To me
this one greatest returns on a minor league trade ever by the Twins....Seemingly had two
careers maybe three...Broke in as a highly touted, can’t miss Phillie....Strong Rookie
season with good power and decent average...batting average crashed the next 2 seasons in Philly...was sent to minors
1971...hit well there so he was still considered a prospect....traded to LA for
1972....spent entire season as one of the top AAA hitters....but no fall call
up...off season was traded to Cardinals and then quickly flipped to the Twins....an
opportunity at the right time....fit right in and each season was an
improvement from the previous....1977 was his best and last year in Minnesota when
he led the AL in 117 RBIs….took the free agent route to land across state lines
in Milwaukee….1978 produced nearly identical numbers from the year before,
propelling the Brew Crew to the upper echelon of AL East ….fast start to 1979
derailed by a torn rotator cuff and lost for the season….never had a recovery
of any significance…short comebacks marred by re-injury ending in
1982…..continued with baseball related employment but has remained in the
Milwaukee area….manufactures and markets bat grips.
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