Dave Gassner Trades and Transactions

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

"I was nervous (during his Major League debut). In my game, I have to really concentrate and locate the ball. I don't throw hard enough to blow it by anybody. So I have to stay calm, slow and controlled and try to keep the ball down to let my defense do the rest." - Dave Gassner on MLB.com (Mark Sheldon, 04/16/2005)

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Dave Gassner

Dave Gassner Autograph on a 2005 Donruss Leather and Lumber (#LC-158)

Dave Gassner Autograph on a 2005 Donruss Leather and Lumber (#LC-158)
 

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Birth Name:   David K. Gassner
Nickname:   Dave or Gas Man
Born On:   12-14-1978  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Hortonville, Wisconsin
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Purdue University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   04-16-2005 (Age 26)
Last Game:   04-21-2005
Draft:   2001 : 24th Round (721st)
Dave Gassner

Trades & Transactions

06-05-2001: Selected by Toronto Blue Jays in the 24th round — free-agent draft.
12-15-2003: Traded by Toronto Blue Jays (with Shannon Stewart) to Minnesota Twins for Bobby Kielty.


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 Dave Gassner 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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