BRIAN SCHNEIDER RUMORS
Schneider Retires- Peace Out
Brian Schneider has officially retired from baseball at the age of 36. He was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 5th round back in 1995. He made his MLB debut in 2000, and it is with the Expos/Nationals organization that he experienced his best years. He also played for the Mets during his 13 big league seasons, and the last 3 being with the Phillies, meaning he spent his...
The Best of Brian Schneider
It has been a rough week for the population of former Montreal Expos in the major leagues. On the heels of Nick Johnson’s retirement, former Expos, Nationals, Mets, and Phillies catcher Brian Schneider announced that his baseball playing career was over. Schneider started his professional career after being drafted by the Expos back in 1995, when they still may have seemed to have...
Schneider Announces Retirement After 13 Seasons
After a few season with the Phillies, and 13 overall in the majors, Brian Schneider has announced his retirement, according to the Allentown Morning Call.
It had been a trying few seasons with the Phillies as Schneider seemingly spent more time on the DL than on the bench, where he was the primary backup to Carlos Ruiz. The Phillies kept Schneider around because of his catching intuition...
Philadelphia Philles: C Brian Schneider officially retiring
Catcher Brian Schneider has officially decided that it’s time to hang up the cleats for good. The 36-year old catcher will end his 13-year professional career with 67 home runs, 387 runs driven in and a .247/.320/.369 line. He played for four teams in the majors during his career; the Expos, Nationals, Mets and the Phillies while appearing in 1,048 games.
On Tuesday, Schneider...
Lehigh Valley Native, Childhood Phillies Fan Brian Schneider Announces Retirement
Brian Schneider grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He was a Phillies fan. So, when Schneider hit free agency in 2009, he turned down chances to start for other teams to sign with his hometown Phillies and back up starting catcher Carlos Ruiz. Now, he will retire as a member of...
Brian Schneider Heads to DL, But No One to Replace Him
Today the Phillies placed backup catcher Brian Schneider on the 15-day disabled list. What do you do when your backup goes down and the guy he is backing up is also down? Good thing the Phillies are out of it.
Steven Lerud was the best they could do. Lerud was the best they could do given the circumstances. You may remember Lerud from a few Spring Training games. The Phillies...
Schneider and Finances, Fits, Familiarity, Focus
The re-signing of Brian Schneider wasn’t the “sexiest” move the Phillies could have made. It really just maintains the status quo at the backup catcher position.In an unappealing market, though, maintaining the status quo with a one-year, $800,000 comfortable option is the way to go.Here are a few reasons why: Bringing back Brian Schneider wasn't particularly expected...
Dr. Strangeglove: Albert Camus and the Backup Catcher
Mother died today.-Opening line of Albert Camus’ The StrangerThe Phillies re-signed backup catcher Brian Schneider yesterday. I get worked up about a lot of baseball-related things that don’t matter, as you may know by now, and while the Phillies overpaying for Jonathan Papelbon and sending Jonathan Singleton packing for Hunter Pence sent me into a blind homicidal rage that...
Phillies re-sign C Brian Schneider
The Philadelphia Phillies have re-signed backup catcher Brian Schneider to a one-year contract, worth $800,000.
Schneider, who can earn an additional $200,000 in performance bonuses, batted .176 with two homers and nine RBIs in 41 games. The Phillies were 28-8 in games he started, including a 19-game winning streak from May 7 to Sept. 6.
The 34-year-old Schneider has spent the...
Via AP on Fox
November 17, 2011
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Phils Close to Re-signing Brian Schneider
The Phillies are nearing a deal to bring back backup catcher Brian Schneider.The Phillies are nearing a deal with Brian Schneider, according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports.The terms are not yet clear, but one would imagine the Phillies are re-signing Schneider to a one-year deal. Schneider is coming off of a poor offensive season and, unfortunately for him, his...
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