Jake Elmore went 1 for 3 with a walk in the Brewers 6-4 win over the Diamondbacks Thursday afternoon. I notice his nice OPB, now at .417, and realized I didn’t know the player. Elmore is the player everyone wants but no one wants to keep. He is an infielder by trade, who played all nine positions, pitching twice in the majors. (He also made spot pitching appearances in the minors.) What struck when I looked at his MLB record is that he played for five different teams in each of the last five years. He is the ultimate one and done player. He has never been traded. He was either claimed on waivers or granted free agency.
Offensively, he does one thing well, draw walks. He has a low career BA, but drew 40 walks in 416 PA. He is versatile, as managers are able to plug him into any position. At age 29, he’s mature enough to play the game right. He hasn’t been able to keep a home, but he always finds one. While he won’t have a great career, he certainly will have one that will be talked about in trivia contests.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2aBGIN7
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