Around the Majors: Ayala’s for the season
1) Nationals P Luis Ayala will have reconstructive surgery for an acute ulnar collateral ligament sprain in his elbow and will miss the entire 2006 season.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 25 17 2.92 65 0 71 46 5.83 10.52 10 3 5 10 3 Expos 2004 26 14 2.69 81 0 90.1 63 6.28 11.16 6 12 2 12 6 Expos 2005 27 10 2.66 68 0 71 40 5.07 12.04 8 7 1 10 5 Nationals CAREER 41 2.75 214 0 232.1 149 5.77 11.23 24 22 8 32 14 LG AVG 0 4.28 232.1 172 6.66 12.80 13 13
2) Mets 2B Kaz Matsui has a sprained ligament in his right knee and will probably start the season on the DL.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2004 28 -4 .331 .396 .727 .472 4.89 .272 7 44 14 114 Mets 2005 29 -9 .300 .352 .652 .384 3.84 .255 3 24 6 87 Mets CAR -13 .320 .380 .700 .441 4.49 .265 10 68 20 201 LG AVG 0 .340 .433 .774 .500 5.19 .269 24 95 12 POS AVG -14 .326 .397 .723 .438 4.53 .268 14 75 15
3) The Red Sox sent INF Jed Lowrie, OF Luke Allen and Ps Matt Ginter, Craig Breslow, Mike Bumatay, Phil Seiber and Cla Meredith to the minors and signed C Javier Cardona to a minor league contract.
ALLEN YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2002 23 0 .333 .286 .619 .494 4.50 .143 0 0 0 6 Dodgers 2003 24 -1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 2 Rockies CAR -1 .273 .222 .495 .296 3.00 .111 0 0 0 8 LG AVG 0 .340 .426 .766 .500 5.07 .267 0 2 0 POS AVG 0 .329 .419 .747 .552 5.70 .248 0 2 0 GINTER YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 25 -3 13.50 3 0 3.1 0 0.00 13.50 0 0 0 0 0 White Sox 2004 26 -2 4.54 15 14 69.1 38 4.93 13.89 1 3 0 2 2 Mets 2005 27 -7 6.17 14 1 35 15 3.86 15.43 0 1 0 0 1 Tigers CAREER -23 5.46 92 15 211 120 5.12 14.20 4 4 1 3 5 LG AVG 0 4.42 211 151 6.43 12.86 12 12 BRESLOW YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2005 24 3 2.20 14 0 16.1 14 7.71 15.98 0 0 0 0 0 Padres CAREER 3 2.20 14 0 16.1 14 7.71 15.98 0 0 0 0 0 LG AVG 0 4.23 16.1 12 6.57 12.76 1 1 MEREDITH YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2005 22 -6 27.00 3 0 2.1 0 0.00 42.43 0 0 0 0 0 Red Sox CAREER -6 27.00 3 0 2.1 0 0.00 42.43 0 0 0 0 0 LG AVG 0 4.36 2.1 2 6.16 12.63 0 0 CARDONA YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2000 24 -5 .190 .275 .465 .092 1.54 .175 1 2 0 26 Tigers 2001 25 -5 .280 .375 .655 .298 3.16 .260 1 10 0 46 Tigers 2002 26 -5 .143 .128 .271 .033 0.73 .103 0 2 0 15 Padres CAR -15 .228 .297 .525 .178 2.17 .206 2 14 0 87 LG AVG 0 .339 .431 .770 .500 5.14 .269 6 26 4 POS AVG -6 .316 .397 .713 .398 4.16 .255 5 24 1
4) The White Sox sent OF Jerry Owens and P Paulino Reynoso to the minors.
5) The Tigers sent SS Tony Giarratano, 3B Kody Kirkland, INF Kevin Hooper, OF Brent Clevlen, Cs Mike Rabelo and Danilo Sanchez and Ps Eulogio De La Cruz, Preston Larrison, Humberto Sanchez, Jordan Tata, Tim Crabtree and Colby Lewis to the minors and released P Matt Mantei.
HOOPER YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 28 -1 .200 .200 .400 .000 0.00 .200 0 0 0 6 Tigers CAR -1 .200 .200 .400 .000 0.00 .200 0 0 0 6 LG AVG 0 .331 .425 .756 .500 4.89 .268 0 1 0 POS AVG 0 .329 .423 .753 .500 4.89 .275 0 1 0 CRABTREE YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1999 29 11 3.46 68 0 65 54 7.48 12.46 5 1 0 4 2 Rangers 2000 30 0 5.15 68 0 80.1 54 6.05 13.33 2 7 2 4 5 Rangers 2001 31 -5 6.56 21 0 23.1 16 6.17 20.06 0 5 4 2 3 Rangers CAREER 32 4.20 342 0 394 288 6.58 13.66 21 22 9 24 19 LG AVG 0 4.79 394 276 6.30 13.53 22 22 LEWIS YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 22 -5 6.29 15 4 34.1 28 7.34 18.35 1 3 0 2 2 Rangers 2003 23 -32 7.30 26 26 127 88 6.24 16.87 10 9 0 6 13 Rangers 2004 24 2 4.11 3 3 15.1 11 6.46 15.85 1 1 0 1 1 Rangers CAREER -35 6.83 44 33 176.2 127 6.47 17.07 12 13 0 9 16 LG AVG 0 4.53 176.2 121 6.17 12.88 10 10 MANTEI YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 29 13 2.62 50 0 55 68 11.13 9.33 5 4 29 7 2 Diamondbacks 2004 30 -9 11.81 12 0 10.2 13 10.97 19.41 0 3 4 0 3 Diamondbacks 2005 31 -6 6.49 34 0 26.1 22 7.52 17.77 1 0 0 0 1 Red Sox CAREER 11 4.07 315 0 322.2 396 11.05 13.17 14 18 93 17 15 LG AVG 0 4.37 322.2 240 6.68 12.93 18 18
6) The A’s sent 1B Daric Barton, SS Cliff Pennington and P Chris Mabeus.
7) The Mariners sent OF T.J. Bohn.
8) The Rangers sent INFs Travis Metcalf and Joaquin Arias and C Nick Trzesniak to the minors.
9) The Blue Jays sent OFs John-Ford Griffin and Miguel Negron and Ps Brandon League, Shaun Marcum, Francisco Rosario and Ty Taubenheim to the minors.
GRIFFIN YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 25 1 .308 .692 1.000 .746 9.00 .308 1 6 0 7 Blue Jays CAR 1 .308 .692 1.000 .746 9.00 .308 1 6 0 7 LG AVG 0 .331 .425 .756 .500 4.89 .268 0 2 0 POS AVG 0 .344 .464 .808 .560 5.58 .266 1 2 0 LEAGUE YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2004 21 3 0.00 3 0 4.2 2 3.86 7.71 1 0 0 1 0 Blue Jays 2005 22 -8 6.56 20 0 35.2 17 4.29 16.15 1 0 0 0 1 Blue Jays CAREER -5 5.80 23 0 40.1 19 4.24 15.17 2 0 0 1 1 LG AVG 0 4.39 40.1 28 6.19 12.69 2 2
10) The Angels sent OF Nick Gorneault to the minors.
11) Today’s birthdays–
AL BENTON, 1911-68 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1942 31 29 2.89 35 30 227 110 4.36 11.66 7 13 2 13 7 Tigers 1945 34 32 2.02 31 27 192 76 3.56 11.25 13 8 3 15 6 Tigers 1949 38 27 2.12 40 11 136 41 2.71 11.12 9 6 10 11 4 Indians CAREER 109 3.66 455 167 1689 697 3.71 12.90 98 88 66 109 77 LG AVG 0 4.05 1689 680 3.63 13.20 94 94 RAUL CHAVEZ, AGE: 33 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 30 -3 .289 .432 .722 .223 2.70 .270 1 4 0 19 Astros 2004 31 -19 .256 .259 .515 .113 1.71 .210 0 23 0 64 Astros 2005 32 -12 .210 .263 .472 .072 1.23 .172 2 6 1 37 Astros CAR -42 .256 .292 .548 .123 1.82 .215 4 40 3 154 LG AVG 0 .342 .434 .776 .500 5.22 .270 14 56 7 POS AVG -12 .323 .394 .717 .402 4.22 .255 11 52 2 JOHNNY COONEY, 1901-86 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1936 35 -26 .315 .335 .650 .330 3.79 .282 0 30 3 130 Dodgers 1937 36 -15 .327 .358 .686 .384 4.19 .293 0 37 5 120 Dodgers 1939 38 -11 .317 .318 .635 .382 3.48 .274 2 27 2 118 Braves CAR -73 .329 .342 .671 .423 4.05 .286 2 219 30 1172 LG AVG 0 .342 .393 .735 .500 4.95 .278 51 417 39 POS AVG -23 .332 .385 .717 .479 4.74 .272 51 380 35 CHAD CORDERO, AGE: 24 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 21 4 1.64 12 0 11 12 9.82 5.73 1 0 1 1 0 Expos 2004 22 11 2.94 69 0 82.2 83 9.04 12.19 7 3 14 6 4 Expos 2005 23 18 1.82 74 0 74.1 61 7.39 8.96 2 4 47 5 1 Nationals CAREER 33 2.36 155 0 168 156 8.36 10.34 10 7 62 12 5 LG AVG 0 4.27 168 124 6.66 12.80 9 9 ELBIE FLETCHER, 1916-94 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1940 24 36 .418 .437 .856 .685 7.27 .273 16 104 5 147 Pirates 1941 25 46 .421 .457 .878 .724 8.09 .288 11 74 5 151 Pirates 1942 26 35 .417 .393 .810 .699 6.93 .289 7 57 0 145 Pirates CAR 164 .384 .390 .774 .603 5.85 .271 79 616 32 1415 LG AVG 0 .338 .384 .722 .500 4.78 .270 77 576 51 POS AVG 135 .359 .424 .783 .585 5.77 .283 114 710 43 CORKY MILLER, AGE: 30 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 27 -1 .395 .267 .661 .440 4.50 .267 0 1 0 14 Reds 2004 28 -8 .204 .026 .230 .000 0.00 .026 0 3 0 13 Reds 2005 29 -2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 5 Twins CAR -18 .289 .316 .604 .266 3.01 .193 6 26 1 88 LG AVG 0 .340 .430 .770 .500 5.12 .268 9 36 5 POS AVG -8 .320 .391 .711 .399 4.09 .253 7 33 1 DWAYNE MURPHY, AGE: 51 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1980 25 16 .384 .380 .764 .583 5.13 .274 13 68 26 159 A's 1981 26 19 .369 .408 .777 .649 5.42 .251 15 60 10 107 A's 1984 29 21 .342 .472 .814 .614 5.38 .256 33 88 4 153 A's CAR 90 .356 .402 .757 .562 4.91 .246 166 609 100 1360 LG AVG 0 .328 .400 .728 .500 4.51 .264 117 557 86 POS AVG 21 .332 .402 .734 .510 4.69 .267 110 521 162 TOMO OHKA, AGE: 30 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 27 21 4.16 34 34 199 118 5.34 12.98 10 12 0 13 9 Expos 2004 28 6 3.40 15 15 84.2 38 4.04 12.65 3 7 0 6 4 Expos 2005 29 2 4.04 32 29 180.1 98 4.89 12.33 11 9 0 10 10 Nationals/Brewers CAREER 51 3.95 156 144 846 488 5.19 12.66 44 53 0 54 43 LG AVG 0 4.32 846 624 6.64 12.86 48 47 SCOTT PODSEDNIK, AGE: 30 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 27 18 .379 .443 .822 .591 6.46 .314 9 58 43 154 Brewers 2004 28 -20 .313 .364 .677 .402 4.33 .244 12 39 70 154 Brewers 2005 29 -8 .351 .349 .700 .451 4.51 .290 0 25 59 129 White Sox CAR -12 .345 .385 .730 .480 5.00 .279 22 130 172 456 LG AVG 0 .338 .431 .769 .500 5.11 .269 56 231 27 POS AVG 0 .334 .429 .764 .499 5.10 .271 54 215 55 TERRMEL SLEDGE, AGE: 29 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2004 27 7 .336 .462 .799 .555 5.61 .269 15 62 3 133 Expos 2005 28 -1 .348 .378 .726 .422 3.97 .243 1 8 2 20 Nationals CAR 6 .337 .455 .793 .543 5.45 .267 16 70 5 153 LG AVG 0 .341 .436 .777 .500 5.24 .269 15 58 7 POS AVG 9 .355 .465 .820 .559 5.92 .271 18 63 6 HAL WHITE, AGE: 87 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1942 23 28 2.90 34 25 217 93 3.86 12.40 12 12 1 16 8 Tigers 1953 34 14 2.94 59 0 95 34 3.22 12.79 6 5 7 7 4 Browns/Cardinals CAREER 21 3.78 336 67 921 349 3.41 13.08 46 54 25 55 45 LG AVG 0 3.84 921 382 3.73 12.81 51 51
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