Brady Clark
| Free Agent — No. -- | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: April 18 1973 | |
|---|---|
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| September 3, 2000 for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through October 2, 2007) |
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| Batting Average | .278 |
| Home Runs | 36 |
| Runs Batted In | 209 |
| Teams | |
Brady William Clark (born April 18, 1973 in Portland, Oregon) is a Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. Brady is a class of 1991 graduate of Sunset High School in Portland, Oregon and 1996 graduate of the University of San Diego. He was a West Coast Conference All-Star in 1995 in college.
Cincinnati Reds
Clark was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cincinnati Reds in 1996 after graduating from college. He began his professional career with the Class-A Burlington Bees in 1997, hitting .325 with 11 homers and 31 steals and being selected to the Midwest League All-Star team.
He played for the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts in 1998-99. In 99, he hit .326 with 17 homers and 25 steals. He was honored with a selection as a Double-A All-Star, Southern League All-Star and Southern League Most Valuable Player.
Played for the Triple-A
Made his major league debut on September 3 2000 as a pinch hitter against the Montreal Expos. Recorded his first big league hit on September 13 against Felix Heredia of the Chicago Cubs. His first home run was against Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle as the leadoff hitter in the 1st inning on June 13 2001.
New York Mets
Brady was traded by the Reds to the New York Mets on August 15 2002 for Shawn Estes. He played in 10 games for the Mets, primarily as a pinch hitter in 2002, getting 5 hits in 12 at bats.
Milwaukee Brewers
He was claimed off of waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers from the New York Mets in 2003. Following the 2004 season the Brewers traded starting center fielder Scott Podsednik for Carlos Lee, clearing way for Brady Clark to become the starting center fielder. Clark made the most of the opportunity in 2005 with a team leading batting average of .306 with 94 runs scored. Clark established career highs in batting average, hits, runs scored, doubles, home runs, runs batted in, sacrifice hits, hit batsman, and bloop singles in 145 games played in the 2005 season.
Following Clark's breakout 2005 season, the Brewers and Clark entered into contract negotiations. In a deal to avoid an arbitration hearing on February 8, 2006 at 9:30 a.m., Clark and the Brewers agreed to a one-year, $3.2 million contract after a long negotiation process at 1:45 a.m., with under eight hours before the hearing was scheduled to begin. After announcing the original deal that morning, the sides would agree to a two-year, $7 million deal later in the day with just one phone call [1].
Los Angeles Dodgers
On March 26, 2007 Brady Clark and cash considerations were traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Elmer Dessens. [2] Clark made his Dodgers debut on April 2nd, 2007 at Miller Park, his former home ballpark when he played with the Brewers. Entering the game in the 6th inning, Clark recorded a 9th inning, one-out double, one of only two Dodger hits on the day off of Brewers ace Ben Sheets.[3]
He saw limited playing time with the Dodgers, primarily as a defensive replacement/pinch runner and was eventually released on June 20, 2007.
Boston Red Sox
Brady Clark was signed to a minor league deal by the Boston Red Sox on July 26, 2007. [4] He requested and had his release from Boston granted on August 6, 2007, after little over a week with their AAA club in Pawtucket.
San Diego Padres
Brady Clark was signed to a minor league deal by the San Diego Padres after being granted his release from the Boston Red Sox on August 6, 2007. He was playing with the Portland Beavers, the AAA affiliate of the Padres in the Pacific Coast League, until the Padres called Clark up when the rosters expanded on September 1st. On October 1, 2007, Clark played in a one game Wild Card playoff against the Colorado Rockies. He went 1-4 with one RBI, which came off a fielder's choice. He left the game in the top of the 10th inning for a pinch hitter, Termell Sledge.
Clark was released by the Padres following the season on October 4, 2007.
Annual Salaries
- 2002 Cincinnati Reds/New York Mets $233,000
- 2003 Milwuakee Brewers $312,500
- 2004 Milwaukee Brewers $376,000
- 2005 Milwaukee Brewers $1,425,000
- 2006 Milwaukee Brewers $3,200,000
- 2007 Los Angeles Dodgers $3,800,000
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