#11 Troy Glaus, 3B (1998-2004)

The Angels drafted Troy in the 1^st round of the 1997 amateur draft. He made it up to Anaheim during the 1998 season. In 2000, Glaus set several Angels’ single season records with a .604 SLG%, a LL 47 home runs, and 12.0 AB/HR. His record setting season also included a 7.6 WAR (4^th), a .284 BA, 1.008 OPS (2^nd), 120 runs (T3rd), 102 RBI, 340 TB (5^th), 85 extra base hits (2^nd), 112 BB (2^nd), 274 TOB (T5th) and he led AL 3B with 349 assists to make the All-Star team and win the Silver Slugger Award. He followed that up with another monster season on 2001: 161 games (T6th), 41 HR (2^nd), 100 runs, 108 RBI, 81 XBH (4^th), 107 BB (3^rd), and 14.3 AB/HR (3^rd), once again making the All-Star team and winning another Silver Slugger award.

Although Troy’s numbers dropped off slightly in 2002, he played a major role in helping the Angels win their only World Series. On 09/15/02, Glaus tied the Angel record for most HR in a game (3). Then, in October, Glaus’s postseason numbers were simply awesome. In the 2002 World Series alone he batted .385/.467/.846, with 3 HR, 8 RBI, and 7 runs to claim World Series MVP honors. His performance ranks him among the all-time ML postseason (PS) leaders with:

- a .846 SLG% (4^th, career WS)

- a 1.313 OPS (4^th, career WS)

- 22 TB (T7th, single WS)

- a .788 SLG% (2^nd, career LDS)

- a 1.139 OPS (4^th, career LDS)

- 3 HR (T5th, single LDS)

- a .756 SLG% (3^rd, career PS)

- a 1.154 OPS (7^th, career PS)

- 15 runs (8^th, single PS)

- 47 total bases (T1st, single PS)

- 7 HR (T3rd, single PS)

Overall, Glaus batted at least .300 in each of the four postseason series he participated in as an Angel, and racked up 9 HR, 16 RBI, and 18 runs scored.

The three-time Angel All-Star is definitely the greatest 3B in Angels’ history. Glaus signed with the Diamondbacks as a Free Agent following the 2004 season. In parts of 7 seasons, Glaus is the team’s career leader with:

- 778 games at 3B

- 16.3 AB/HR

- 18 postseason runs

- 9 postseason HR

- 59 postseason TB

- a .427 postseason OB%

- a .819 postseason SLG%

- a 1.246 postseason OPS

Glaus ranks among the Angels’ career Top Ten with:

- a 20.6 WAR for pitchers (9^th)

- a .497 SLG% (4^th)

- a .854 OPS (4^th)

- 523 runs (9^th)

- 1,473 total bases (10^th)

- 182 home runs (4^th)

- 470 walks (6^th)

- 354 extra base hits (8^th)

- 1,442 assists (10^th)

- 19 postseason games (T8^th)

- 82 postseason PA (8^th)

- 25 postseason hits (4^th)

- 5 postseason doubles (T2^nd)

- 1 postseason triple (T2^nd)

- 16 postseason RBI (3^rd)

- 9 postseason walks (3^rd)

- a .347 postseason BA (2^nd)