Rick Helling (#32 - SP)
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Full Name: Full Name: Rickey Allen Helling
Born: December 15, 1970 in Devils Lake, ND
Height: 6'3" Weight: 220
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Personal: Wife (Tamaso - 11/9/96), Son (Randy - 02/00)
Resides: Southlake, TX
MLB Debut: Apr 10, 1994
Final Game: Sep 9, 2006
Team History
- Originally drafted by the New York Mets in Jun 1990, but did not sign
- 1994-1996: Texas Rangers (via draft in June of 1992)
- 1996-1997: Florida Marlins (via trade as PTBNL for John Burkett & Ryan Dempster)
- 1997-2001: Texas Rangers (via trade for Ed Vosberg on Aug 12, 1997)
- 2002: Arizona Diamondbacks (as a free agent on Jan 19, 2002)
- 2003: Baltimore Orioles (as a minor league free agent on Feb 11, 2003 - DFA Aug 15, 2003)
- 2003: Florida Marlins (as a free agent on Aug 20, 2003)
- 2004: Minnesota Twins (as a minor league free agent on Jan 13, 2004)
- 2004: Texas Rangers (as a minor league free agent on June 8, 2004 - released Jul 15, 2004)
- 2005-2006: Milwaukee Brewers (as a minor league free agent on Jan 13, 2005)
- 2007: Philadelphia Phillies (as a minor league free agent on Jan 29, 2007)
- Retired - Feb 5, 2007
Salary History
- 2007: N/A
- 2006: $850,000
- 2005: $800,000
- 2004: $600,000
- 2003: $1 Million
- 2002: $3 Million
- 2001: $4.5 Million
- 2000: $3.75 Million
- 1999: $2.25 Million
- 1998: $216,500
- 1997: $165,000
- 1996: Unknown
- 1995: Unknown
- 1994: Unknown
