Chris Resop

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Chris Resop

| image = Chris Resop on June 14, 2012.jpg

| caption = Resop with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2012

| position = Pitcher

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|11|4}}

| birth_place = Naples, Florida, U.S.

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

|debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = June 28

| debutyear = 2005

| debutteam = Florida Marlins

|debut2league = NPB

| debut2date =

| debut2year = 2008

| debut2team = Hanshin Tigers

|finalleague=MLB

|finaldate=May 14

|finalyear=2013

|finalteam=Oakland Athletics

|final2league=NPB

|final2date=

|final2year=2008

|final2team=Hanshin Tigers

|statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Win–loss record

| stat1value = 10–12

| stat2label = Earned run average

| stat2value = 4.62

| stat3label = Strikeouts

| stat3value = 204

|stat2league = NPB

| stat21label = Win–loss record

| stat21value = 0–2

| stat22label = Earned run average

| stat22value = 6.75

| stat23label = Strikeouts

| stat23value = 6

| teams =

Florida Marlins ({{Baseball year|2005}}–{{Baseball year|2006}})
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ({{Baseball year|2007}})
Atlanta Braves ({{Baseball year|2008}})
Hanshin Tigers ({{Baseball year|2008}})
Atlanta Braves ({{Baseball year|2010}})
Pittsburgh Pirates ({{Baseball year|2010}}–{{Baseball year|2012}})
Oakland Athletics ({{Baseball year|2013}})

}}

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

Early life

Resop graduated from Barron G. Collier High School in 2001.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/player/chris-resop-434592|title=Chris Resop Stats, Fantasy & News|website=MLB.com}}

Professional career

=Florida Marlins=

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

In {{Baseball year|2005}}, Resop made his major league debut. He continued to play for the Marlins in {{Baseball year|2006}}.

=Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim=

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

File:Chris Resop.jpg in {{Mlby|2008}}.]]

=Atlanta Braves=

Resop was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Braves on October 25, 2007.{{cite web|url=http://losangeles.angels.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20071025&content_id=2282316&vkey=pr_ana&fext=.jsp&c_id=ana|title=Right-handed pitcher Chris Resop claimed off waivers by Atlanta|date=October 25, 2007|access-date=August 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618072028/http://losangeles.angels.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20071025&content_id=2282316&vkey=pr_ana&fext=.jsp&c_id=ana|archive-date=June 18, 2013|url-status=dead}}

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.{{Cite web |url=http://braves.scout.com/2/767501.html |title=Scout.com: Braves sell Resop to Japanese team |access-date=2008-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090701064030/http://braves.scout.com/2/767501.html |archive-date=2009-07-01 |url-status=dead }}

=Return to Braves=

Resop re-signed with the Braves prior to the {{baseball year|2010}} season.{{Cite web | url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=7481 |title = College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America| date=8 December 2021 }}

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.{{cite web|url=http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100804&content_id=13007960¬ebook_id=13025662&vkey=notebook_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822011215/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100804&content_id=13007960¬ebook_id=13025662&vkey=notebook_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 22, 2011|title=Pirates claim Resop, Park off waivers|last=Langosch|first=Jenifer|date=August 4, 2010}}

=Oakland Athletics=

On November 30, 2012, Resop was traded to the Oakland Athletics for Zach Thornton.{{cite web|url=http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121130&content_id=40480648&vkey=pr_pit&c_id=pit|title=Pirates acquire RHP Zach Thornton from Oakland in exchange for RHP Chris Resop|date=November 30, 2012|access-date=December 1, 2012|archive-date=June 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618071704/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121130&content_id=40480648&vkey=pr_pit&c_id=pit|url-status=dead}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessobserverfl.com/article/retired-mlb-pitcher-chris-resop-of-naples-leads-william-raveis-real-estate-sports-entertainment-division|title=Retired MLB pitcher Chris Resop heads William Raveis Real Estate' Sports + Entertainment division helping pro athletes and others relocate on the fly | Business Observer|date=May 31, 2019|website=Business Observer}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/local/2017/03/29/ex-pitcher-resop-raveis-real-estate-north-naples-help-athletes-move/99729322/|title=Ex-pitcher Resop, Raveis Real Estate in North Naples to help athletes move|first=Laura|last=Layden|website=Naples News}} The division was named the Sports + Entertainment Division, and in 2019 Resop became the first official realtor of the Boston Red Sox.{{Cite web|url=https://westfaironline.com/111141/william-raveis-relaunches-expands-sports-entertainment-division/|title=William Raveis relaunches, expands Sports & Entertainment division|first=Kevin|last=Zimmerman|date=February 15, 2019}} He then started his own company The Resop Team, which he runs with his wife Kara. Resop is the company's Managing Director.{{Cite web |url=https://theresopteam.com/the-team/detail/1/chris-resop |title=About Chris Resop |access-date=October 30, 2020 |archive-date=November 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103213802/https://theresopteam.com/the-team/detail/1/chris-resop |url-status=dead }} Later, he became the Managing Partner of The Agency in Naples, Florida, a boutique brokerage specializing in luxury real estate.{{cite news |url=https://naples.floridaweekly.com/articles/the-agency-real-estate-brokerage-welcomes-new-franchisee-in-naples/|title=The Agency real estate brokerage welcomes new franchisee in Naples |date=March 10, 2022 |publisher=The Florida Weekly}}{{cite web |url=https://www.realtrends.com/articles/the-agency-expands-to-ottawa-and-naples%ef%bf%bc/ |title=The Agency expands to Ottawa and Naples: New locations are brokerage's 29th and 30th franchisees |date=March 7, 2022 |author=Brooklee Han |publisher=Real Trends}}