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His efforts in 2005 landed Bay his first of three career All-Star bids, and his first of two with the Pirates. Not only was he the Pirates best player and hitter in 2005, he was one of the best all-around players in the NL that season. His OBP, slugging percentage, ISO, wRC+, and fWAR were all career highs.īay’s wRC+ ranked 4th in the NL, his OBP was 8th, and his fWAR was 9th. Out of his five full seasons in Pittsburgh, 2005 was Bay’s best.īay was one of just four NL players to play in all 162 games in 2005. Bay is still just one of two players in franchise history to win the award, joining Johnny Ray who took home the award in 1982. In his first full MLB season, he won the NL Rookie of the Year Award in 2004. Both Salomon Torres and Mike Gonzalez had ERAs under 3.00 for the year.Bay played five full seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Also, the bullpen had a couple of solid pieces that performed well. Duke made 14 starts and had an ERA of 1.81. Eventually, the team called up left-handed starter Zach Duke. There were some signs of potential from the pitching staff. The team also had Josh Fogg, Mike Redman, and David Williams make starts but Williams and Redman had ERAs in the 4.00s and Fogg saw his above 5.00. Both Perez and Wells had earned run averages above 5.00. Oliver Perez started his decline as a starter, the same could be said for Kip Wells. The pitching staff was one of the worst in baseball that year. The outfield was made up of an assortment of players throughout the year, including Rob Mackowiak, Jason Bay, Tike Redman, and Matt Lawton (Lawton was eventually traded to the Cubs). Rounding out the infield was first baseman Daryle Ward and fan-favorite shortstop Jack Wilson. Castillo always showed promise at times especially with his versatility in the infield. Other players on the team were second baseman Jose Castillo, who tragically passed away in December of 2018 in a car accident. 284 as the team’s third baseman after taking the job from veteran Ty Wigginton.

Meanwhile, Freddy Sanchez started to break out as well, batting. 961 OPS, leading the team in all three categories. Bay was the only All-Star that season but had the numbers to back it up. The team was led by two players who would become the best part of Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball during the mid-2000s, Jason Bay and Freddy Sanchez.