Todd Jones Trades and Transactions

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

"I'm your basic dumb jock that gets a podium once a week and can write whatever I want. I e-mail the raw stuff to them (editors at The Sporting News), and they just clean it up. They just undangle my participles and stuff like that." - Todd Jones in The Miami Herald (Clark Spencer, 02/19/2005)

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Todd Jones

Todd Jones Autograph on a 2000 Upper Deck Victor (#292)

Todd Jones Autograph on a 2000 Upper Deck Victor (#292)
 

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Birth Name:   Todd Barton Givin Jones
Nickname:   The Rollercoaster
Born On:   04-24-1968  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Marietta, Georgia
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Osborne High School (Marietta, GA)
College:   Jacksonville State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   07-07-1993 (Age 25)
Last Game:   08-15-2008
Draft:   1989 : 1st Round (27th)
Todd Jones

Trades & Transactions

06-02-1986: Selected by New York Mets in the 41st round — free-agent draft, did not sign.
06-05-1989: Selected by Houston Astros in the 1st round (27th pick overall) — free-agent draft.
12-10-1996: Traded by Houston Astros (with Doug Brocail, Brian Hunter and Orlando Miller) to Detroit Tigers for Brad Ausmus, Jose Lima, Trever Miller, C.J. Nitkowski and Daryle Ward.
07-28-2001: Traded by Detroit Tigers to Minnesota Twins for Mark Redman.
11-05-2001: Granted free agency.
01-11-2002: Signed by Colorado Rockies.
06-30-2003: Released by Colorado Rockies.
07-02-2003: Signed by Boston Red Sox.
10-30-2003: Granted free agency.
01-12-2004: Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
03-24-2004: Released by Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
03-30-2004: Signed by Cincinnati Reds.
07-30-2004: Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Philadelphia Phillies for Josh Hancock and Andy Machado.
10-29-2004: Granted free agency.
12-14-2004: Signed by Florida Marlins.
10-28-2005: Granted free agency.
12-22-2005: Signed by Detroit Tigers.


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