Garrett Atkins

Garrett Bernard Atkins


Bats: R, Throws: R
Height: 6'3", Weight: 210 lb.
Born: 12/12/1979 in Orange, CA
Debut: 08/03/2003
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    Year Tm Lg G AB R H 1B 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO IBB HBP SH SF GIDP BA OBP SLG OPS TB
    2003 COL NL 25 69 6 11 9 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 14 0 1 0 0 1 .159 .205 .188 .394 13
    2004 COL NL 15 28 3 10 7 2 0 1 8 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 .357 .424 .536 .960 15
    2005 COL NL 138 519 62 149 104 31 1 13 89 0 2 45 72 1 5 0 4 18 .287 .347 .426 .773 221
    2006 COL NL 157 602 117 198 120 48 1 29 120 4 0 79 76 6 7 0 7 24 .329 .409 .556 .965 335
    2007 COL NL 157 605 83 182 121 35 1 25 111 3 1 67 96 3 2 0 10 16 .301 .367 .486 .853 294
    2008 COL NL 155 611 86 175 119 32 3 21 99 1 1 40 100 0 3 0 10 20 .286 .328 .452 .780 276
    2009 COL NL 126 354 37 80 58 12 1 9 48 0 0 41 58 2 2 0 2 8 .226 .308 .342 .650 121
    2010 BAL AL 44 140 5 30 22 7 0 1 9 0 0 12 30 0 0 0 0 7 .214 .276 .286 .562 40
    7 seasons COL NL 773 2788 394 805 538 162 7 98 479 8 4 279 419 12 20 0 34 87 .289 .354 .457 .811 1275
    1 season BAL AL 44 140 5 30 22 7 0 1 9 0 0 12 30 0 0 0 0 7 .214 .276 .286 .562 40
    Total
    (8 seasons)     		817 2928 399 835 560 169 7 99 488 8 4 291 449 12 20 0 34 94 .285 .350 .449 .799 1315

    Year Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
    Pittsburgh Pirates trying to trade Andy Marte
    According to Paul Hoynes of the Plain Dealer, the Pittsburgh Pirates have re-assigned third baseman Andy Marte to their Minor League camp.  However, they are trying to trade the veteran infielder. Marte had been competing for one of limited bench spots on manager Client Hurdle’s roster.  Among those fighting for a job were Garrett Atkins, Josh [...]
    03/28/11
    Pittsburgh Pirates release Garrett Atkins
    The Pittsburgh Pirates have released infielder Garrett Atkins, according to Colin Dunlap of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh was having a tight competition for bench spots.  As recently as last week, the team had four players fighting for one or two spots off the bench. The Pirates signed Atkins to a Minor League deal with an invitation to [...]
    03/21/11
    National League Offseason Rankings 11-16
    11. Arizona Diamondbacks: The Diamondbacks had, in my opinion, a very similar off season as the Marlins did. Their most significant moves were the signing of J.J. Putz and trading for Armando Galarraga.  They also brought a few veterans in to their roster with Xavier Nady, Melvin Mora, Willie Bloomquist, Mike Hampton, [...]
    02/22/11
    Pirates sign INF Garrett Atkins to Minor League contract
    In a Tweet by Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com, she says the Pittsburgh Pirates have signed infielder Garrett Atkins to a Minor League deal with an invitation to Spring Training. Atkins, 31, was signed as a free agent last December by Baltimore. He hit .214 with 1 HR and 9 RBI’s in 44 games last season before [...]
    12/23/10
    Todd Helton has no plans to retire after the season
    Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton is making it clear that he’s not ready to hang it up yet. “I am not retiring,” Helton said, according to Troy E. Renck of The Denver Post. “The plan is to come back and play better next year.” The 37-year-old has had back and leg problems that have plagued his [...]
    09/29/10
    Cleveland Indians to explore third baseman free-agent market this winter
    The Cleveland Indians are wrapping up another July clearance sale. They already cleared the rack of Russell Branyan and Jhonny Peralta, so now they must look forward to the next player they could build up to trade in July 2011. Paul Hoynes of The Plain Dealer says the Indians will audition players to take over Peralta’s [...]
    07/30/10
    Update – Garrett Atkins clears waivers and is released by Orioles
    7/6 16:55: Dan Connolly of The Baltimore Sun says Atkins has cleared wiavers and was given his unconditional release. 6/27 08:47: The Orioles have officially designated Atkins for assignment, tweets Brittany Ghiroli of MLB.com. 6/25 14:05: The Baltimore Orioles will likely place outfielder Luis Montanez on the disabled list and sparing infielder Garrett Atkins from being [...]
    07/06/10
    Nick Cafardo on Cliff Lee, Jed Hoyer, D.J. Carrasco, Garrett Atkins, Edwin Encarnacion
    Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe has a few trade speculations in his regular Sunday article: Cliff Lee: He’s pitching as good as he ever has, but the Seattle Mariners are 14 games out of the AL West. Lee will would still be traded at the deadline with the Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers [...]
    06/27/10
    Update – Jake Fox Rumors: Baltimore Orioles interested in acquiring Fox from Oakland Athletics
    6/19 22:44: Jeff Zrebiec of The Baltimore Sun says the Orioles continue to have conversation with the Oakland A’s about Fox. The A’s have 10 days to either trade him, push him through waivers and assign him to the Minor Leagues or give him his outright release. Because he is unlikely to clear waivers, Oakland will [...]
    06/20/10
    Orioles president not happy with offense
    According to The Baltimore Sun, Orioles preisdent of baseball operations Andy MacPhail said, “There is going to come a time where we’re going to be obligated to keep making changes in terms of offensive personnel and they’re going to get the opportunity to head to [Triple-A] Norfolk and hone their swings because they’re not doing anything [...]
    05/06/10