Brian Ross recommended this week’s Terrible Card, 2011 Adam Rosales. It’s so recent, I’m surprised I missed it.
After a decent year in 2010 for the A’s (.271, 7 HR in 255 AB), Rosales didn’t get much playing time in 2011 and didn’t do much with what he had. He went 6 for 61 for a .098 batting average though he did hit 2 dingers.
I’ll give him this much… in the short time he played in ‘11, he played five positions.
| Split | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Totals | 24 | 68 | 61 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .098 | .162 | .197 |
Rosales’ 2011 card does get the single column 1 he deserves. But if he’s facing an A pitcher, that’s his only hit. He has two 8s and one 9.
To add insult to injury, he has six 24s to reflect four GIDPs. And while Rosales did play five positions, APBA didn’t think he played them particularly well.
Ugly Numbers: 44-19, 55-22, 11-8
Rosales hails from Maine South High School in Park Ridge, Illinois. I’m assuming that’s a baseball-rich school since the University of Illinois baseball team (the team I follow intensely) recruits from there a lot. Currently the Illini have two players from Maine South and I know we have had more in the past. Looking at Baseball Reference, I see five players from MLB have come from there which I guess is a pretty good record.
Great suggestion, Brian!
Main South kid….that high school is pretty close to the house….also the home of long ago Washington Redskin Dave Butz….boy does Rosales’ card stink…could be a candidate for the terribles if he had a few more AB’s