Longtime Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts, who spent last season with the
Yankees, will retire after a productive 14-year career. Roberts himself broke
the news in an appearance on the Steve Gorman sports show on FOX Sports Radio
(audio link; h/t to the BaltimoreSportsReport.com). Roch Kubatko of
MASNsports.com reports on Twitter that Roberts confirmed his intentions to
hang up the spikes.
Roberts, who just turned 37, will always be known for his time in Baltimore.
After two years as a solid regular, Roberts broke out with a stellar 2005
season in which he posted 7.2 rWAR and 6.6 fWAR on the back of excellent
all-around play. Though he never again reached quite those levels, Roberts
was an above-average to excellent performer over each of the next four years.
That track record of consistent production led Baltimore to award Roberts
with a four-year, $40MM extension that covered the 2010-13 campaigns.
Unfortunately, things turned south the moment the contract began to pay out,
as a cascade of injuries conspired to wipe out large swaths of each of his
next four campaigns. And Roberts never really regained his form when he was
on the field, slashing a meager .246/.310/.359 over just 809 plate
appearances during that four-year term.
The ending was not, perhaps, quite what Roberts envisioned when he made the
difficult decision to join the Yankees on a one-year deal after spending his
entire career in one (rival) organization. He logged 348 plate appearances in
New York — somewhat remarkably, the highest annual tally he had managed
since 2009 — but slashed just .237/.300/.360 with five home runs and seven
stolen bases. He was ultimately released to make room for the acquisition of
Stephen Drew.
While it is easy to be distracted by his inability to stay on the field after
his age-31 season, Roberts was one of the better players in the game at his
peak levels of performance. He logged nearly two-thirds of his career 30.3
rWAR and 28.4 fWAR during that 2005-09 run.
今年被洋基签走，过去13个球季都待在金莺的前face Brain Roberts(37岁) 决定退休
2010时跟金莺签了4年40M的合约，但这四年他饱受伤病困扰，包括脑震荡还有其他伤势等
他这四年的三围 .246/.310/.359 只有809个打席
合约走完后金莺便决定不再续约，Roberts与洋基签了一年的合约
今年在洋基348个打席也是他自2009年以来最多，三围 .237/.300/.360 5HR 7SB
之后为了清一个位子给Stephen Drew，Roberts遭到释出
http://ppt.cc/Vo4p
Twitter:
Exchanged text messages with Brian Roberts tonight.
He confirmed that he's retiring. Says he'll always be an Oriole.
Roberts said he enjoyed every minute he had with the #orioles.
Said it was crazy how fast it all went by.
Fans ask why he signed with NYY if says always will be Oriole.
Cause he wanted to play another year and O's didn't try to re-sign him. So..
https://twitter.com/masnRoch/status/523277361165656064
https://twitter.com/masnRoch/status/523277788732981249
https://twitter.com/masnRoch/status/523281109527044096
太阳报:
Brian Roberts, a two-time All Star and fan favorite who spent all but one
year of his 14-season career with the Orioles, has retired from baseball.
Roberts, who turned 37 this month, was released by the New York Yankees in
August after hitting .237 in 91 games. He said two "very good teams" were
interested in signing him in August, but he decided against it. As the year
went on, he said it became clear that he could no longer play at the level he
demanded.
37岁的Roberts 今年8月被洋基释出后，有两队对他有兴趣
很显然地他已无法找回过去的身手，Roberts决定拒绝、并在今年退休
http://ppt.cc/J-ff
金莺黑暗时期的脸阿.....
生涯好像没打过季后赛?
金莺 2012进 Roberts受伤 今年又进 Roberts却不在金莺了....
不知道会不会签一日合约回来退休