Brian Giles


	Brian Giles is from San Diego.

Career stats: Baseball-Reference.com
2009 opening day age: 38
2009 salary: $9 million
Contract status: The Padres exercised their $9 million option for 2009 on Nov. 7, 2008. | Union-Tribune | North County Times | Paul DePodesta
In the show: Cleveland (1995-98), Pirates (1999-2003), Padres (2003-present)
How he was acquired: The Padres traded Oliver Perez, Jason Bay and Cory Stewart to the Pirates for Giles on Aug. 26, 2003. | Associated Press

Player most similar to: Bobby Abreu
Career year, 2002: 38 home runs, 103 RBIs, .298 batting average, .450 on-base percentage, .622 slugging percentage, 135 walks
2009 projections (Bill James Handbook): 16 home runs, 75 RBIs, .280 batting average, .387 on-base percentage, .435 slugging percentage

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Two-time All-Star (2000, 2001)

Top 10 in MVP voting (2005)

Led league in walks (2005)

The Brian Giles Library

Giles tops among most underrated | Bill Konigsberg on ESPN.com (Jan. 10, 2002)

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