The Dodgers announced that Jamey Wright is going to announce his retirement today.
Wright sat out last season after being released by the Rangers during spring training, and signed a minor-league deal with the Dodgers back in February to give it one last chance. That chance didn’t pan out — he gave up nine earned runs in six and two-thirds innings this spring — but at least he went down pitching.
Weight enjoyed a 19-year major league career, split between starting in the earlier half and then becoming a reliable bullpen option in the second half. He ended up pitching for ten different teams, spending more time in Colorado — six seasons — than anyplace else. He actually did two stints with the Rockies, being drafted by them in the first round in 1993 and breaking into the bigs with them in 1996 and serving a second tour at Coors Field in 2004-05. For his career he was 97-103 with a 4.81 ERA (96 ERA+) in 2,036 and two-thirds innings over 719 games, 248 of which were starts.
Happy trails, Mr. Wright.
