Around the Majors: Epstein resigns
1) Red Sox GM Theo Epstein resigned when he was unable to agree to a new contract before it expired yesterday.
2) White Sox DH Frank Thomas exercised his $10 million player option to stay with the team. The team still needs to exercise their option for him to return at that price. They are reportedly expected to buy out his contract for $3.5 million and then work out a deal at a lower price.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 35 48 .390 .562 .952 .710 8.07 .267 42 105 0 153 White Sox 2004 36 26 .434 .563 .997 .728 9.45 .271 18 49 0 74 White Sox 2005 37 4 .315 .590 .905 .596 6.21 .219 12 26 0 34 White Sox CAR 800 .427 .568 .995 .751 9.18 .307 448 1465 32 1959 LG AVG 0 .339 .424 .763 .500 5.04 .269 202 892 124 POS AVG 192 .361 .469 .830 .578 6.05 .276 296 1100 53
3) The White Sox exercised their option on P Cliff Politte ($1.2 million) and declined their option on DH Carl Everett.
POLITTE YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 29 -5 5.66 54 0 49.1 40 7.30 12.77 1 5 12 3 3 Blue Jays 2004 30 3 4.38 54 0 51.1 48 8.42 13.32 0 3 1 2 1 White Sox 2005 31 19 2.00 68 0 67.1 57 7.62 8.82 7 1 1 7 1 White Sox CAREER 21 4.06 300 16 381.1 327 7.72 12.08 20 21 15 25 16 LG AVG 0 4.47 381.1 274 6.47 12.92 21 21 EVERETT YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 33 24 .366 .510 .876 .619 6.85 .287 28 92 8 147 Rangers/White Sox 2004 34 -9 .319 .402 .721 .390 4.14 .260 7 35 1 82 Expos/White Sox 2005 35 -9 .311 .435 .745 .440 4.40 .251 23 87 4 135 White Sox CAR 73 .344 .469 .812 .543 5.75 .274 191 759 106 1313 LG AVG 0 .339 .430 .769 .500 5.14 .270 141 602 87 POS AVG 23 .341 .439 .780 .512 5.34 .272 147 602 127
4) The Astros gave manager Phil Garner a contract extension through 2007.
5) The Mets exercised their option on P Steve Trachsel ($2.5 million and declined their options on 1B Doug Mientkiewicz ($4 million) and P Braden Looper ($5.5 million).
TRACHSEL YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 32 10 3.78 33 33 204.2 111 4.88 11.96 16 10 0 14 12 Mets 2004 33 6 4.00 33 33 202.2 117 5.20 12.92 12 13 0 13 12 Mets 2005 34 0 4.14 6 6 37 24 5.84 12.16 1 4 0 3 2 Mets CAREER 21 4.23 351 350 2138.2 1440 6.06 12.54 119 135 0 129 125 LG AVG 0 4.33 2138.2 1588 6.68 12.88 120 119 MIENTKIEWICZ YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 29 23 .393 .450 .843 .630 6.84 .300 11 65 4 142 Twins 2004 30 -19 .326 .350 .676 .344 3.75 .238 6 35 2 127 Twins/Red Sox 2005 31 -7 .322 .407 .729 .411 4.08 .240 11 29 0 87 Mets CAR -1 .359 .405 .763 .498 5.16 .268 55 305 11 779 LG AVG 0 .337 .431 .768 .500 5.09 .269 82 343 44 POS AVG 66 .360 .472 .831 .572 6.03 .275 113 420 15 LOOPER YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 28 3 3.68 74 0 80.2 56 6.25 12.50 6 4 28 5 5 Marlins 2004 29 15 2.70 71 0 83.1 60 6.48 11.34 2 5 29 5 2 Mets 2005 30 1 3.94 60 0 59.1 27 4.10 13.96 4 7 28 6 5 Mets CAREER 37 3.57 503 0 534 333 5.61 12.67 25 29 103 29 25 LG AVG 0 4.35 534 400 6.74 12.92 30 30
6) The Cubs re-signed P Glendon Rusch to a 2 year, $6 million contract.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 28 -28 6.42 32 19 123.1 93 6.79 16.05 1 12 1 4 9 Brewers 2004 29 16 3.47 32 16 129.2 90 6.25 11.38 6 2 2 5 3 Cubs 2005 30 -4 4.52 46 19 145.1 111 6.87 14.18 9 8 0 8 9 Cubs CAREER -72 4.88 271 202 1308.2 961 6.61 13.44 57 86 4 65 78 LG AVG 0 4.40 1308.2 970 6.67 12.97 73 74
7) Cardinals P Randy Flores had surgery to remove a bone spur from his elbow and is expected to be ready for spring training.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 26 -8 7.45 28 2 29 14 4.34 18.31 0 2 1 0 2 Rangers/Rockies 2004 28 3 1.93 9 1 14 7 4.50 12.21 1 0 0 1 0 Cardinals 2005 29 4 3.46 50 0 41.2 43 9.29 11.45 3 1 1 2 2 Cardinals CAREER -1 4.57 87 3 84.2 64 6.80 13.93 4 3 2 3 4 LG AVG 0 4.25 84.2 62 6.59 12.76 5 5
8) The Devil Rays exercised their options on SS Julio Lugo ($4.95 million) and P Danys Baez ($4 million).
LUGO YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 27 -2 .333 .410 .743 .482 4.85 .271 15 55 12 139 Astros/Devil Rays 2004 28 0 .338 .396 .734 .500 4.93 .275 7 75 21 157 Devil Rays 2005 29 16 .362 .403 .765 .580 5.79 .295 6 57 39 158 Devil Rays CAR -28 .340 .400 .739 .468 4.89 .276 56 299 115 798 LG AVG 0 .338 .433 .772 .500 5.15 .269 97 399 50 POS AVG -56 .325 .398 .723 .436 4.49 .266 63 323 62 BAEZ YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 25 3 3.81 73 0 75.2 66 7.85 10.94 2 9 25 6 5 Indians 2004 26 6 3.57 62 0 68 52 6.88 12.71 4 4 30 5 3 Devil Rays 2005 27 12 2.86 67 0 72.1 51 6.35 12.19 5 4 41 6 3 Devil Rays CAREER 34 3.69 284 26 431.2 351 7.32 12.38 26 31 102 34 23 LG AVG 0 4.49 431.2 301 6.27 12.86 24 24
9) The Angels declined their option on P Jason Christiansen ($1.525 million).
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 33 -3 5.19 40 0 26 22 7.62 12.81 0 0 0 0 0 Giants 2004 34 0 4.50 60 0 36 22 5.50 15.75 4 3 3 3 4 Giants 2005 35 -5 5.12 68 0 45.2 21 4.14 14.19 6 1 0 3 4 Giants/Angels CAREER 1 4.30 528 0 433.2 384 7.97 13.30 27 26 16 26 27 LG AVG 0 4.32 433.2 325 6.74 12.86 24 24
10) According to the NY Daily News, Braves SS Rafael Furcal’s agent says he’s interested in the Mets and would be willing to move to 2B. Furcal will become a free agent.
11) Today’s birthdays–
KID BALDWIN, 1864-97 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1885 20 -20 .155 .167 .322 .050 1.19 .135 1 0 0 34 Reds 1887 22 -30 .271 .351 .622 .307 4.84 .253 1 0 13 96 Reds 1890 25 -18 .235 .228 .464 .181 2.80 .198 0 10 4 46 Reds/Athletics CAR -118 .243 .299 .543 .290 3.74 .221 7 69 40 441 LG AVG 0 .318 .345 .663 .500 6.08 .258 10 76 109 POS AVG -74 .282 .300 .582 .379 4.65 .231 8 66 65 COCO CRISP, AGE: 26 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 23 -12 .302 .353 .655 .390 3.63 .266 3 27 15 99 Indians 2004 24 2 .344 .446 .790 .515 5.23 .297 15 71 20 139 Indians 2005 25 20 .345 .465 .810 .606 5.80 .300 16 69 15 145 Indians CAR 9 .332 .424 .756 .518 4.96 .287 35 176 54 415 LG AVG 0 .334 .429 .763 .500 5.01 .268 52 216 26 POS AVG 1 .334 .424 .758 .501 5.01 .275 44 204 45 LARRY FRENCH, 1907-87 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1932 24 25 3.02 47 33 274 72 2.36 11.96 18 16 4 21 13 Pirates 1934 26 22 3.58 49 35 264 103 3.51 12.31 12 18 1 18 12 Pirates 1935 27 24 2.96 42 30 246 90 3.29 11.89 17 10 2 17 10 Cubs CAREER 175 3.44 570 384 3152 1187 3.39 12.10 197 171 17 209 159 LG AVG 0 3.95 3152 1158 3.31 12.74 175 175 RYAN GLYNN, AGE: 31 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2001 26 -13 7.04 12 9 46 15 2.93 16.63 1 5 0 2 4 Rangers 2004 29 2 4.05 6 2 20 14 6.30 13.50 1 0 0 1 0 Blue Jays 2005 30 -5 6.88 5 3 17 15 7.94 16.41 0 4 0 1 3 A's CAREER -33 6.24 52 40 226.1 116 4.61 16.06 9 20 0 12 17 LG AVG 0 4.75 226.1 159 6.31 13.43 13 13 RUSS KEMMERER, AGE: 74 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1957 25 -21 4.95 40 26 176.1 82 4.19 15.01 7 11 0 7 11 Red Sox/Senators 1958 26 -22 4.62 40 30 224 111 4.46 12.54 6 15 0 8 13 Senators 1959 27 -14 4.50 37 28 206 89 3.89 12.93 8 17 0 11 14 Senators CAREER -74 4.46 302 109 1066.1 505 4.26 13.08 43 59 8 45 57 LG AVG 0 3.83 1066.1 585 4.94 12.36 59 59 BID MCPHEE, 1859-1943 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1886 26 29 .343 .395 .738 .640 7.17 .268 8 0 40 140 Reds 1890 30 18 .362 .386 .748 .586 7.48 .256 3 39 55 132 Reds 1892 32 26 .373 .370 .743 .621 7.38 .274 4 60 44 144 Reds CAR 129 .355 .372 .727 .540 6.84 .271 53 727 568 2135 LG AVG 0 .333 .363 .696 .500 6.18 .270 55 786 410 POS AVG -102 .329 .342 .671 .469 5.75 .260 42 727 421 VIC POWER, AGE: 78 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1954 26 -21 .287 .366 .652 .325 3.20 .255 8 38 2 127 A's 1957 29 -12 .291 .385 .676 .399 3.71 .259 14 42 3 129 A's 1961 33 -18 .309 .369 .679 .380 3.69 .268 5 63 4 147 Indians CAR -46 .315 .411 .725 .466 4.38 .284 126 658 45 1627 LG AVG 0 .335 .400 .735 .500 4.67 .262 160 731 60 POS AVG 72 .343 .427 .770 .533 5.09 .268 205 876 37 GARY REDUS, AGE: 49 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1983 26 12 .352 .444 .795 .573 5.55 .247 17 51 39 125 Reds 1985 28 12 .366 .415 .781 .631 6.24 .252 6 28 48 101 Reds 1989 32 21 .372 .462 .834 .711 6.53 .283 6 33 25 98 Pirates CAR 72 .342 .410 .752 .558 5.30 .252 90 352 322 1159 LG AVG 0 .329 .394 .724 .500 4.52 .262 87 427 92 POS AVG 50 .339 .415 .754 .540 5.01 .267 105 471 125 FERNANDO VALENZUELA, AGE: 45 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1981 20 18 2.48 25 25 192.1 180 8.42 9.45 13 7 0 13 7 Dodgers 1984 23 19 3.03 34 34 261 240 8.28 11.24 12 17 0 17 12 Dodgers 1985 24 25 2.45 35 35 272.1 208 6.87 10.34 17 10 0 17 10 Dodgers CAREER 24 3.54 453 424 2930 2074 6.37 11.96 173 153 2 168 158 LG AVG 0 3.78 2930 1881 5.78 12.19 163 163