Around the Majors: Reds sign Dunn
1) The Reds re-signed LF-1B Adam Dunn to a 2 year, $18.5 million contract, with an option for 2008, to avoid salary arbitration.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 23 9 .354 .465 .819 .566 5.94 .215 27 57 8 116 Reds 2004 24 52 .388 .569 .956 .721 8.18 .266 46 102 6 161 Reds 2005 25 36 .387 .540 .927 .660 7.73 .247 40 101 4 160 Reds CAR 134 .383 .518 .901 .647 7.27 .248 158 374 41 661 LG AVG 0 .340 .431 .771 .500 5.14 .268 73 298 38 POS AVG 60 .359 .469 .828 .575 6.07 .273 97 351 36
2) According to the Philadelphia Daily News, the Phillies are interested in free agent OF B.J. Surhoff, who is reportedly considering retiring.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 38 4 .353 .404 .758 .546 5.26 .295 5 41 2 93 Orioles 2004 39 2 .365 .420 .785 .521 5.62 .309 8 50 2 100 Orioles 2005 40 -11 .282 .356 .639 .354 3.30 .257 5 34 0 91 Orioles CAR -22 .332 .413 .745 .485 4.79 .282 188 1153 141 2313 LG AVG 0 .337 .419 .756 .500 4.94 .268 243 1080 156 POS AVG -7 .335 .421 .757 .491 4.92 .265 261 1107 103
3) The Brewers re-signed OF Gabe Gross and Ps David Bush, Jorge De La Rosa, Justin Lehr and Dennis Sarfate to 1 year contracts.
GROSS YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2004 24 -8 .311 .310 .621 .287 3.34 .209 3 16 2 44 Blue Jays 2005 25 -2 .324 .348 .671 .427 4.24 .250 1 7 1 40 Blue Jays CAR -10 .316 .326 .642 .343 3.70 .226 4 23 3 84 LG AVG 0 .335 .431 .766 .500 5.05 .270 7 31 4 POS AVG 2 .341 .448 .790 .528 5.39 .274 8 33 4 BUSH YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2004 24 14 3.69 16 16 97.2 64 5.90 11.61 5 4 0 6 3 Blue Jays 2005 25 -1 4.49 25 24 136.1 75 4.95 12.15 5 11 0 8 8 Blue Jays CAREER 13 4.15 41 40 234 139 5.35 11.92 10 15 0 14 11 LG AVG 0 4.48 234 163 6.28 12.85 13 13 DE LA ROSA YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2004 23 -5 6.35 5 5 22.2 5 1.99 17.47 0 3 0 1 2 Brewers 2005 24 -1 4.46 38 0 42.1 42 8.93 18.28 2 2 0 2 2 Brewers CAREER -6 5.12 43 5 65 47 6.51 18.00 2 5 0 3 4 LG AVG 0 4.26 65 48 6.63 12.78 4 4 LEHR YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2004 26 -2 5.23 27 0 32.2 16 4.41 14.05 1 1 0 1 1 A's 2005 27 1 3.89 23 0 34.2 23 5.97 13.24 1 1 0 1 1 Brewers CAREER -1 4.54 50 0 67.1 39 5.21 13.63 2 2 0 2 2 LG AVG 0 4.43 67.1 49 6.51 12.95 4 4
4) Today’s birthdays–
JOE GERHARDT, 1855-1922 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1885 30 -43 .203 .195 .399 .163 2.24 .155 0 33 0 112 Giants 1886 31 -30 .230 .249 .479 .271 3.01 .190 0 40 8 123 Giants 1890 35 -38 .283 .271 .555 .298 4.30 .217 3 0 14 136 Gladiators/Cardinals CAR -171 .261 .289 .550 .364 4.19 .227 7 229 37 986 LG AVG 0 .302 .342 .644 .500 5.83 .261 18 249 94 POS AVG -84 .288 .313 .602 .438 5.09 .245 13 213 102 BRAD HALSEY, AGE: 25 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2004 23 -7 6.47 8 7 32 25 7.03 16.03 1 3 0 1 3 Yankees 2005 24 -4 4.61 28 26 160 82 4.61 13.44 8 12 0 10 10 Diamondbacks CAREER -11 4.92 36 33 192 107 5.02 13.88 9 15 0 11 13 LG AVG 0 4.30 192 140 6.55 12.82 11 11 ARTHUR IRWIN, 1858-1921 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1882 24 -20 .251 .279 .530 .322 3.80 .219 0 30 0 84 Ruby Legs 1888 30 -27 .277 .263 .540 .312 3.49 .219 0 28 19 125 Phillies 1889 31 -20 .317 .295 .613 .365 4.64 .231 0 42 15 103 Statesmen/Phillies CAR -129 .299 .305 .604 .411 4.82 .241 5 396 93 1010 LG AVG 0 .308 .358 .666 .500 5.89 .261 30 472 123 POS AVG -64 .298 .335 .633 .460 5.33 .253 21 442 134 DAMASO MARTE, AGE: 31 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 28 26 1.58 71 0 79.2 87 9.83 9.83 4 2 11 5 1 White Sox 2004 29 13 3.42 74 0 73.2 68 8.31 11.36 6 5 6 7 4 White Sox 2005 30 4 3.77 66 0 45.1 54 10.72 16.08 3 4 4 4 3 White Sox CAREER 50 3.20 307 0 304 323 9.56 11.78 14 14 31 17 11 LG AVG 0 4.51 304 214 6.34 12.89 17 17 LARRY MILBOURNE, AGE: 55 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1977 26 -17 .239 .285 .524 .213 2.22 .219 2 21 3 86 Mariners 1978 27 -18 .254 .295 .549 .186 2.04 .226 2 20 5 93 Mariners 1982 31 -23 .289 .327 .616 .286 2.81 .257 2 26 3 125 Yankees/Twins/Indians CAR -109 .293 .317 .609 .319 3.00 .254 11 184 41 989 LG AVG 0 .330 .395 .725 .500 4.48 .265 61 307 49 POS AVG -43 .319 .357 .676 .432 3.92 .259 33 242 59 MORGAN MURPHY, 1867-1938 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1891 24 -25 .289 .294 .582 .321 4.04 .216 4 54 17 106 Red Stocking 1894 27 -24 .344 .322 .666 .289 4.90 .275 1 37 6 75 Reds 1897 30 -34 .196 .179 .375 .057 1.33 .169 0 12 1 62 Cardinals CAR -182 .287 .281 .568 .253 3.65 .225 10 227 53 566 LG AVG 0 .356 .384 .740 .500 6.66 .283 17 309 117 POS AVG -69 .332 .359 .691 .420 5.52 .268 14 300 64 KELLY STINNETT, AGE: 36 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 33 -8 .302 .355 .657 .349 3.65 .237 3 19 0 67 Reds/Phillies 2004 34 3 .379 .458 .836 .640 6.75 .305 3 7 0 20 Royals 2005 35 -4 .317 .419 .736 .400 4.24 .248 6 12 0 59 Diamondbacks CAR -57 .320 .390 .711 .399 4.25 .239 63 216 10 667 LG AVG 0 .343 .433 .777 .500 5.26 .271 62 258 38 POS AVG -43 .327 .404 .731 .421 4.48 .257 55 248 11
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