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Jason Vargas can be best be described as a journeyman Starting Pitcher, completing his career with a .500 record (99-99) with stops in Florida, New York (NL), Seattle, Los Angeles (AL), Kansas City, and Philadelphia.
His best year was in 2017 when he was a surprise American League leader in Wins (18) as a Royal. Vargas also was an All-Star that year.
Ian Kinsler made his first appearance in the Majors with the Texas Rangers in 2006, and he quickly cemented himself as one of the better Second Basemen in the American League.
Over his career, Kinsler showed power and speed with four 20-plus HR seasons, blasting 257 in total with 1,999 career Hits. He nearly matched his HR tallies in Stolen Bases, swiping 243 bags, and was underappreciated defensively. Kinsler did win two Gold Gloves but could have won more, as the ones he did land were later in his career, and he had better defensive metrics in other years, namely with three 2-plus Defensive bWAR seasons.
Kinsler went to three All-Star Games with the Rangers and was traded to Detroit in 2014, where he continued to display the same skills. Again, he was an All-Star that year and remained vital for three years before he declined and finished off his career with Los Angeles (AL), Boston, and San Diego. Notably, he won his only World Series Ring in his brief run with the Red Sox in 2018.
Ian Desmond played his first seven years in the Majors with the Washington Nationals, where the infielder would have his best success in Baseball.
Desmond's run in Washington included three Silver Sluggers, three 20-plus Home Runs years, and an All-Star campaign in 2012. The Shortstop signed with Texas in 2016, where he was an All-Star for the second time, and afterward, he concluded his career with the Colorado Rockies for three more years.
Desmond would have 181 Home Runs and 1,432 Hits over his career.
Hanley Ramirez won the National League Rookie of the Year in 2006 when he was with the Florida Marlins, and for the rest of the decade, he was one of the top Shortstops in the NL.
Ramirez had at least 100 Runs as a rookie, and he hit that mark in his first four years, including leading the league with 125 in 2008. An All-Star three years in a row from 2008 to 2010, Ramirez won the Batting Title in 2009 (.342), the third of four consecutive .300 seasons. Ramirez was the runner-up to Albert Pujols for the MVP that year, and he also won his second Silver Slugger.
Keeping with the tradition of Marlins history, Ramirez was traded when it became clear they could no longer afford him, and the Infielder would land in L.A. with the Dodgers. He did not produce the same numbers but still could go yard and drive in runs, as shown by his 30 Home Run year in 2016.
Ramirez retired with 1,834 Hits, a .289 Batting Average, and 271 Home Runs.