#187 Tony Gwynn

SCHOLAR : noun \ ˈskä-lər  \
: a person who has done advanced study in a special field

Majored in being awesome.

Batting average .338

Hits 3,141

Home runs 135

Runs batted in 1,138 

San Diego Padres (1982–2001)

8× NL batting champion (1984, 1987–1989, 1994–1997)

15× All-Star (1984–1987, 1989–1999)

5× Gold Glove Award (1986–1987, 1989–1991)

7× Silver Slugger Award (1984, 1986–1987, 1989, 1994–1995, 1997)

Roberto Clemente Award (1999)

San Diego Padres No. 19 retired

San Diego Padres Hall of Fame

Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame 2007

Vote 97.6% (first ballot)

#186 Steve Finley

PRODUCING : transitive verb  \prə-ˈdüs\
: to cause to have existence or to happen : BRING ABOUT

Hit three home runs in a game twice in the same season (1997)

Batting average .271

Hits 2,548

Home runs 304

Runs batted in 1,167

Baltimore Orioles (1989–1990)

Houston Astros (1991–1994)

San Diego Padres (1995–1998)

Arizona Diamondbacks (1999–2004)

Los Angeles Dodgers (2004)

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2005)

San Francisco Giants (2006)

Colorado Rockies (2007)

2× All-Star (1997, 2000)

World Series champion (2001)

5× Gold Glove Award (1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2004)

#185 Ken Caminiti

SECURE : adjective \ si-ˈkyu̇r \
: assured in opinion or expectation : having no doubt

Turned out Caminiti wasn't as secure as we all thought. Sad story.

Batting average .272

Home runs 239

Runs batted in 983

Houston Astros (1987–1994)

San Diego Padres (1995–1998)

Houston Astros (1999–2000)

Texas Rangers (2001)

Atlanta Braves (2001)

3× All-Star (1994, 1996, 1997)

NL MVP (1996)

3× Gold Glove Award (1995–1997)

Silver Slugger Award (1996)

San Diego Padres Hall of Fame

#184 Andy Benes

STEEL : noun \ ˈstēl  \
: commercial iron that contains carbon in any amount up to about 1.7 percent as an essential alloying constituent, is malleable when under suitable conditions, and is distinguished from cast iron by its malleability and lower carbon content ;-)

Had a habit of gritting his teeth when preparing to throw a slider, tipping off many a keen batter.

Win–loss record 155–139

Earned run average 3.97

Strikeouts 2,000

San Diego Padres (1989–1995)

Seattle Mariners (1995)

St. Louis Cardinals (1996–1997)

Arizona Diamondbacks (1998–1999)

St. Louis Cardinals (2000–2002)

All-Star (1993)

NL strikeout leader (1994)