Andres Galarraga Trades and Transactions

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

"Really, at this point I'd rather him (Andres Galarraga) just go up, and if he hits the ball, hit it hard. Just telling a guy to put the ball in play doesn't always mean that much if it isn't hit that hard. I don't care if he pulls the ball four times each game because if he does that, chances are one of them will go very far." - Montreal Expos Manager Tom Runnells (The kind of hitting approach Galarraga should use) in USA Today Baseball Weekly (September 6-12, 1991)

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Andres Galarraga

Andres Galarraga Autograph on a 1989 Fleer (#89)

Andres Galarraga Autograph on a 1989 Fleer (#89)
 

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Birth Name:   Andres Jose Padovani (Galarraga)
Nickname:   The Big Cat
Born On:   06-18-1961  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Enrique Felmi Escuela (Enrique Felmi, VE)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   235
First Game:   08-23-1985 (Age 24)
Last Game:   10-03-2004
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Andres Galarraga

Trades & Transactions

01-19-1979: Signed as an amateur free agent by Montreal Expos.
11-25-1991: Traded by Montreal Expos to St. Louis Cardinals for Ken Hill.
10-27-1992: Granted free agency.
11-16-1992: Signed by Colorado Rockies.
10-25-1993: Granted free agency.
12-06-1993: Signed by Colorado Rockies.
10-27-1997: Granted free agency.
11-20-1997: Signed by Atlanta Braves.
10-30-2000: Granted free agency.
12-08-2000: Signed by Texas Rangers.
07-24-2001: Traded by Texas Rangers to San Francisco Giants for Chris Magruder and Erasmo Ramirez.
11-07-2001: Granted free agency.
03-07-2002: Signed by Montreal Expos.
10-28-2002: Granted free agency.
02-05-2003: Signed by San Francisco Giants.
10-27-2003: Granted free agency.
08-06-2004: Signed by Anaheim Angels.
11-01-2004: Granted free agency.
12-23-2004: Signed by New York Mets.


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?

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