Around the Majors: Phillies hire Gillick
1) The Phillies have a press conference today to announce the hiring of Pat Gillick as GM.
2) The Devil Rays exercised their $1.4 million option on P Casey Fossum. Fossum also has to agree in order to for that salary to go into effect for him. If he doesn’t, he stays with the team as a salary arbitration eligible player.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 25 -6 5.47 19 14 79 63 7.18 13.67 6 5 1 5 6 Red Sox 2004 26 -35 6.65 27 27 142 117 7.42 15.46 4 15 0 6 13 Diamondbacks 2005 27 -11 4.92 36 25 162.2 128 7.08 13.72 8 12 0 9 11 Devil Rays CAREER -43 5.17 138 85 534.2 435 7.32 13.95 26 38 2 27 37 LG AVG 0 4.40 534.2 377 6.35 12.79 30 30
3) The Devil Rays named their finalists for their managerial job–Bobby Valentine, John McLaren and Joe Maddon.
4) The Braves exercised their 2006 option on P John Thomson.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 29 4 4.85 35 35 217 136 5.64 11.90 13 14 0 14 13 Rangers 2004 30 13 3.72 33 33 198.1 133 6.04 12.16 14 8 0 12 10 Braves 2005 31 -1 4.47 17 17 98.2 61 5.56 12.86 4 6 0 5 5 Braves CAREER 32 4.69 196 195 1179.1 751 5.73 12.59 60 77 0 72 65 LG AVG 0 4.31 1179.1 873 6.66 12.80 66 66
5) The Orioles signed 1B Leo Daigle, SS Ed Rogers, OF Noah Hall and Ps Sendy Rleal, Marino Salas, Scott Rice, Carlos Jan and Jason Pearson to minor league contracts.
ROGERS YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2002 23 -1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 5 Orioles 2005 26 0 1.000 4.000 5.000 .000 0.00 1.000 1 2 0 8 Orioles CAR -1 .250 1.000 1.250 .000 0.00 .250 1 2 0 13 LG AVG 0 .331 .425 .757 .500 4.91 .266 0 1 0 POS AVG 0 .333 .435 .769 .513 5.07 .270 0 1 0 PEARSON YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 26 1 0.00 2 0 1.2 3 16.20 5.40 0 0 0 0 0 Padres 2003 27 -7 63.00 2 0 1 1 9.00 63.00 0 0 0 0 0 Cardinals CAREER -6 23.63 4 0 2.2 4 13.50 27.00 0 0 0 0 0 LG AVG 0 4.18 2.2 2 6.72 12.72 0 0
6) The A’s re-signed P Jay Witasick to a 2 year contract, $2.75 million contract, with an option for 2008, and declined their 2006 option on 1B Scott Hatteberg ($2.8 million).
Witasick had filed for free agency.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 30 -3 4.53 46 0 45.2 42 8.28 13.40 3 7 2 4 6 Padres 2004 31 5 3.21 44 0 61.2 57 8.32 12.26 0 1 1 1 0 Padres 2005 32 13 2.84 60 0 63.1 73 10.37 12.51 1 5 1 4 2 Rockies/A's CAREER -5 4.54 349 56 677.1 604 8.03 14.19 30 41 5 35 36 LG AVG 0 4.57 677.1 489 6.49 13.22 38 38 HATTEBERG YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 33 -2 .342 .383 .725 .489 4.57 .253 12 61 0 147 A's 2004 34 8 .367 .420 .787 .544 5.73 .284 15 82 0 152 A's 2005 35 -19 .334 .343 .677 .354 3.63 .256 7 59 0 134 A's CAR -5 .356 .403 .758 .493 5.05 .268 83 422 1 1023 LG AVG 0 .337 .430 .767 .500 5.08 .269 108 454 58 POS AVG 1 .339 .435 .774 .499 5.11 .264 123 490 19
7) The Yankees hired Larry Bowa as 3B coach.
8) The A’s named Gerald Perry hitting coach.
9) The Pirates hired coaches Jim Colborn (pitching) and Jim Lett (bench).
10) The Mariners declined their 2006 options on INF Pokey Reese ($2.25 million) and P Shigetoshi Hasegawa ($3.1 million).
Reese had the most productive year of his career in 2005, as he missed the entire season due to shoulder surgery.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2002 29 -11 .330 .352 .681 .415 4.40 .264 4 50 12 119 Pirates 2003 30 -8 .271 .262 .533 .238 2.70 .215 1 12 6 37 Pirates 2004 31 -21 .271 .303 .574 .209 2.65 .221 3 29 6 96 Red Sox CAR -126 .307 .352 .659 .351 3.95 .248 44 271 144 856 LG AVG 0 .344 .436 .780 .500 5.31 .271 96 398 58 POS AVG -45 .337 .403 .739 .447 4.79 .272 61 317 72 HASEGAWA YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 34 24 1.48 63 0 73 32 3.95 9.86 2 4 16 5 1 Mariners 2004 35 -7 5.16 68 0 68 46 6.09 13.24 4 6 0 4 6 Mariners 2005 36 1 4.19 46 0 66.2 30 4.05 11.48 1 3 0 2 2 Mariners CAREER 72 3.71 517 8 720.1 447 5.58 12.17 45 44 33 52 37 LG AVG 0 4.63 720.1 505 6.31 13.19 40 40
11) The Marlins declined their 2006 option on P Antonio Alfonseca ($2.75 million).
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 31 -12 5.83 60 0 66.1 51 6.92 14.25 3 1 0 1 3 Cubs 2004 32 14 2.57 79 0 73.2 45 5.50 12.10 6 4 0 7 3 Braves 2005 33 -3 4.94 33 0 27.1 16 5.27 14.82 1 1 0 1 1 Marlins CAREER 16 3.95 512 0 547.1 371 6.10 13.58 30 35 121 37 28 LG AVG 0 4.35 547.1 411 6.76 12.91 31 31
12) According to the St. Petersburg Times, the Devil Rays are close to hiring Gerry Hunsicker as GM.
13) According to the LA Times, the expected Angels-Red Sox trade talks regarding Manny Ramirez will probably expand to include a 3 way deal, with the Diamondbacks sending 3B Troy Glaus to the Red Sox.
14) Today’s birthdays–
Goodbye for now.
WILSON BETEMIT, AGE: 24 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2001 19 -1 .400 .000 .400 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 1 8 Braves 2004 22 -6 .231 .170 .401 .074 1.32 .170 0 3 0 22 Braves 2005 23 1 .359 .435 .794 .509 5.40 .305 4 20 1 115 Braves CAR -6 .339 .389 .728 .436 4.60 .280 4 23 2 145 LG AVG 0 .339 .430 .769 .500 5.11 .269 9 38 5 POS AVG -2 .335 .418 .753 .480 4.89 .268 8 37 3 ORLANDO CABRERA, AGE: 31 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 28 -7 .347 .460 .807 .471 5.78 .297 17 80 24 162 Expos 2004 29 -21 .306 .383 .689 .384 3.98 .264 10 62 16 161 Expos/Red Sox 2005 30 -10 .309 .365 .674 .435 4.06 .257 8 57 21 141 Angels CAR -124 .315 .403 .718 .400 4.33 .267 80 469 118 1103 LG AVG 0 .341 .434 .775 .500 5.21 .270 135 553 73 POS AVG -108 .322 .386 .708 .410 4.30 .264 76 425 86 CARMEN CALI, AGE: 27 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2004 25 -4 8.59 10 0 7.1 8 9.82 23.32 0 0 0 0 0 Cardinals 2005 26 -4 10.50 6 0 6 5 7.50 24.00 0 0 0 0 0 Cardinals CAREER -8 9.45 16 0 13.1 13 8.78 23.63 0 0 0 0 0 LG AVG 0 4.28 13.1 10 6.66 12.80 1 1 GREG HARRIS, AGE: 50 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1985 29 27 2.47 58 0 113 111 8.84 9.72 5 4 11 7 2 Rangers 1988 32 15 2.36 66 1 107 71 5.97 11.44 4 6 1 7 3 Phillies 1992 36 20 2.51 70 2 107.2 73 6.10 12.20 4 9 4 9 4 Red Sox CAREER 75 3.69 703 98 1467 1141 7.00 12.48 74 90 54 93 71 LG AVG 0 4.00 1467 923 5.66 12.46 82 82 CHIEF HOGSETT, 1903-2001 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1931 27 -17 5.95 22 12 112 47 3.78 15.11 3 9 2 5 7 Tigers 1937 33 -29 6.31 37 26 177 68 3.46 16.53 6 19 2 10 15 Browns 1938 34 -14 6.03 31 9 91 33 3.26 14.93 5 6 3 4 7 Senators CAREER -36 5.03 330 114 1220.2 441 3.25 15.28 63 87 33 72 78 LG AVG 0 4.60 1220.2 457 3.37 13.86 68 68 TRAVIS JACKSON, 1903-87 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1926 22 17 .362 .494 .856 .627 6.38 .327 8 51 2 111 Giants 1927 23 18 .363 .486 .849 .612 6.36 .318 14 98 8 127 Giants 1930 26 16 .386 .529 .915 .590 7.49 .339 13 82 6 116 Giants CAR 9 .337 .433 .770 .503 5.16 .291 135 929 71 1656 LG AVG 0 .350 .414 .764 .500 5.31 .292 92 804 87 POS AVG -180 .329 .367 .696 .401 4.28 .273 50 661 72 WILLIE MCGEE, AGE: 47 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1985 26 60 .384 .503 .887 .765 7.95 .353 10 82 56 152 Cardinals 1990 31 22 .373 .419 .791 .604 6.03 .324 3 77 31 154 Cardinals/A's 1991 32 16 .357 .408 .765 .607 5.15 .312 4 43 17 131 Giants CAR 29 .333 .396 .729 .508 4.72 .295 79 856 352 2201 LG AVG 0 .332 .399 .731 .500 4.64 .264 182 892 194 POS AVG 59 .335 .413 .747 .519 4.92 .270 193 885 327 ORLANDO MERCED, AGE: 39 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1991 24 16 .373 .399 .772 .620 5.57 .275 10 50 8 120 Pirates 1993 26 26 .414 .443 .857 .656 7.07 .313 8 70 3 137 Pirates 1995 28 13 .365 .468 .833 .569 6.35 .300 15 83 7 132 Pirates CAR 43 .355 .426 .781 .528 5.39 .277 103 585 57 1391 LG AVG 0 .337 .417 .754 .500 4.95 .268 112 503 88 POS AVG 81 .350 .456 .806 .556 5.67 .278 150 610 87 TOM PACIOREK, AGE: 59 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1981 34 30 .379 .509 .888 .710 6.73 .326 14 66 13 104 Mariners 1982 35 21 .361 .490 .851 .665 6.48 .312 11 55 3 104 White Sox 1983 36 13 .347 .462 .809 .596 5.77 .307 9 63 6 115 White Sox CAR 6 .325 .415 .741 .499 4.62 .282 86 503 55 1392 LG AVG 0 .329 .394 .723 .500 4.47 .264 96 482 77 POS AVG 59 .341 .420 .761 .542 5.00 .274 116 541 74 SIDNEY PONSON, AGE: 29 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 26 13 3.75 31 31 216 134 5.58 11.54 17 12 0 16 13 Orioles/Giants 2004 27 -12 5.30 33 33 215.2 115 4.80 14.27 11 15 0 12 14 Orioles 2005 28 -31 6.21 23 23 130.1 68 4.70 15.74 7 11 0 6 12 Orioles CAREER -51 4.81 233 222 1443.1 870 5.42 13.13 76 91 1 78 89 LG AVG 0 4.63 1443.1 1012 6.31 13.18 81 81 RON REED, AGE: 63 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1976 33 18 2.46 59 4 128 96 6.75 8.58 8 7 14 10 5 Phillies 1977 34 16 2.75 60 3 124.1 84 6.08 10.06 7 5 15 8 4 Phillies 1978 35 18 2.24 66 0 108.2 85 7.04 9.52 3 4 17 5 2 Phillies CAREER 74 3.46 751 236 2477.2 1481 5.38 11.10 146 140 103 150 136 LG AVG 0 3.58 2477.2 1491 5.42 12.06 138 138 JOHNNY VANDER MEER, 1914-97 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1941 26 17 2.83 33 32 226 202 8.04 11.91 16 13 0 17 12 Reds 1942 27 23 2.43 33 33 244 186 6.86 10.73 18 12 0 19 11 Reds 1948 33 20 3.41 33 33 232 120 4.66 12.76 17 14 0 18 13 Reds CAREER 49 3.44 346 285 2104 1294 5.54 12.63 119 121 2 129 111 LG AVG 0 3.71 2104 834 3.57 12.52 117 117