Where did these guys come from?

by venturafearsnolan on Jun 17, 2008 5:30 PM CDT Comment 16 comments

(note: when I was browsing around at other blogs on the SBNation site, in order to see about proposing the ASG vote trading ideas we had in an earlier fanpost, I came across Amazing Avenue, which had this idea. So the credit for the idea, and the name - as I couldn't think of a better one, goes to that blog.)

Here is our 40 Man Roster, and how they came to join the club.

Joaquin Benoit - signed as an amateur free agent, May 20, 1996
Thomas Diamond - drafted in the first round of the 2004 Amateur Draft (10th overall)
Scott Feldman - drafted in the thirtieth round of the 2003 Amateur Draft
Frank Francisco - traded by the Chicago White Sox, along with Josh Rupe and Anthony Webster for Carl Everett
Kason Gabbard - traded by the Boston Red Sox, along with David Murphy and Engel Beltre for Eric Gagne and cash
Eddie Guardado - signed as a free agent, January 11th, 2008
Matt Harrison - traded by the Atlanta Braves, along with Beau Jones, Elvis Andrus, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, and Neftali Feliz t for Ron Mahay and Mark Teixeira
Eric Hurley - drafted in the first round of the 2004 Amateur Draft (30th overall)
Jason Jennings - signed as a free agent, January 17th, 2008
Wes Littleton - drafted in the fourth round of the 2003 Amateur Draft (106th overall)
Kameron Loe - drafted in the twentieth round of the 2002 Amateur Draft
Warner Madrigal - signed as a minor league free agent, November 17th, 2007
Doug Mathis - drafted in the thirteenth round of the 2005 Amateur Draft (399th overall)
Brandon McCarthy - traded by the Chicago White Sox, along with David Paisano for John Danks, Nick Masset, and Jacob Rasner
Luis Mendoza - traded by the Boston Red Sox for Bryan Corey
Kevin Millwood - signed as a free agent, February 26th, 2006
A.J. Murray - drafted in the nineteenth round of the 2000 Amateur Draft
Vicente Padilla - signed as a free agent, December 8th, 2006 (was traded before the season by the Philadelphia Phillies for Ricardo Rodriguez)
John Rheinecker - traded in a three-team trade, along with John Koronka and cash, for Juan Dominguez, who went to the Oakland Athletics. In addition, Freddy Bynum was traded from the Athletics to the Chicago Cubs.
Josh Rupe - traded by the Chicago White Sox, along with Frank Francisco and Anthony Webster for Carl Everett
C.J. Wilson - drafted in the fifth round of the 2001 Amateur Draft (141st overall)
Jamey Wright - signed as a free agent, January 25th, 2007

Gerald Laird - traded, along with Jason Hart, Ryan Ludwick, and Mario Ramos by the Oakland Athletics for Carlos Pena and Mike Venafro
Max Ramirez - traded by the Cleveland Indians for Kenny Lofton
Jarrod Saltalamacchia- traded by the Atlanta Braves, along with Beau Jones, Elvis Andrus, Matt Harrison, and Neftali Feliz t for Ron Mahay and Mark Teixeira

Joaquin Arias - traded, along with Alfonso Soriano by the New York Yankees for Alex Rodriguez and cash
Hank Blalock - drafted in the third round of the 1999 Amateur Draft (105th overall)
German Duran - drafted in the sixth round of the 2005 Amateur Draft (189th overall)
Ian Kinsler - drafted in the seventeenth round of the 2003 Amateur Draft (496th overall)
Travis Metcalf - drafted in the eleventh round of the 2004 Amateur Draft (321st overall)
Chris Shelton - traded by the Detroit Tigers for Freddy Guzman
Ramon Vazquez - signed as a free agent, November 17th, 2006
Michael Young - traded, along with Darwin Cubillan by the Toronto Blue Jays for Esteban Loaiza

Brandon Boggs - drafted in the fourth round of the 2004 Amateur Draft (111th overall)
Julio Borbon - drafted in the 1st round (supplimental) of the 2007 Amateur Draft (35th overall)
Marlon Byrd - signed as a free agent, December 8th, 2006
Frank Catalanotto - signed as a free agent, November 21st, 2006
Josh Hamilton - traded by the Cincinnati Reds for Edinson Volquez and Daniel Ray Herrera
David Murphy - traded by the Boston Red Sox, along with Kason Gabbard and Engel Beltre for Eric Gagne and cash

Milton Bradley - signed as a free agent, January 3rd, 2008

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love it and rec'd it but

is jennings still on the 40?

by texasraider on Jun 17, 2008 5:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Yes but no...

being on the 60 day, he’s still on the roster, but the spot’s open.

by venturafearsnolan on Jun 17, 2008 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jennings

Hes not on the 60 officially. But if we need a roster spot later in the year he will be put on it.

Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.

by bigsteve on Jun 17, 2008 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh and

Reinecker and McCarthy are currently on the 60 day so their spots on the 40 man are open. We are currently at 38 I believe

Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.

by bigsteve on Jun 17, 2008 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

thanks

by texasraider on Jun 17, 2008 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think...

he caught the tommy john flu and will be out for the rest of the year…..atleast i hope!!

by JackDublin on Jun 18, 2008 8:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Birthdates and dates of trades would be extra sweet

but its awesome to see and get your eyes on.

"There is no reason for me to move to third base," Young said.
-FOTF 5/20/2008

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Jun 17, 2008 7:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Not to steal ventura's thunder, since he did a great job putting this together

But I’ve put together a roster page here with trade/signing dates. Some of the dates probably conflict with his, though I tend to trend more towards listing the actual “announced” dates rather than the dates where the league officially approve the move.

Baseball Time in Arlington

by jamcadbury on Jun 17, 2008 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs