In a retirement that almost slipped through the cracks here for us at Notinhalloffame.com, Eric Chavez of the Arizona Diamondbacks has announced his retirement. Chavez, who was in his seventeenth season in Major League Baseball, was with the Oakland A’s for thirteen of them, and it was in the Bay Area that he had his most productive campaigns.
Known mostly for his defensive skills, Chavez won six consecutive Gold Gloves at Third Base, though he brought offensive production to the plate with 260 career Home Runs and a more than respectable career Slash Line of .268/.342/.478/.821 and was the American League leader in Walks in 2004. Chavez was also the Silver Slugger recipient in 2002.
Eric Chavez, with a career bWAR of 37.4, had a very good career but not one that will likely be considered ready for Cooperstown. Still, Chavez should be commended for leaving a lot of guaranteed money on the table (which he would have made had he stayed with Arizona) as he stated that he wouldn’t feel right taking money while staying on the disabled list. Chavez’ last few seasons has mostly been on a bench role.
We would like to thank Eric Chavez for the memories, and we are sure that the fans in Oakland are remembering him fondly at this time.
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