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Career Path — Episode 2 | WiseLemur Baseball

Every question in this episode

1. Every club he played for. Who is he?

   Drafted by Atlanta Braves 2007 → Atlanta Braves 2010–2021 → Los Angeles Dodgers 2022–2026 → INT Rookie of the Year 2010

   Answer: Freddie Freeman

   Freddie Freeman was World Series MVP in 2024, seventeen years after Atlanta took him with the 78th pick in 2007.

2. Every club he played for. Who is he?

   Drafted by Arizona Diamondbacks 2009 → Arizona Diamondbacks 2011–2018 → St. Louis Cardinals 2019–2024 → New York Yankees 2025–2026 → NL MVP 2022

   Answer: Paul Goldschmidt

   Goldschmidt was a 2009 8th-round pick, 246th overall — and still went on to win the 2022 MVP.

3. Every club he played for. Who is he?

   Drafted by Florida Marlins 2007 → Florida Marlins 2010–2017 → New York Yankees 2018–2026 → NL MVP 2017

   Answer: Giancarlo Stanton

   Stanton's monster 2017 season — 59 home runs and 132 RBIs — won him the MVP award.

4. Every club he played for. Who is he?

   Drafted by Pittsburgh Pirates 1985 → Pittsburgh Pirates 1986–1992 → San Francisco Giants 1993–2007

   Answer: Barry Bonds

   Bonds hit 73 home runs in 2001 — no other season of his even topped 49.

5. Every club he played for. Who is he?

   Seattle Mariners 2001–2012 → New York Yankees 2012–2014 → Miami Marlins 2015–2017 → Seattle Mariners 2018–2019 → Jackie Robinson AL Rookie of the Year 2001

   Answer: Ichiro Suzuki

   Ichiro didn't debut in Major League Baseball until age 27, yet still won Rookie of the Year and league MVP that same season.

6. Every club he played for. Who is he?

   Los Angeles Dodgers 1998–2004 → Seattle Mariners 2005–2009 → Boston Red Sox 2010 → Texas Rangers 2011–2018

   Answer: Adrian Beltré

   Beltré was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2024.

7. Every club he played for. Who is he?

   Drafted by Washington Nationals 2010 → Washington Nationals 2012–2018 → Philadelphia Phillies 2019–2026 → NL MVP ×2

   Answer: Bryce Harper

   Harper won Rookie of the Year in 2012, added two MVP awards, then a decade later was named MVP of the 2022 NLCS.

8. Every club he played for. Who is he?

   Drafted by Chicago Cubs 1984 → Chicago Cubs 1986–1992 → Atlanta Braves 1993–2003 → Chicago Cubs 2004–2006 → Los Angeles Dodgers 2006 → San Diego Padres 2007–2008 → Los Angeles Dodgers 2008 → NL Cy Young ×4

   Answer: Greg Maddux

   In 1994 Maddux posted a microscopic 1.56 ERA for Atlanta — yet finished with just 16 wins.

9. Every club he played for. Who is he?

   Drafted by Montreal Expos 1972 → Montreal Expos 1974–1984 → New York Mets 1985–1989 → San Francisco Giants 1990 → Los Angeles Dodgers 1991 → Montreal Expos 1992

   Answer: Gary Carter

   Carter was picked 53rd overall in the third round back in 1972 — then went on to make 11 All-Star teams.

10. Every club he played for. Who is he?

    Drafted by Boston Red Sox 1983 → Boston Red Sox 1984–1996 → Toronto Blue Jays 1997–1998 → New York Yankees 1999–2003 → Houston Astros 2004–2006 → New York Yankees 2007 → AL MVP 1986

    Answer: Roger Clemens

    Clemens won 13 games for Houston in 2005 with a career-best 1.01 WHIP — at age 42, 21 years after his debut.

11. Every club he played for. Who is he?

    Drafted by Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 → Los Angeles Dodgers 1992–1998 → Florida Marlins 1998 → New York Mets 1998–2005 → San Diego Padres 2006 → Oakland Athletics 2007 → NL Rookie of the Year 1993

    Answer: Mike Piazza

    Piazza was picked in the 62nd round of the 1988 draft, about as late as it gets, yet still made the Hall of Fame.

12. Every club he played for. Who is he?

    Milwaukee Braves 1954–1974 → Milwaukee Brewers 1975–1976 → NL MVP 1957

    Answer: Hank Aaron

    At 37, nearly two decades after his debut, Aaron posted his best season yet: a .327 average with 47 home runs and 118 RBIs for Atlanta in 1971.

13. Every club he played for. Who is he?

    Drafted by Chicago White Sox 1989 → Chicago White Sox 1990–2005 → Oakland Athletics 2006 → Toronto Blue Jays 2007–2008 → Oakland Athletics 2008 → AL MVP ×2

    Answer: Frank Thomas

    Frank Thomas won back-to-back MVPs, and in the second one he hit .353 with 38 homers and 101 RBIs at age 26.

14. Every club he played for. Who is he?

    Cincinnati Reds 1964–1976 → Montreal Expos 1977–1979 → Boston Red Sox 1980–1982 → Philadelphia Phillies 1983 → Cincinnati Reds 1984–1986

    Answer: Tony Perez

    In 1970 Perez hit .317 with 40 homers and 129 RBIs, the peak year of his Hall of Fame career.

15. Every club he played for. Who is he?

    Drafted by Pittsburgh Pirates 1970 → Pittsburgh Pirates 1973–1983 → Cincinnati Reds 1984–1987 → Oakland Athletics 1988–1989 → Milwaukee Brewers 1990 → California Angels 1991 → Toronto Blue Jays 1991

    Answer: Dave Parker

    Dave Parker was a 324th overall pick in 1970, yet eight years later he was MVP, hitting .334 with 30 homers in 1978.