Brian Giles


	Brian Giles is from San Diego.

Career stats: Baseball-Reference.com
2008 opening day age: 37
2008 salary: $9 million
Contract status: Giles agreed to a three-year, $30 million contract on Dec. 1, 2005. The Padres have a $9 million option for 2009 and $3 million buyout for 2009.
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.

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.
2008 projections (Bill James Handbook): 16 home runs, 70 RBIs, .274 batting average, .384 on-base percentage, .437 slugging percentage.

Resume

Two-time All-Star (2000, 2001)

Top 10 in MVP voting (2005)

Led league in walks (2005)

The Brian Giles Library

Happy Giles returns to Pittsburgh -- The Associated Press (May 18, 2004)

Padres acquire Giles in four-player deal -- The Associated Press (Aug. 26, 2003)

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

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