Around the Majors: Padres re-sign Giles
1) The Padres re-signed free agent OF Brian Giles to a 3 year, $30 million contract.
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
2) The White Sox re-signed free agent 1B Paul Konerko to a 5 year, $60 million contract.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 27 -22 .305 .399 .704 .328 3.34 .234 18 65 0 137 White Sox 2004 28 14 .359 .535 .894 .567 6.39 .277 41 117 1 155 White Sox 2005 29 38 .375 .534 .909 .673 7.45 .283 40 100 0 158 White Sox CAR 63 .349 .488 .837 .543 5.79 .279 210 692 4 1123 LG AVG 0 .338 .432 .770 .500 5.12 .270 128 540 68 POS AVG 101 .360 .471 .831 .570 6.05 .275 178 665 23
3) Free agent P Kyle Farnsworth has reportedly told the Braves he will be signing with the Yankees.
4) The Phillies signed free agent P Julio Santana to a 1 year, $800,000 contract.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2000 27 -8 5.67 36 4 66.2 58 7.83 14.04 1 5 0 2 4 Expos 2002 29 8 2.84 38 0 57 38 6.00 12.47 3 5 0 5 3 Tigers 2005 32 -1 4.50 41 0 42 49 10.50 11.36 3 5 1 4 4 Brewers CAREER -33 5.26 202 42 470.2 304 5.81 14.40 17 31 1 22 26 LG AVG 0 4.60 470.2 336 6.43 13.23 26 27
5) The Phillies are reportedly the front runners to sign free agent P Tom Gordon.
6) According to the Boston Herald, now that the Angels lost out on Paul Konerko, they have increased their efforts to trade for Manny Ramirez.
7) The Reds signed INFs Anderson Machado and Aaron Herr and P Jake Robbins to minor league contracts.
MACHADO YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 22 0 0 0 1 1 Phillies 2004 23 1 .379 .393 .772 .579 5.79 .268 0 4 3 17 Reds 2005 24 -2 .133 .000 .133 .000 0.00 .000 0 2 0 6 Reds/Rockies CAR -1 .333 .324 .657 .440 4.42 .221 0 6 4 24 LG AVG 0 .341 .435 .776 .500 5.21 .269 2 9 1 POS AVG -2 .316 .378 .694 .397 4.15 .259 1 7 2
8) The Rockies signed INF Jason Smith and P Nate Field to minor league contracts.
SMITH YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 25 -1 .250 .250 .500 .000 0.00 .250 0 0 0 1 Devil Rays 2004 26 -4 .280 .432 .713 .414 4.10 .239 5 19 1 61 Tigers 2005 27 -6 .203 .276 .479 .113 1.56 .190 0 2 2 27 Tigers CAR -16 .251 .371 .622 .301 3.10 .219 6 27 6 117 LG AVG 0 .335 .430 .765 .500 5.04 .269 10 41 5 POS AVG -3 .328 .412 .740 .463 4.69 .264 8 36 5 FIELD YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 27 2 4.15 19 0 21.2 19 7.89 14.12 1 1 0 1 1 Royals 2004 28 1 4.26 43 0 44.1 30 6.09 12.38 2 3 3 3 2 Royals 2005 29 -4 9.45 7 0 6.2 4 5.40 24.30 0 0 0 0 0 Royals CAREER -3 4.98 74 0 77.2 56 6.49 14.37 3 4 3 4 3 LG AVG 0 4.57 77.2 55 6.32 13.00 4 4
9) The Tigers signed P Bobby Seay to a minor league contract.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 25 2 3.00 12 0 9 5 5.00 13.00 0 0 0 0 0 Devil Rays 2004 26 5 2.38 21 0 22.2 17 6.75 11.12 0 0 0 0 0 Devil Rays 2005 27 -5 8.49 17 0 11.2 11 8.49 20.06 0 0 0 0 0 Rockies CAREER -1 4.63 62 0 56.1 45 7.19 13.74 1 1 0 1 1 LG AVG 0 4.50 56.1 40 6.42 12.97 3 3
10) The Pirates hired Jeff Cox as 3B coach.
11) Today’s birthdays–
GEORGE FOSTER, AGE: 57 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1976 27 43 .364 .530 .894 .707 7.19 .306 29 121 17 144 Reds 1977 28 63 .382 .631 1.013 .738 8.64 .320 52 149 6 158 Reds 1979 30 39 .386 .561 .948 .728 7.77 .302 30 98 0 121 Reds CAR 230 .338 .480 .818 .598 5.57 .274 348 1239 51 1977 LG AVG 0 .331 .387 .718 .500 4.45 .264 147 795 169 POS AVG 97 .341 .409 .750 .541 4.94 .271 171 850 246 COOKIE LAVAGETTO, 1912-90 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1934 21 -19 .295 .322 .617 .295 3.49 .220 3 46 6 87 Pirates CAR -9 .360 .377 .737 .492 5.04 .269 40 486 63 1043 LG AVG 0 .341 .393 .734 .500 4.95 .277 56 433 37 POS AVG -27 .339 .374 .714 .474 4.69 .275 41 386 47 MARTY MARION, AGE: 88 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1941 23 -29 .308 .320 .628 .317 3.38 .252 3 58 8 155 Cardinals 1948 30 -27 .298 .333 .631 .327 3.39 .252 4 43 1 144 Cardinals 1949 31 -25 .323 .369 .692 .346 3.96 .272 5 70 0 134 Cardinals CAR -163 .323 .345 .668 .396 3.92 .263 36 624 35 1572 LG AVG 0 .340 .384 .724 .500 4.82 .267 100 679 60 POS AVG -178 .313 .333 .646 .382 3.71 .251 49 519 69 CAL MCLISH, AGE: 80 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1944 18 -38 7.82 23 13 84 24 2.57 17.04 3 10 0 3 10 Dodgers CAREER -53 4.01 352 209 1609 713 3.99 12.66 92 92 6 88 96 LG AVG 0 3.79 1609 888 4.97 12.27 90 90 GREG MCMICHAEL, AGE: 39 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1993 26 20 2.06 74 0 91.2 89 8.74 9.52 2 3 19 4 1 Braves 1995 28 14 2.79 67 0 80.2 74 8.26 10.71 7 2 2 6 3 Braves 1997 30 12 2.98 73 0 87.2 81 8.32 10.47 7 10 7 11 6 Mets CAREER 57 3.25 453 0 523.1 459 7.89 11.78 31 29 53 36 24 LG AVG 0 4.23 523.1 381 6.56 12.75 29 29 JIM RAY, AGE: 61 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM CAREER -6 3.61 308 20 618 407 5.93 12.00 43 30 25 36 37 LG AVG 0 3.56 618 389 5.66 11.97 34 34 ED REULBACH, 1882-1961 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1905 22 52 1.42 34 29 292 152 4.68 9.22 18 14 1 26 6 Cubs 1906 23 25 1.65 33 24 218 94 3.88 9.66 19 4 3 16 7 Cubs 1909 26 20 1.78 35 32 263 105 3.59 9.82 19 10 0 19 10 Cubs CAREER 141 2.29 366 270 2363 1020 3.88 10.71 161 96 12 156 101 LG AVG 0 2.83 2363 963 3.67 11.49 130 130 KIRK RUETER, AGE: 35 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 32 -4 4.53 27 27 147 41 2.51 13.35 10 5 0 7 8 Giants 2004 33 -6 4.73 33 33 190.1 56 2.65 13.81 9 12 0 10 11 Giants 2005 34 -21 5.95 20 18 107.1 25 2.10 15.01 2 7 0 3 6 Giants CAREER -30 4.27 340 336 1918 818 3.84 12.66 130 92 0 109 113 LG AVG 0 4.30 1918 1430 6.71 12.84 107 107 REGGIE SANDERS, AGE: 38 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 35 22 .345 .567 .913 .629 6.81 .285 31 87 15 130 Pirates 2004 36 4 .315 .482 .797 .529 5.42 .260 22 67 21 135 Cardinals 2005 37 12 .340 .546 .886 .609 6.57 .271 21 54 14 93 Cardinals CAR 145 .344 .491 .835 .566 5.92 .267 292 923 297 1665 LG AVG 0 .340 .426 .766 .500 5.11 .270 179 771 121 POS AVG 104 .350 .459 .808 .547 5.74 .277 226 873 159 DAN SCHATZEDER, AGE: 51 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1981 26 -18 6.06 17 14 71.1 20 2.52 13.25 6 8 0 4 10 Tigers 1982 27 -14 5.32 39 4 69.1 33 4.28 14.28 1 6 0 2 5 Giants/Expos CAREER -3 3.74 504 121 1317 748 5.11 11.99 69 68 10 69 68 LG AVG 0 3.76 1317 780 5.33 12.21 73 73 LARRY WALKER, AGE: 39 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1997 30 101 .452 .720 1.172 .803 13.05 .366 49 130 33 153 Rockies 1998 31 54 .445 .630 1.075 .725 11.38 .363 23 67 14 130 Rockies 1999 32 63 .458 .710 1.168 .739 13.13 .379 37 115 11 127 Rockies 2001 34 70 .449 .662 1.111 .751 11.97 .350 38 123 14 142 Rockies 2002 35 46 .421 .602 1.023 .706 9.89 .338 26 104 6 136 Rockies CAR 536 .400 .565 .965 .670 8.59 .313 383 1311 230 1988 LG AVG 0 .338 .419 .758 .500 5.00 .268 189 838 142 POS AVG 110 .347 .454 .800 .545 5.58 .275 244 977 162
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