Brady Clark
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| Los Angeles Dodgers — No. - | |
| Center field | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
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| September 3, 2000 for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2006 season) |
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| Hits | 529 |
| Home runs | 36 |
| Batting Average | .278 |
| Former teams | |
Brady Clark (born April 18, 1973 in Portland, Oregon) is a Major League Baseball center fielder who currently plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Brady is a class of 1991 graudate of Sunset High School in Portland, Oregon and 1996 graduate of the University of San Diego.
Clark was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cincinnati Reds in 1996 after graduating from college. He would have to wait until September 9, 2000 to make his MLB debut. Brady would stay with the Reds until midway through the 2002 season when he was traded to the New York Mets to complete a deal that sent Shawn Estes to the Reds.
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[edit] Milwaukee Brewers
He was claimed off of waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers from the New York Mets in 2003. Following the 2004 season the Brewers traded starting center fielder Scott Podsednik for Carlos Lee, clearing way for Brady Clark to become the starting center fielder. Clark made the most of the opportunity in 2005 with a team leading batting average of .306 with 94 runs scored. Clark established career highs in batting average, hits, runs scored, doubles, home runs, runs batted in, sacrifice hits, and hit batsman in 145 games played in the 2005 season.
Following Clark's breakout 2005 season, the Brewers and Clark entered into contract negotiations. In a deal to avoid an arbitration hearing on February 8, 2006 at 9:30 a.m., Clark and the Brewers agreed to a one-year, $3.2 million contract after a long negotiation process at 1:45 a.m., with under eight hours before the hearing was scheduled to begin. After announcing the original deal that morning, the sides would agree to a two-year, $7 million deal later in the day with just one phone call [1]. Under his current contract Brady Clark will become a free agent following the 2007 season.
[edit] Los Angeles Dodgers
On March 26, 2007 Brady Clark and cash considerations were traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Elmer Dessens. [2]
[edit] Annual Salaries
- 2002 Cincinnati Reds/New York Mets $233,000
- 2003 Milwuakee Brewers $312,500
- 2004 Milwaukee Brewers $376,000
- 2005 Milwaukee Brewers $1,425,000
- 2006 Milwaukee Brewers $3,200,000
- 2007 Los Angeles Dodgers $3,800,000
[edit] External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
- MLB.com Player Profile
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