Around the Majors: Orioles-Mets trade rumor
1) According to NY Newsday, the Mets and Orioles have intensified trade talks for a Kris Benson for Jorge Julio deal.
2) The Rangers claimed minor league INF Aarom Baldiris off waivers from the Mets.
3) Today’s birthdays–
BRIAN GILES, AGE: 35 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 32 45 .427 .514 .941 .719 8.38 .299 20 88 4 134 Pirates/Padres 2004 33 30 .374 .475 .849 .636 6.57 .284 23 94 10 159 Padres 2005 34 49 .423 .483 .905 .728 7.81 .301 15 83 13 158 Padres CAR 424 .413 .542 .954 .709 8.44 .299 246 858 93 1360 LG AVG 0 .343 .435 .778 .500 5.26 .270 148 607 82 POS AVG 79 .355 .461 .816 .547 5.91 .273 179 661 98 RUSTY GREER, AGE: 37 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1996 27 35 .397 .530 .927 .648 8.36 .332 18 100 9 139 Rangers 1997 28 48 .405 .531 .936 .692 8.28 .321 26 87 9 157 Rangers 1999 30 28 .405 .493 .898 .619 7.39 .300 20 101 2 147 Rangers CAR 149 .387 .478 .865 .598 6.92 .305 119 614 31 1027 LG AVG 0 .344 .435 .779 .500 5.27 .273 119 510 69 POS AVG 26 .348 .449 .797 .515 5.53 .276 129 537 78 CHRIS HAMMOND, AGE: 40 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 37 10 2.86 62 0 63 45 6.43 11.14 3 2 1 3 2 Yankees 2004 38 12 2.68 41 0 53.2 34 5.70 12.07 4 1 1 4 1 A's 2005 39 0 3.84 55 0 58.2 34 5.22 10.28 5 1 0 3 3 Padres CAREER 5 4.07 412 136 1095 689 5.66 12.66 65 61 3 64 62 LG AVG 0 4.09 1095 764 6.28 12.53 61 61 BYUNG-HYUN KIM, AGE: 27 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 24 20 3.31 56 12 122.1 102 7.50 10.96 9 10 16 13 6 Diamondbacks/Red Sox 2004 25 -3 6.23 7 3 17.1 6 3.12 13.50 2 1 0 1 2 Red Sox 2005 26 0 4.86 40 22 148 115 6.99 14.66 5 12 0 8 9 Rockies CAREER 60 3.76 339 38 567.2 570 9.04 12.27 36 40 86 46 30 LG AVG 0 4.36 567.2 419 6.64 12.87 32 32 MIKE KRUKOW, AGE: 54 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1980 28 -11 4.39 34 34 205 130 5.71 12.64 10 15 0 11 14 Cubs 1984 32 -23 4.56 35 33 199.1 141 6.37 14.31 11 12 1 9 14 Giants 1987 35 -17 4.80 30 28 163 104 5.74 12.70 5 6 0 4 7 Giants CAREER -40 3.90 369 355 2190.1 1478 6.07 12.34 124 117 1 115 126 LG AVG 0 3.67 2190.1 1330 5.47 12.08 122 122 WIL LEDEZMA, AGE: 25 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 22 -14 5.79 34 8 84 49 5.25 14.68 3 7 0 4 6 Tigers 2004 23 0 4.39 15 8 53.1 29 4.89 12.66 4 3 0 4 3 Tigers 2005 24 -15 7.07 10 10 49.2 30 5.44 15.77 2 4 0 2 4 Tigers CAREER -29 5.73 59 26 187 108 5.20 14.39 9 14 0 10 13 LG AVG 0 4.52 187 129 6.22 12.88 10 11 SAM MELE, AGE: 83 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1949 26 -19 .290 .326 .616 .282 2.99 .235 3 32 4 96 Red Sox/Senators 1951 28 -14 .315 .391 .705 .411 3.93 .274 5 94 2 143 Senators 1955 32 -13 .230 .280 .510 .092 1.61 .183 2 8 1 49 Red Sox/Reds CAR -53 .328 .408 .736 .450 4.48 .267 80 544 15 1046 LG AVG 0 .349 .394 .743 .500 4.95 .268 74 444 32 POS AVG 21 .350 .412 .762 .519 5.17 .270 87 479 34 DANNY O'CONNELL, 1927-69 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1955 28 -22 .276 .316 .592 .303 2.88 .225 6 40 2 124 Braves 1957 30 -11 .324 .364 .688 .426 4.08 .256 8 36 9 143 Braves/Giants 1958 31 -11 .340 .314 .654 .368 3.72 .232 3 23 2 107 Giants CAR -89 .333 .351 .684 .420 4.14 .260 39 320 48 1143 LG AVG 0 .339 .419 .758 .500 5.00 .268 122 527 40 POS AVG -71 .331 .379 .710 .438 4.41 .262 79 425 46 DAVE SMITH, AGE: 51 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1980 25 18 1.93 57 0 102.2 85 7.45 11.05 7 5 10 9 3 Astros 1985 30 10 2.27 64 0 79.1 40 4.54 9.87 9 5 27 10 4 Astros 1987 32 14 1.65 50 0 60 73 10.95 9.15 2 3 24 4 1 Astros CAREER 69 2.67 609 1 809.1 548 6.09 11.08 53 53 216 65 41 LG AVG 0 3.64 809.1 498 5.54 12.00 45 45 MIKE TIERNAN, 1867-1918 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1888 21 49 .364 .427 .790 .779 8.39 .293 9 52 52 113 Giants 1889 22 71 .447 .497 .944 .758 12.22 .335 10 73 33 122 Giants 1890 23 65 .385 .495 .880 .747 9.99 .304 13 59 56 133 Giants 1891 24 66 .388 .494 .882 .757 10.10 .306 16 73 53 134 Giants 1895 28 54 .427 .527 .955 .728 10.94 .347 7 70 36 120 Giants 1896 29 66 .452 .516 .968 .747 11.75 .369 7 89 35 133 Giants 1897 30 32 .400 .451 .851 .647 8.64 .330 5 72 40 127 Giants CAR 464 .392 .462 .854 .678 9.09 .311 106 851 428 1476 LG AVG 0 .347 .378 .725 .500 6.37 .279 47 782 322 POS AVG 115 .359 .401 .761 .557 7.12 .290 60 791 386 JOSE URIBE, AGE: 47 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1986 27 -15 .315 .280 .596 .358 3.15 .223 3 43 22 157 Giants 1989 30 -23 .273 .280 .553 .278 2.44 .221 1 30 6 151 Giants 1990 31 -24 .297 .304 .601 .269 2.76 .248 1 24 5 138 Giants CAR -95 .300 .314 .613 .368 3.21 .241 19 219 74 1038 LG AVG 0 .327 .390 .717 .500 4.45 .260 72 364 86 POS AVG -87 .305 .339 .644 .385 3.50 .248 36 278 78
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