis on getting better. All I'm asking you to do with regard to bringing your kid to the ballpark is dial it back.'

"I don't think he should be here 100 percent of the time - and he has been here 100 percent, every day, in the clubhouse. I said that I don't even think he should be here 50 percent of the time. Figure it out, somewhere in between.

"We all think his kid is a great young man. I just felt it should not be every day, that's all. You tell me, where in this country can you bring your child to work every day?"

@Bharper3407
Good for you Roche! Nothing like father and son in the clubhouse..It's a FAMILY game #FamilyFirst

Ken Williams otm

if that's an accurate report of the situation

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CdsdBvRUUAAN49w.jpg

Andy is probably trying to overcompensate for not being allowed to hang around the clubhouse with his dad. I'm sure club house with the Yanks in the early 80s would have been a great daily education for children.

Wonder if Fielder's bellyflop slides contributed to his condition. Each one looked painful.

That is pretty a pretty weird happenstance that the Fielder's both ended up at 319 homers.

god it's like no one pays attention to the ancient baseball prophecies anymore

http://www.hardballtimes.com/goodbye-to-all-them-players-who-quietly-retired-in-2016

oh man I thought Chone Figgins retired 4 years ago

That's what happens when you go to play for the Mariners.

@jcrasnick
Jonny Gomes is planning to play in 2017. "I've got some more pull homers in the tank," he says. He turned 36 in November.

never mind!

Jonathan Paul Arencibia

The Arencibiarans were the best one-single Factory band.

the stars that shine the brightest...

MLB seasons of 20+ HR, OBP under .250

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2ea09qWIAEGRLR.jpg

MLB careers with 80+ HR, OBP under .275

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2ebc_tXAAANf33.jpg

outfielder alex hassan, a 20th-round pick by the red sox in 2009

.284/.383/.411 in 725 minor league games over eight seasons

played three games for boston in 2014, going 1-for-8 with a walk, a run and five strikeouts. this was his lone major league hit: http://atmlb.com/2iUjDH3

23yo phillies prospect matt imhof, who lost his right eye in a freak training-room accident last june

cj wilson

future "oh yeah that guy"

aren't we all

we're all day to day

Not getting any younger.

Considering CJ Wilson is retiring to concentrate on his "racing career", I wish him luck on his operation shutdown.

I got to wonder how Derek Bell's turned out so many years later.

@EricFisherSBJ
Nick Swisher officially retires as MLB player, joins Fox Sports as studio analyst

22yo david denson, the first affiliated baseball player to come out

probably makes sense; .229/.338/.368 in four minor league seasons is nowhere near good enough for a 1B/DH

https://twitter.com/David_DeJesus3/status/844585179410677760

weird all these guys retired in 2015 and we're just now hearing about it

cory luebke, who maybe deserved a few more chances than he got (if not with the pirates)

https://www.fanragsports.com/news/jeff-francoeur-retire-join-braves-broadcast-team/
frenchy

https://www.fanragsports.com/news/pitcher-jeremy-guthrie-announces-retirement-baseball/

jered weaver ;_;

Don't worry padre fans I have a solution..we are going to have the outfielders in the stands next start to catch all those homers!

— Jered Weaver (@Weave1036) May 2, 2017

pic.twitter.com/BOOBsUNMBp

— Jered Weaver (@Weave1036) August 16, 2017

Both Weaver brothers are retired, but we'll always have the tacos we shared together.

Joe Nathan To Formally Announce Retirement

matt cain will make his final MLB appearance saturday

only 32. cain was so steady for so long, and then just dropped off the table.

bronson arroyo retired, too.

https://i.imgur.com/YGR8n5K.jpg

On September 23, the Reds honored Arroyo with "Kickin' it With Bronson" night. Prior to the game, a ceremony was held with video tributes from manager Bryan Price and singer Eddie Vedder.[20] After the game, Arroyo held a concert on the field, performing Pearl Jam covers with his band.

i see on FB that Cain has been worth 2.4 bWAR during his current 6 year, 127.5 MM contract

sub-Zito

speculating, but is this the end of the road for carlos beltran? he's 40, a free agent to be, and second worst in baseball by fWAR (-1.2, behind only pujols at -1.7)

i would imagine he's done, yeah. or should be!

every once in a while i think about his 2004 playoffs and sigh

Beltran for sure. Wouldn't be shocked if this was it for Bautista too, tho he could still be a serviceable bench RF/3B/DH – he might not go for that.

goodbye ras trent

https://deadspin.com/john-jaso-likely-to-retire-live-on-sailboat-1819051415

joba

http://nypost.com/2017/10/04/joba-chamberlain-sounds-content-as-he-quietly-quits-baseball

sam fuld has officially retired (and taken a job as the phillies' 'major league player information coordinator')

hey fuld, what # is tommy joseph again?
fuld: i don't know, but i know who does. hold on.
fuld: 19
thanks fuld!

fuld just sets up the weekly conference call with key information people and lets them address any outstanding issues and introduce new ones. he'll maintain good working relationships and make sure that any unresolvable issues are raised to upper management on a timely basis.

fp

fuld popped

carlos belTRAN

i'll miss watching him play, he always seemed like a good guy.

andre is fading into the ethier

Not that they all don't make a lot o fmoney, but Ethier made a ton of dough for an ok player.