Barry Zito Trades and Transactions

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

"I'm not trying to be cocky, but I set such a high standard for myself. I'm not happy when I pitch seven innings and give up two runs and get a win." - Barry Zito in ESPN: The Magazine (Volume 6, Number 4, 02/05/2003, Tim Keown, 'Perfect Pitch', Source)

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Barry Zito

Barry Zito Autograph on a 2002 Topps (#TA-BZ)

Barry Zito Autograph on a 2002 Topps (#TA-BZ)
 

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Birth Name:   Barry William Zito
Nickname:   None
Born On:   05-13-1978  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Las Vegas, Nevada
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   University High School (San Diego, CA)
College:   California, Santa Barbara & USC
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   205
First Game:   07-22-2000 (Age 22)
Last Game:   Still Active
Draft:   1999 : 1st Round (9th)
Barry Zito

Trades & Transactions

06-04-1996: Selected by Seattle Mariners in the 59th round — free-agent draft, did not sign.
06-02-1998: Selected by Texas Rangers in the 3rd round — free-agent draft, did not sign.
06-02-1999: Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (9th pick overall) — free-agent draft.


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 Barry Zito 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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