Around the Majors: Eldred retires
1) Cal Eldred announced his retirement.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 35 3 3.74 62 0 67.1 67 8.96 12.97 7 4 8 6 5 Cardinals 2004 36 3 3.76 52 0 67 54 7.25 11.96 4 2 1 3 3 Cardinals 2005 37 9 2.19 31 1 37 29 7.05 13.38 1 0 0 1 0 Cardinals CAREER 17 4.42 341 192 1368 939 6.18 12.93 86 74 9 83 77 LG AVG 0 4.50 1368 946 6.23 13.17 77 77
2) According to NY Newsday, the Red Sox could make an offer to free agent P Billy Wagner today.
3) According to the Bergen Record, the Mets have increased their efforts to trade for Red Sox LF Manny Ramirez.
4) The Dodgers plan on asking the Cubs for permission to interview Grady Little for their managerial job. Little is currently a roving catcher instructor for the Cubs.
5) Today’s birthdays–
PEDRO ASTACIO, AGE: 36 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 33 -13 7.36 7 7 36.2 20 4.91 16.69 3 2 0 1 4 Mets 2004 34 -5 10.38 5 1 8.2 6 6.23 18.69 0 0 0 0 0 Red Sox 2005 35 -7 4.69 24 22 126.2 78 5.54 12.22 6 10 0 7 9 Rangers/Padres CAREER -1 4.61 375 326 2106.1 1622 6.93 12.77 124 119 0 120 123 LG AVG 0 4.26 2106.1 1548 6.62 12.78 118 118 ADAM BERNERO, AGE: 29 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 26 -22 5.87 49 17 133.1 80 5.40 13.43 1 14 0 5 10 Tigers/Rockies 2004 27 -1 5.57 16 2 32.1 21 5.85 14.75 1 1 0 1 1 Rockies 2005 28 -11 6.51 36 0 47 37 7.09 14.74 4 3 0 2 5 Braves CAREER -59 5.91 146 34 361 235 5.86 13.94 10 26 0 13 23 LG AVG 0 4.47 361 254 6.34 12.92 20 20 JOHN BURKETT, AGE: 41 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1991 26 -19 4.18 36 34 206.2 131 5.70 12.76 12 11 0 9 14 Giants 1998 33 -15 5.68 32 32 195 131 6.05 13.11 9 13 0 10 12 Rangers CAREER -18 4.31 445 423 2648.1 1766 6.00 12.42 166 136 1 150 152 LG AVG 0 4.26 2648.1 1852 6.29 12.73 148 149 SIXTO LEZCANO, AGE: 52 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1978 24 24 .377 .459 .837 .653 6.49 .292 15 61 3 132 Brewers 1979 25 54 .414 .573 .987 .760 8.84 .321 28 101 4 138 Brewers 1982 28 35 .388 .472 .860 .713 6.69 .289 16 84 2 138 Padres CAR 146 .360 .440 .799 .606 5.55 .271 148 591 37 1291 LG AVG 0 .328 .387 .716 .500 4.38 .263 90 481 94 POS AVG 43 .335 .411 .746 .530 4.75 .265 116 527 99 NOOK LOGAN, AGE: 26 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2004 24 -2 .340 .346 .686 .442 4.37 .278 0 10 8 47 Tigers 2005 25 -11 .305 .335 .641 .373 3.61 .258 1 17 23 129 Tigers CAR -13 .316 .338 .654 .394 3.83 .264 1 27 31 176 LG AVG 0 .333 .428 .761 .500 4.97 .269 15 63 7 POS AVG -2 .330 .415 .745 .486 4.80 .271 12 56 13 ROBB NEN, AGE: 36 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1996 26 18 1.95 75 0 83 92 9.98 9.65 5 1 35 5 1 Marlins 1998 28 25 1.52 78 0 88.2 110 11.17 8.63 7 7 40 12 2 Giants 2000 30 20 1.50 68 0 66 92 12.55 7.91 4 3 41 6 1 Giants CAREER 87 2.98 643 4 715 793 9.98 11.00 45 42 314 59 28 LG AVG 0 4.29 715 531 6.68 12.83 40 40 FRANK O'ROURKE, 1894-1986 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1912 17 -33 .177 .148 .325 .033 0.87 .122 0 16 1 61 Braves 1929 34 -35 .306 .332 .637 .307 3.41 .251 2 62 14 154 Browns 1930 35 -33 .326 .333 .659 .264 3.61 .268 1 41 11 115 Browns CAR -239 .315 .333 .649 .315 3.59 .254 15 430 101 1131 LG AVG 0 .359 .411 .770 .500 5.36 .292 53 579 85 POS AVG -99 .346 .372 .718 .428 4.58 .277 28 505 87 HEINIE PEITZ, 1870-1943 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1894 23 -21 .348 .399 .748 .374 5.99 .263 3 49 14 99 Cardinals 1903 32 -15 .331 .318 .649 .383 4.33 .260 0 42 7 105 Reds 1905 34 -20 .289 .259 .548 .245 2.58 .223 0 27 2 88 Pirates CAR -97 .342 .361 .703 .442 5.20 .271 16 560 91 1234 LG AVG 0 .348 .374 .722 .500 5.83 .284 26 546 196 POS AVG -137 .321 .343 .664 .405 4.67 .264 22 512 118 DAVE RIGHETTI, AGE: 47 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1981 22 18 2.05 15 15 105.1 89 7.60 9.66 8 4 0 9 3 Yankees 1984 25 15 2.34 64 0 96.1 90 8.41 10.84 5 6 31 8 3 Yankees 1986 27 22 2.45 74 0 106.2 83 7.00 10.55 8 8 46 12 4 Yankees CAREER 71 3.46 718 89 1403.2 1112 7.13 12.18 82 79 252 95 66 LG AVG 0 4.04 1403.2 833 5.34 12.48 78 78 BILL SIMAS, AGE: 34 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2000 28 13 3.46 60 0 67.2 49 6.52 12.24 2 3 0 3 2 White Sox CAREER 34 3.83 308 0 338.1 265 7.05 13.17 18 19 23 20 17 LG AVG 0 4.82 338.1 237 6.29 13.59 19 19 WALT WEISS, AGE: 42 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1992 28 -19 .305 .241 .545 .261 2.44 .212 0 21 6 103 A's 1994 30 -29 .336 .303 .639 .287 3.69 .251 1 32 12 110 Rockies 1996 32 -21 .381 .375 .756 .389 5.44 .282 8 48 10 155 Rockies CAR -135 .351 .326 .677 .396 4.25 .258 25 386 96 1495 LG AVG 0 .336 .413 .749 .500 4.87 .267 133 611 105 POS AVG -119 .322 .362 .684 .405 4.01 .258 67 459 100 MATT WILLIAMS, AGE: 40 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1991 25 19 .310 .499 .809 .609 5.17 .268 34 98 5 157 Giants 1993 27 28 .325 .561 .886 .643 6.24 .294 38 110 1 145 Giants 1995 29 36 .399 .647 1.046 .781 9.63 .336 23 65 2 76 Giants CAR 58 .317 .489 .805 .521 5.16 .268 378 1218 53 1866 LG AVG 0 .337 .415 .752 .500 4.93 .267 197 890 161 POS AVG -30 .331 .419 .750 .480 4.79 .265 215 949 93
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