#180 Ken Hill

FOLLOW-THROUGH : verb \ ˈfä-lō-ˌthrü \
: to continue a stroke or motion to the end of its arc

Hill was going strong at 16-5 with a 3.32 ERA in 1994, when the season was ended by a strike on August 12. He was on pace for a 23-7 season. 

Win–Loss record 117–109

Earned run average 4.06

Strikeouts 1,181

St. Louis Cardinals (1988–1991)

Montreal Expos (1992–1994)

St. Louis Cardinals (1995)

Cleveland Indians (1995)

Texas Rangers (1996–1997)

Anaheim Angels (1997–2000)

Chicago White Sox (2000)

Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2001)

All-Star (1994)

NL wins leader (1994)

#179 Bernard Gilkey

JOY : noun \ ˈjȯi  \
: a source or cause of delight

Can anyone testify that Bernard Gilkey was actually a joy to watch? I never saw him play.

Batting average .275

Home runs 118

Runs batted in 546

St. Louis Cardinals (1990–1995)

New York Mets (1996–1998)

Arizona Diamondbacks (1998–2000)

Boston Red Sox (2000)

Atlanta Braves (2001)

#178 Denny Neagle

CONCENTRATION : noun  \ ˌkän(t)-sən-ˈtrā-shən  , -ˌsen- \
: the act or process of concentrating : the state of being concentrated
especially : direction of attention to a single object

His concentration got him in trouble with the law a few times.

Win–loss record 124–92

Earned run average 4.24

Strikeouts 1,415

Minnesota Twins (1991)

Pittsburgh Pirates (1992–1996)

Atlanta Braves (1996–1998)

Cincinnati Reds (1999–2000)

New York Yankees (2000)

Colorado Rockies (2001–2003)

2× All-Star (1995, 1997)

World Series champion (2000)

NL wins leader (1997)

#177 Dan Miceli

ICY : adjective \ ˈī-sē  \
: not friendly or kind

Dan never stayed long enough to learn the bullpen catchers name.

Win–loss record 43–52

Earned run average 4.48

Strikeouts 632

Pittsburgh Pirates (1993–1996)

Detroit Tigers (1997)

San Diego Padres (1998–1999)

Florida Marlins (2000–2001)

Colorado Rockies (2001)

Texas Rangers (2002)

Colorado Rockies (2003)

Cleveland Indians (2003)

New York Yankees (2003)

Houston Astros (2003–2004)

Yomiuri Giants (2005)

Colorado Rockies (2005)

Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2006)

#176 Al Martin

SPRINT : intransitive verb \ ˈsprint  \
: to run or go at top speed especially for a short distance

He led the NL in runs scored, so I guess he was fast.

Batting average .276

Home runs 132

Runs batted in 485

Pittsburgh Pirates (1992–1999)

San Diego Padres (2000)

Seattle Mariners (2000–2001)

Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2003)

LG Twins (2004)

#175 Jeff King

SMOOTH : adjective \ ˈsmüt͟h  \
: excessively and often artfully suave

"No need to ask, he's a smooth operator..."

Batting average .256

Home runs 154

Runs batted in 709

Pittsburgh Pirates (1989–1996)

Kansas City Royals (1997–1999)

#174 Mark Johnson

POTENTIAL : adjective \ pə-ˈten(t)-shəl  \
 existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality

Potential is not always reality.

Batting average .232

Home runs 38

Runs batted in 137

Pittsburgh Pirates (1995–1997)

Anaheim Angels (1998)

Hanshin Tigers (1999)

New York Mets (2000–2002)