Craig Biggio was one of the most popular players in baseball over the last decade. The Houston Astros legend accomplish much in the game of baseball, including more than 3000 hits and being able to reinvent himself defensively multiple times.
Biggio’s offensive stats were very impressive for his career. He finished his career, which spanned from 1988 to 2007, with 3060 hits, 1844 runs, 1175 RBIs, 414 stolen bases and a .281 batting average. Biggio also set the modern-era record of most times hit by a pitch with 285.
Defensively, Biggio entered baseball as a catcher. …read more

I don’t know why I’ve become so fascinated with prospects from years gone by, but I have. My latest article at Hardball Times looks back at the Pacific Coast League circa 1988: names like Craig Biggio, Terry Francona, Edgar Martinez. Good times…

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J.D. Arney at Red Reporter has written a great post about exciting players he’s seen over the years. As you might expect, his list contains a fair amount of Reds. Actually, it contains only Reds, because — well, he’s the Red Reporter. Get it?
Anyway, I thought it might be fun to take this concept and extend it. Here are the most exciting players I’ve ever seen:
C: I’m not sure that I’ve encountered any “exciting” catchers. (I’m guessing Ivan Rodriguez, but I’ve only seen him play once or twice.) Maybe early Benito Santiago. I enjoyed watching Mike …read more