Around the Majors: Red Sox hire co-GMs
1) The Red Sox named Jed Hoyer and Ben Cherington co-GMs.
2) The Phillies traded P Vicente Padilla to the Rangers for a player to be named later.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 25 10 3.62 32 32 208.2 133 5.74 11.82 14 12 0 14 12 Phillies 2004 26 -3 4.53 20 20 115.1 82 6.40 12.88 7 7 0 7 7 Phillies 2005 27 -3 4.71 27 27 147 103 6.31 13.96 9 12 0 10 11 Phillies CAREER 18 3.95 194 111 779 526 6.08 12.62 51 51 2 53 49 LG AVG 0 4.27 779 580 6.70 12.81 44 44
3) Sidney Ponson was sentenced to 5 days in jail after being convicted of DWI in Baltimore.
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
4) The Padres re-signed OF Dave Roberts to a 1 year, $2.25 million contract.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 31 -9 .331 .307 .638 .417 4.01 .250 2 16 40 107 Dodgers 2004 32 1 .337 .379 .716 .514 5.31 .254 4 35 38 113 Dodgers/Red Sox 2005 33 7 .356 .428 .784 .550 5.09 .275 8 38 23 115 Padres CAR -3 .340 .364 .704 .496 4.78 .263 19 137 158 537 LG AVG 0 .341 .430 .771 .500 5.14 .269 56 231 29 POS AVG 7 .342 .435 .776 .512 5.29 .271 56 215 51
5) The Tigers traded minor league P Kenny Baugh to the Padres for minor league P Ricky Steik.
6) Matt Morris’s new 3 year, $27 million contract with the Giants includes a team option for 2009.
7) The Astros re-signed 1B-3B Mike Lamb to a 1 year, $1.7 million contract, to avoid salary arbitration.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 27 -6 .190 .132 .322 .026 0.77 .132 0 2 1 28 Rangers 2004 28 11 .356 .511 .867 .606 6.68 .288 14 58 1 112 Astros 2005 29 -12 .284 .419 .703 .373 3.72 .236 12 53 1 125 Astros CAR -30 .329 .412 .741 .443 4.76 .274 45 228 5 594 LG AVG 0 .340 .434 .774 .500 5.19 .270 56 232 29 POS AVG 10 .344 .450 .794 .515 5.41 .271 65 256 14
8) The Cubs are reportedly interested in free agent RF Jacque Jones.
9) According to the Boston Globe, the Red Sox and Mariners have discussed a Matt Clement for Jeremy Reed trade.
10) The Phillies are reportedly getting close to signing free agent P Braden Looper.
11) The Rangers re-signed INF Mark DeRosa ($675,000) and P Brian Shouse ($750,000) to 1 year contracts, to avoid salary arbitration.
DEROSA YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 28 -7 .316 .383 .699 .413 4.12 .263 6 22 1 103 Braves 2004 29 -20 .293 .320 .614 .274 3.08 .239 3 31 1 118 Braves 2005 30 -2 .325 .439 .764 .457 4.62 .243 8 20 1 66 Rangers CAR -34 .319 .380 .700 .396 4.09 .263 25 119 7 459 LG AVG 0 .339 .432 .771 .500 5.15 .268 37 150 19 POS AVG -10 .332 .417 .749 .471 4.83 .269 31 137 19 SHOUSE YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 34 13 3.10 62 0 61 40 5.90 11.80 0 1 1 1 0 Rangers 2004 35 14 2.23 53 0 44.1 34 6.90 11.17 2 0 0 2 0 Rangers 2005 36 -4 5.23 64 0 53.1 35 5.91 12.83 3 2 0 2 3 Rangers CAREER 19 3.98 215 0 185.1 128 6.22 12.58 5 4 1 5 4 LG AVG 0 4.50 185.1 128 6.23 12.87 10 10
12) Today’s birthdays–
BILL CASTRO, AGE: 52 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1975 21 11 2.52 18 5 75 25 3.00 11.64 3 2 1 3 2 Brewers 1978 24 12 1.81 42 0 49.2 17 3.08 11.42 5 4 8 7 2 Brewers 1979 25 11 2.03 39 0 44.1 10 2.03 10.76 3 1 6 3 1 Brewers CAREER 33 3.33 303 9 546.1 203 3.34 12.04 31 26 45 34 23 LG AVG 0 3.92 546.1 289 4.76 12.46 30 30 LARRY DOBY, 1923-2003 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1950 26 60 .442 .545 .986 .758 9.78 .326 25 102 8 142 Indians 1951 27 53 .428 .512 .941 .779 8.86 .295 20 69 4 134 Indians 1952 28 57 .383 .541 .924 .776 8.04 .276 32 104 5 140 Indians CAR 359 .386 .490 .876 .679 7.14 .283 253 970 47 1533 LG AVG 0 .348 .396 .744 .500 4.92 .268 116 660 46 POS AVG 44 .352 .412 .764 .525 5.24 .271 132 689 67 CARL ERSKINE, AGE: 79 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1952 25 25 2.70 33 26 207 131 5.70 10.43 14 6 2 13 7 Dodgers 1953 26 25 3.53 39 33 247 187 6.81 11.33 20 6 3 16 10 Dodgers CAREER 20 3.99 335 216 1719 981 5.14 12.04 122 78 13 103 97 LG AVG 0 3.99 1719 823 4.31 12.61 96 96 JOSH FOGG, AGE: 29 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 26 -16 5.26 26 26 142 71 4.50 13.63 10 9 0 8 11 Pirates 2004 27 -10 4.64 32 32 178.1 82 4.14 13.47 11 10 0 9 12 Pirates 2005 28 -14 5.05 34 28 169.1 85 4.52 13.55 6 11 0 7 10 Pirates CAREER -36 4.74 136 119 697.1 368 4.75 13.25 39 42 0 36 45 LG AVG 0 4.24 697.1 518 6.68 12.77 39 39 DAVE HAMILTON, AGE: 58 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1980 32 -25 11.40 21 1 30 23 6.90 22.50 0 3 0 0 3 A's CAREER -22 3.85 301 57 704 434 5.55 13.09 39 41 31 40 40 LG AVG 0 3.71 704 388 4.96 12.23 39 39 FERGUSON JENKINS, AGE: 62 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1968 24 28 2.63 40 40 308 260 7.60 9.44 20 15 0 22 13 Cubs 1970 26 53 3.39 40 39 313 274 7.88 9.55 22 16 0 25 13 Cubs 1971 27 39 2.77 39 39 325 263 7.28 9.58 24 13 0 24 13 Cubs CAREER 271 3.34 664 594 4500.2 3192 6.38 10.44 284 226 7 291 219 LG AVG 0 3.66 4500.2 2653 5.31 12.10 250 250 MATT LECROY, AGE: 30 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 27 7 .342 .490 .832 .559 5.82 .287 17 64 0 107 Twins 2004 28 -6 .321 .424 .745 .432 4.54 .269 9 39 0 88 Twins 2005 29 5 .354 .444 .798 .554 5.56 .260 17 50 0 101 Twins CAR -9 .327 .447 .774 .482 4.99 .263 58 209 0 430 LG AVG 0 .336 .431 .767 .500 5.07 .269 42 176 21 POS AVG 19 .346 .459 .805 .544 5.59 .268 56 205 8 BILLY LOES, AGE: 76 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1952 22 23 2.70 39 21 187 115 5.53 10.97 13 8 1 14 7 Dodgers CAREER -1 3.88 316 139 1191 645 4.87 12.02 80 63 32 74 69 LG AVG 0 3.96 1191 611 4.62 12.53 66 66 HANK MAJESKI, 1916-91 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1946 29 -12 .310 .333 .644 .351 3.56 .243 1 25 3 86 Yankees/A's CAR -32 .342 .398 .740 .471 4.69 .279 57 501 10 1069 LG AVG 0 .351 .393 .744 .500 4.99 .270 66 435 32 POS AVG 1 .360 .383 .743 .500 5.00 .277 47 402 41 LINDY MCDANIEL, AGE: 70 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1960 24 25 2.09 65 2 116 105 8.15 8.53 12 4 26 12 4 Cardinals 1970 34 17 2.01 62 0 112 81 6.51 8.92 9 5 29 10 4 Yankees 1973 37 17 2.87 47 3 160 93 5.23 11.14 12 6 10 11 7 Yankees CAREER 74 3.45 987 74 2140 1361 5.72 11.51 141 119 172 144 116 LG AVG 0 3.69 2140 1280 5.38 12.06 119 119 MIKE MORDECAI, AGE: 38 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 35 -4 .276 .326 .601 .332 3.28 .213 2 8 3 65 Marlins 2004 36 -5 .278 .298 .575 .260 2.82 .226 1 5 0 69 Marlins 2005 37 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 2 Marlins CAR -60 .303 .363 .665 .348 3.80 .244 24 132 13 793 LG AVG 0 .343 .434 .777 .500 5.26 .270 46 191 28 POS AVG -17 .336 .413 .749 .458 4.86 .268 37 176 27 JEFF ROBINSON, AGE: 45 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1984 23 -19 4.56 34 33 171.2 102 5.35 13.32 7 15 0 8 14 Giants 1989 28 -21 4.58 50 19 141.1 95 6.05 14.07 7 13 4 7 13 Pirates 1991 30 -10 5.37 39 0 57 57 9.00 13.74 0 3 3 1 2 Angels CAREER -21 3.79 454 62 901.1 629 6.28 12.45 46 57 39 50 53 LG AVG 0 3.70 901.1 580 5.79 12.04 50 50 RON TAYLOR, AGE: 68 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1965 27 -25 5.60 57 1 101.1 63 5.60 13.14 3 6 5 2 7 Cardinals/Astros 1966 28 -16 5.71 36 1 64.2 29 4.04 14.47 2 3 0 1 4 Astros CAREER -32 3.93 491 17 800 464 5.22 11.52 45 43 72 44 44 LG AVG 0 3.49 800 516 5.80 11.71 44 44
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