Arthur Rhodes

Arthur Rhodes
Rhodes with the Cincinnati Reds in 2009
Pitcher
Born: (1969-10-24) October 24, 1969 (age 47) Waco, Texas
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
August 21, 1991, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 2011, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	87–70
Earned run average	4.08
Strikeouts	1,152
Teams
Baltimore Orioles (1991–1999) Seattle Mariners (2000–2003) Oakland Athletics (2004) Cleveland Indians (2005) Philadelphia Phillies (2006) Seattle Mariners (2008) Florida Marlins (2008) Cincinnati Reds (2009–2010) Texas Rangers (2011) St. Louis Cardinals (2011)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (2010) World Series champion (2011)

Arthur Lee Rhodes, Jr. (born October 24, 1969) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed relief pitcher.

Rhodes played high school baseball at La Vega High School in Waco, Texas. He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2nd round of the 1988 Major League Baseball Draft. During his 1991 season with the class AA Hagerstown Suns, Rhodes was selected as Eastern League Pitcher of the Year.

Rhodes made his MLB debut with the Orioles in 1991, and then spent 12 years in the Baltimore organization before being granted free agency after the 1999 season. After signing and playing with the Seattle Mariners for four years, he signed with the Oakland Athletics.

A's manager Ken Macha first used him as a closer after years as a successful setup man in Seattle, but he failed in this capacity with a number of blown saves and was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates, along with Mark Redman and cash for catcher Jason Kendall and cash after the one season with the Athletics. In the same offseason, the Pirates traded him on to the Cleveland Indians for Matt Lawton, and as he did in Seattle became the top setup man for the Tribe. On January 27, 2006, after one year in Cleveland, the Indians traded him to the Philadelphia Phillies for outfielder Jason Michaels.