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The 25th man
Published 3/4/2009 at Extra Bases
... was not paid any royalties for the use of this noting device. So, the competition for the last roster spot isn't always the most scintillating thing, but it's both important and intriguing for the Red Sox right now. Here now, a brief look at each player involved: Brad Wilkerson probably entered as a slight favorite based on his past credentials, but he hit only .220 last season and has battled shoulder problems in recent seasons. So far this spring, he has two singles in 10 at-bats. He had great seasons with the Expos/Nationals in 2004 and 2005, but he's tailed off since, ...

Partying Like It’s 2002
Published 2/4/2009 by Jimmy at The House That Dewey Built
... Continuing the rather “ho-hum” offseason here in Boston, the Red Sox have agreed to terms with OF/1B Brad Wilkerson.  The 31-year-old was signed to a ...

Published 2/3/2009 by El Guapo's Ghost (noreply@blogger.com) at El Guapo's Ghost Rambles on about the Red Sox
WILKERSON COULD BE A GOOD SIGN The signing of Brad Wilkerson to a minor league deal is NOT Red Sox news. Wilkerson isn’t the versatile, power and patient hitter I watched in Montreal. According to a Scout interviewed by Buster Olney, his shoulder isn’t right. Now on the wrong side of thirty, a comeback is unlikely and Wilkerson will probably log time in RI this summer. But what this could indicate is that the Sox are not fully confident that Mark Kotsay is an adequate backup for Kevin Youkilis and Mike Lowell. He could be back in ...

Brad Wilkerson signed to minor-league deal
Published 2/3/2009 by evan@mvn.com (Tim Daloisio) at Fire Brand of the American League
... , the Red Sox have signed OF/1B Brad Wilkerson to a minor league deal with roster and playing time incentives. Last year, he split time with Toronto and Seattle by hitting a combined .220/.308/.326 in 309 plate appearances and fighting nagging shoulder and back injuries.  ...

What Now? In Which We Ponder a World Where the Loss of Milton Bradley Has a Potentially De-Stabilizing Effect
Published 1/8/2009 by Patrick Sullivan at Baseball Analysts
... Since Jon Daniels was named Texas Rangers GM in October of 2005, the team has amassed a record of 236-245. His past trades with other Major League teams have netted the Rangers big club such luminaries as Brad Wilkerson, ...

What Do Those 5 Draft Picks Mean?
Published 12/27/2008 by mattwelch at Halos Heaven
... actually kind of the second round). So, let's start at 1998 -- the first year when there were 30 teams in the draft -- and take it to 2002, since a high schooler in June '02 is still only around 24 years old today, and many (if not most) players don't reveal themselves at the big-league level by then. In order, here are picks 25, 26, 33, 46, 47, and 54 in the 1998-2002 drafts. Only those who have made the big leagues get a hyperlink: 1998: Nate Bump, Rick Elder, Brad Wilkerson, David Kelton, Robbie Morrison, Eric Good 1999: Mike ...

First Half vs Career - Who is doing what - Hitters
Published 7/15/2008 by John Northey at Batter's Box Interactive Magazine
... 24 season, getting along with the new manager 269/301/474 OPS+ of 105 vs career 262/302/442 94 OPS+. Since Cito is hitting 339/365/610 - wow. I think we have found our LF'erShannon Stewart... seemed like a good idea at the time Age 34 season and might be done 240/325/303 OPS+ of 71 vs career 297/360/430 OPS+ of 105 Now DL'ed and hopefully we won't see again until a final farewell in SeptemberBrad Wilkerson... 4th outfielder at best Age 31 season, released by Seattle given ...

Friday Night Musings
Published 5/10/2008 by bruce at Bruce Markusen's Cooperstown Confidential
... Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi has taken his fair share of hits over his tenure in Toronto, but let's credit him for making two good moves on Friday. In adding veteran bats Brad Wilkerson and Kevin Mench at low cost, he acquired two players capable of contributing in a platoon role. Wilkerson is not the player he once was in Montreal, but he still has legitimate power against right-handed pitching and enough versatility to play the outfield corners and first base, while Mench has always been able to handle left-handers. The Jays still need more offense, but Wilkerson and Mench are ...

Seattle Sports: In the Morning
Published 2/1/2008 by Seth at Enjoy the Enjoyment
... : "He's such a gamer. He plays the game the way it's supposed to be played." So...the way the game is supposed to be played is hitting .234? ...

Looking Long for a Lefty
Published 1/23/2008 by Paul SF at YFSF
... Nick Cafardo confirms recent rumors that the Red Sox are in the market for a left-handed bench bat, someone who can back up Kevin Youkilis at first (or, indirectly through Youkilis, back up Mike Lowell at third). We've noted before that Brad Wilkerson (.234/.319/.467 in 338 2007 at bats) is an interesting but expensive possibility. Others:     ...

Small rumor
Published 1/20/2008 by Jason at
MLBTR posted a rumor that the Yankees are interested in 1B/OF Brad Wilkerson. My first question would be why? Actually, I don’t have a second question. My take? Well, Wilkerson is a Scott Boras client. Might he be using the Yankees to drive up the price? It just so happens that one of the other teams considering Wilkerson is the Red Sox. What a surprise.

SFR in the Infield - AL West
Published 1/3/2008 by Dan Agonistes at Dan Agonistes
... Eyre TEX 1 16 2 2 -0.3 Kevin Millwood TEX 1 18 1 2 -0.4 Kameron Loe TEX 1 34 3 6 -2.3 Gerald Laird TEX 2 40 3 3 -0.1 Mark Teixeira TEX 3 150 23 18 3.3 Frank Catalanotto TEX 3 22 3 2 1.0 Brad Wilkerson TEX 3 101 16 16 -0.1 Jarrod ...

Random Madness
Published 10/30/2007 by Dave Harrison at Bucs Trade Winds
... for Brad Wilkerson, ...

KC and the Sunshine Band
Published 9/22/2007 by Caleb at Breaking Balls
... . Call me crazy, but I kind of like the idea of giving Brad Wilkerson a chance to go for ...

Old Friends, Various Places, 2005 Edition
Published 9/17/2007 by Chris Needham at Capitol Punishment
... found his career (maybe next to his Escalade) as the Texas Rangers' new CFer. Byrd has had a terrific rebound season, batting .306 with 9 homers and 7 triples in part-time play. Brad Wilkerson never had the season we expected he would as he toils in his second year in Texas. Wilkerson has battled injuries in both seasons, destroying his already shaky ability to make contact. He's a free agent at the end of the year. Could he be next year's Fick? After last season's Tommy John surgery, ...

BaD curse strikes again
Published 8/8/2007 by Chip's Moody Blues at Uwe Blog
... In 2006, Wilkerson probably had high hopes. He was leaving the yearly loser -- Washington Nationals -- for a Rangers team with some talent. He comes in and starts a weekly radio show with Bob and Dan and a injury-plagued season in which he hit .222 with 116 strikeouts and only 37 walks. ...

Insert your own pun about Wright being Wrong
Published 6/17/2007 by Steve West at Go Rangers!
... Ever heard of Muhammad Ali, Pat Riley, John Unitas, Bear Bryant and Paul Hornung? Of course you have. Does it shock you that Brad Wilkerson is joining those guys in the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame? It does me. He must have been really good in high school, because he’s not getting in on his professional record. And I shouldn’t pick on him for his ability to play first, but there are a couple of plays in the last two games that Tex would have made but he didn’t. Actually he has played at first a few times in his career, 168 games according to Baseball Reference, so he should be somewhat used to it by now.  And Tex only has two inches on him, so it’s not really a height thing either.  Probably just lack of practice there, but that’s something that can be said about everyone on the Rangers this year. ...

Brad Wilkerson, and swinging and missing
Published 5/1/2007 by Adam J. Morris at Lone Star Ball
There was a comment to the Victor Diaz diary entry that included this: Reading the comments to the DMN and T.R. Sullivan blogs, along with the comments here and at the NMLR, this is a very common complaint. But do the stats really bear that out? Baseball Reference has the pitch data for Wilkerson. (As a point of reference, "strikes," as used below, means any pitch called a strike or swung at, even if the ball is put in play or fouled off). Both during this season and in his career, he's made contact on 74% of his swings. The average is 80%, so he does swing and miss more often than is usual. However, both this season and over the course of his career, 59% of the pitches Wilkerson has seen have been strikes, compared to 62% on average. That means that Wilkerson swings and misses on 15% of the total pitches he sees. Is that really a disproportionate number? Let's compare him to Alfonso Soriano. Soriano makes contact on 75% ...

SAME TIME LAST YEAR
Published 12/6/2006 by farid at The Beltway Boys
... to the Nats for Brad Wilkerson and either ...