Dallas McPherson
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| Florida Marlins — No. 8 | |
| Third baseman | |
| Born: July 23, 1980 Greensboro, North Carolina |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| September 10, 2004 for the Anaheim Angels | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through April 22, 2008) |
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| Batting average | .247 |
| Home runs | 18 |
| Runs batted in | 45 |
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Dallas Lyle McPherson (born July 23, 1980 in Greensboro, North Carolina) is a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Florida Marlins.
[edit] Career
After attending college and playing baseball for The Citadel from 1998 to 2001, McPherson was a second round draft pick by the Anaheim Angels in 2001. Midway through his 2004 season, he shot up the ranks from double-A minor league affiliate Arkansas Travelers to the triple-A Salt Lake Stingers. After garnering several minor league Player of the Year honors, McPherson was a September call-up by the Angels to fill their 40-man expanded roster. He made his Major League debut on September 10, 2004, against the Chicago White Sox. Backing up third baseman Troy Glaus, McPherson saw mostly pinch-hit duties that season, getting only forty at-bats. Due to Glaus becoming a free agent and the bright future of McPherson, the Angels declined to re-sign their All-Star third baseman for the high salary he would have commanded and instead gave the job to McPherson for the 2005 season.
His rookie season in 2005 started out sluggishly, with his batting average usually around or below the Mendoza Line in April. Approximately one-third into the season, McPherson's bat heated up and he began hitting like he had been projected to do, including knocking in a pair of game-winning home runs in a series against the Kansas City Royals. His season was truncated by a hip injury, however. He underwent surgery in August 2005 to remove bone spurs.
Entering spring training in 2006, McPherson was expected to compete to be the Angels' starting third baseman. However, he did not hit well during the exhibition season, and that job fell to Chone Figgins, leaving no role on the team for McPherson. As a result, McPherson began the 2006 campaign in the minor leagues. After re-discovering his home run stroke at AAA Salt Lake, the Angels called McPherson back to the active roster in May.
McPherson spent the entirety of the 2007 season on the disabled list after choosing to have back surgery to fuse two vertebrate in his back. [1] [2]
McPherson was not offered a new contract by the Angels and became a free agent on December 12, 2007.
He signed a one year deal with the Florida Marlins on January 31, 2008.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
- Minor League Splits and Situational Stats
