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Ben Grieve   |   Major Leaguer   1997-2005

Full Name:  Benjamin Grieve
Born:  May 4,1976  in  Arlington, Texas
Height:  6-4  Weight:  230  Bats:  Left  Throws:  Right
High School:  Martin (Arlington,TX)
College:  

Son of Tom Grieve

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Prospect Rankings*
1995 - 10th ranked Major League prospect
1995 - 1st ranked organizational prospect for Oakland Athletics
1996 - 37th ranked Major League prospect
1996 - 1st ranked organizational prospect for Oakland Athletics
1997 - 18th ranked Major League prospect
1997 - 2nd ranked organizational prospect for Oakland Athletics
1998 - 1st ranked Major League prospect

*According to Baseball America
Drafted:  Selected by Oakland Athletics in 1st Round (2nd overall) of 1994 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

Transactions:   [Jun 9,1994] - signed  [Jan 8,2001] - Traded by Athletics with A.J. Hinch and Angel Berroa to Devil Rays for Mark Ellis, Johnny Damon and Cory Lidle.  [Oct 28,2003] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 23,2003] - Signed as Free Agent by Brewers.  [Aug 31,2004] - Traded by Brewers to Cubs for Andy Pratt and Cash.  [Oct 29,2004] - Granted Free Agency.  [Jan 25,2005] - Signed by Pirates (minor)  [Apr 1,2005] - Released by Pirates  [Jan 19,2006] - Signed by White Sox (minor)  

Signed by: Tim Holt

Disabled List:  [Apr 23,2003] - 15 Day Disabled list - (Injury unknown)   [May 22,2003] - Activated   [Jul 18,2003] - 15 Day Disabled list - (Injury unknown)   [Aug 5,2003] - Transferred to 60 day DL.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1994S. OregonNwest18OakA- of 722524483130750225148107036 .329.456.464920--
1995West MichMidw19OakA of 10237153971614621136075860610 .261.371.342713--
 ModestoCalif19OakA+ of 2810717285021420152201023 .262.347.364711--
1996ModestoCalif20OakA+ of 7228161100201115187385212135 .356.430.552982--
 HuntsvilleSou20OakAA of 6323234558183203355325033 .237.338.384722--
1997HuntsvilleSou21OakAA of 1003721001222922410851817590048 .328.455.6101065--
 EdmontonPCL21OakAAA of 27108274611172801121610114 .426.484.7411225--
 OaklandAL21OakMLB rf3249312296032400132511101 .312.402.473875--
1998OaklandAL22OakMLB rf31555839416841218892285123930118 .288.386.45884449%
1999OaklandAL23OakMLB lf 1484868012921028864063108820117 .265.358.481839--
2000OaklandAL24OakMLB lf4,5,615859492166401271043073130320532 .279.359.48784655%
2001Tampa BayAL25TbMLB rf-lf3,5,41545427214330211727187159820213 .264.372.38775962%
2002Tampa BayAL26TbMLB rf5,4,61364826212130019648269121850215 .251.353.43278560%
2003Tampa BayAL27TbMLB dh-rf5,45516528387041700324161023 .230.371.34571650%
2004MilwaukeeNL28MilMLB rf9,7,5108234286115072900396505024 .261.364.41577955%
 Chi CubsNL28ChcMLB rf-lf91516242016000520010 .250.316.56387939%
2005IowaPCL29ChcAAA of 862934478191145100485914009 .266.371.481852--
 Chi CubsNL29ChcMLB lf92320150001005701000 .250.400.25065056%
 
Major League Totals - 9 Season(s)976321547186419251184922454667844522116103 .269.367.44280955%
Minor League Totals - 5 Season(s)55020163806091217773962817340400322522248 .302.407.484891--


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
2000OaklandAL24OakDiv517120002003700000 .118.250.118368--
 
Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)517120002003700000 .118.250.118368--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1994S. OregonNwest18OakA-OF72133861470---.959--
 
1995West MichMidw19OakAOF92125681390---.942--
1995ModestoCalif19OakA+OF273722410---.951--
 
1996ModestoCalif20OakA+OF69104551141---.956--
1996HuntsvilleSou20OakAAOF597924850---.953--
 
1997HuntsvilleSou21OakAAOF98193682072---.961--
1997EdmontonPCL21OakAAAOF275122551---.964--
1997OaklandAL21OakMLBRF243910401---1.000--
 
1998OaklandAL22OakMLBRF151262822720---.993--
1998OaklandAL22OakMLBDH3--------
 
1999OaklandAL23OakMLBLF131220532281---.987--
1999OaklandAL23OakMLBRF81210130---1.000--
1999OaklandAL23OakMLBDH4--------
 
2000OaklandAL24OakMLBLF1441160.1237632460---.9881.88
2000OaklandAL24OakMLBDH12--------
 
2001Tampa BayAL25TbMLBLF56471.2123411280---.9922.42
2001Tampa BayAL25TbMLBRF64540.2117031200---.9751.95
2001Tampa BayAL25TbMLBDH32--------
 
2002Tampa BayAL26TbMLBRF1181038.2249632582---.9882.21
2002Tampa BayAL26TbMLBDH16--------
 
2003Tampa BayAL27TbMLBRF1010851711191---.9471.91
2003Tampa BayAL27TbMLBDH37--------
 
2004Chi CubsNL28ChcMLBLF1-110010---1.0009.00
2004Chi CubsNL28ChcMLBRF3212.220020---1.0001.42
2004MilwaukeeNL28MilMLBRF6564470.1106041100---.9642.03
2004MilwaukeeNL28MilMLBDH1--------
 
2005IowaPCL29ChcAAAOF659422980---.980--
2005Chi CubsNL29ChcMLBLF11700000------.00
 


 Awards
[1994] - Short-Season A All-Star OF, Northwest League All-Star OF, 1st team High School All-American OF  [1996] - California League All-Star OF  [1997] - Double-A All-Star OF, Baseball America 1st team Minor League All-Star OF, Southern League Most Valuable Player, Southern League All-Star OF, AA Player of the Year  [1998] - American League Rookie of the Year, Played in MLB All-Star Game
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1997*150,000  996,99080
1998172,000  1,054,03771
1999300,000  1,222,53749
2000750,000  1,369,50535
20012,750,000  1,609,51221
20024,000,000  1,654,08815
20035,500,000  1,773,36412
2004700,000  1,716,30337
2005*300,000  1,825,75680
 
Career:  $14,622,000   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Transactions:
  • Jan 19,2006: Signed a minor league contract with Chicago White Sox.


    • Notes: Played in 1 All-Star game during his career (1998)
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