SoxAce 3,199 Posted December 29, 2021 Wow Kyle Seager retiring at age 34. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dick Allen 5,836 Posted December 29, 2021 34 years old, $103 million in career earnings. He should have a lot of fun the rest of his life. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hi8is 3,015 Posted December 29, 2021 This is unexpected. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sleepy Harold 1,095 Posted December 29, 2021 At least this kills one angle of the "sign Seager and shift Moncada back to 2B" talking point. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kyyle23 4,726 Posted December 30, 2021 man, that sucks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eminor3rd 1,138 Posted December 30, 2021 Good for him. Get the benefit of being a one-franchise guy, being in a spot where hanging around for a few more years wasn’t going to make a meaningful difference on how people perceived your numbers, and being able to be in a financial position where a few extra years of retirement was gonna be worth more than a few extra years of earning. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChiSoxJon 305 Posted December 31, 2021 What others retired after career years? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kyyle23 4,726 Posted December 31, 2021 6 minutes ago, ChiSoxJon said: What others retired after career years? Buster Posey, David Ortiz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caulfield12 4,432 Posted December 31, 2021 Initially thought it was KYyLe23 retiring from his moderating fortunes to take a job with Marvel or DC Comics... Adding to the list above Gil Meche, Sandy Koufax and Lou Gehrig (one of those just doesn't fit, haha) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chicago White Sox 9,340 Posted December 31, 2021 9 hours ago, caulfield12 said: Initially thought it was KYyLe23 retiring from his moderating fortunes to take a job with Marvel or DC Comics... Adding to the list above Gil Meche, Sandy Koufax and Lou Gehrig (one of those just doesn't fit, haha) Gil Meche put up -0.3 fWAR his final season… Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caulfield12 4,432 Posted December 31, 2021 5 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said: Gil Meche put up -0.3 fWAR his final season… Just listed as one of the biggest surprises due to his age and walking away from so much money…he did have 3.7 and 4.2 fWARs two and three years previously, but hard to say he was retiring at his peak. And 2005-2007 was when Ortiz was arguably the most dangerous hitter in baseball…and the Red Sox did lose to the Indians 3-0 before CLE went on to face the Cubs. That said, Ortiz fell off but never quite to the same degree as Posey, of course largely due to injuries/positional risk (Posey) and probably/possibly Ortiz had PED’s in his favor and the increasing likelihood of getting caught. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leonard Zelig 384 Posted December 31, 2021 20 hours ago, ChiSoxJon said: What others retired after career years? Did Yerminator retire? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
