How Did We Get Here? 3rd base

The second in a series on How Did We Get Here? This time, 3rd base (over the last 20 years)

Buddy Bell - 1988
-Traded by Cincinnati to Houston for a player to be named later
-Released, December 1988

Kan Caminiti - 1989-1994
-Selected in 3rd round of 1984 draft
-Traded by Houston with Andujar Cedeno, Steve Finley, Roberto Petagine, Brian
Williams and a player to be named later to San Diego Padres in exchange for Derek
Bell, Doug Brocail, Ricky Gutierrez, Pedro Martinez, Phil Plantier and Craig Shipley, December 1994.

Dave Magadan - 1995
-Signed as free agent, April 1995
-Granted free agency, October 1995

Sean Berry - 1996-1998
-Traded to Houston by Montreal for Dave Veres and Raul Chavez, December 1995
-Granted free agency, October 1998

Bill Spiers - 1997-1998
-Signed as free agent, January 1996

Ken Caminiti - 1999
-Signed as free agent, November 1998
-Granted free agency, October 2000

Chris Truby - 2000
-Signed as undrafted free agent, August 1992
-Traded to Montral for Geoff Blum, March 2002

Vinny Castilla - 2001
-Signed as a free agent, May 2001
-Granted free agency, October 2001

Geoff Blum - 2002-2003
-Traded to Montreal for Chris Truby, March 2002
-Traded to Tampa Bay for Brandon Backe, December 2003

Morgan Ensberg - 2003-2007
-Drafted in 9th round of 1998 draft
-Traded to San Diego for future considerations, July 2007

Ty Wigginton - 2007-2008
-Traded by Tampa Bay for Dan Wheeler, July 2007
-Non-tendered by Houston, December 2008

How did we get here? Shortstop.

So the thing with Jeter got me thinking: How did we get here - in our present situation at shortstop? Let's look at the shortstops over the last 20 years (the years are when they started, not total time they spent with the team. That's an important distinction.)

Rafael Ramirez, 1988-1990
-Traded by Braves with cash for Ed Whited and Mike Stoker, December 1987
-Granted free agency, October 1992

Eric Yelding, 1991
-Claimed on waivers from Cubs, April 1989
-Traded to Chicago White Sox as PTBNL for Rich Scheid, July 1992

Andujar Cedeno, 1992-1994
-Signed as an undrafted free agent, October 1986
-Traded May 1995 to San Diego with Derek Bell, Doug Brocail, Pedro Martnez (not the same one), Phil Plantier and Craig Shipley for Ken Caminiti, Steve Finley, Roberto Petagine and Brian Williams.

Orlando Miller, 1995-1996
-Traded March 1990 by the New York Yankees for Dave Silvestri
-Traded December 1996 with Doug Brocail, Brian Hunter, Todd Jones and cash to Detroit for Brad Ausmus, Jose Lima, Trever Miller, C.J. Nitkowski and Daryle Ward

Tim Bogar, 1997, 1999
-Traded March 1997 by Los Angeles Dodgers for Luis Lopez
-Granted free agency October 2000

Ricky Gutierrez, 1998
-Traded May 1995 by San Diego with Derek Bell, Doug Brocail, Pedro Martnez (not the same one), Phil Plantier and Craig Shipley for Ken Caminiti, Andujar Cedeno, Steve Finley, Roberto Petagine and Brian Williams.
-Granted free agency October 1998

Julio Lugo, 2000-2003
-Selected in 43rd round of 1994 amateur draft
-Released May 2003

Adam Everett, 2003-2007
-Traded by Boston December 1999 with Greg Miller for Carl Everett
-Granted free agency in 2007

Miguel Tejada, 2008-present
-Traded by Baltimore in December 2007 for Matt Albers, Luke Scott, Dennis Sarfate, Troy Patton and Mike Costanzo.