Robert Edward Crosby

Positions: Shortstop, First Baseman and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: January 12, 1980 in Lakewood, CA
High School: La Quinta HS (Westminster, CA)
School: California State University Long Beach (Long Beach, CA)
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 2001 amateur draft.
Signed July 3, 2001. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 2003 (Age 23)   vs. BAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Pirates/Diamondbacks 2003-2010
Agents: Paul Cohen [*]
Final Game: August 21, 2010 (Age 30)   vs. COL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Relatives: Son of Ed Crosby
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• 4/1 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Milwaukee Brewers: The Brewers waited until the eleventh hour to make a splash, but they made a significant upgrade to put themselves in the playoff...

• 3/27 Reviewing the Brew: Brewers Buy Me A Punching Bag…It’s Not Even My Birthday: Since I began writing for RtB back in the winter of 2010, I have always had a punching bag.  By “punching bag” I...
• 3/24 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 3/17/13 - 3/23/13: Here's a look back at the week that was here at MLBTR: The Yankees inched closer to completing a trade for outfielder Vernon...
• 3/24 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEE RUMORS: SANCHEZ, CROSBY & OVERBAY: We all know that the Yankees have "hinted" that they are "not done yet."  We have heard Hal Steinbrenner say it.  We...
• 3/22 Rum Bunter: Alen Hanson, A Hope for the Pittsburgh Pirates Future: Think back to July 29, 2009, the day Jack Wilson was traded to the Mariners. Since that day how many shortstops have you been...
• 3/21 Swingin' A's: Bob Melvin : Master of Communication: On Monday night, CSN Bay Area aired their annual season preview for your Oakland Athletics. The special was comprehensive and...
• 3/20 Bleeding Yankee Blue: DALLAS MCPHERSON WAS RELEASED. HERE COME THE YANKS...: It's been reported that Dallas McPherson was released by the Dodgers, read HERE, and all indications are the Yankees will...
• 3/19 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Lohse, Crosby, Tejada: Kyle Lohse may not sign with a team until after the first-year player draft takes place in June, writes Jim Bowden of ESPN.com...
• 3/18 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WILL THE YANKEES PURSUE BOBBY CROSBY?: Just a quick note... and not one that I want to bring you. That being said, it's one, that if you wear the thinking cap of...
• 3/18 MLBTradeRumors: Brewers Release Bobby Crosby: Bobby Crosby's comeback attempt is on hold, as the Brewers have granted the infielder his release. Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee...
• 3/10 mlbreports.com : The Corey Hart Dilemma In Milwaukee: Like us on Facebook here Sunday March. 10/2013 By Ryan Dana (MLB Reports Writer):  Corey Hart, 1st Baseman for the Milwaukee...
• 3/7 Baseball News Source: Brewers News: Who’s on First, Gallardo Cleared for WBC: Who will be the Milwaukee Brewers opening day first baseman? That question is yet to be answered after Mat Gamel who will have...
• 3/5 MLBTradeRumors: Central Links: Furcal, Drew, Crosby, Kazmir: Some late-night links pertaining to baseball's two Central divisions... Cardinals shortstop Rafael Furcal is going to visit...

• 2/19 MLBTradeRumors: Brewers Considering First Base Options: The Brewers are considering first base options following the news that they’ll open the season without Mat Gamel or Corey ...
• 2/18 Baseball Musings: Hole at First: Mat Gamel injured his knee again and will miss the season, leaving the Brewers without a first baseman: Corey Hart, who moved...

• 1/29 Swingin' A's: Familiar Faces in New Places: For purely nostalgic reasons, I thought it was pertinent to bring focus to a contingent of transactions that have occurred recently...
• 1/28 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 1/20/13 - 1/26/13: Here's the top news and stories that made headlines this past week at MLBTR... The Braves and Diamondbacks officially agreed...
• 1/27 Reviewing the Brew: A few questionable Brewer signings this offseason: The Milwaukee Brewers have made some generally positive signings so far in this off season. However, there are a few signings,...
• 1/25 Swingin' A's: Bobby Crosby and The Trip to Bizarro Baseball World: Let’s take a trip back in the Athletics time machine shall we?  We are going to go back to the year 2004, Miguel Tejada...
• 1/23 MetsToday.com: DeRosa Goes To Canada: The Toronto Blue Jays continued building their team of the present by signing veteran utilityman and Bergen Catholic grad Mark...
• 1/22 Reviewing the Brew: Brewers Sign Bobby Crosby to Minor-League Deal: Anybody remember Bobby Crosby? If you don’t, that’s okay. Although he was the American League Rookie of the Year back...
• 1/22 MLBTradeRumors: Brewers Sign Bobby Crosby: The Brewers signed Bobby Crosby to a minor league contract with an invitation to MLB Spring Training, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports...

• 12/30 mlbreports.com : Carlos Gonzalez: Committing Superstar Fraud in Colorado: Like us on Facebook here Sunday December 30th, 2012 Jonathan Hacohen  (Baseball Writer and Website Founder):   Today I tackle...
• 12/20 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Rumors: Saunders, Red Sox, Twins, Lohse: Some free agent notes from around MLB... The Orioles are still in talks with free agent left-hander Joe Saunders, Jon Paul...

• 11/26 Swingin' A's: What Do We Know About Michael Ynoa?: Well for starters, we know that Michael Ynoa is now one of the newest members of the 40-man roster.  Beyond that he is a living,...
• 11/14 Venom Strikes: Wade Miley Had a Year to Remember- Even if the Writers Failed to Recognize it.: Wade Miley just turned 26 on Tuesday following his impressive rookie campaign in 2012. On Monday he was told he lost out on the...
• 11/12 Rally Caps: Rookie of the Year Predictions: This season we saw a handful of stand-out candidates for the annual Rookie of the Year award, but more importantly for MLB teams...

• 8/31 Swingin' A's: Calling For Backup: A Look at Potential September Call-Ups:   Absolutely nothing signifies the end of a season like expanded rosters in September. For the unaware, all teams are allowed...
• 8/19 Baseball News Source: Pedro Ciriaco’s Legend Growing in Boston: Don’t look for Pedro Ciriaco‘s name on any of the lists that rank the game’s top prospects. It is nowhere to...

• 4/18 The "Mc" Effect: Free Agents Don't Help Pirates Offensively: Clint Barmes and Rod Barajas have been just awful at the plate this season after coming to Pittsburgh with somewhat high hopes...

• 3/1 Junkball: KNEE-JERK REACTION: DOWN GOES SIZEMORE: There are special moments for thoughtful reflection about new developments with the Oakland A’s … and then there are moments...

• 2/29 Junkball: KNEE-JERK REACTION: DOWN GOES SIZEMORE: There are special moments for thoughtful reflection about new developments with the Oakland A’s … and then there are moments...
• 2/13 Bus League Baseball: All-Time MLB Draft: Round 20 (Picks 951-1000): At least a year ago, maybe longer, I had an idea: wouldn’t it be cool to go through every draft pick in major league history,...

• 12/2 This is Getting Old: Pirates Went After Chris Capuano: Let me just preface this quickly. Capuano has been really good at times. The problem is those times were five years ago. That’s...

• 11/3 This is Getting Old: Four Pirates Qualify as Type B Free Agents:   Four Pirates free agents have qualified for Type B status. These guys range in terms of risk but in my opinion the Pirates...

• 10/24 Release Points: Forget the winner; which AL Rookie of the Year candidate has the best long term potential?: The Rookie of the Year Award – perhaps more than any other post-World Series honor – can be a source of hope, a ray of light...

• 4/21 B-R Blog: Jed Lowrie’s great career start: Through Wednesday's games, Jed Lowrie has a career BA of .268 and a SLG of .448. Doesn't sound like much, does it? But in his...

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• 8/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Bobby Crosby releasedThe Arizona Diamondbacks released SS Bobby Crosby Tuesday, Aug. 24, according to The Arizona Republic's Nick Piecoro. ...[+] The Arizona Diamondbacks released SS Bobby Crosby Tuesday, Aug. 24, according to The Arizona Republic's Nick Piecoro.
• 8/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Augie Ojeda, Bobby Crosby could see more time: Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said 2B Augie Ojeda and SS Bobby Crosby are likely to see more playing time, according...[+] to FOXSportsArizona.com's Jack Magruder.

• 7/31 Baseball Press: Trading Places: Low Impact Swaps Take 2: Chris Snyder is the biggest winner in the 5 man swap. (AP) Just to save readers from having to click on several articles...
• 7/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Chris Snyder acquired in five-player deal with Arizona: The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired C Chris Snyder and minor league SS Pedro Ciriaco from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange...[+] for OF Ryan Church, IF Bobby Crosby and P D.J. Carrasco, according to Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com. The Pirates also received $3 million to help pay for Snyder's salary.
• 7/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Ryan Church, Bobby Crosby, D.J. Carrasco acquired in deal with Pittsburgh: The Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired OF Ryan Church, IF Bobby Crosby and P D.J. Carrasco from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange...[+] for C Chris Snyder and minor league SS Pedro Ciriaco, according to MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch.
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Acquire Chris Snyder In Five-Player Deal: Diamondbacks interim GM Jerry Dipoto further dismantled his team today, sending catcher Chris Snyder, Triple A shortstop Pedro...
• 7/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Bobby Crosby returns Thursday: Pittsburgh Pirates SS Bobby Crosby (concussion) returned to the lineup at shortstop Thursday, July 1, after missing two games...[+] with concussion symptoms, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Karen Price.

• 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Bobby Crosby likely to get regular play time upon return: Pittsburgh Pirates SS Bobby Crosby (concussion) likely will get a fairly regular playing role at either second base or shortshop...[+] when he returns to the lineup according to MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch.
• 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Bobby Crosby could return Thursday: Pittsburgh Pirates SS Bobby Crosby (concussion) could return to the lineup Thursday, July 1, after reporting no more concussion-like...[+] symptoms Wednesday, June 30, according to MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch. Crosby hit off a tee Wednesday and is expected to take batting practice Thursday. 3B Andy LaRoche made his second straight start at second base Wednesday.
• 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Bobby Crosby, Neil Walker out Tuesday: Pittsburgh Pirates IFs Bobby Crosby (head) and Neil Walker (head) didn't play because of concussion-like symptoms Tuesday, June...[+] 29, according to The Associated Press. Both are listed day-to-day.
• 6/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Bobby Crosby leaves early: Pittsburgh Pirates SS Bobby Crosby (head) left the game after a collision Monday, June 28, with concussion-like symptoms, The...[+] Associated Press reports.
• 6/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Bobby Crosby starts Thursday: Pittsburgh Pirates SS Bobby Crosby started for the second straight day at shortstop Thursday, June 17, according to the Pittsburgh...[+] Tribune-Review. It is possible that the team is auditioning Crosby for a potential trade.
• 6/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Bobby Crosby rejoins team: Pittsburgh Pirates SS Bobby Crosby (illness) rejoined the team Wednesday, June 9, and was available to pinch hit, according to...[+] the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Rob Biertempfel.
• 6/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Bobby Crosby out with illness: Pittsburgh Pirates IF Bobby Crosby (illness) didn't travel with the team to Washington due to a stomach illness, the Pittsburgh...[+] Post-Gazette's Dejan Kovacevic reports.

• 5/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ronny Cedeno undergoes X-rays: X-rays on Pittsburgh Pirates SS Ronny Cedeno's (wrist) came back negative Wednesday, May 12, although he was replaced by SS Bobby...[+] Crosby Wednesday, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Karen Price.
• 5/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Steve Pearce starts Wednesday: Pittsburgh Pirates OF Steve Pearce made his first start Wednesday, May 5, since being recalled from the minors, according to MLB.com's...[+] Jenifer Langosch. SS Bobby Crosby hit leadoff for the first time since 2003.

• 4/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Ronny Cedeno scratched from Sunday's lineup: The Pittsburgh Pirates have scratched SS Ronny Cedeno (illness) from the starting lineup Sunday, April 25, because of flulike...[+] symptoms, according to The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Rob Biertempfel. SS Bobby Crosby will start Sunday against the Houston Astros.
• 4/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Andy LaRoche, Bobby Crosby unlikely to return Friday: Pittsburgh Pirates 3B Andy LaRoche (back) and SS Bobby Crosby (shoulder) are both unlikely to return to the lineup Friday, April...[+] 23, according to MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo and Tom Singer. 2B Delwyn Young has been receiving playing time at third base, and that is likely to continue until LaRoche returns.
• 4/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Crosby scratched: The Associated Press reports Pittsburgh Pirates IF Bobby Crosby (shoulder) was scratched with left shoulder stiffness Tuesday,...[+] April 20.