Brian Giles was an underrated baseball player, amassing 1,897 Hits over his career, 872 as a Padre, the team he played his last six years and change with to close out his career.
Giles was traded in late August 2003 from Pittsburgh, where he was a two-time All-Star. The Outfielder still had a lot left, and over the next three years, he secured at least 159 Hits, the best season being in 2005, where he led the NL in Walks (119), batted .301, and his .423 OBP was third in the NL. Notably, he was ninth in MVP voting, his highest finish. Giles still had respectable power, belting 83 Home Runs with San Diego.
Giles' career fell off in 2009, and he signed with the Dodgers as a Free Agent but would not make the team. He would have a Slash Line of .279/.380/.435 with San Diego.
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