Geoff Jenkins makes his return to Miller Park tonight - thankfully it is in the uniform of a different team. Jenkins is probably my least favorite Brewer of all-time. He was with Milwaukee from 1998 to 2007, and if you look at his numbers from 2003 to 2007, you'll see a steady decline in production. His best year was in 2000, when he hit over .300, had 34 home runs, and 94 RBI. Since then, he has never hit over .300, and has never hit more than 28 home runs in a season.
Here's a look at his averages from the last 4 years with Milwaukee:
.270 avg., 22.5 home runs, 78 RBI, 70.5 runs, 47.5 walks, 133.7 strikeouts
Those numbers aren't terrible, but they certainly don't merit the amount of money he was making. How sad to think that at one time, he was considered the best player on this team.
This year, in 21 games with the Phillies:
.250 avg., 1 home run, 3 RBI, 6 runs, 4 walks, 15 strikeouts
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Who merits their money in baseball? Ben Sheets is 2 games over .500 for his career, never won more than 12 games/year. Suppan is 6 games over .500 with a 4.60 era. What Jenkins did offer was defense and an arm, and that chin beard, of course. Stunning.
Jenkins would flounder the entire year, hitting around .250 with ridiculous strikeout numbers, but then every September, after we were 20 games out, he'd go on a two week hitting binge, thus assuring his return the following year. I remember reading more than once in a preseason preview "Jenkins really seemed to find his stroke at the end of the year, and can be counted on for big things next season." And TS, I have to disagree, my least favorite Brewer of the last 10 years has to be Kevin Mench. And he accomplished that in only a year and a half, narrowly beating out Alex Sanchez and Jeffrey Hammonds....And Luis Vizcaino...and Johnny Estrada....I'll stop.
SS
All of those players you mention were indeed disappointing, but they weren't around long enough to torment you for several years, like Jenkins was. Good point about those "preseason previews"...now the Phillies can look forward to "big things" from Jenkins.
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