Chris Resop

Christopher "Chris" Paul Resop (born November 4, 1982) is a former American professional baseball right-handed pitcher. He has since entered a career as a real estate professional.

Chris Resop
Resop with the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitcher
Born: (1982-11-04) November 4, 1982
Naples, Florida
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: June 28, 2005, for the Florida Marlins
NPB: 2008, for the Hanshin Tigers
Last appearance
MLB: May 14, 2013, for the Oakland Athletics
NPB: 2008, for the Hanshin Tigers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record10–12
Earned run average4.62
Strikeouts204
NPB statistics
Win–loss record0–2
Earned run average6.75
Strikeouts6
Teams

Early life

Resop graduated from Barron G. Collier High School in 2001.[1]

Professional career

Florida Marlins

Resop, was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 4th round of the 2001 Major League Baseball draft.

In 2005, Resop made his major league debut. He continued to play for the Marlins in 2006.

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

He was traded to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for Kevin Gregg on December 20, 2006.

Resop with the Atlanta Braves in 2008.

Atlanta Braves

Resop was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Braves on October 25, 2007.[2]

In an extra-inning game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 3, 2008, Resop pitched a third of an inning and allowed two walks in the top of the 10th inning. Manager Bobby Cox then brought in left-handed pitcher Royce Ring to face left-handed batter Adam LaRoche and substituted Resop for Matt Diaz in left field. After Ring struck out LaRoche, Gregor Blanco came in to play left and Resop returned to the mound in place of Ring. He subsequently allowed an RBI single to Xavier Nady and earned the loss as the Pirates won 4–3.

On May 28, Resop was designated for assignment by the Braves. He was later assigned to the Richmond Braves of the International League.

Hanshin Tigers

On July 7, the Braves sold Resop's contract to the Hanshin Tigers of the Japanese Central League.[3]

Return to Braves

Resop re-signed with the Braves prior to the 2010 season.[4]

He was called up on June 15, 2010, after 13 starts in Triple A. In 73.1 innings, he recorded a 1.84 ERA while allowing 46 hits, 27 walks, and striking out 81 batters. He held batters to a .183 average.

Pittsburgh Pirates

On August 4, 2010, Resop was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[5]

Oakland Athletics

On November 30, 2012, Resop was traded to the Oakland Athletics for Zach Thornton.[6] He was designated for assignment on May 17, 2013.

Boston Red Sox

Resop signed a minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox in January 2014. On April 1, 2014 he was assigned to AAA Pawtucket Red Sox. He was released on July 1, 2014.

Real estate career

After his retirement from baseball, Resop became involved in the real estate industry, initially working as an agent for William Raveis Real Estate in 2014.[7] In 2017 he helped establish a new division of the company in Naples, Florida. This included a concierge service for professional athletes that are recently traded and new to their team’s city.[8] The division was named the Sports + Entertainment Division,[7] and in 2019 Resop became the first official realtor of the Boston Red Sox.[9] He then started his own company The Resop Team, which he runs with his wife Kara. Resop is the company’s Managing Director.[10]

References
  1. "Chris Resop Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
  2. "Right-handed pitcher Chris Resop claimed off waivers by Atlanta". October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  3. "Scout.com: Braves sell Resop to Japanese team". Archived from the original on 2009-07-01. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
  4. "College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America".
  5. Langosch, Jenifer (August 4, 2010). "Pirates claim Resop, Park off waivers".
  6. "Pirates acquire RHP Zach Thornton from Oakland in exchange for RHP Chris Resop". November 30, 2012.
  7. "Retired MLB pitcher Chris Resop heads William Raveis Real Estate' Sports + Entertainment division helping pro athletes and others relocate on the fly | Business Observer". Business Observer. May 31, 2019.
  8. Layden, Laura. "Ex-pitcher Resop, Raveis Real Estate in North Naples to help athletes move". Naples News.
  9. Zimmerman, Kevin (February 15, 2019). "William Raveis relaunches, expands Sports & Entertainment division".
  10. https://theresopteam.com/the-team/detail/1/chris-resop
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