A graduate of Stone Mountain, GA's Redan High School, Brandon Phillips was a second-round draft pick by the Montreal Expos in 1999 but never played for the Expos franchise at the big-league level as he was part of a massive 2002 trade that saw him go with Cliff Lee, Grady Sizemore and Lee Stevens to Cleveland for future former Braves Bartolo Colon and Tim Drew.
Phillips played in 1,614 games with the Reds amassing 1,774 hits including 311 doubles, 32 triples and 191 home runs. He also stole 194 bases while posting a slash line of .279/.325/.429 good for a near-average 99 OPS+ all while providing the team with plus defense at second.
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