Around the Majors: More pitchers & catchers report
1) Pitchers and catchers report for the A’s, Marlins, Nationals and Red Sox.
2) The Devil Rays re-signed 1B Travis Lee to a 1 year, $2.45 million contract, to avoid salary arbitration.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 28 9 .348 .459 .807 .551 5.60 .275 19 70 6 145 Devil Rays 2004 29 -3 .150 .158 .308 .000 0.00 .105 0 2 0 7 Yankees 2005 30 1 .331 .426 .757 .509 4.94 .272 12 49 7 129 Devil Rays CAR -25 .339 .412 .751 .473 4.85 .259 104 457 54 985 LG AVG 0 .340 .433 .773 .500 5.19 .269 111 461 63 POS AVG 71 .358 .465 .823 .556 5.91 .273 146 559 32
3) The Royals signed OF Dee Brown to a minor league contract
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2002 24 -2 .291 .392 .683 .352 4.15 .235 1 7 0 16 Royals 2003 25 -10 .280 .326 .605 .248 3.12 .227 2 14 1 50 Royals 2004 26 -8 .293 .349 .642 .357 3.58 .251 4 24 2 59 Royals CAR -57 .281 .334 .615 .260 3.09 .234 14 89 8 263 LG AVG 0 .336 .431 .767 .500 5.08 .269 27 113 15 POS AVG 3 .340 .434 .775 .510 5.27 .275 26 112 21
4) The Cardinals signed free agent INF Scott Spiezio to a minor league contract, with an invitation to spring training.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 30 6 .326 .453 .779 .537 5.04 .265 16 83 6 158 Angels 2004 31 -15 .288 .346 .634 .350 3.38 .215 10 41 4 112 Mariners 2005 32 -7 .137 .149 .286 .022 0.60 .064 1 1 0 29 Mariners CAR -41 .324 .414 .739 .457 4.60 .253 102 466 32 1073 LG AVG 0 .338 .432 .770 .500 5.13 .270 112 475 63 POS AVG 47 .353 .444 .797 .536 5.61 .274 121 493 56
5) Today’s birthdays–
HUCK BETTS, 1897-1987 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1934 37 -15 4.06 40 27 213 69 2.92 12.80 17 10 3 11 16 Braves 1935 38 -27 5.46 44 19 160 40 2.25 14.34 2 9 0 4 7 Braves CAREER -15 3.93 307 125 1366 323 2.13 12.68 61 68 16 64 65 LG AVG 0 3.81 1366 460 3.03 12.55 76 76 JAMEY CARROLL, AGE: 31 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 28 -21 .323 .326 .649 .238 3.25 .260 1 10 5 105 Expos 2004 29 4 .378 .372 .750 .553 5.60 .289 0 16 5 102 Expos 2005 30 -13 .333 .284 .617 .349 3.36 .251 0 22 3 113 Nationals CAR -28 .344 .338 .682 .392 4.10 .269 2 54 14 336 LG AVG 0 .340 .431 .771 .500 5.14 .269 27 111 14 POS AVG -9 .334 .413 .747 .466 4.80 .268 23 103 15 SHAWN ESTES, AGE: 33 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 30 -26 5.73 29 28 152.1 103 6.09 15.72 8 11 0 7 12 Cubs 2004 31 -15 5.84 34 34 202 117 5.21 15.10 15 8 0 10 13 Rockies 2005 32 -5 4.80 21 21 123.2 63 4.58 13.17 7 8 0 7 8 Diamondbacks CAREER -82 4.71 273 272 1628.2 1187 6.56 14.06 99 89 0 87 101 LG AVG 0 4.33 1628.2 1224 6.76 12.89 91 91 FRANK FENNELLY, 1860-1920 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1884 24 57 .367 .480 .847 .795 10.86 .311 4 0 0 90 Nationals/Reds 1885 25 34 .333 .445 .778 .667 8.75 .273 10 0 0 112 Reds 1886 26 26 .351 .380 .732 .636 7.11 .249 6 0 32 132 Reds CAR 104 .345 .378 .723 .583 7.22 .257 34 132 175 786 LG AVG 0 .317 .344 .661 .500 6.01 .257 17 134 175 POS AVG -39 .311 .324 .635 .466 5.61 .244 16 122 170 JOE GORDON, 1915-78 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1939 24 28 .370 .506 .876 .636 6.64 .284 28 111 11 151 Yankees 1942 27 43 .409 .491 .900 .716 7.29 .322 18 103 12 147 Yankees 1948 33 30 .371 .507 .879 .648 6.86 .280 32 124 5 144 Indians CAR 161 .357 .466 .822 .583 5.83 .268 253 975 89 1566 LG AVG 0 .352 .398 .750 .500 5.15 .273 106 754 69 POS AVG -107 .338 .378 .715 .438 4.51 .263 93 696 67 BRUCE KISON, AGE: 56 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1979 29 14 3.19 33 25 172.1 105 5.48 10.76 13 7 0 12 8 Pirates 1982 32 14 3.17 33 16 142 86 5.45 10.71 10 5 1 9 6 Angels CAREER 19 3.66 380 246 1809.2 1073 5.34 12.05 115 88 12 107 96 LG AVG 0 3.76 1809.2 1031 5.13 12.28 101 101 DAL MAXVILL, AGE: 67 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1969 30 -30 .263 .228 .492 .168 1.81 .175 2 32 1 132 Cardinals 1970 31 -39 .287 .223 .510 .167 2.20 .201 0 28 0 152 Cardinals 1971 32 -22 .307 .258 .565 .248 2.41 .225 0 24 1 142 Cardinals CAR -199 .293 .259 .552 .261 2.49 .217 6 252 7 1423 LG AVG 0 .326 .385 .711 .500 4.33 .260 85 415 54 POS AVG -133 .300 .307 .607 .344 3.09 .240 23 264 63 JOHN MAYBERRY, AGE: 57 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1972 23 47 .394 .507 .900 .760 7.28 .298 25 100 0 149 Royals 1973 24 45 .417 .478 .895 .715 7.95 .278 26 100 3 152 Royals 1975 26 68 .416 .547 .963 .782 8.76 .291 34 106 5 156 Royals CAR 208 .360 .439 .799 .612 5.70 .253 255 879 20 1620 LG AVG 0 .326 .384 .710 .500 4.29 .261 121 628 102 POS AVG 106 .342 .421 .763 .560 4.98 .269 175 772 51 BOB MILLER, 1939-93 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1971 32 20 1.64 56 0 98.2 51 4.65 11.31 8 5 10 11 2 Cubs/Padres/Pirates CAREER 35 3.37 694 99 1551.1 895 5.19 12.34 69 81 51 82 68 LG AVG 0 3.59 1551.1 971 5.63 11.91 86 86 CHAD MOELLER, AGE: 31 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 28 -8 .335 .435 .770 .397 4.57 .268 7 29 1 78 Diamondbacks 2004 29 -31 .265 .303 .568 .173 2.29 .208 5 27 0 101 Brewers 2005 30 -16 .257 .367 .624 .220 2.54 .206 7 23 0 66 Brewers CAR -74 .294 .359 .654 .269 3.18 .231 23 106 2 355 LG AVG 0 .341 .434 .775 .500 5.21 .270 36 149 18 POS AVG -32 .322 .396 .717 .403 4.21 .255 29 138 5 GEORGE MOGRIDGE, 1889-1962 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1916 27 13 2.31 30 21 194.2 66 3.05 10.45 6 12 0 11 7 Yankees 1921 32 36 3.00 38 36 288 101 3.16 11.69 18 14 0 21 11 Senators 1923 34 16 3.11 33 30 211 62 2.64 12.24 13 13 1 15 11 Senators CAREER 60 3.23 398 261 2256 679 2.71 11.93 133 130 20 142 121 LG AVG 0 3.60 2256 771 3.08 12.71 125 125 JERRY MORALES, AGE: 57 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1975 26 -14 .328 .369 .696 .412 4.04 .270 12 91 3 153 Cubs 1976 27 -14 .323 .395 .718 .400 3.89 .274 16 67 3 140 Cubs 1978 29 -15 .288 .341 .629 .361 3.11 .239 4 46 4 130 Cardinals 1979 30 -24 .260 .364 .624 .290 2.80 .211 14 56 10 129 Tigers CAR -99 .313 .382 .695 .414 3.85 .259 95 570 37 1441 LG AVG 0 .332 .388 .720 .500 4.48 .264 100 538 99 POS AVG 58 .340 .412 .752 .536 4.92 .274 116 578 137 MANNY MOTA, AGE: 68 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1966 28 17 .383 .472 .855 .657 6.38 .332 5 46 7 116 Pirates 1967 29 11 .343 .441 .784 .601 5.30 .321 4 56 3 120 Pirates 1972 34 19 .375 .434 .809 .665 5.76 .323 5 48 4 118 Dodgers CAR 61 .355 .389 .744 .550 4.77 .304 31 438 50 1536 LG AVG 0 .326 .386 .712 .500 4.36 .261 86 421 56 POS AVG 70 .339 .419 .758 .558 5.02 .275 103 456 78 RAFAEL RAMIREZ, AGE: 48 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1984 26 -32 .295 .327 .621 .294 3.04 .266 2 48 14 145 Braves 1985 27 -38 .272 .333 .604 .237 2.58 .248 5 58 2 138 Braves 1986 28 -29 .273 .335 .608 .272 2.76 .240 8 33 19 134 Braves CAR -201 .295 .342 .637 .352 3.30 .261 53 484 112 1539 LG AVG 0 .328 .387 .714 .500 4.41 .261 122 641 155 POS AVG -163 .304 .332 .636 .378 3.41 .248 53 477 146 ALEXIS RIOS, AGE: 25 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2004 23 -13 .338 .383 .720 .404 4.44 .286 1 28 15 111 Blue Jays 2005 24 -17 .306 .397 .703 .379 3.81 .262 10 59 14 146 Blue Jays CAR -30 .321 .390 .711 .391 4.10 .273 11 87 29 257 LG AVG 0 .334 .429 .764 .500 5.01 .269 29 122 14 POS AVG 5 .336 .444 .780 .518 5.21 .271 34 131 15 SHERRY SMITH, 1891-1949 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1920 29 24 1.85 33 12 136 33 2.18 10.79 11 9 3 15 5 Dodgers 1923 32 11 3.27 30 16 124 23 1.67 12.19 9 6 1 9 6 Indians 1924 33 31 3.01 39 27 248 34 1.23 11.47 12 14 1 17 9 Indians CAREER 58 3.32 373 226 2053.1 428 1.88 11.90 114 118 21 127 105 LG AVG 0 3.52 2053.1 704 3.08 12.39 114 114 KEVIN TAPANI, AGE: 42 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1991 27 30 2.99 34 34 244 135 4.98 9.85 16 9 0 16 9 Twins 1997 33 10 3.39 13 13 85 55 5.82 10.80 9 3 0 8 4 Cubs CAREER 2 4.35 361 354 2265 1482 5.89 11.98 143 125 0 134 134 LG AVG 0 4.38 2265 1559 6.20 13.00 127 127 JOHN VALENTIN, AGE: 39 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1994 27 19 .400 .505 .905 .654 7.89 .316 9 49 3 84 Red Sox 1995 28 43 .399 .533 .931 .692 8.23 .298 27 102 20 135 Red Sox 1997 30 21 .372 .499 .871 .597 6.40 .306 18 77 7 143 Red Sox CAR 53 .360 .454 .814 .534 5.80 .279 124 558 47 1105 LG AVG 0 .342 .428 .771 .500 5.16 .271 122 534 76 POS AVG -88 .326 .392 .718 .419 4.38 .264 83 459 68 HERM WEHMEIER, 1927-73 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1948 21 -28 5.88 33 24 147 56 3.43 15.67 11 8 0 7 12 Reds 1950 23 -33 5.67 41 32 230 121 4.73 15.42 10 18 4 11 17 Reds 1952 25 -30 5.16 33 26 190 83 3.93 14.54 9 11 0 7 13 Reds CAREER -161 4.80 361 240 1803.2 794 3.96 13.42 92 108 9 87 113 LG AVG 0 3.97 1803.2 846 4.22 12.59 100 100 WALTER YOUNG, AGE: 26 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
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