Around the Majors: Greinke leaves the Royals

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February 28, 2006

1) Royals P Zack Greinke was given permission to leave the team and they do not expect him to be ready for Opening Day.

YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2004 20    7   3.97   24  24  145    100  6.21 10.99   8  11   0  10   9  Royals       
2005 21  -30   5.80   33  33  183    114  5.61 14.70   5  17   0   8  14  Royals       
CAREER   -23   4.99   57  57  328    214  5.87 13.06  13  28   0  18  23 
LG AVG     0   4.48           328    229  6.29 12.86  18  18

2) The Nationals signed free agent P Pedro Astacio to a 1 year, $700,000 contract.

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

3) According to the Boston Herald, the Red Sox are trying to trade 2B Tony Graffanino to a team that needs a starting 2B.

4) According to the Boston Globe, the Red Sox are denying a rumor that the Nationals have offered them Alfonso Soriano.

5) Today’s birthdays–

BOBBY MADRITSCH, AGE: 30
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2004 28   10   3.27   15  11   88     60  6.14 11.35   6   3   0   6   3  Mariners     
2005 29   -1   6.23    1   1    4.1    1  2.08 10.38   0   1   0   0   1  Mariners     
CAREER     9   3.41   16  12   92.1   61  5.95 11.31   6   4   0   6   4 
LG AVG     0   4.62            92.1   66  6.43 13.12   5   5 

FRANK MALZONE, AGE: 76
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
1960   30  -18  .313  .398  .711  .389   3.97  .271  14   79    2  152  Red Sox      
1961   31  -20  .314  .386  .700  .380   3.96  .266  14   87    1  151  Red Sox      
1965   35  -22  .293  .319  .612  .268   2.76  .239   3   34    1  106  Red Sox      
CAR       -112  .315  .399  .714  .422   4.18  .274 133  728   14 1441 
LG AVG       0  .331  .400  .731  .500   4.59  .260 149  653   57 
POS AVG    -44  .326  .389  .715  .465   4.31  .261 128  629   42 

MARTY PEREZ, AGE: 59
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
1971   24  -30  .272  .307  .579  .222   2.45  .227   4   32    1  130  Braves       
1972   25  -37  .276  .265  .541  .187   2.09  .228   1   28    0  141  Braves       
1973   26  -27  .316  .347  .663  .314   3.47  .250   8   57    2  141  Braves       
CAR       -153  .301  .316  .617  .308   3.02  .246  22  241   11  931 
LG AVG       0  .330  .384  .715  .500   4.40  .262  71  374   59 
POS AVG    -86  .311  .323  .634  .390   3.50  .249  25  256   82 

RICKY STONE, AGE: 31
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2003 28    7   3.69   65   0   83     47  5.10 12.25   6   4   1   6   4  Astros       
2004 29  -14   6.45   43   0   51.2   38  6.62 15.33   2   2   0   2   2  Astros/Padres
2005 30   -8   6.75   23   0   30.2   15  4.40 16.73   0   0   0   0   0  Reds         
CAREER    -7   4.57  215   0  250.1  167  6.00 13.70  11   9   2  11   9 
LG AVG     0   4.23           250.1  186  6.70 12.76  14  14 

TERRY TURNER, 1881-1960
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
1904   23  -20  .255  .295  .550  .301   2.54  .235   1   45    5  111  Indians      
1910   29  -16  .301  .275  .576  .398   3.21  .230   0   33   31  150  Indians      
1911   30  -16  .310  .333  .643  .387   4.02  .252   0   28   29  117  Indians      
1919   38  -16  .220  .213  .432  .084   1.46  .189   0    6    2   38  A's          
CAR       -108  .308  .318  .626  .439   3.66  .253   8  528  256 1665 
LG AVG       0  .323  .334  .657  .500   4.15  .258  23  594  238 
POS AVG    -36  .320  .326  .645  .484   3.97  .254  20  566  257 

JIM WOHLFORD, AGE: 55
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
1974   23  -10  .327  .343  .670  .420   3.70  .271   2   44   16  143  Royals       
1976   25  -10  .314  .307  .621  .356   2.86  .249   1   24   22  107  Royals       
1977   26  -21  .285  .320  .604  .278   2.63  .248   2   36   17  129  Brewers      
CAR        -66  .313  .343  .656  .408   3.55  .260  21  305   89 1220 
LG AVG       0  .327  .384  .711  .500   4.32  .262  68  362   71 
POS AVG     34  .336  .402  .738  .531   4.70  .268  76  384   95

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