Relative to the field, though, he performed fine enough. The real offense came against southpaws, though, with Ross mashing them to the tune of. Ross isn't a game-changer by himself, but he's a quality and likely relatively inexpensive piece to be added to the outfield, an area where Boston currently is dealing with a lot of uncertainty.
Getting him back allows the Red Sox to move on to other areas of need, secure in the knowledge that right field is locked up for another couple of years. And, Ross likely won't be paid so much that Boston would have to avoid bringing in a superior outfielder, should the opportunity arise in the future. That would be easy to deal with even if the Red Sox didn't have the massive financial flexibility they currently possess.
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In April of , he was traded to the Dodgers. Ross spent the entire season in Triple-A. He was called up in but only appeared in 14 games for LA.
He hit. It was not the start to a career Ross had hoped for or expected. But things would get better. Just not with Los Angeles. Ross did play in 8 games for the Dodgers in and hit. He played 15 games for the Louisville Bats.
In those two games, Ross picked up one hit — a single. The Reds had traded away Ben Kozlowski the player to be named later , but thought so little of Ross, they allow him to be purchased by the Marlins after just a month in their system. But it was in the city of Miami that things finally started to click for Ross. He got some action during the season, but it was in that Ross really broke out.
In 66 games, he hit. He also clubbed 12 home runs. It was the start to a display of power and average that Ross had not yet shown in his career.
In total, Ross spent five seasons with Florida. It was reported that the San Diego Padres were interested in Ross. The Marlins seemed willing to trade Ross, but he would have had to clear waivers for that to happen.
Reports surfaced that the Giants put a claim in on Ross to prevent him from going to the Padres — they were in a pennant race with the Giants at the time. Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane spent the offseason tinkering with his roster , and didn't stop once Opening Day rolled around. Four days after outfielder Cody Ross was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks , Beane picked him up off the scrap heap for the major league minimum.
Ross' best year came in as a member of the Florida Marlins , when he hit 24 home runs, knocked in 90 RBI and finished 26th in the NL in total bases. He also hit 22 home runs and drove home 83 in with the Boston Red Sox , which earned him the big deal with the D-Backs. The only thing not to like about Ross is his free-swinging habits, which prevent him from drawing walks at the same rate as more selective Athletics hitters.
Ross has never reached 50 walks in a season, and has not finished with an OBP above. He has been a decent hitter in every year since , but struggled after returning too early from hip surgery in Having a decent right-handed bat who can play either corner outfield position will be key for the A's, as Ross can platoon with Sam Fuld and substitute for Josh Reddick on occasion.
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