Around the Majors: 1st arbitration case
1) The Rockies won their arbitration case against P Sun Woo Kim. He will make $600,000 instead of the $800,000 he was seeking.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 25 -5 8.36 4 3 14 5 3.21 23.14 0 1 0 0 1 Expos 2004 26 -7 4.58 43 17 135.2 87 5.77 14.13 4 6 0 4 6 Expos 2005 27 -3 4.90 24 10 82.2 55 5.99 13.17 6 3 0 4 5 Nationals/Rockies CAREER -24 5.01 110 37 323.1 203 5.65 14.39 13 12 0 11 14 LG AVG 0 4.31 323.1 238 6.61 12.82 18 18
2) The Cubs re-signed CF Juan Pierre ($5.75 million) and P Will Ohman ($610,000) to 1 year contracts, to avoid salary arbitration.
PIERRE YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 25 7 .361 .373 .734 .533 5.18 .305 1 41 65 162 Marlins 2004 26 10 .374 .407 .781 .547 5.54 .326 3 49 45 162 Marlins 2005 27 -10 .326 .354 .680 .446 4.25 .276 2 47 57 162 Marlins CAR -48 .355 .375 .730 .455 5.02 .305 9 247 267 845 LG AVG 0 .341 .433 .773 .500 5.18 .269 109 442 56 POS AVG -9 .336 .427 .763 .490 5.08 .268 105 398 109 OHMAN YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2000 22 -1 8.10 6 0 3.1 2 5.40 21.60 1 0 0 0 1 Cubs 2001 23 -5 7.71 11 0 11.2 12 9.26 15.43 0 1 0 0 1 Cubs 2005 27 6 2.91 69 0 43.1 45 9.35 12.25 2 2 0 3 1 Cubs CAREER 0 4.17 86 0 58.1 59 9.10 13.42 3 3 0 3 3 LG AVG 0 4.28 58.1 43 6.67 12.78 3 3
3) The Nationals signed SS Royce Clayton and OF George Lombard to minor league contracts, with invitations to spring training.
CLAYTON YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 33 -36 .301 .333 .634 .252 2.91 .228 11 39 5 146 Brewers 2004 34 -31 .338 .397 .735 .348 4.48 .279 8 54 10 146 Rockies 2005 35 -25 .320 .351 .670 .336 3.64 .270 2 44 13 143 Diamondbacks CAR -288 .313 .370 .683 .352 3.75 .258 107 671 215 1894 LG AVG 0 .340 .426 .766 .500 5.09 .270 214 929 142 POS AVG -150 .326 .385 .711 .425 4.37 .266 127 729 162
Clayton is closing in on the top 10 for worst career RCAA (since 1900)–
1 Ski Melillo -355 2 Tommy Thevenow -351 3 Neifi Perez -329 4 Bill Bergen -312 5 Tim Foli -309 6 Larry Bowa -307 7 Alfredo Griffin -306 T8 Don Kessinger -305 T8 Ozzie Guillen -305 10 Ed Brinkman -300 T11 Leo Durocher -296 T11 Roy McMillan -296 T11 Everett Scott -296 T11 Wally Gerber -296 15 Royce Clayton -288 LOMBARD YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2000 24 -7 .146 .103 .249 .023 0.73 .103 0 2 4 27 Braves 2002 26 -3 .300 .373 .674 .462 4.20 .241 5 13 13 72 Tigers 2003 27 -2 .237 .324 .561 .256 2.79 .216 1 4 1 13 Devil Rays CAR -11 .279 .343 .622 .392 3.74 .225 7 20 21 124 LG AVG 0 .335 .429 .764 .500 5.03 .266 11 46 6 POS AVG 2 .336 .440 .776 .514 5.23 .271 11 46 10
4) The Nationals removed P Francis Beltran from the 40 man roster.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 21 -5 7.50 11 0 12 11 8.25 22.50 0 0 0 0 0 Cubs 2004 23 -5 5.47 45 0 49.1 48 8.76 13.86 2 2 1 2 2 Cubs/Expos CAREER -10 5.87 56 0 61.1 59 8.66 15.55 2 2 1 2 2 LG AVG 0 4.28 61.1 46 6.74 12.81 3 3
5) The Reds re-signed SS Felipe Lopez to a 1 year, $2.7 million contract, to avoid salary arbitration.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 23 -11 .313 .299 .612 .305 3.27 .213 2 13 8 59 Reds 2004 24 -2 .314 .405 .719 .475 4.61 .242 7 31 1 79 Reds 2005 25 13 .352 .486 .838 .563 6.19 .291 23 85 15 148 Reds CAR -17 .322 .421 .743 .461 4.76 .257 45 186 33 420 LG AVG 0 .338 .429 .767 .500 5.08 .268 48 199 25 POS AVG -30 .320 .399 .719 .433 4.43 .266 32 165 34
6) The Tigers re-signed OF Craig Monroe to a 1 year, $2.8 million contract, to avoid salary arbitration.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 26 -8 .287 .449 .736 .438 4.14 .240 23 70 4 128 Tigers 2004 27 10 .337 .488 .824 .570 5.79 .293 18 72 3 128 Tigers 2005 28 1 .322 .446 .768 .504 4.83 .277 20 89 8 157 Tigers CAR -3 .313 .453 .766 .493 4.76 .266 64 237 17 453 LG AVG 0 .334 .429 .763 .500 5.01 .269 49 204 25 POS AVG 17 .340 .450 .790 .533 5.40 .276 56 223 28
7) On Wednesday, Jake Wade died at the age of 93.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1938 26 -14 6.56 27 2 70 23 2.96 15.56 3 2 0 2 3 Tigers 1939 27 -17 7.45 24 8 64 30 4.22 21.09 1 6 0 2 5 Red Sox/Browns 1944 32 -11 4.80 19 5 75 35 4.20 13.92 2 4 2 2 4 White Sox CAREER -53 5.00 171 71 668 291 3.92 15.35 27 40 3 29 38 LG AVG 0 4.19 668 265 3.58 13.36 37 37
8) Today’s birthdays–
JOE COLEMAN, AGE: 59 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1967 20 -19 4.63 28 22 134 77 5.17 14.10 8 9 0 6 11 Senators 1968 21 -12 3.27 33 33 223 139 5.61 11.10 12 16 0 12 16 Senators 1974 27 -12 4.31 41 41 286 177 5.57 13.91 14 12 0 12 14 Tigers 1975 28 -34 5.55 31 31 201 125 5.60 14.69 10 18 0 10 18 Tigers CAREER -31 3.69 484 340 2570.2 1728 6.05 12.29 142 135 7 138 139 LG AVG 0 3.53 2570.2 1525 5.34 11.96 143 143 LOU CRIGER, 1872-1934 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1901 29 -19 .270 .276 .546 .255 2.82 .231 0 24 7 76 Red Sox 1903 31 -23 .256 .306 .562 .264 2.79 .192 3 31 5 96 Red Sox 1907 35 -17 .251 .199 .450 .181 1.73 .181 0 14 2 75 Red Sox CAR -139 .295 .290 .584 .351 3.36 .221 11 342 58 1012 LG AVG 0 .326 .351 .677 .500 4.77 .268 17 377 132 POS AVG -126 .293 .306 .599 .367 3.49 .240 10 343 63 FRED LYNN, AGE: 54 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1975 23 53 .401 .566 .967 .743 8.43 .331 21 105 10 145 Red Sox 1978 26 33 .380 .492 .872 .667 6.80 .298 22 82 3 150 Red Sox 1979 27 76 .423 .637 1.059 .792 10.58 .333 39 122 2 147 Red Sox CAR 317 .360 .484 .845 .629 6.23 .283 306 1111 72 1969 LG AVG 0 .328 .395 .723 .500 4.46 .263 166 814 133 POS AVG 50 .333 .405 .738 .520 4.72 .269 163 782 243 BAKE MCBRIDE, AGE: 57 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1974 25 15 .369 .394 .763 .580 5.54 .309 6 56 30 150 Cardinals 1976 27 16 .386 .445 .831 .674 6.79 .335 3 24 10 72 Cardinals 1977 28 31 .364 .520 .884 .696 7.57 .316 15 61 36 128 Cardinals/Phillies CAR 72 .345 .420 .765 .556 5.33 .299 63 430 183 1071 LG AVG 0 .332 .389 .722 .500 4.51 .265 79 430 87 POS AVG 63 .341 .422 .762 .550 5.11 .277 98 471 104 SLIM SALLEE, 1885-1950 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1912 27 29 2.60 48 32 294 108 3.31 11.23 16 17 6 21 12 Cardinals 1914 29 24 2.11 46 30 282 105 3.35 10.63 18 17 6 22 13 Cardinals 1919 34 23 2.05 29 28 228 24 0.95 9.55 21 7 0 18 10 Reds CAREER 111 2.57 476 307 2821 836 2.67 10.66 174 143 36 180 137 LG AVG 0 2.95 2821 1114 3.55 11.55 155 155 SKIP SCHUMAKER, AGE: 26 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 25 -1 .308 .292 .599 .271 3.00 .250 0 1 1 27 Cardinals CAR -1 .308 .292 .599 .271 3.00 .250 0 1 1 27 LG AVG 0 .339 .428 .767 .500 5.07 .268 1 3 0 POS AVG 0 .350 .456 .805 .556 5.73 .269 1 3 0 JOE STRIPP, 1903-89 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1929 26 -16 .313 .299 .613 .250 3.27 .214 3 20 2 64 Reds 1937 34 -25 .291 .300 .591 .218 2.70 .243 1 26 1 90 Dodgers 1938 35 -13 .326 .327 .653 .391 3.81 .280 1 37 2 113 Cardinals/Braves CAR -51 .340 .384 .724 .461 4.67 .294 24 464 50 1146 LG AVG 0 .344 .408 .753 .500 5.20 .287 66 546 47 POS AVG -64 .335 .384 .719 .450 4.67 .279 48 514 53
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