Around the Majors: Cardinals options
1) The Cardinals declined their option on RF Larry Walker ($15 million) and exercised their option on P Jeff Suppan ($4 million).
Walker has already said he’s retiring. Just like nearly everyone else in his position, he did go through the formality of filing for free agency.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 36 24 .422 .476 .898 .626 7.65 .284 16 79 7 143 Rockies 2004 37 28 .424 .589 1.013 .724 9.52 .298 17 47 6 82 Rockies/Cardinals 2005 38 16 .384 .502 .886 .635 6.98 .289 15 52 2 100 Cardinals CAR 536 .400 .565 .965 .670 8.59 .313 383 1311 230 1988 LG AVG 0 .338 .419 .758 .500 5.00 .268 189 838 142 POS AVG 110 .347 .454 .800 .545 5.58 .275 244 977 162 SUPPAN YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 28 4 4.19 32 31 204 110 4.85 12.18 13 11 0 13 11 Pirates/Red Sox 2004 29 0 4.16 31 31 188 110 5.27 12.69 16 9 0 13 12 Cardinals 2005 30 16 3.57 32 32 194.1 114 5.28 12.78 16 10 0 15 11 Cardinals CAREER 10 4.66 285 269 1674.2 944 5.07 13.02 94 94 0 96 92 LG AVG 0 4.53 1674.2 1196 6.43 13.11 94 94
2) According to the Daily Southtown, the White Sox made a 4 year, $52 million offer to Paul Konerko.
3) The Rangers signed P Rick Bauer and OF Adrian Brown to minor league contracts and invited them to spring training.
BAUER YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 26 -2 4.55 35 0 61.1 43 6.31 12.62 0 0 0 0 0 Orioles 2004 27 1 4.70 23 2 53.2 37 6.20 12.24 2 1 0 2 1 Orioles 2005 28 -5 9.72 5 0 8.1 5 5.40 18.36 0 0 0 0 0 Orioles CAREER -4 4.58 125 9 240 146 5.48 12.94 8 13 1 11 10 LG AVG 0 4.52 240 168 6.29 12.92 13 13 BROWN YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2002 28 -18 .284 .298 .582 .210 2.58 .216 1 21 10 91 Pirates 2003 29 -1 .250 .200 .450 .175 2.25 .200 0 1 2 9 Red Sox 2004 30 0 .273 .273 .545 .335 3.38 .273 0 0 0 5 Royals CAR -39 .328 .344 .673 .377 4.15 .260 11 84 44 422 LG AVG 0 .345 .434 .779 .500 5.31 .271 36 153 23 POS AVG 4 .345 .440 .785 .505 5.45 .273 38 147 38
4) The Devil Rays have called a press conference for this afternoon, with the Tampa Tribune reporting that they have signed CF Rocco Baldelli to a new contract.
Baldelli missed the entire 2005 season, after having knee surgery and then later Tommy John surgery.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 21 -3 .326 .416 .742 .483 4.82 .289 11 78 27 156 Devil Rays 2004 22 0 .326 .436 .762 .502 4.95 .280 16 74 17 136 Devil Rays CAR -3 .326 .425 .751 .491 4.88 .285 27 152 44 292 LG AVG 0 .336 .431 .767 .500 5.08 .269 37 154 18 POS AVG 0 .337 .422 .759 .500 5.06 .275 30 141 37
5) Today’s birthdays–
TONY BLANCO, AGE: 24 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 23 -5 .215 .274 .490 .187 2.12 .177 1 7 1 56 Nationals CAR -5 .215 .274 .490 .187 2.12 .177 1 7 1 56 LG AVG 0 .339 .428 .767 .500 5.07 .268 2 8 1 POS AVG 1 .350 .456 .805 .556 5.73 .269 3 10 1 NORM CASH, 1934-86 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1960 25 33 .402 .501 .903 .724 8.16 .286 18 63 4 121 Tigers 1961 26 113 .487 .662 1.148 .864 12.95 .361 41 132 11 159 Tigers 1971 36 42 .372 .531 .903 .748 7.44 .283 32 91 1 135 Tigers CAR 422 .374 .488 .862 .671 6.64 .271 377 1103 43 2089 LG AVG 0 .325 .385 .710 .500 4.31 .254 169 745 87 POS AVG 122 .338 .423 .761 .556 4.96 .259 244 935 48 JACK CLARK, AGE: 50 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1978 22 42 .358 .537 .895 .705 6.49 .306 25 98 15 156 Giants 1985 29 37 .393 .502 .895 .723 7.05 .281 22 87 1 126 Cardinals 1987 31 68 .459 .597 1.055 .807 10.83 .286 35 106 1 131 Cardinals CAR 385 .379 .476 .854 .654 6.36 .267 340 1180 77 1994 LG AVG 0 .330 .391 .721 .500 4.49 .263 154 802 175 POS AVG 129 .344 .426 .769 .555 5.15 .271 212 948 136 JORGE DEPAULA, AGE: 27 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 24 4 0.79 4 1 11.1 7 5.56 3.97 0 0 0 0 0 Yankees 2004 25 -1 5.00 3 1 9 2 2.00 13.00 0 1 0 0 1 Yankees 2005 26 -3 8.10 3 0 6.2 3 4.05 14.85 0 0 0 0 0 Yankees CAREER 0 4.00 10 2 27 12 4.00 9.67 0 1 0 0 1 LG AVG 0 4.52 27 19 6.24 12.90 2 2 JIMMY DYKES, 1896-1976 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1923 26 -18 .318 .353 .671 .361 3.85 .252 4 43 6 124 A's 1932 35 -23 .358 .373 .731 .390 5.01 .265 7 90 8 153 A's 1933 36 -20 .354 .327 .681 .387 4.24 .260 1 68 3 151 White Sox 1936 39 -18 .362 .366 .728 .388 4.84 .267 7 60 1 127 White Sox CAR -77 .365 .399 .764 .472 5.34 .280 108 1071 70 2282 LG AVG 0 .360 .413 .773 .500 5.46 .291 110 1107 135 POS AVG -136 .353 .385 .738 .448 4.91 .281 79 997 143 SHAWN GREEN, AGE: 33 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 30 15 .355 .460 .814 .575 5.68 .280 19 85 6 160 Dodgers 2004 31 9 .352 .459 .811 .548 5.59 .266 28 86 5 157 Dodgers 2005 32 9 .355 .477 .832 .544 5.82 .286 22 73 8 158 Diamondbacks CAR 233 .356 .505 .861 .604 6.43 .283 303 958 147 1672 LG AVG 0 .343 .435 .778 .500 5.25 .271 196 813 108 POS AVG 132 .356 .475 .832 .558 6.02 .278 259 958 103 LARRY PARRISH, AGE: 52 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1979 25 37 .357 .551 .909 .683 7.20 .307 30 82 5 153 Expos 1984 30 11 .336 .465 .801 .553 5.11 .285 22 101 2 156 Rangers 1986 32 20 .347 .509 .856 .623 5.87 .276 28 94 3 129 Rangers CAR 7 .318 .439 .757 .497 4.60 .263 256 992 30 1891 LG AVG 0 .330 .396 .726 .500 4.54 .264 162 814 147 POS AVG 53 .336 .416 .752 .520 4.82 .265 206 897 104 KENNY ROGERS, AGE: 41 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 38 1 4.57 33 31 195 116 5.35 13.29 13 8 0 11 10 Twins 2004 39 8 4.76 35 35 211.2 126 5.36 13.73 18 9 0 14 13 Rangers 2005 40 23 3.46 30 30 195.1 87 4.01 12.26 14 8 0 14 8 Rangers CAREER 121 4.21 687 400 2862 1751 5.51 12.92 190 131 28 173 148 LG AVG 0 4.55 2862 1955 6.15 13.15 161 160 BOB STANLEY, AGE: 51 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1978 23 23 2.60 52 3 141.2 38 2.41 11.24 15 2 10 12 5 Red Sox 1982 27 26 3.10 48 0 168.1 83 4.44 11.50 12 7 14 13 6 Red Sox 1983 28 21 2.85 64 0 145.1 65 4.03 11.52 8 10 33 12 6 Red Sox CAREER 132 3.64 637 85 1707 693 3.65 12.50 115 97 132 124 88 LG AVG 0 4.07 1707 951 5.01 12.56 96 96 BIRDIE TEBBETTS, 1912-99 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1937 24 -22 .238 .290 .528 .129 2.33 .191 2 16 0 50 Tigers 1939 26 -24 .315 .372 .688 .303 4.12 .261 4 53 2 106 Tigers 1946 33 -16 .312 .307 .619 .290 3.07 .243 1 34 1 87 Tigers CAR -136 .341 .358 .700 .383 4.31 .270 38 469 29 1162 LG AVG 0 .354 .401 .755 .500 5.23 .274 72 497 42 POS AVG -96 .337 .357 .694 .414 4.35 .257 54 459 21 ANDRES THOMAS, AGE: 42 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1987 23 -29 .268 .312 .579 .190 2.56 .231 5 39 6 82 Braves 1988 24 -27 .268 .360 .628 .317 2.99 .252 13 68 7 153 Braves 1989 25 -39 .228 .316 .544 .197 2.05 .213 13 57 3 141 Braves CAR -140 .255 .334 .589 .234 2.49 .234 42 228 22 577 LG AVG 0 .327 .389 .716 .500 4.44 .260 51 254 61 POS AVG -64 .302 .336 .638 .378 3.44 .246 25 195 56 JIM WHITNEY, 1857-91 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1883 25 57 2.24 62 56 514 345 6.04 9.23 37 21 2 38 20 Braves 1884 26 30 2.09 38 37 336 270 7.23 8.01 23 14 0 24 13 Braves 1887 29 35 3.22 47 47 404.2 146 3.25 10.85 24 21 0 27 18 Statesmen CAREER 55 2.97 413 396 3496.1 1571 4.04 10.39 191 204 2 210 185 LG AVG 0 3.11 3496.1 1406 3.62 11.32 195 195
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