Around the Majors: Marlins-Red Sox trade
1) The Marlins traded P Josh Beckett and 3B Mike Lowell to the Red Sox for minor leaguers SS Hanley Ramirez and Ps Anibal Sanchez and Jesus Delgado.
The trade is contingent on the players passing physicals.
BECKETT YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 23 15 3.04 24 23 142 152 9.63 12.04 9 8 0 11 6 Marlins 2004 24 5 3.79 26 26 156.2 152 8.73 11.32 9 9 0 10 8 Marlins 2005 25 12 3.38 29 29 178.2 166 8.36 10.98 15 8 0 13 10 Marlins CAREER 38 3.46 106 103 609 607 8.97 11.36 41 34 0 43 32 LG AVG 0 4.25 609 452 6.68 12.77 34 34 LOWELL YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 29 22 .350 .530 .881 .626 6.37 .276 32 105 3 130 Marlins 2004 30 26 .365 .505 .870 .623 6.57 .293 27 85 5 158 Marlins 2005 31 -18 .298 .360 .658 .371 3.59 .236 8 58 4 150 Marlins CAR 53 .339 .461 .800 .542 5.52 .272 143 578 21 989 LG AVG 0 .343 .435 .777 .500 5.25 .270 117 476 63 POS AVG -16 .337 .435 .772 .483 5.10 .269 121 506 37 RAMIREZ YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 21 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 2 Red Sox CAR 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 2 LG AVG 0 .331 .425 .756 .500 4.89 .268 0 0 0 POS AVG 0 .335 .413 .747 .501 4.88 .277 0 0 0
2) The Padres re-signed free agent utilityman Eric Young to a 1 year, $700,000 contract.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 36 -10 .336 .392 .727 .436 4.57 .251 15 34 28 135 Brewers/Giants 2004 37 -6 .377 .381 .758 .450 5.10 .288 1 27 14 104 Rangers 2005 38 -2 .356 .380 .737 .461 4.19 .275 2 12 7 56 Padres CAR -60 .361 .392 .752 .466 5.17 .285 76 528 457 1670 LG AVG 0 .341 .429 .770 .500 5.17 .270 189 809 125 POS AVG -58 .339 .402 .740 .465 4.85 .271 131 663 163
3) The Pirates traded INF Bobby Hill to the Padres for a player to be named later.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 25 0 .444 .286 .730 .452 4.50 .286 0 0 0 6 Cubs/Pirates 2004 26 -10 .353 .339 .692 .351 3.59 .266 2 27 0 126 Pirates 2005 27 -3 .343 .333 .676 .400 4.13 .269 0 11 0 58 Pirates CAR -15 .343 .350 .693 .405 4.05 .262 6 58 6 249 LG AVG 0 .340 .430 .771 .500 5.14 .268 17 70 9 POS AVG -5 .337 .409 .746 .473 4.84 .272 13 61 10
4) The Mariners signed C Kenji Johjima to a 3 year, $16.5 million contract.
5) The Devil Rays hired Mike Butcher (pitching) and George Hendrick (1B) as coaches.
6) The Brewers re-signed free agent 3B Jeff Cirillo to a 1 year contract.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 33 -19 .284 .271 .555 .224 2.48 .205 2 23 1 87 Mariners 2004 34 -5 .259 .293 .553 .256 2.70 .213 1 7 0 33 Padres 2005 35 4 .373 .427 .800 .559 5.77 .281 4 23 4 77 Brewers CAR 13 .368 .433 .801 .501 5.72 .297 107 677 60 1427 LG AVG 0 .343 .435 .778 .500 5.27 .271 159 667 91 POS AVG -13 .340 .438 .778 .487 5.19 .268 172 704 50
7) The A’s signed P Matt Roney to a 1 year, $340,000 contract and added minor leaguers OFs Andre Ethier and Javier Herrera and P Shane Komine to the 40 man roster.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 23 -13 5.45 45 11 100.2 47 4.20 13.77 1 9 0 4 6 Tigers CAREER -13 5.45 45 11 100.2 47 4.20 13.77 1 9 0 4 6 LG AVG 0 4.53 100.2 68 6.11 12.86 6 6
8) The Reds removed minor league P Ben Kozlowski from the 40 man roster and invited him to spring training.
9) Today’s birthdays–
DICK BARTELL, 1907-95 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1931 23 -20 .325 .392 .717 .390 4.35 .289 0 34 6 135 Phillies 1933 25 -25 .340 .336 .675 .367 4.17 .271 1 37 6 152 Phillies 1940 32 -33 .335 .330 .665 .322 4.09 .233 7 53 12 139 Tigers CAR -81 .355 .391 .747 .468 5.06 .284 79 710 109 2016 LG AVG 0 .344 .404 .749 .500 5.14 .283 124 993 88 POS AVG -167 .332 .365 .697 .427 4.39 .269 71 811 89 MIKE BENJAMIN, AGE: 40 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1998 32 -16 .312 .372 .684 .345 3.76 .272 4 39 3 124 Red Sox 1999 33 -21 .288 .364 .652 .313 3.66 .247 1 37 10 110 Pirates 2002 36 -19 .202 .183 .385 .025 0.72 .150 0 3 0 108 Pirates CAR -118 .277 .339 .616 .282 3.08 .229 24 169 44 818 LG AVG 0 .341 .426 .767 .500 5.14 .270 63 276 46 POS AVG -35 .331 .392 .724 .438 4.54 .265 44 236 40 WADE BLASINGAME, AGE: 62 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1966 22 -13 5.29 16 12 68 34 4.50 12.97 3 7 0 3 7 Braves 1967 23 -26 5.63 25 18 102.1 66 5.80 14.86 5 7 0 3 9 Braves/Astros 1971 27 -26 4.61 30 28 158 93 5.30 13.39 9 11 0 7 13 Astros CAREER -102 4.52 222 128 864.1 512 5.33 13.46 46 51 5 38 59 LG AVG 0 3.53 864.1 555 5.78 11.76 48 48 LEW BURDETTE, AGE: 79 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1962 35 -17 4.88 37 19 144 59 3.69 12.31 10 9 2 7 12 Braves 1964 37 -14 4.66 36 17 141 43 2.74 11.81 10 9 0 8 11 Cardinals/Cubs 1965 38 -21 5.44 26 12 91 28 2.77 14.64 3 5 0 3 5 Cubs/Phillies CAREER -30 3.66 626 373 3067.2 1074 3.15 11.35 203 144 31 173 174 LG AVG 0 3.86 3067.2 1730 5.08 12.27 171 171 JONNY GOMES, AGE: 25 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 22 -1 .188 .200 .388 .167 2.08 .133 0 0 0 8 Devil Rays 2004 23 -2 .133 .071 .205 .000 0.00 .071 0 1 0 5 Devil Rays 2005 24 22 .372 .534 .906 .667 7.08 .282 21 54 9 101 Devil Rays CAR 19 .357 .504 .861 .633 6.54 .268 21 55 9 114 LG AVG 0 .331 .426 .757 .500 4.91 .268 12 50 6 POS AVG 8 .345 .464 .809 .561 5.61 .266 17 62 3 LEE GUETTERMAN, AGE: 47 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1986 27 -24 7.34 41 4 76 38 4.50 16.82 0 4 0 1 3 Mariners 1992 33 -26 7.09 58 0 66 20 2.73 16.36 4 5 2 2 7 Yankees/Mets CAREER -15 4.33 425 23 658.1 287 3.92 13.06 38 36 25 39 35 LG AVG 0 4.09 658.1 420 5.74 12.57 37 37 RICKY LEDEE, AGE: 32 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 29 5 .334 .475 .809 .562 5.59 .247 13 46 0 121 Phillies 2004 30 -2 .337 .403 .740 .467 4.94 .233 7 30 3 104 Phillies/Giants 2005 31 2 .335 .443 .778 .533 5.19 .278 7 39 0 102 Dodgers CAR -25 .329 .416 .745 .459 4.70 .246 60 303 27 768 LG AVG 0 .343 .435 .777 .500 5.24 .271 64 268 34 POS AVG 13 .346 .445 .791 .516 5.48 .273 69 273 50 GREG LUZINSKI, AGE: 55 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1975 24 50 .394 .540 .934 .712 7.68 .300 34 120 3 161 Phillies 1977 26 58 .394 .594 .988 .742 8.69 .309 39 130 3 149 Phillies 1978 27 40 .388 .526 .914 .689 7.23 .265 35 101 8 155 Phillies CAR 289 .363 .478 .840 .626 6.16 .276 307 1128 37 1821 LG AVG 0 .330 .390 .720 .500 4.46 .264 143 742 129 POS AVG 107 .343 .420 .763 .550 5.05 .271 190 852 129 JOE NATHAN, AGE: 31 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 28 11 2.96 78 0 79 83 9.46 9.91 12 4 0 11 5 Giants 2004 29 25 1.62 73 0 72.1 89 11.07 9.08 1 2 44 3 0 Twins 2005 30 13 2.70 69 0 70 94 12.09 8.74 7 4 43 8 3 Twins CAREER 40 3.44 263 29 408.2 383 8.43 11.36 32 16 88 30 18 LG AVG 0 4.50 408.2 298 6.56 13.08 23 23 JAY PAYTON, AGE: 33 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 30 0 .354 .512 .865 .501 5.78 .302 28 89 6 157 Rockies 2004 31 -9 .326 .367 .693 .431 4.16 .260 8 55 2 143 Padres 2005 32 -5 .306 .444 .749 .461 4.60 .267 18 63 0 124 Red Sox/A's CAR -25 .330 .443 .773 .470 4.90 .282 95 363 25 839 LG AVG 0 .341 .434 .775 .500 5.21 .269 91 370 47 POS AVG 16 .344 .443 .786 .516 5.43 .269 100 375 71 HARRY RICE, 1901-71 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1925 23 34 .450 .568 1.018 .697 10.03 .359 11 47 8 103 Browns 1926 24 18 .384 .441 .826 .591 6.22 .313 9 59 10 148 Browns CAR 22 .368 .421 .789 .517 5.61 .299 48 506 60 1034 LG AVG 0 .355 .410 .766 .500 5.30 .290 47 493 61 POS AVG 58 .365 .437 .802 .544 5.85 .302 58 526 68 OSCAR VILLARREAL, AGE: 24 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 21 24 2.57 86 1 98 80 7.35 11.85 10 7 0 13 4 Diamondbacks 2004 22 -5 7.00 17 0 18 17 8.50 16.50 0 2 0 1 1 Diamondbacks 2005 23 -1 5.27 11 0 13.2 5 3.29 11.85 2 0 0 1 1 Diamondbacks CAREER 18 3.47 114 1 129.2 102 7.08 12.49 12 9 0 15 6 LG AVG 0 4.28 129.2 96 6.65 12.81 7 7
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