Around the Majors: Padres-Nationals trade
1) The Padres traded P Brian Lawrence and cash to the Nationals for 3B Vinny Castilla.
LAWRENCE YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 27 -7 4.19 33 33 210.2 116 4.96 11.71 10 15 0 12 13 Padres 2004 28 -3 4.12 34 34 203 121 5.36 12.77 15 14 0 14 15 Padres 2005 29 -22 4.83 33 33 195.2 109 5.01 12.83 7 15 0 9 13 Padres CAREER -23 4.10 162 146 934 579 5.58 12.33 49 61 0 53 57 LG AVG 0 4.25 934 697 6.72 12.76 52 52 CASTILLA YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 35 -9 .310 .461 .771 .443 4.40 .277 22 76 1 147 Braves 2004 36 -9 .332 .535 .867 .458 5.76 .271 35 131 0 148 Rockies 2005 37 -8 .319 .403 .722 .446 4.20 .253 12 66 4 142 Nationals CAR -167 .324 .483 .806 .421 5.11 .278 315 1078 33 1767 LG AVG 0 .341 .429 .771 .500 5.17 .270 205 870 131 POS AVG -21 .339 .431 .769 .486 5.06 .269 214 920 76
2) The Brewers have a press conference scheduled for today, with Robin Yount expected to be named bench coach.
3) The Devil Rays hired Andrew Friedman as VP of Baseball Operations and Gerry Hunsicker as Senior VP of Baseball Operations. They will be the #1 and #2 men respectively, in the organization.
4) The Padres hired Glenn Hoffman (3B) and Tye Waller (1B) as coaches.
5) The Yankees hired Tony Pena as 1B coach.
6) The Tigers sent the Blue Jays cash to complete the July 22 trade that sent INF John McDonald to the Tigers.
7) The Rangers signed OF Adam Hyzdu, Cs Jamie Burke and Nick Trzesniak and Ps Chris Baker and Shane Bazzell to minor league contracts.
HYZDU YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 31 -3 .320 .333 .653 .341 3.57 .206 1 8 0 51 Pirates 2004 32 2 .364 .800 1.164 .798 11.57 .300 1 2 0 17 Red Sox 2005 33 -2 .286 .250 .536 .242 2.53 .194 0 4 1 29 Padres/Red Sox CAR -4 .311 .441 .752 .456 4.75 .229 19 61 1 219 LG AVG 0 .340 .430 .769 .500 5.12 .268 12 48 6 POS AVG 5 .344 .450 .794 .536 5.54 .273 13 49 11 BURKE YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 31 0 .375 .375 .750 .535 5.40 .375 0 2 0 6 White Sox 2004 32 2 .386 .408 .795 .541 6.04 .333 0 15 0 57 White Sox 2005 33 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 1 White Sox CAR 1 .377 .396 .772 .516 5.68 .328 0 17 0 73 LG AVG 0 .338 .434 .772 .500 5.15 .270 4 17 2 POS AVG -2 .324 .415 .739 .436 4.50 .262 4 17 1
8) Dodgers P Elmer Dessens declined his player option and filed for free agency.
9) The Blue Jays met with P A.J. Burnett. Burnett will be a free agent.
Teams are permitted to meet with free agents as soon as they file, but aren’t “allowed” to discuss contract terms until they hit the open market.
10) Dwight Gooden pled guilty to a felony count of speeding away from police after a traffic spot in August, misdemeanor charges of reckless driving and obstruction and an unrelated charge of hitting his girlfriend and was sentenced to 3 years probation.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1984 19 24 2.60 31 31 218 276 11.39 9.74 17 9 0 17 9 Mets 1985 20 58 1.53 35 35 276.2 268 8.72 8.75 24 4 0 23 5 Mets 1986 21 17 2.84 33 33 250 200 7.20 10.12 17 6 0 14 9 Mets CAREER 105 3.51 430 410 2800.2 2293 7.37 11.56 194 112 3 170 136 LG AVG 0 3.96 2800.2 1843 5.92 12.38 156 156
11) Today’s birthdays–
EZEQUIEL ASTACIO, AGE: 26 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2005 25 -14 5.67 22 14 81 66 7.33 14.00 3 6 0 3 6 Astros CAREER -14 5.67 22 14 81 66 7.33 14.00 3 6 0 3 6 LG AVG 0 4.23 81 59 6.57 12.76 5 5 CARLOS BAERGA, AGE: 37 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 34 6 .396 .464 .859 .577 6.80 .343 4 39 1 105 Diamondbacks 2004 35 -7 .309 .329 .638 .210 2.63 .235 2 11 0 79 Diamondbacks 2005 36 -5 .318 .335 .653 .394 3.73 .253 2 19 0 93 Nationals CAR -11 .332 .423 .754 .489 4.84 .291 134 774 59 1630 LG AVG 0 .338 .417 .755 .500 4.94 .267 153 696 105 POS AVG -30 .340 .397 .737 .476 4.76 .271 110 612 130 LARRY BIGBIE, AGE: 28 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 25 14 .365 .456 .821 .642 6.55 .303 9 31 7 83 Orioles 2004 26 -2 .341 .427 .768 .489 5.24 .280 15 68 8 139 Orioles 2005 27 -9 .301 .346 .647 .377 3.70 .239 5 23 5 90 Orioles/Rockies CAR -5 .331 .398 .729 .483 4.84 .268 31 136 25 375 LG AVG 0 .335 .430 .765 .500 5.05 .269 38 160 20 POS AVG 9 .341 .441 .782 .523 5.36 .277 39 164 27 DOUG CORBETT, AGE: 53 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1980 27 37 1.98 73 0 136.1 89 5.88 9.57 8 6 23 11 3 Twins 1981 28 13 2.57 54 0 87.2 60 6.16 11.70 2 6 17 5 3 Twins 1984 31 18 2.12 45 1 85 48 5.08 11.44 5 1 4 5 1 Angels CAREER 50 3.32 313 1 553 343 5.58 11.44 24 30 66 33 21 LG AVG 0 4.03 553 308 5.01 12.51 31 31 TITO FRANCONA, AGE: 72 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1959 25 48 .414 .566 .980 .790 9.17 .363 20 79 2 122 Indians 1960 26 26 .372 .460 .832 .635 6.33 .292 17 79 4 147 Indians 1961 27 21 .363 .459 .823 .604 6.06 .301 16 85 2 155 Indians CAR 77 .343 .403 .746 .545 4.98 .272 125 656 46 1719 LG AVG 0 .331 .397 .728 .500 4.57 .261 134 604 57 POS AVG 94 .343 .430 .774 .554 5.21 .268 173 695 61 JOHN GRABOW, AGE: 27 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 24 0 3.60 5 0 5 9 16.20 10.80 0 0 0 0 0 Pirates 2004 25 -7 5.11 68 0 61.2 64 9.34 15.91 2 5 1 3 4 Pirates 2005 26 -3 4.85 63 0 52 42 7.27 12.63 2 3 0 2 3 Pirates CAREER -10 4.93 136 0 118.2 115 8.72 14.26 4 8 1 5 7 LG AVG 0 4.28 118.2 88 6.66 12.80 7 7 DICK GROAT, AGE: 75 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1955 24 -22 .317 .351 .669 .344 3.44 .267 4 51 0 151 Pirates 1956 25 -22 .317 .321 .638 .338 3.32 .273 0 37 0 142 Pirates 1959 28 -25 .312 .361 .673 .344 3.59 .275 5 51 0 147 Pirates CAR -131 .330 .366 .696 .432 4.10 .286 39 707 14 1929 LG AVG 0 .330 .406 .736 .500 4.65 .265 202 893 89 POS AVG -168 .317 .358 .675 .411 3.87 .257 111 687 104 ERIC KARROS, AGE: 38 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1995 27 37 .369 .535 .905 .680 7.00 .298 32 105 4 143 Dodgers 1998 30 23 .355 .475 .830 .629 6.30 .296 23 87 7 139 Dodgers 1999 31 23 .362 .550 .912 .598 6.83 .304 34 112 8 153 Dodgers CAR 47 .325 .454 .779 .518 4.98 .268 284 1027 59 1755 LG AVG 0 .340 .425 .765 .500 5.10 .270 195 850 140 POS AVG 139 .356 .462 .818 .557 5.86 .278 261 1055 72 TOMMY LEACH, 1877-1969 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1902 24 27 .341 .426 .767 .662 6.23 .278 6 85 25 135 Pirates 1907 29 27 .352 .404 .756 .655 6.09 .303 4 43 43 149 Pirates 1913 35 27 .391 .421 .812 .680 6.52 .287 6 32 21 131 Cubs CAR 105 .340 .369 .709 .552 5.00 .269 62 810 361 2156 LG AVG 0 .329 .345 .674 .500 4.51 .264 41 829 321 POS AVG -20 .327 .343 .670 .499 4.43 .263 36 802 352 CHRIS RESOP, AGE: 23 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2005 22 -8 8.47 15 0 17 15 7.94 16.94 2 0 0 0 2 Marlins CAREER -8 8.47 15 0 17 15 7.94 16.94 2 0 0 0 2 LG AVG 0 4.23 17 12 6.57 12.76 1 1 DICK SELMA, 1943-2001 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1972 28 -24 5.55 46 10 99 58 5.27 15.36 2 9 3 3 8 Phillies CAREER -9 3.62 307 76 841 681 7.29 12.22 42 54 31 47 49 LG AVG 0 3.51 841 543 5.82 11.82 47 47 BOBBY WALLACE, 1873-1960 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1897 23 23 .394 .504 .898 .605 8.67 .335 4 112 14 130 Spiders 1901 27 25 .351 .451 .802 .639 6.67 .324 2 91 15 134 Cardinals 1904 30 16 .330 .355 .685 .615 4.94 .275 2 69 20 139 Browns 1906 32 16 .344 .345 .688 .623 5.11 .258 2 67 24 139 Browns CAR 37 .332 .358 .690 .522 4.86 .268 34 1121 201 2383 LG AVG 0 .329 .351 .680 .500 4.79 .269 41 948 349 POS AVG -160 .316 .325 .641 .441 4.15 .253 30 908 328 SKEETER WEBB, 1909-86 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1940 30 -27 .299 .290 .590 .238 3.00 .237 1 29 3 84 White Sox 1944 34 -37 .242 .271 .513 .201 2.10 .211 0 30 7 139 White Sox 1945 35 -33 .254 .238 .492 .175 1.91 .199 0 21 8 118 Tigers CAR -176 .263 .268 .531 .206 2.33 .219 3 166 33 699 LG AVG 0 .343 .383 .726 .500 4.81 .270 37 296 31 POS AVG -52 .326 .352 .678 .423 4.08 .257 28 261 30