25 Players for 25 Years in Hoover
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25 PLAYERS FOR 25 YEARS IN HOOVER What better time to create a Barons all- star roster from the past 25 years than now as the club ends its 25th and final season in Hoover? To make the list, Barons players must have passed through Hoover before a distinguished or respectable big-league career. Players’ stats are from their MLB careers. When they played in H oover is listed in parentheses. STARTING LINEUP 2B Ray Durham (1993): 2-time All-Star, .277 avg., 273 SB in 14 yrs. CF Mike Cameron (1995-96): 3-time Gold Glove winner, 297 SB in 17 yrs. 3B Robin Ventura (1989): 6-time Gold Glove winner, 294 HR in 16 yrs. 1B Frank Thomas (1990): 2-time MVP, 521 HR, .301 avg. in 19 yrs. LF Magglio Ordonez (1996): 6-time All-Star, .309 avg. in 15 yrs. DH Carlos Lee (1998): 357 HR, 3-time All-Star, 6 100-RBI years in 14 yrs. RF Aaron Rowand (2000): 1-time Gold Glove winner, 267 2B in 11 yrs. SS Craig Grebeck (1988-89): .261 avg. in 12yrs. C Miguel Olivo (2001-02): .241 avg. with 138 HR in 11 yrs. RESERVES IF Rich Amaral (1989): .276 avg, 112 SB in 10 yrs. OF Chris Young (2005): 1-time All-Star, 131 HR in 7 yrs. OF/IF Mike Morse (2004): .294 avg., 1-30 HR year in 8 yrs. 3B Joe Crede (1999-2000): 4 HR in ’05 playoffs, 1-time All-Star in 10 yrs. IF Aaron Miles (2001-02): .281 avg. in 9 yrs. STARTING ROTATION Mark Buehrle (2000): 4-time All-Star, 3-time Gold Glove winner in 13 yrs. Gio Gonzalez (2007): 2-time All-Star, 8.8 strikeouts/9 innings 5 yrs. Jon Garland (1999-2000): 2-time 18-game winner, 132 wins in 12 yrs. Alex Fernandez (1990): 107 wins, 3.74 ERA in 10 years Wilson Alvarez (1989-91): 2-time 15-game winner, 3.96 ERA in 14 yrs. BUllPEN Roberto Hernandez (1990-91): 2-time All-Star, 326 saves in 17 yrs. Bobby Jenks (2005): 2-time All-Star, 173 saves in 7 yrs. Bob Wickman (1991): 2-time All-Star, 267 saves in 15 yrs. Bob Howry (1997): 769 games, 3.84 ERA in 13 yrs. Chad Bradford (1998): 561 games, 3.26 ERA in 12 yrs. Buddy Groom (1989-90): 786 games, 4.64 ERA in 14 yrs. MANAGER Terry Francona (1993-95): Two World Series championships with Red Sox .