Around the Majors: Red Sox claim Choi
1) The Red Sox claimed 1B Hee Seop Choi off waivers from the Dodgers.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 24 0 .350 .421 .771 .506 5.13 .218 8 28 1 80 Cubs 2004 25 13 .370 .449 .819 .598 6.22 .251 15 46 1 126 Marlins/Dodgers 2005 26 1 .336 .453 .789 .508 4.92 .253 15 42 1 133 Dodgers CAR 10 .349 .437 .786 .531 5.30 .240 40 120 3 363 LG AVG 0 .340 .432 .772 .500 5.15 .269 30 124 15 POS AVG 25 .361 .475 .835 .573 6.06 .278 42 151 6
2) After first signing with the Red Sox and then allegedly signing with the A’s, Juan Gonzalez is now working out with the Rockies.
The Boston Herald called Gonzalez signing with the A’s “a complete figment of his imagination.”
3) Tigers P Kenny Rogers made a plea bargain in which he will attend an anger management class in order to resolve the charges resulting from him knocking down a cameraman late last June.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 38 1 4.57 33 31 195 116 5.35 13.29 13 8 0 11 10 Twins 2004 39 8 4.76 35 35 211.2 126 5.36 13.73 18 9 0 14 13 Rangers 2005 40 23 3.46 30 30 195.1 87 4.01 12.26 14 8 0 14 8 Rangers CAREER 121 4.21 687 400 2862 1751 5.51 12.92 190 131 28 173 148 LG AVG 0 4.55 2862 1955 6.15 13.15 161 160
4) Mariners CF Jeremy Reed broke a bone in his right wrist and could be out for 6 weeks.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2004 23 6 .470 .466 .935 .772 9.24 .397 0 5 3 18 Mariners 2005 24 -16 .322 .352 .675 .385 3.73 .254 3 45 12 141 Mariners CAR -10 .338 .364 .703 .440 4.22 .269 3 50 15 159 LG AVG 0 .332 .426 .758 .500 4.91 .268 17 73 9 POS AVG -4 .326 .410 .736 .478 4.67 .268 14 64 15
5) The Indians sent INFs Lou Merloni and Jose Flores, 3B Andy Marte, OF Franklin Gutierrez, C-1B Ryan Garko and P Ben Howard to the minors.
MERLONI YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 32 -2 .355 .348 .704 .453 4.31 .265 1 18 2 80 Padres/Red Sox 2004 33 -4 .343 .426 .769 .438 4.41 .289 4 28 1 71 Indians 2005 34 -1 .143 .000 .143 .000 0.00 .000 0 1 0 5 Angels CAR -32 .332 .386 .719 .400 4.12 .272 14 124 8 414 LG AVG 0 .339 .433 .772 .500 5.16 .270 36 151 19 POS AVG -13 .332 .414 .745 .460 4.78 .267 30 141 19 FLORES YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2002 29 -1 .400 .000 .400 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 1 7 A's 2004 31 -1 .400 .250 .650 .000 0.00 .250 0 0 0 9 Dodgers CAR -2 .400 .143 .543 .000 0.00 .143 0 0 1 16 LG AVG 0 .336 .430 .766 .500 5.06 .267 0 1 0 POS AVG 0 .329 .397 .726 .451 4.57 .269 0 1 0
Marte is considered one of the top prospects in all of baseball.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 21 -8 .227 .211 .438 .091 1.50 .140 0 4 0 24 Braves CAR -8 .227 .211 .438 .091 1.50 .140 0 4 0 24 LG AVG 0 .339 .428 .767 .500 5.07 .268 2 9 1 POS AVG 0 .339 .424 .763 .495 5.03 .269 2 9 1 GUTIERREZ YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 22 0 .500 .000 .500 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 7 Indians CAR 0 .500 .000 .500 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 7 LG AVG 0 .331 .425 .756 .500 4.89 .268 0 0 0 POS AVG 0 .344 .464 .808 .560 5.58 .266 0 0 0 GARKO YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 24 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 1 Indians CAR 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 1 LG AVG 0 .331 .425 .756 .500 4.89 .268 0 0 0 POS AVG 0 .344 .464 .808 .560 5.58 .266 0 0 0 HOWARD YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 23 -7 9.28 3 2 10.2 10 8.44 22.78 0 1 0 0 1 Padres 2003 24 1 3.63 6 6 34.2 24 6.23 11.94 1 3 0 2 2 Padres 2004 25 -6 5.50 31 0 37.2 33 7.88 14.10 1 1 0 1 1 Marlins CAREER -12 5.20 40 8 83 67 7.27 14.31 2 5 0 3 4 LG AVG 0 4.28 83 62 6.70 12.80 5 5
6) Cardinals LF Larry Bigbie has a stress fracture above his left heel and is expected to miss a minimum of 2-3 weeks.
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
7) The Reds sent OF Chris Denorfia and Ps Michael Gosling, Justin Germano and Jung Keun Bong to the minors.
DENORFIA YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 24 0 .364 .421 .785 .517 5.59 .263 1 2 1 18 Reds CAR 0 .364 .421 .785 .517 5.59 .263 1 2 1 18 LG AVG 0 .339 .428 .767 .500 5.07 .268 1 5 1 POS AVG 0 .338 .422 .760 .491 5.01 .270 1 4 1 GOSLING YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2004 23 0 4.62 6 4 25.1 14 4.97 14.57 1 1 0 1 1 Diamondbacks 2005 24 0 4.45 13 5 32.1 14 3.90 16.42 0 3 0 1 2 Diamondbacks CAREER 0 4.53 19 9 57.2 28 4.37 15.61 1 4 0 2 3 LG AVG 0 4.27 57.2 43 6.64 12.79 3 3 GERMANO YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2004 21 -12 8.86 7 5 21.1 16 6.75 18.98 1 2 0 1 2 Padres CAREER -12 8.86 7 5 21.1 16 6.75 18.98 1 2 0 1 2 LG AVG 0 4.31 21.1 16 6.74 12.84 1 1 BONG YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 21 -2 7.50 1 1 6 4 6.00 15.00 0 1 0 0 1 Braves 2003 22 -6 5.05 44 0 57 47 7.42 14.05 6 2 1 3 5 Braves 2004 23 -1 4.70 3 3 15.1 11 6.46 15.85 1 1 0 1 1 Reds CAREER -9 5.17 48 4 78.1 62 7.12 14.48 7 4 1 4 7 LG AVG 0 4.28 78.1 58 6.67 12.80 4 4
8) The Marlins sent Ps Taylor Tankersley, Josh Stewart and Ryan Rupe to the minors.
STEWART YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 24 -4 5.96 5 5 25.2 13 4.56 15.43 1 2 0 1 2 White Sox 2004 25 -9 15.26 3 2 7.2 5 5.87 22.30 0 1 0 0 1 White Sox CAREER -13 8.10 8 7 33.1 18 4.86 17.01 1 3 0 1 3 LG AVG 0 4.55 33.1 23 6.19 12.93 2 2 RUPE YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2001 26 -34 6.59 28 26 143.1 123 7.72 13.81 5 12 0 6 11 Devil Rays 2002 27 -11 5.60 15 15 90 67 6.70 11.80 5 10 0 6 9 Devil Rays 2003 28 -2 6.30 4 1 10 7 6.30 12.60 1 1 0 1 1 Red Sox CAREER -63 5.85 89 84 476.2 355 6.70 13.56 24 38 0 26 36 LG AVG 0 4.68 476.2 334 6.31 13.30 27 27
9) The Mariners released 2B Fernando Vina and P Dave Burba.
VINA YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2002 33 -14 .333 .338 .670 .419 3.96 .270 1 54 17 150 Cardinals 2003 34 -8 .309 .382 .691 .394 3.91 .251 4 23 4 61 Cardinals 2004 35 -9 .308 .270 .577 .219 2.48 .226 0 7 2 29 Tigers CAR -56 .348 .379 .728 .452 4.79 .282 40 343 116 1148 LG AVG 0 .343 .434 .777 .500 5.25 .271 137 571 78 POS AVG -48 .341 .400 .741 .459 4.87 .274 82 446 108 BURBA YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 35 -5 5.20 35 21 145.1 95 5.88 13.69 5 5 0 5 5 Rangers/Indians 2003 36 4 3.53 17 2 43.1 35 7.27 13.50 1 1 0 1 1 Brewers 2004 37 2 4.21 51 0 77 50 5.84 11.45 4 1 2 2 3 Brewers/Giants CAREER -4 4.49 511 234 1777.2 1398 7.08 13.15 115 87 3 100 102 LG AVG 0 4.43 1777.2 1266 6.41 12.99 100 99
10) The Diamondbacks released P Felix Heredia.
Last weekend, they had sent him to the minors.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 28 15 2.69 69 0 87 45 4.66 11.28 5 3 1 6 2 Reds/Yankees 2004 29 -8 6.28 47 0 38.2 25 5.82 15.36 1 1 0 1 1 Yankees 2005 30 1 0.00 3 0 2.2 2 6.75 10.13 0 0 0 0 0 Mets CAREER -8 4.42 511 2 458.1 351 6.89 13.71 28 19 6 24 23 LG AVG 0 4.41 458.1 339 6.67 12.94 26 26
11) Today’s birthdays–
NEAL COTTS, AGE: 26 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 23 -5 8.10 4 4 13.1 10 6.75 21.60 1 1 0 1 1 White Sox 2004 24 -5 5.65 56 1 65.1 58 7.99 12.95 4 4 0 4 4 White Sox 2005 25 17 1.94 69 0 60.1 58 8.65 10.59 4 0 0 3 1 White Sox CAREER 7 4.27 129 5 139 126 8.16 12.76 9 5 0 8 6 LG AVG 0 4.51 139 97 6.29 12.90 8 8 FRANK DWYER, 1868-1943 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1895 27 29 4.24 37 31 280.1 46 1.48 13.77 18 15 0 20 13 Reds 1896 28 42 3.15 36 34 288.2 57 1.78 11.88 24 11 1 23 12 Reds 1898 30 23 3.04 31 28 240 29 1.09 11.81 16 10 0 16 10 Reds CAREER 172 3.84 366 319 2819 565 1.80 13.12 176 152 6 188 140 LG AVG 0 4.20 2819 860 2.74 13.70 158 158 TRAVIS FRYMAN, AGE: 37 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1993 24 37 .379 .486 .865 .663 6.99 .300 22 97 9 151 Tigers 1998 29 11 .340 .504 .845 .556 5.84 .287 28 96 10 146 Indians 2000 31 30 .392 .516 .908 .628 7.53 .321 22 106 1 155 Indians CAR 14 .336 .443 .779 .501 5.16 .274 223 1022 72 1698 LG AVG 0 .339 .422 .761 .500 5.02 .269 193 863 124 POS AVG -73 .331 .408 .739 .456 4.64 .263 181 829 72 TOM GLAVINE, AGE: 40 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1991 25 46 2.55 34 34 246.2 192 7.01 9.92 20 11 0 22 9 Braves 1998 32 44 2.47 33 33 229.1 157 6.16 10.91 20 6 0 19 7 Braves 2003 37 -6 4.52 32 32 183.1 82 4.03 13.40 9 14 0 11 12 Mets 2004 38 16 3.60 33 33 212.1 109 4.62 11.61 11 14 0 14 11 Mets 2005 39 14 3.53 33 33 211.1 105 4.47 12.39 13 13 0 15 11 Mets CAREER 308 3.44 603 603 3951.2 2350 5.35 11.85 275 184 0 270 189 LG AVG 0 4.09 3951.2 2821 6.42 12.54 221 221 WOODIE HELD, AGE: 74 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1960 28 12 .342 .471 .813 .588 5.68 .258 21 67 0 109 Indians 1961 29 13 .354 .468 .822 .573 5.66 .267 23 78 0 146 Indians 1963 31 13 .352 .435 .787 .594 5.29 .248 17 61 2 133 Indians CAR 33 .331 .421 .753 .520 4.73 .240 179 559 14 1390 LG AVG 0 .329 .396 .726 .500 4.52 .258 113 493 46 POS AVG -46 .321 .373 .694 .454 4.15 .253 90 419 66 DUTCH LEONARD, 1909-83 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1938 29 29 3.43 33 31 223 68 2.74 11.34 12 15 0 17 10 Senators 1947 38 37 2.68 32 29 235 103 3.94 10.84 17 12 0 20 9 Phillies 1948 39 30 2.51 34 31 226 92 3.66 11.31 12 17 0 19 10 Phillies CAREER 209 3.25 640 375 3220 1170 3.27 11.45 191 181 44 216 156 LG AVG 0 4.00 3220 1315 3.68 12.93 180 180 LEE MAZZILLI, AGE: 51 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1978 23 16 .353 .432 .785 .588 5.39 .273 16 61 20 148 Mets 1979 24 42 .395 .449 .844 .692 7.04 .303 15 79 34 158 Mets 1980 25 28 .370 .431 .801 .641 5.96 .280 16 76 41 152 Mets CAR 87 .359 .385 .744 .562 5.08 .259 93 460 197 1475 LG AVG 0 .331 .392 .723 .500 4.51 .265 92 486 107 POS AVG 28 .337 .402 .738 .517 4.77 .269 98 500 143 CLYDE MILAN, 1887-1953 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1910 23 23 .379 .333 .713 .650 5.60 .279 0 16 44 142 Senators 1911 24 33 .395 .394 .789 .656 7.01 .315 3 35 58 154 Senators 1912 25 28 .377 .379 .756 .637 6.29 .306 1 79 88 154 Senators CAR 119 .353 .353 .706 .560 4.81 .285 17 617 495 1981 LG AVG 0 .333 .348 .682 .500 4.35 .265 34 749 266 POS AVG 211 .357 .387 .744 .596 5.34 .288 49 817 361 DAN WILSON, AGE: 37 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1994 25 -32 .244 .312 .556 .129 1.99 .216 3 27 1 91 Mariners 1999 30 -18 .315 .382 .697 .354 4.06 .266 7 38 5 123 Mariners 2000 31 -18 .291 .336 .627 .269 2.96 .235 5 27 1 90 Mariners 2003 34 -18 .272 .339 .611 .288 2.98 .241 4 43 0 96 Mariners CAR -148 .309 .382 .691 .376 3.90 .262 88 519 23 1299 LG AVG 0 .341 .433 .774 .500 5.21 .271 140 597 80 POS AVG -121 .318 .399 .717 .401 4.25 .257 119 551 21
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