best player to play on 3 different teams in 4 yrs

iverbure · 05-01-2016, 08:01 PM

just had a guy in my game who was the best player in the league who played on 3 different teams in 4 years. i saw someone on twitter say brett lawrie is terrible because he;s played on 3 different teams in 4 yrs. i disagree. so who is the best player in real life or in your game who has played on 3 different teams in the last 4 years.

Habsfan18 · 05-01-2016, 08:37 PM

Probably connected to this issue? http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...n-players.html

Dukie98 · 05-02-2016, 02:34 PM

Mike Piazza played for three teams in the course of 10 days in May 1998. He's a bum!

Cliff Lee played for four teams in 2009-10 at a very high level as well.

Spritze · 05-02-2016, 03:27 PM

Nelson Cruz - TEX,BAL,SEA

NYYANKS98 · 05-02-2016, 03:39 PM

I think he's overrated but Cespedes got traded at three straight deadlines iirc.

joefromchicago · 05-02-2016, 07:59 PM

There are plenty of hall-of-famers who played for multiple teams in their final years. Ricky Henderson played for eight clubs in his last seven seasons: San Diego, Anaheim, Oakland, New York Mets, Seattle, San Diego (again), Boston, and Los Angeles. Gaylord Perry's final five years were spent in six different uniforms: San Diego, Texas, New York Yankees, Atlanta, Seattle, Kansas City.

Not too many HoF'ers, however, played for three clubs in three years during the prime of their careers. From 1975 to '77, Reggie Jackson had a one-year detour in Baltimore between Oakland and the Yankees. From 1926 to 1934 Burleigh Grimes played for eight different clubs (and Pittsburgh twice), even though, from 1927 to '30 - when he played for the Giants, Pirates, Braves, and Cardinals - his record was 77-40. Nap Lajoie played for three clubs from 1900 to 1902, but that was a special case. Rogers Hornsby played for a different club each year from 1926 to 1929 and won the NL batting title in 1928. Rabbit Maranville played for a different club each year from 1924 to 1927, although he didn't win any batting titles.

tward13 · 05-03-2016, 08:57 AM

Dave Kingman played on 4 teams in one season (1977 - one team in each division) and hit 26 homers

grmagne · 05-03-2016, 11:09 AM

Jose Bautista changed teams 5 times in seven months between the December 2003 rule 5 draft and the 2004 trade deadline.

Drafted by Baltimore from Pittsburgh in the rule 5 draft.
Claimed on waivers by Tampa Bay from Baltimore.
Traded to Kansas City from Tampa Bay for cash.
Traded to NY Mets from Kansas City.
Traded to Pittsburgh from NY Mets.

tward13 · 05-03-2016, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grmagne

Jose Bautista changed teams 5 times in seven months between the December 2003 rule 5 draft and the 2004 trade deadline.

Drafted by Baltimore from Pittsburgh in the rule 5 draft.
Claimed on waivers by Tampa Bay from Baltimore.
Traded to Kansas City from Tampa Bay for cash.
Traded to NY Mets from Kansas City.
Traded to Pittsburgh from NY Mets.

But he didn't play for those teams.

The Game · 05-03-2016, 12:43 PM

Torre was good but not an AS in those 3 yrs. Reyes was an AS in '75 & '76. With 2 batting titles in '75 & '77

grmagne · 05-03-2016, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tward13

But he didn't play for those teams.

Bautista played for Baltimore, Kansas City, Tampa Bay and Pittsburgh in 2004. Take a look at his career stats

bwburke94 · 05-04-2016, 04:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tward13

But he didn't play for those teams.

Not for ALL of them, but before he broke out he was basically known as "the guy who gets traded a lot"...

NoOne · 05-04-2016, 07:44 AM

rate of occurence is a key... i know for some league setups it is actually a real problem based on other forum posts. if you have a 'ton' of players requesting huge contracts that all take months to drop in price, you may be experiencing somethign similar.

i don't see this too much in my setup. only a few players have exorbitant initial demands, and they are being signed well before budgets dry up.

oh! that's the other sign.... if they are playing for very cheap 1 year contracts, otherwise, i'd just chalk it up to being normal that some great players invariably move around alot. you'd have to compare real-life rates of such events to how often it's happening in the game.. and not just how much it happened in 1 or 2 crazy years but over many years. examples are great to express ideas, but they are not proof by themselves (anecdotal logical fallacy)

05-01-2016, 08:01 PM	#1
iverbure Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 71	best player to play on 3 different teams in 4 yrs just had a guy in my game who was the best player in the league who played on 3 different teams in 4 years. i saw someone on twitter say brett lawrie is terrible because he;s played on 3 different teams in 4 yrs. i disagree. so who is the best player in real life or in your game who has played on 3 different teams in the last 4 years.

05-02-2016, 03:27 PM	#4
Spritze OOTP Historical Czar Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Bothell Wa Posts: 7,253	Nelson Cruz - TEX,BAL,SEA __________________ It's madness, madness, I tell you! For the love of God, don't do it!

05-02-2016, 07:59 PM	#6
joefromchicago Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 3,691	There are plenty of hall-of-famers who played for multiple teams in their final years. Ricky Henderson played for eight clubs in his last seven seasons: San Diego, Anaheim, Oakland, New York Mets, Seattle, San Diego (again), Boston, and Los Angeles. Gaylord Perry's final five years were spent in six different uniforms: San Diego, Texas, New York Yankees, Atlanta, Seattle, Kansas City. Not too many HoF'ers, however, played for three clubs in three years during the prime of their careers. From 1975 to '77, Reggie Jackson had a one-year detour in Baltimore between Oakland and the Yankees. From 1926 to 1934 Burleigh Grimes played for eight different clubs (and Pittsburgh twice), even though, from 1927 to '30 - when he played for the Giants, Pirates, Braves, and Cardinals - his record was 77-40. Nap Lajoie played for three clubs from 1900 to 1902, but that was a special case. Rogers Hornsby played for a different club each year from 1926 to 1929 and won the NL batting title in 1928. Rabbit Maranville played for a different club each year from 1924 to 1927, although he didn't win any batting titles. __________________ American-Ethnic (and Canadian) Namesets Historical Minor League Schedules 1870s City/Team Nickname Randomizers "It's Usually Sunny in Philadelphia" weather mod Negro League Schedules

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05-04-2016, 07:44 AM	#13
NoOne Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,246	rate of occurence is a key... i know for some league setups it is actually a real problem based on other forum posts. if you have a 'ton' of players requesting huge contracts that all take months to drop in price, you may be experiencing somethign similar. i don't see this too much in my setup. only a few players have exorbitant initial demands, and they are being signed well before budgets dry up. oh! that's the other sign.... if they are playing for very cheap 1 year contracts, otherwise, i'd just chalk it up to being normal that some great players invariably move around alot. you'd have to compare real-life rates of such events to how often it's happening in the game.. and not just how much it happened in 1 or 2 crazy years but over many years. examples are great to express ideas, but they are not proof by themselves (anecdotal logical fallacy) Last edited by NoOne; 05-04-2016 at 07:47 AM.

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Habsfan18 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 2,245	Probably connected to this issue? http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...n-players.html

05-02-2016, 02:34 PM	#3
Dukie98 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 902	Mike Piazza played for three teams in the course of 10 days in May 1998. He's a bum! Cliff Lee played for four teams in 2009-10 at a very high level as well.

05-02-2016, 03:39 PM	#5
NYYANKS98 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 128	I think he's overrated but Cespedes got traded at three straight deadlines iirc.

05-03-2016, 08:57 AM	#7
tward13 All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,964	Dave Kingman played on 4 teams in one season (1977 - one team in each division) and hit 26 homers

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grmagne Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Toronto Posts: 251	Jose Bautista changed teams 5 times in seven months between the December 2003 rule 5 draft and the 2004 trade deadline. Drafted by Baltimore from Pittsburgh in the rule 5 draft. Claimed on waivers by Tampa Bay from Baltimore. Traded to Kansas City from Tampa Bay for cash. Traded to NY Mets from Kansas City. Traded to Pittsburgh from NY Mets.