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Ryan The Orange
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I am always intrigued by what happens to players. Because 2006 was the first World Series trophy the Cardinals won in my lifetime, I decided to do a little research on where the players are today. A little research turned into me perusing Wikipedia, Baseball-Reference, and news articles to find out what happened to every player who appeared in a Cardinals game during the 2006 season. Here is what I discovered:
Yadier Molina - starting catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals; has won four Gold Gloves and been selected to three All-Star Games since 2006; member of 2011 World Series championship team with Cardinals
Albert Pujols - starting first baseman in first season with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim; has received two MVPs, one Gold Glove, and been selected to four All-Star Games; member of 2011 World Series championship team with Cardinals
Aaron Miles - signed to a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers; returned to the Cardinals for a one-year stint after playing for the Cubs in 2009; effective utility man for the Dodgers in 2011
David Eckstein - spent time with Toronto, Arizona, and San Diego before not being able to find a job; retired
Scott Rolen - on disabled list for Reds; one Gold Glove and two All-Star Games; current speculation about his career's future and Hall of Fame potential
So Taguchi - outfielder for the Orix Buffaloes in the Nippon Professional Baseball League; won a World Series with the Phillies in 2008 and played his last season in the MLB with the Cubs in 2009
Jim Edmonds - split time with the Padres, Cubs, Brewers, and Reds before retiring (after signing a minor-league deal with the Cardinals) in 2011; sat out for the 2009 season; currently owns Jim Edmonds 15 Steakhouse in St. Louis
Juan Encarnacion - suffered career-ending injury after being struck by foul ball from Aaron Miles while on deck in 2007; currently involved in politics in the Dominican Republic
Scott Spiezio - played half of a season for the Cardinals in 2007 before becoming involved in substance abuse and other legal issues; played organized baseball in the Golden Baseball League as recent as 2010
Chris Duncan - played three more seasons with the Cardinals dealing with complications from a herniated disk in his neck; had short minor league stints with the Red Sox and Nationals before retiring in 2011; currently a popular co-host of a St. Louis ESPN radio show
Hector Luna - on Phillies active roster; has played with Indians, Blue Jays, and Marlins at the major league level
John Rodriguez - outfielder for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League; never appeared in a Major League game after 2006
Ronnie Belliard - played in the MLB for the Nationals and Dogers; retired in June 2011 after brief stints in the minors with the Yankees and Phillies
Gary Bennett - played with the Cardinals in 2007 and the Dodgers in an injury-plagued 2008; named in Mitchell Report
Preston Wilson - appeared in 25 games for the Cardinals in 2007 before suffering a knee injury that sidelined him for the rest of the season; retired from MLB in 2009; made brief attempt at comeback after successful season with Long Island Ducks
Skip Schumaker - current utility man for the St. Louis Cardinals; member of 2011 World Series championship team with Cardinals
Timo Perez - player for AAA Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers organization); played 29 games with Detroit in 2007; has played in Mexican League and with Dodgers and Phillies under minor league deals
Larry Bigbie - never played a game in the MLB after 2006; played for Yokohama Bay Stars of Japanese Central League and Edmonton Capitals of Golden Baseball League; named in Mitchell Report
Jose Vizcaino - special assistant in Dodgers front office; never played in a game in the MLB after 2006
John Gall - played three games for Marlins in 2007; member of 2008 Olympic team that won bronze medal; most recent minor league contract was with the Astros in 2009
Mike Rose - spent time in minor leagues with Indians in Rockies; played for Long Island Ducks of Atlantic League for a month in 2008; most recent minor league contract was with Dodgers in 2009
John Nelson - played with Lancaster Barnstormers of Atlantic League in 2008
Jason Marquis - pitcher for the Minnesota Twins; has played with Cubs, Rockies, Nationals, and Diamondbacks since leaving Cardinals after 2006 season; All-Star Game selection in 2009
Chris Carpenter - on disabled list for St. Louis Cardinals; missed most of 2007 and 2008 seasons due to injuries; took second in Cy Young voting in 2009; All-Star in 2010; member of 2011 World Series championship team with Cardinals in 2011
Jeff Suppan - pitcher for San Diego Padres; pitched for the Brewers for three and a half seasons before a brief stint with the Cardinals in the second half of 2010; did not pitch in the Majors in 2011
Mark Mulder - analyst on Baseball Tonight for ESPN; pitched in only six games for the Cardinals between 2007 and 2008 due to arm injuries before officially retiring in 2010
Jeff Weaver - saw MLB action with the Mariners in 2007; spent 2008 in minors with Brewers and Indians organizations; relieved for the Dodgers in 2009 and 2010
Anthony Reyes - finished 2007 season for Cardinals with 2-14 record; split time between AAA Memphis and St. Louis in 2008; pitched for the Indians in 2008 and 2009; spent 2011 rehabbing elbow injury
Sidney Ponson - finished 2006 season with Yankees; went on to play for Twins, Rangers, Yankees (again), and Royals at various levels; member of team Netherlands in 2009 World Baseball Classic, in which he received the win against Dominican Republic
Josh Hancock - pitched eight games for the Cardinals in 2007; died in car accident on April 29, 2007 when he hit a truck while intoxicated
Adam Wainwright - starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals; went 64-34 from 2007-2010; won one Gold Glove, appeared in one All-Star Game (2010), and finished in the top three for Cy Young Award twice; suffered elbow injury requiring Tommy John surgery forcing him to miss the 2011 season
Jorge Sosa - pitcher for Chunichi Dragons in Japan; releived for Mets, Nationals, and Marlins in MLB from 2007-2010
Brad Thompson - on disabled list for Rochester Red Wings (AAA) of Minnesota Twins; relived and spot started for Cardinals from 2007-2009; last major league time came with Royals in 2010
Braden Looper - started as a pitcher for Cardinals in 2007 and 2008 and Mets in 2009
Brian Falkenborg - relief pitcher for Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball League in Japan; appeared in games for the Cardinals, Dodgers, and Padres until 2008
Chris Narveson - on disabled list for Brewers; has pitched for Milwaukee since 2009
Tyler Johnson - signed to minor league deal with Colorado Rockies; has not played organized baseball since 2009; has not appeared in Major Leagues since 2007
Josh Kinney - minor league relief pitcher for Seattle Mariners; missed 2007 season due to Tommy John surgery; appeared in 24 games for Cardinals between 2008 and 2009; appeared in 13 games for White Sox in 2011
Jason Isringhausen - reliever for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim; received 32 saves for Cardinals in 2007; struggled mightily in 2008 with Cardinals; appeared in 9 games with Rays in 2009; achieved 300th career save as a Met in 2011
Randy Flores - free agent reliver; relieved for Cardinals, Rockies, and Twins until 2010; short minor league deals with Padres, Yankees, and Brewers in 2011
Ricardo Rincon - appeared in eight games for the Mets in 2008
Props to anyone who read that... Maybe I am the only one interested by this type of stuff.
Yadier Molina - starting catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals; has won four Gold Gloves and been selected to three All-Star Games since 2006; member of 2011 World Series championship team with Cardinals
Albert Pujols - starting first baseman in first season with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim; has received two MVPs, one Gold Glove, and been selected to four All-Star Games; member of 2011 World Series championship team with Cardinals
Aaron Miles - signed to a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers; returned to the Cardinals for a one-year stint after playing for the Cubs in 2009; effective utility man for the Dodgers in 2011
David Eckstein - spent time with Toronto, Arizona, and San Diego before not being able to find a job; retired
Scott Rolen - on disabled list for Reds; one Gold Glove and two All-Star Games; current speculation about his career's future and Hall of Fame potential
So Taguchi - outfielder for the Orix Buffaloes in the Nippon Professional Baseball League; won a World Series with the Phillies in 2008 and played his last season in the MLB with the Cubs in 2009
Jim Edmonds - split time with the Padres, Cubs, Brewers, and Reds before retiring (after signing a minor-league deal with the Cardinals) in 2011; sat out for the 2009 season; currently owns Jim Edmonds 15 Steakhouse in St. Louis
Juan Encarnacion - suffered career-ending injury after being struck by foul ball from Aaron Miles while on deck in 2007; currently involved in politics in the Dominican Republic
Scott Spiezio - played half of a season for the Cardinals in 2007 before becoming involved in substance abuse and other legal issues; played organized baseball in the Golden Baseball League as recent as 2010
Chris Duncan - played three more seasons with the Cardinals dealing with complications from a herniated disk in his neck; had short minor league stints with the Red Sox and Nationals before retiring in 2011; currently a popular co-host of a St. Louis ESPN radio show
Hector Luna - on Phillies active roster; has played with Indians, Blue Jays, and Marlins at the major league level
John Rodriguez - outfielder for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League; never appeared in a Major League game after 2006
Ronnie Belliard - played in the MLB for the Nationals and Dogers; retired in June 2011 after brief stints in the minors with the Yankees and Phillies
Gary Bennett - played with the Cardinals in 2007 and the Dodgers in an injury-plagued 2008; named in Mitchell Report
Preston Wilson - appeared in 25 games for the Cardinals in 2007 before suffering a knee injury that sidelined him for the rest of the season; retired from MLB in 2009; made brief attempt at comeback after successful season with Long Island Ducks
Skip Schumaker - current utility man for the St. Louis Cardinals; member of 2011 World Series championship team with Cardinals
Timo Perez - player for AAA Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers organization); played 29 games with Detroit in 2007; has played in Mexican League and with Dodgers and Phillies under minor league deals
Larry Bigbie - never played a game in the MLB after 2006; played for Yokohama Bay Stars of Japanese Central League and Edmonton Capitals of Golden Baseball League; named in Mitchell Report
Jose Vizcaino - special assistant in Dodgers front office; never played in a game in the MLB after 2006
John Gall - played three games for Marlins in 2007; member of 2008 Olympic team that won bronze medal; most recent minor league contract was with the Astros in 2009
Mike Rose - spent time in minor leagues with Indians in Rockies; played for Long Island Ducks of Atlantic League for a month in 2008; most recent minor league contract was with Dodgers in 2009
John Nelson - played with Lancaster Barnstormers of Atlantic League in 2008
Jason Marquis - pitcher for the Minnesota Twins; has played with Cubs, Rockies, Nationals, and Diamondbacks since leaving Cardinals after 2006 season; All-Star Game selection in 2009
Chris Carpenter - on disabled list for St. Louis Cardinals; missed most of 2007 and 2008 seasons due to injuries; took second in Cy Young voting in 2009; All-Star in 2010; member of 2011 World Series championship team with Cardinals in 2011
Jeff Suppan - pitcher for San Diego Padres; pitched for the Brewers for three and a half seasons before a brief stint with the Cardinals in the second half of 2010; did not pitch in the Majors in 2011
Mark Mulder - analyst on Baseball Tonight for ESPN; pitched in only six games for the Cardinals between 2007 and 2008 due to arm injuries before officially retiring in 2010
Jeff Weaver - saw MLB action with the Mariners in 2007; spent 2008 in minors with Brewers and Indians organizations; relieved for the Dodgers in 2009 and 2010
Anthony Reyes - finished 2007 season for Cardinals with 2-14 record; split time between AAA Memphis and St. Louis in 2008; pitched for the Indians in 2008 and 2009; spent 2011 rehabbing elbow injury
Sidney Ponson - finished 2006 season with Yankees; went on to play for Twins, Rangers, Yankees (again), and Royals at various levels; member of team Netherlands in 2009 World Baseball Classic, in which he received the win against Dominican Republic
Josh Hancock - pitched eight games for the Cardinals in 2007; died in car accident on April 29, 2007 when he hit a truck while intoxicated
Adam Wainwright - starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals; went 64-34 from 2007-2010; won one Gold Glove, appeared in one All-Star Game (2010), and finished in the top three for Cy Young Award twice; suffered elbow injury requiring Tommy John surgery forcing him to miss the 2011 season
Jorge Sosa - pitcher for Chunichi Dragons in Japan; releived for Mets, Nationals, and Marlins in MLB from 2007-2010
Brad Thompson - on disabled list for Rochester Red Wings (AAA) of Minnesota Twins; relived and spot started for Cardinals from 2007-2009; last major league time came with Royals in 2010
Braden Looper - started as a pitcher for Cardinals in 2007 and 2008 and Mets in 2009
Brian Falkenborg - relief pitcher for Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball League in Japan; appeared in games for the Cardinals, Dodgers, and Padres until 2008
Chris Narveson - on disabled list for Brewers; has pitched for Milwaukee since 2009
Tyler Johnson - signed to minor league deal with Colorado Rockies; has not played organized baseball since 2009; has not appeared in Major Leagues since 2007
Josh Kinney - minor league relief pitcher for Seattle Mariners; missed 2007 season due to Tommy John surgery; appeared in 24 games for Cardinals between 2008 and 2009; appeared in 13 games for White Sox in 2011
Jason Isringhausen - reliever for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim; received 32 saves for Cardinals in 2007; struggled mightily in 2008 with Cardinals; appeared in 9 games with Rays in 2009; achieved 300th career save as a Met in 2011
Randy Flores - free agent reliver; relieved for Cardinals, Rockies, and Twins until 2010; short minor league deals with Padres, Yankees, and Brewers in 2011
Ricardo Rincon - appeared in eight games for the Mets in 2008
Props to anyone who read that... Maybe I am the only one interested by this type of stuff.
