Ed Shears  
Third Baseman | Retired or Inactive Players

Hitting
The book on Shears is that you can knock the bat out of his hands with an average major league fastball. Shears always has been a line-drive hitter who uses the entire field. He hits righthanders and lefthanders with equal consistency.

Baserunning & Defense
His speed is below average and he's not a threat to steal. Minor league scouts have accused Shears of being a liability in the field. Ed's arm leaves a little to be a desired.

2010 Outlook
What The Retired or Inactive Players was thinking when they signed Shears to a long contract, is beyond me: this guy flat-out sucks.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team POS CH PH SP GF PL vL Hm Sc CL Age Exp Slot FA AS Qualified Positions Nyman Rating
1998 FA 3B 35 30 44 49 49 49 53 48 46 34 0 Free Agent 37 44 . 167
1999 FA 3B 34 29 42 49 49 49 53 48 46 35 0 Free Agent 36 44 . 159
2000 FA 3B 33 28 39 49 49 49 53 48 46 36 0 Free Agent 35 43 . 151
2001 FA 3B 31 27 36 49 49 49 53 48 46 37 0 Free Agent 34 43 . 140
2002 FA 3B 29 26 34 49 49 49 53 48 46 38 0 Free Agent 32 43 . 131
2003 FA 3B 26 25 30 49 49 49 53 48 46 39 0 Free Agent 30 43 . 118
Ratings Delta     -3 -1 -4             +1     -2     -13
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.