Around the Majors: Rangers-Marlins trade rumor update
1) The Rangers have reportedly agreed to include one of their top pitching prospects, either John Danks or Thomas Diamond, in their proposed trade with the Marlins. But, the Marlins also reportedly are talking to the Red Sox to see if they can top the Rangers offer.
2) According to NY Newsday, the Mets are more likely to acquire Marlins 2B Luis Castillo or C Paul Lo Duca than 1B Carlos Delgado, who could be headed to the Orioles.
3) Today’s birthdays–
BILL ALMON, AGE: 53 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1977 24 -18 .303 .336 .639 .378 3.32 .261 2 43 20 155 Padres 1979 26 -12 .299 .258 .556 .265 2.60 .227 1 8 6 100 Padres 1980 27 -11 .238 .260 .498 .188 1.96 .193 0 7 2 66 Expos/Mets CAR -73 .305 .343 .648 .409 3.56 .254 36 296 128 1236 LG AVG 0 .330 .395 .725 .500 4.52 .264 80 406 78 POS AVG -64 .313 .360 .673 .424 3.88 .255 51 333 84 CHARLIE BENNETT, 1854-1927 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1882 27 27 .340 .450 .790 .696 8.38 .301 5 51 0 84 Wolverines 1883 28 34 .350 .474 .825 .711 8.97 .305 5 55 0 92 Wolverines 1885 30 33 .356 .456 .812 .716 8.67 .269 5 60 0 91 Wolverines CAR 92 .340 .387 .728 .568 6.81 .256 55 533 42 1062 LG AVG 0 .309 .352 .661 .500 5.82 .260 26 448 107 POS AVG -102 .287 .323 .610 .428 4.88 .241 21 412 70 HANK BLALOCK, AGE: 25 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 22 12 .350 .522 .872 .559 6.32 .300 29 90 2 143 Rangers 2004 23 10 .355 .500 .855 .543 6.25 .276 32 110 2 159 Rangers 2005 24 -7 .318 .431 .749 .463 4.67 .263 25 92 1 161 Rangers CAR 6 .338 .471 .809 .508 5.53 .274 89 309 5 512 LG AVG 0 .334 .429 .763 .500 5.01 .268 63 262 31 POS AVG -5 .330 .427 .757 .490 4.90 .263 66 262 29 WADE BLASINGAME, AGE: 62 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1966 22 -13 5.29 16 12 68 34 4.50 12.97 3 7 0 3 7 Braves 1967 23 -26 5.63 25 18 102.1 66 5.80 14.86 5 7 0 3 9 Braves/Astros 1971 27 -26 4.61 30 28 158 93 5.30 13.39 9 11 0 7 13 Astros CAREER -102 4.52 222 128 864.1 512 5.33 13.46 46 51 5 38 59 LG AVG 0 3.53 864.1 555 5.78 11.76 48 48 LEW BURDETTE, AGE: 79 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1962 35 -17 4.88 37 19 144 59 3.69 12.31 10 9 2 7 12 Braves 1964 37 -14 4.66 36 17 141 43 2.74 11.81 10 9 0 8 11 Cardinals/Cubs 1965 38 -21 5.44 26 12 91 28 2.77 14.64 3 5 0 3 5 Cubs/Phillies CAREER -30 3.66 626 373 3067.2 1074 3.15 11.35 203 144 31 173 174 LG AVG 0 3.86 3067.2 1730 5.08 12.27 171 171 BILLY CLINGMAN, 1869-1958 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1896 26 -32 .329 .281 .611 .305 4.28 .234 2 37 19 121 Colonels 1897 27 -29 .302 .314 .616 .297 3.82 .228 2 47 14 113 Colonels 1901 31 -26 .308 .304 .612 .331 3.67 .242 2 55 10 137 Senators CAR -151 .323 .306 .630 .350 4.15 .246 8 301 98 816 LG AVG 0 .353 .384 .736 .500 6.03 .290 20 415 143 POS AVG -48 .342 .365 .707 .462 5.45 .276 18 415 131 KEN GRIFFEY JR., AGE: 36 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1991 21 51 .399 .527 .926 .734 7.94 .327 22 100 18 154 Mariners 1993 23 70 .408 .617 1.025 .762 9.13 .309 45 109 17 156 Mariners 1994 24 53 .402 .674 1.076 .747 10.20 .323 40 90 11 111 Mariners 1996 26 61 .392 .628 1.020 .736 9.55 .303 49 140 16 140 Mariners 1997 27 65 .382 .646 1.028 .731 9.04 .304 56 147 15 157 Mariners 1998 28 51 .365 .611 .977 .692 8.00 .284 56 146 20 161 Mariners 1999 29 45 .384 .576 .960 .669 8.28 .285 48 134 24 160 Mariners 2003 33 11 .370 .566 .936 .665 7.48 .247 13 26 1 53 Reds 2004 34 12 .351 .513 .864 .611 6.23 .253 20 60 1 83 Reds 2005 35 32 .369 .576 .946 .663 7.80 .301 35 92 0 128 Reds CAR 579 .377 .561 .938 .679 7.73 .293 536 1536 178 2125 LG AVG 0 .339 .421 .760 .500 5.00 .268 225 999 144 POS AVG 0 .338 .415 .753 .494 5.00 .270 201 895 306 LEE GUETTERMAN, AGE: 47 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1986 27 -24 7.34 41 4 76 38 4.50 16.82 0 4 0 1 3 Mariners 1992 33 -26 7.09 58 0 66 20 2.73 16.36 4 5 2 2 7 Yankees/Mets CAREER -15 4.33 425 23 658.1 287 3.92 13.06 38 36 25 39 35 LG AVG 0 4.09 658.1 420 5.74 12.57 37 37 ANDY HIGH, 1897-1981 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1925 27 -13 .335 .350 .685 .381 4.05 .257 4 34 3 104 Dodgers/Braves 1929 31 -17 .340 .411 .751 .415 4.96 .295 10 63 7 146 Cardinals 1932 34 -16 .276 .230 .506 .199 2.25 .188 0 12 1 84 Reds CAR -42 .350 .388 .738 .470 4.82 .284 44 482 33 1314 LG AVG 0 .354 .417 .770 .500 5.35 .295 65 592 75 POS AVG -60 .345 .399 .743 .458 4.88 .289 47 551 71 FREDDY LINDSTROM, 1905-81 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1928 22 37 .383 .511 .894 .657 7.52 .358 14 107 15 153 Giants 1930 24 55 .425 .575 .999 .700 9.75 .379 22 106 15 148 Giants 1933 27 23 .350 .448 .798 .638 5.72 .310 5 55 1 138 Pirates CAR 84 .351 .449 .800 .544 5.73 .311 103 779 84 1438 LG AVG 0 .349 .414 .763 .500 5.29 .291 83 719 74 POS AVG -12 .347 .414 .761 .493 5.21 .294 75 698 75 TOM MCCRAW, AGE: 65 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1970 29 -18 .273 .319 .592 .299 3.13 .220 6 31 12 129 White Sox CAR -36 .309 .362 .670 .457 3.73 .246 75 404 143 1468 LG AVG 0 .320 .377 .697 .500 4.13 .251 100 443 57 POS AVG 56 .331 .406 .737 .542 4.60 .255 136 528 43 STAN MUSIAL, AGE: 85 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1942 21 44 .397 .490 .888 .746 8.07 .315 10 72 6 140 Cardinals 1943 22 80 .425 .562 .988 .802 9.49 .357 13 81 9 157 Cardinals 1944 23 84 .440 .549 .990 .825 10.39 .347 12 94 7 146 Cardinals 1946 25 94 .434 .587 1.021 .822 11.07 .365 16 103 7 156 Cardinals 1948 27 120 .450 .702 1.152 .852 13.10 .376 39 131 7 155 Cardinals 1949 28 89 .438 .624 1.062 .786 11.40 .338 36 123 3 157 Cardinals 1950 29 76 .437 .596 1.034 .783 10.90 .346 28 109 5 146 Cardinals 1951 30 97 .449 .614 1.063 .826 11.85 .355 32 108 4 152 Cardinals 1952 31 74 .432 .538 .970 .794 9.47 .336 21 91 7 154 Cardinals 1953 32 85 .437 .609 1.046 .789 11.01 .337 30 113 3 157 Cardinals 1954 33 65 .428 .607 1.036 .739 9.36 .330 35 126 1 153 Cardinals 1955 34 55 .408 .566 .974 .727 8.67 .319 33 108 5 154 Cardinals 1956 35 41 .386 .522 .908 .683 7.26 .310 27 109 2 156 Cardinals 1957 36 65 .422 .612 1.034 .783 9.90 .351 29 102 1 134 Cardinals CAR 1204 .417 .559 .976 .752 9.23 .331 475 1951 78 3026 LG AVG 0 .338 .402 .739 .500 4.86 .267 241 1228 104 POS AVG 257 .354 .445 .799 .575 5.77 .280 325 1489 97 JOE NATHAN, AGE: 31 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 28 11 2.96 78 0 79 83 9.46 9.91 12 4 0 11 5 Giants 2004 29 25 1.62 73 0 72.1 89 11.07 9.08 1 2 44 3 0 Twins 2005 30 13 2.70 69 0 70 94 12.09 8.74 7 4 43 8 3 Twins CAREER 40 3.44 263 29 408.2 383 8.43 11.36 32 16 88 30 18 LG AVG 0 4.50 408.2 298 6.56 13.08 23 23 GEORGE SCHAREIN, 1914-81 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1937 22 -43 .293 .284 .577 .225 2.90 .241 0 57 13 146 Phillies 1938 23 -28 .268 .308 .576 .241 2.75 .238 1 29 11 117 Phillies 1939 24 -29 .262 .293 .555 .227 2.51 .238 1 33 4 118 Phillies CAR -101 .277 .294 .571 .229 2.73 .240 2 119 28 388 LG AVG 0 .342 .396 .738 .500 4.97 .278 22 172 14 POS AVG -34 .327 .347 .674 .413 4.10 .259 12 141 16 DICK SCHOFIELD, AGE: 43 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1984 21 -29 .264 .263 .527 .217 2.27 .193 4 21 5 140 Angels 1985 22 -19 .287 .331 .618 .331 3.15 .219 8 41 11 147 Angels 1991 28 -15 .310 .260 .570 .349 2.97 .225 0 31 8 134 Angels CAR -136 .308 .316 .624 .375 3.42 .230 56 353 120 1368 LG AVG 0 .329 .402 .731 .500 4.58 .262 120 560 91 POS AVG -102 .314 .355 .669 .410 3.82 .257 58 433 92 OSCAR VILLARREAL, AGE: 24 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 21 24 2.57 86 1 98 80 7.35 11.85 10 7 0 13 4 Diamondbacks 2004 22 -5 7.00 17 0 18 17 8.50 16.50 0 2 0 1 1 Diamondbacks 2005 23 -1 5.27 11 0 13.2 5 3.29 11.85 2 0 0 1 1 Diamondbacks CAREER 18 3.47 114 1 129.2 102 7.08 12.49 12 9 0 15 6 LG AVG 0 4.28 129.2 96 6.65 12.81 7 7
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