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Brad Ziegler

Brad Ziegler was a relief pitcher throughout his entire career, and the submarine-style hurler would accumulate 105 Saves.

78. Bartolo Colon

Bartolo Colon was a rotund individual, but pound for pound, he was one of the most charismatic players in baseball, and doesn’t that say something?

The Dominican hurler (who also had the nickname of “Big Sexy”) played for 11 teams over a 21-year career.  Don’t let the number of squads that Colon played for make you think that this was a journeyman.  He wasn't.  This man was a coveted pitcher for the majority of his career, and while he was only an All-Star four times, he was a Cy Young Award winner with the Angels in 2005, the same season he led the American League in Wins.  He won 247 in total and fanned 2,553 batters.  We also have to mention one of the greatest "big men" moments in sports, but Colon had his first Home Run in the Majors at age 41 with the Mets.  If there is anything of Colon worth checking out on YouTube, that might be it, or at least the most fun.

Was Colon a Hall of Famer, a compiler, or both? 

Alcides Escobar

A Milwaukee Brewer for the first three years of his career, Alcides Escobar was traded to the Kansas City Royals in 2011, where he spent the next eight years as their starting Shortstop.

271. Adrian Gonzalez

Born in the United States, but raised in Mexico, Adrian Gonzalez would have a very good career playing First Base in the Major Leagues.

Gonzalez first debuted for the Texas Rangers, but it was in San Diego where he first came into prominence.  With the Padres, he was a three-time All-Star and would secure four consecutive 30 plus HR seasons, including a career-high 40 in 2009.  That year, he led the National League in Walks (119).