Around the Majors: Diamondbacks sign Webb
1) The Diamondbacks re-signed Ps Brandon Webb (4 years, $19.5 million contract, with an option for 2010) and Luis Vizcaino (1 year, $1.775 million) and C Johnny Estrada (1 year, $2 million), to avoid salary arbitration.
WEBB YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 24 39 2.84 29 28 180.2 172 8.57 11.01 10 9 0 14 5 Diamondbacks 2004 25 20 3.59 35 35 208 164 7.10 14.02 7 16 0 14 9 Diamondbacks 2005 26 22 3.54 33 33 229 172 6.76 11.40 14 12 0 16 10 Diamondbacks CAREER 81 3.35 97 96 617.2 508 7.40 12.17 31 37 0 44 24 LG AVG 0 4.27 617.2 456 6.65 12.80 35 35 VIZCAINO YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 28 -14 6.39 75 0 62 61 8.85 13.06 4 3 0 2 5 Brewers 2004 29 5 3.75 73 0 72 63 7.88 10.75 4 4 1 5 3 Brewers 2005 30 6 3.73 65 0 70 43 5.53 13.50 6 5 0 6 5 White Sox CAREER -1 4.36 338 0 344.2 297 7.76 12.09 21 17 7 19 19 LG AVG 0 4.33 344.2 251 6.55 12.82 19 19 ESTRADA YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 27 -1 .359 .306 .665 .416 4.15 .306 0 2 0 16 Braves 2004 28 9 .378 .450 .828 .558 5.96 .314 9 76 0 134 Braves 2005 29 -19 .303 .367 .670 .316 3.47 .261 4 39 0 105 Braves CAR -36 .326 .393 .719 .398 4.17 .273 21 156 0 354 LG AVG 0 .340 .435 .775 .500 5.20 .269 39 156 19 POS AVG -39 .317 .389 .706 .386 4.04 .251 30 141 5
2) The Braves signed P Jeff Bennett to a minor league contract, with an invitation to spring training.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2004 24 -3 4.79 60 0 71.1 45 5.68 13.37 1 5 0 3 3 Brewers CAREER -3 4.79 60 0 71.1 45 5.68 13.37 1 5 0 3 3 LG AVG 0 4.31 71.1 53 6.74 12.84 4 4
3) The Pirates re-signed RF Craig Wilson to a 1 year, about $3.5 million contract, to avoid salary arbitration.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 26 12 .360 .511 .872 .611 6.52 .262 18 48 3 116 Pirates 2004 27 19 .354 .499 .853 .597 6.23 .264 29 82 2 155 Pirates 2005 28 4 .387 .421 .808 .560 5.86 .264 5 22 3 59 Pirates CAR 49 .363 .488 .851 .586 6.24 .268 81 241 13 549 LG AVG 0 .340 .432 .772 .500 5.16 .268 51 207 26 POS AVG 30 .353 .463 .817 .553 5.82 .270 67 240 28
4) The Rockies re-signed P Aaron Cook to a 2 year, $4.55 million contract, to avoid salary arbitration.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 24 -17 6.02 43 16 124 43 3.12 16.33 4 6 0 4 6 Rockies 2004 25 10 4.28 16 16 96.2 40 3.72 14.71 6 4 0 6 4 Rockies 2005 26 11 3.67 13 13 83.1 24 2.59 12.85 7 2 0 6 3 Rockies CAREER 6 4.80 81 50 339.2 121 3.21 14.79 19 13 0 18 14 LG AVG 0 4.26 339.2 252 6.67 12.79 19 19
5) The Orioles designated 1B Walter Young for assignment.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 25 1 .378 .424 .803 .592 5.63 .303 1 3 0 14 Orioles CAR 1 .378 .424 .803 .592 5.63 .303 1 3 0 14 LG AVG 0 .331 .425 .756 .500 4.89 .268 1 4 0 POS AVG 1 .346 .452 .798 .554 5.48 .267 1 5 0
6) Today’s birthdays–
TERRY FORSTER, AGE: 54 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1972 20 11 2.25 62 0 100 104 9.36 10.98 6 5 29 7 4 White Sox 1973 21 14 3.23 51 12 172.2 120 6.25 13.14 6 11 16 10 7 White Sox 1978 26 11 1.93 47 0 65.1 46 6.34 10.88 5 4 22 7 2 Dodgers 1983 31 15 2.16 56 0 79.1 54 6.13 10.55 3 2 13 4 1 Braves 1985 33 11 2.28 46 0 59.1 37 5.61 11.68 2 3 1 4 1 Braves CAREER 57 3.23 614 39 1105.2 791 6.44 12.33 54 65 127 67 52 LG AVG 0 3.63 1105.2 640 5.21 12.13 62 62 WAYNE GROSS, AGE: 54 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1977 25 12 .352 .416 .769 .572 5.21 .233 22 63 5 146 A's 1980 28 20 .355 .467 .822 .661 6.16 .281 14 61 5 113 A's 1984 32 11 .346 .442 .788 .597 5.23 .216 22 64 1 127 Orioles CAR 38 .337 .395 .732 .534 4.66 .233 121 396 24 1106 LG AVG 0 .329 .399 .727 .500 4.49 .265 80 391 60 POS AVG 12 .331 .410 .740 .507 4.63 .267 87 412 40 SONNY SIEBERT, AGE: 69 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1965 28 20 2.43 39 27 189 191 9.10 9.05 16 8 1 16 8 Indians 1967 30 18 2.38 34 26 185 136 6.62 9.54 10 12 4 14 8 Indians 1970 33 18 3.44 33 33 222.2 142 5.74 11.03 15 8 0 14 9 Red Sox 1971 34 20 2.91 32 32 235 131 5.02 10.84 16 10 0 16 10 Red Sox CAREER 84 3.21 399 307 2152 1512 6.32 11.15 140 114 16 140 114 LG AVG 0 3.45 2152 1357 5.68 11.74 120 120 JACK TAYLOR, 1874-1938 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1900 26 19 2.55 28 26 222.1 57 2.31 11.82 10 17 1 17 10 Cubs 1902 28 45 1.33 36 33 324.2 83 2.30 8.98 23 11 1 26 8 Cubs 1903 29 19 2.46 37 33 311.1 83 2.40 9.80 21 14 1 21 14 Cubs 1904 30 19 2.22 41 39 352 103 2.63 10.02 20 19 1 23 16 Cardinals 1906 32 23 2.00 34 33 302 61 1.82 10.37 20 12 0 20 12 Cardinals/Cubs CAREER 96 2.66 310 286 2615.2 657 2.26 10.93 152 139 5 166 125 LG AVG 0 3.11 2615.2 959 3.30 12.08 146 146 DERREL THOMAS, AGE: 55 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1973 22 -16 .299 .260 .559 .325 2.92 .238 0 22 15 113 Padres 1976 25 -13 .313 .301 .614 .308 2.90 .232 2 19 10 81 Giants 1977 26 -14 .328 .379 .707 .400 4.12 .267 8 44 15 148 Giants CAR -103 .317 .332 .649 .409 3.61 .249 43 370 140 1597 LG AVG 0 .332 .387 .719 .500 4.47 .264 104 559 109 POS AVG -81 .319 .350 .669 .431 3.90 .257 58 435 159
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