Craig Counsell retires

Craig Counsell announced his retirement from playing baseball in January 2012. He was originally drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 11th round in 1992 out of Notre Dame. He played briefly with the Rockies in 1995 and 1997. He was traded to the Florida Marlins in 1997 and played second base there 1997 to 1999 and won a World Series Championship in 1997. He was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1999 and released in 2000. He signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2000 and played second, third and shortstop there until 2003 while winning a World Series Championship in 2001. He was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in 2003 and played with the Brewers in 2004. He signed again withe the Diamondbacks in 2004 and played there in 2005 and 2006. He then signed again with the Brewers and played there 2007 to 2011. For his career he hit .255/.342/.344 with 42 home runs, 390 RBI, 647 runs and 103 steals in 1624 games.