Vince Coleman Trades and Transactions

The Vince Coleman trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Vince Coleman has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"You can be the fastest man in baseball, but not be able to steal a base unless you can analyze the pitcher." - Vince Coleman

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Vince Coleman

Vince Coleman Autograph on a 1986 Topps (#201)

Vince Coleman Autograph on a 1986 Topps (#201)
 

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Birth Name:   Vincent Maurice Coleman
Nickname:   Vince or Vincent Van Gogh
Born On:   09-22-1961  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Jacksonville, Florida
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Raines High School (Jacksonville, FL)
College:   Florida A&M University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-18-1985 (Age 23)
Last Game:   04-14-1997
Draft:   1982 : 10th Round (257th)
Vince Coleman

Trades & Transactions

06-08-1981: Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in the 20th round — free-agent draft, did not sign.
06-07-1982: Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 10th round — free-agent draft.
11-05-1990: Granted free agency.
12-05-1990: Signed by New York Mets.
01-05-1994: Traded by New York Mets to Kansas City Royals for Kevin McReynolds.
10-20-1994: Granted free agency.
04-26-1995: Signed by Kansas City Royals.
08-15-1995: Traded by Kansas City Royals to Seattle Mariners for Jim Converse.
10-31-1995: Granted free agency.
01-20-1996: Signed by Cincinnati Reds.
06-18-1996: Released by Cincinnati Reds.
06-30-1996: Signed by California Angels.
10-15-1996: Granted free agency.
01-09-1997: Signed by Detroit Tigers.
04-16-1997: Released by Detroit Tigers.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the Vince Coleman trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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