Around the Majors: Relievers retire
1) Paul Quantrill announced his retirement.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1997 28 24 1.94 77 0 88 56 5.73 12.38 6 7 5 11 2 Blue Jays 1998 29 18 2.59 82 0 80 59 6.64 12.71 3 4 7 5 2 Blue Jays 2003 34 19 1.75 89 0 77.1 44 5.12 9.19 2 5 1 6 1 Dodgers 2004 35 -3 4.72 86 0 95.1 37 3.49 13.97 7 3 1 5 5 Yankees 2005 36 -10 5.35 50 0 69 36 4.70 14.35 2 2 0 1 3 Yankees/Padres/Marlins CAREER 101 3.83 841 64 1255.2 725 5.20 13.07 68 78 21 87 59 LG AVG 0 4.49 1255.2 883 6.33 13.11 70 70
2) Gabe White announced his retirement.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2000 28 36 2.36 68 0 84 84 9.00 8.79 11 2 5 11 2 Reds/Rockies 2003 31 1 4.05 46 0 46.2 29 5.59 10.41 5 1 0 3 3 Reds/Yankees 2004 32 -19 6.94 64 0 59.2 41 6.18 12.97 1 3 1 1 3 Yankees/Reds 2005 33 2 2.16 6 0 8.1 1 1.08 16.20 0 0 0 0 0 Cardinals CAREER 14 4.51 472 15 570.2 454 7.16 11.24 34 26 17 34 26 LG AVG 0 4.36 570.2 427 6.74 12.91 32 32
3) The White Sox signed P Hideo Nomo to a minor league contract. He will not get an invitation to the major league camp.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 34 22 3.09 33 33 218.1 177 7.30 11.29 16 13 0 18 11 Dodgers 2004 35 -38 8.25 18 18 84 54 5.79 16.18 4 11 0 3 12 Dodgers 2005 36 -33 7.24 19 19 100.2 59 5.27 16.09 5 8 0 4 9 Devil Rays CAREER -24 4.21 320 318 1972 1915 8.74 12.32 123 109 0 117 115 LG AVG 0 4.35 1972 1454 6.64 12.89 111 110
4) According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the Marlins are scouting Devil Rays CF Joey Gathright, while the Devil Rays are interested in Marlins P Scott Olsen.
5) The Yankees sent C Jose Gil and Ps Jorge DePaula, Steven White and Kris Wilson to the minors.
DEPAULA YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 24 4 0.79 4 1 11.1 7 5.56 3.97 0 0 0 0 0 Yankees 2004 25 -1 5.00 3 1 9 2 2.00 13.00 0 1 0 0 1 Yankees 2005 26 -3 8.10 3 0 6.2 3 4.05 14.85 0 0 0 0 0 Yankees CAREER 0 4.00 10 2 27 12 4.00 9.67 0 1 0 0 1 LG AVG 0 4.52 27 19 6.24 12.90 2 2 WILSON YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2001 24 -3 5.19 29 15 109.1 67 5.52 14.08 6 5 1 5 6 Royals 2002 25 -6 8.20 12 0 18.2 10 4.82 17.36 2 0 0 1 1 Royals 2003 26 -1 5.33 29 4 72.2 42 5.20 14.12 6 3 0 4 5 Royals CAREER -6 5.32 90 19 235 136 5.21 14.17 14 9 1 11 12 LG AVG 0 4.56 235 165 6.30 13.02 13 13
6) The Phillies released Ps Keith Bucktrot and Jared Blasdell.
7) A’s OF Hiram Bocachica will have surgery to repair carpal boss in his right wrist and is expected to miss 2 months.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 27 -4 .045 .091 .136 .000 0.00 .045 0 0 0 6 Tigers 2004 28 -2 .337 .400 .737 .446 4.21 .244 3 6 5 50 Mariners 2005 29 -3 .105 .105 .211 .000 0.00 .105 0 0 0 9 A's CAR -19 .271 .364 .635 .338 3.26 .217 13 32 12 231 LG AVG 0 .337 .432 .769 .500 5.10 .268 15 63 8 POS AVG 1 .340 .428 .768 .505 5.18 .272 14 59 12
8) The Cubs voided P Jason Simontacchi’s minor league contract.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 28 -2 4.02 24 24 143.1 72 4.52 12.18 11 5 0 8 8 Cardinals 2003 29 -20 5.56 46 16 126.1 74 5.27 14.18 9 5 1 5 9 Cardinals 2004 30 -2 5.28 13 0 15.1 3 1.76 14.67 0 0 0 0 0 Cardinals CAREER -24 4.77 83 40 285 149 4.71 13.20 20 10 1 13 17 LG AVG 0 4.20 285 213 6.71 12.74 16 16
9) The Rangers sent C Taylor Teagarden to the minors.
10) Devil Rays 2B Luis Rivas has a fractured knuckle on his right index finger and is expected to miss a month.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 23 -23 .308 .381 .689 .337 3.53 .259 8 43 17 135 Twins 2004 24 -11 .283 .432 .715 .391 4.15 .256 10 34 15 109 Twins 2005 25 -5 .311 .316 .627 .363 3.63 .257 1 12 4 59 Twins CAR -73 .307 .383 .690 .366 3.80 .262 30 177 78 565 LG AVG 0 .335 .429 .764 .500 5.04 .268 63 263 34 POS AVG -30 .326 .399 .724 .447 4.53 .265 43 215 51
11) Nationals RF Jose Guillen doesn’t need surgery on his left wrist. The team’s doctor, as well as the Reds doctor, say there is no tendon damage in the wrist.
12) Today’s birthdays–
DOUG BIRD, AGE: 56 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1978 28 -16 5.29 40 6 98.2 48 4.38 13.04 6 6 1 4 8 Royals 1982 32 -29 5.14 35 33 191 71 3.35 12.39 9 14 0 8 15 Cubs 1983 33 -19 6.65 22 6 67.2 33 4.39 14.50 1 4 1 1 4 Red Sox CAREER -24 3.99 432 100 1213.2 680 5.04 11.80 73 60 60 67 66 LG AVG 0 3.73 1213.2 663 4.91 12.25 67 67 LU BLUE, 1897-1958 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1928 31 19 .400 .455 .855 .586 6.59 .281 14 80 12 154 Browns 1929 32 29 .422 .429 .852 .629 7.09 .293 6 61 12 151 Browns 1931 34 32 .430 .399 .829 .644 7.07 .304 1 62 13 155 White Sox CAR 120 .402 .401 .803 .555 6.08 .287 44 692 150 1615 LG AVG 0 .360 .415 .775 .500 5.45 .293 77 809 103 POS AVG 141 .377 .452 .829 .564 6.29 .305 113 952 106 DOUG CLARK, AGE: 30 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 29 -1 .167 .000 .167 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 8 Giants CAR -1 .167 .000 .167 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 8 LG AVG 0 .339 .428 .767 .500 5.07 .268 0 1 0 POS AVG -1 .263 .000 .263 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 DEL CRANDALL, AGE: 76 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1950 20 -16 .257 .310 .567 .258 2.56 .220 4 37 0 79 Braves 1963 33 -21 .251 .251 .502 .156 1.67 .201 3 28 1 86 Braves CAR -67 .312 .404 .716 .448 4.01 .254 179 657 26 1573 LG AVG 0 .335 .412 .747 .500 4.84 .267 146 651 57 POS AVG -95 .323 .387 .710 .432 4.22 .249 149 640 20 RYAN FRANKLIN, AGE: 33 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 30 20 3.57 32 32 212 99 4.20 11.42 11 13 0 14 10 Mariners 2004 31 -14 4.90 32 32 200.1 104 4.67 13.25 4 16 0 9 11 Mariners 2005 32 -17 5.10 32 30 190.2 93 4.39 13.26 8 15 0 10 13 Mariners CAREER -5 4.34 181 106 811.1 427 4.74 12.34 35 50 0 42 43 LG AVG 0 4.51 811.1 564 6.26 12.89 45 46 JEFFREY HAMMONDS, AGE: 35 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 32 -1 .329 .424 .753 .484 4.98 .242 4 13 1 46 Brewers/Giants 2004 33 -3 .336 .358 .694 .386 4.21 .211 3 6 1 40 Giants 2005 34 -2 .286 .250 .536 .303 3.00 .219 0 1 0 13 Nationals CAR -14 .338 .449 .787 .480 5.34 .272 110 423 67 957 LG AVG 0 .344 .434 .778 .500 5.27 .271 99 416 58 POS AVG 43 .352 .461 .813 .536 5.77 .277 118 458 70 BRIAN HUNTER, AGE: 35 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1998 27 -28 .298 .333 .631 .333 3.58 .254 4 36 42 142 Tigers 1999 28 -39 .280 .301 .581 .254 3.12 .232 4 34 44 139 Tigers/Mariners 2000 29 -19 .342 .308 .650 .278 4.33 .267 1 14 20 104 Rockies/Reds CAR -115 .313 .346 .660 .379 4.06 .264 25 241 260 1000 LG AVG 0 .342 .431 .773 .500 5.20 .271 108 462 70 POS AVG 8 .345 .425 .771 .502 5.30 .272 97 413 136 PAUL KONERKO, AGE: 30 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 27 -22 .305 .399 .704 .328 3.34 .234 18 65 0 137 White Sox 2004 28 14 .359 .535 .894 .567 6.39 .277 41 117 1 155 White Sox 2005 29 38 .375 .534 .909 .673 7.45 .283 40 100 0 158 White Sox CAR 63 .349 .488 .837 .543 5.79 .279 210 692 4 1123 LG AVG 0 .338 .432 .770 .500 5.12 .270 128 540 68 POS AVG 101 .360 .471 .831 .570 6.05 .275 178 665 23 MIKE MACDOUGAL, AGE: 29 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 26 8 4.08 68 0 64 57 8.02 14.63 3 5 27 5 3 Royals 2004 27 -1 5.56 13 0 11.1 14 11.12 20.65 1 1 1 1 1 Royals 2005 28 8 3.33 68 0 70.1 72 9.21 12.28 5 6 21 7 4 Royals CAREER 15 3.97 158 3 170 160 8.47 13.82 10 14 49 15 9 LG AVG 0 4.46 170 117 6.19 12.79 10 10 KENT TEKULVE, AGE: 59 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1978 31 22 2.33 91 0 135 77 5.13 11.47 8 7 31 11 4 Pirates 1979 32 17 2.75 94 0 134.1 75 5.02 10.72 10 8 31 12 6 Pirates 1982 35 17 2.87 85 0 128.2 66 4.62 11.33 12 8 20 13 7 Pirates 1983 36 23 1.64 76 0 99 52 4.73 10.36 7 5 18 10 2 Pirates 1986 39 17 2.54 73 0 110 57 4.66 10.15 11 5 4 11 5 Phillies CAREER 148 2.85 1050 0 1436.1 779 4.88 11.36 94 90 184 116 68 LG AVG 0 3.66 1436.1 862 5.40 12.10 80 80 SAM THOMPSON, 1860-1922 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1887 27 75 .416 .571 .987 .763 12.39 .372 11 166 22 127 Wolverines 1892 32 42 .377 .432 .809 .673 8.24 .305 9 104 28 153 Phillies 1893 33 68 .424 .530 .954 .723 11.83 .370 11 126 18 131 Phillies 1894 34 78 .458 .686 1.145 .785 15.29 .407 13 141 24 99 Phillies 1895 35 85 .430 .654 1.085 .780 13.67 .392 18 165 27 119 Phillies CAR 503 .384 .505 .888 .684 9.68 .331 127 1299 229 1407 LG AVG 0 .341 .373 .714 .500 6.41 .274 47 750 305 POS AVG 107 .354 .396 .750 .554 7.12 .286 58 792 349 ELMER VALO, AGE: 85 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1947 26 22 .406 .405 .811 .665 6.75 .300 5 36 11 112 A's 1951 30 21 .412 .446 .858 .627 7.10 .302 7 55 11 123 A's 1955 34 32 .460 .484 .944 .761 9.47 .364 3 37 5 112 A's CAR 143 .398 .391 .790 .582 6.00 .282 58 601 110 1806 LG AVG 0 .346 .392 .738 .500 4.87 .267 103 626 51 POS AVG 59 .352 .417 .768 .536 5.30 .271 126 684 59
Correction from yesterday–Pokey Reese contacted the Marlins via his agent. He did not report to camp and the team doesn’t know when, or if, it will ever happen.
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