Mark Loretta was everything you dream of when you talk about an infielder. He had a good glove, he had a high average and he was generally a good clubhouse infielder. He always seemed to be in demand when free agency came up, but never earned more than 5 million a season. Hell, one year, he was even traded for Doug Mirabelli. That can’t be good, right?
If nothing else, Loretta was the perfect example of a player everyone was aware of but was never truly in the public eye. He spent most of his career in Milwaukee or Houston, two of the most unassuming teams in the NL Central (which is entirely unassuming, frankly) and also spent a good deal of time with the Padres, who most of the baseball community was only recently reminded continues to be a team in Major League Baseball. It’s somewhat surprising that he spent any time with the Red Sox and Dodgers.
Now, naturally, Loretta is still attached to baseball, with an unassuming role with one of the same unassuming teams he pla...
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