Around the Majors: Red Sox sign Beckett
1) The Red Sox re-signed P Josh Beckett to a 1 year, $4.325 million contract, to avoid salary arbitration.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 23 15 3.04 24 23 142 152 9.63 12.04 9 8 0 11 6 Marlins 2004 24 5 3.79 26 26 156.2 152 8.73 11.32 9 9 0 10 8 Marlins 2005 25 12 3.38 29 29 178.2 166 8.36 10.98 15 8 0 13 10 Marlins CAREER 38 3.46 106 103 609 607 8.97 11.36 41 34 0 43 32 LG AVG 0 4.25 609 452 6.68 12.77 34 34
2) According to NY Newsday, the Yankees think it will be a 2 team battle for Roger Clemens–them and the Astros–and, if they don’t sign Clemens, the backup plan could be a midseason trade for Andy Pettitte, if the Astros fall out of the race.
3) The Padres designated P Rusty Tucker for assignment and released C Todd Greene.
GREENE YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 32 -12 .243 .434 .677 .303 3.52 .229 10 20 0 62 Rangers 2004 33 -7 .325 .508 .833 .398 5.04 .282 10 35 0 75 Rockies 2005 34 -6 .299 .452 .751 .345 4.09 .254 7 23 0 38 Rockies CAR -66 .281 .446 .726 .347 3.97 .248 69 200 5 475 LG AVG 0 .341 .434 .775 .500 5.21 .271 47 197 25 POS AVG -17 .333 .421 .754 .457 4.80 .263 47 199 10
4) The Nationals signed Ps Steve Watkins, Billy Sylvester, Micah Bowie and Oscar Alvarez to minor league contracts and invited Watkins and Bowie to spring training.
WATKINS YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2004 25 -4 6.28 11 0 14.1 7 4.40 14.44 0 0 0 0 0 Padres CAREER -4 6.28 11 0 14.1 7 4.40 14.44 0 0 0 0 0 LG AVG 0 4.31 14.1 11 6.74 12.84 1 1 BOWIE YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1999 24 -31 10.24 14 11 51 41 7.24 20.65 2 7 0 2 7 Braves/Cubs 2002 27 4 1.50 13 0 12 8 6.00 15.75 2 0 0 2 0 A's 2003 28 -3 7.56 6 0 8.1 4 4.32 16.20 0 1 0 0 1 A's CAREER -30 8.45 33 11 71.1 53 6.69 19.30 4 8 0 4 8 LG AVG 0 4.55 71.1 52 6.55 13.16 4 4
5) Today’s birthdays–
HANK AARON, AGE: 72 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1957 23 66 .378 .600 .978 .772 8.40 .322 44 132 1 151 Braves 1958 24 54 .386 .546 .931 .745 7.53 .326 30 95 4 153 Braves 1959 25 82 .401 .636 1.037 .794 9.71 .355 39 123 8 154 Braves 1960 26 51 .352 .566 .919 .732 7.22 .292 40 126 16 153 Braves 1961 27 59 .381 .594 .974 .746 8.02 .327 34 120 21 155 Braves 1962 28 64 .390 .618 1.008 .752 8.77 .323 45 128 15 156 Braves 1963 29 79 .391 .586 .977 .798 8.92 .319 44 130 31 161 Braves 1964 30 47 .393 .514 .907 .727 7.36 .328 24 95 22 145 Braves 1965 31 51 .379 .560 .938 .729 7.85 .318 32 89 24 150 Braves 1966 32 42 .356 .539 .895 .689 6.87 .279 44 127 21 158 Braves 1967 33 55 .369 .573 .943 .735 7.75 .307 39 109 17 155 Braves 1968 34 45 .354 .498 .852 .736 6.06 .287 29 86 28 160 Braves 1969 35 58 .396 .607 1.003 .750 8.36 .300 44 97 9 147 Braves 1970 36 42 .385 .574 .958 .693 8.15 .298 38 118 9 150 Braves 1971 37 73 .410 .669 1.079 .804 10.47 .327 47 118 1 139 Braves 1973 39 47 .402 .643 1.045 .751 9.72 .301 40 96 1 120 Braves CAR 1032 .374 .555 .928 .719 7.49 .305 755 2297 240 3298 LG AVG 0 .329 .397 .727 .500 4.53 .263 298 1380 158 POS AVG 202 .338 .433 .772 .551 5.13 .273 389 1592 160 ROBERTO ALOMAR, AGE: 38 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1992 24 45 .405 .427 .832 .715 7.22 .310 8 76 49 152 Blue Jays 1993 25 46 .408 .492 .900 .690 7.84 .326 17 93 55 153 Blue Jays 1996 28 46 .411 .527 .938 .683 8.13 .328 22 94 17 153 Orioles 1999 31 51 .422 .533 .955 .696 8.77 .323 24 120 37 159 Indians 2001 33 60 .415 .541 .956 .735 8.98 .336 20 100 30 157 Indians CAR 318 .371 .443 .814 .596 6.16 .300 210 1134 474 2379 LG AVG 0 .337 .417 .754 .500 4.93 .267 258 1161 184 POS AVG -88 .336 .386 .723 .461 4.60 .270 153 927 255 MAX FLACK, 1890-1975 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1916 26 -17 .320 .320 .640 .373 3.42 .258 3 20 24 141 Cubs 1922 32 -11 .349 .346 .695 .395 4.32 .280 2 27 5 83 Cubs/Cardinals 1925 35 -14 .309 .344 .654 .313 3.73 .249 0 28 5 79 Cardinals CAR -22 .341 .367 .708 .483 4.42 .278 30 307 126 1136 LG AVG 0 .334 .376 .709 .500 4.50 .278 37 468 111 POS AVG 44 .345 .392 .737 .534 4.86 .282 44 475 123 MIKE HEATH, AGE: 51 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1980 25 -15 .280 .298 .578 .287 2.60 .243 1 33 3 92 A's 1986 31 -11 .292 .354 .647 .353 3.32 .226 8 36 6 95 Cardinals/Tigers 1991 36 -14 .250 .266 .516 .135 1.85 .209 1 12 0 49 Braves CAR -102 .300 .367 .667 .398 3.48 .252 86 469 54 1325 LG AVG 0 .328 .397 .724 .500 4.48 .263 108 524 85 POS AVG -74 .312 .375 .688 .430 3.89 .249 104 505 32 DON HOAK, 1928-69 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1956 28 -23 .283 .311 .594 .301 3.07 .215 5 37 8 121 Cubs 1962 34 -17 .320 .350 .670 .350 3.51 .241 5 48 4 121 Pirates 1963 35 -16 .282 .324 .605 .315 2.77 .231 6 24 5 115 Phillies CAR -32 .345 .396 .741 .471 4.65 .265 89 498 64 1263 LG AVG 0 .333 .413 .746 .500 4.78 .267 126 545 50 POS AVG 1 .337 .410 .747 .496 4.82 .263 129 547 42 ROGER PECKINPAUGH, 1891-1977 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1912 21 -19 .262 .250 .512 .221 2.44 .212 1 22 11 69 Indians 1922 31 -20 .329 .308 .636 .365 3.55 .254 2 48 11 147 Senators 1923 32 -23 .340 .320 .660 .370 3.74 .264 2 62 10 154 Senators CAR -142 .336 .335 .672 .432 4.03 .259 48 739 207 2012 LG AVG 0 .347 .375 .722 .500 4.73 .277 57 865 210 POS AVG -227 .323 .326 .649 .390 3.70 .255 23 688 187 LEE THOMAS, AGE: 70 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1963 27 -12 .301 .316 .617 .397 3.21 .220 9 55 6 149 Angels 1966 30 -11 .293 .324 .616 .342 3.18 .222 7 24 1 114 Braves/Cubs 1968 32 -13 .249 .229 .478 .189 1.71 .194 1 11 2 90 Astros CAR -9 .327 .397 .724 .481 4.46 .255 106 428 25 1027 LG AVG 0 .326 .395 .721 .500 4.45 .258 91 391 40 POS AVG 60 .339 .428 .767 .553 5.08 .264 121 458 31 AL WORTHINGTON, AGE: 77 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1964 35 14 2.16 47 0 79 65 7.41 10.48 6 6 14 9 3 Reds/Twins 1965 36 12 2.14 62 0 80 59 6.64 11.36 10 7 21 12 5 Twins 1966 37 14 2.47 65 0 91 93 9.20 9.30 6 3 16 6 3 Twins CAREER 48 3.39 602 69 1245 834 6.03 12.17 75 82 110 88 69 LG AVG 0 3.68 1245 737 5.33 11.99 69 69
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