Around the Majors: Ruhle has cancer
1) Reds pitching coach Vern Ruhle was diagnosed with cancer. There is no word on what type, other than he is expected to make a full recovery. Ruhle will still with the team on day to day basis.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1977 26 -10 5.70 14 10 66.1 27 3.66 13.70 3 5 0 3 5 Tigers 1984 33 -13 4.58 40 6 90.1 60 5.98 14.35 1 9 2 4 6 Astros CAREER -20 3.73 327 188 1411.1 582 3.71 11.90 67 88 11 76 79 LG AVG 0 3.71 1411.1 804 5.13 12.18 78 78
2) Dodgers P Eric Gagne left camp, for personal reasons, but is expected back on Sunday.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 27 26 1.20 77 0 82.1 137 14.98 6.56 2 3 55 5 0 Dodgers 2004 28 18 2.19 70 0 82.1 114 12.46 8.74 7 3 45 8 2 Dodgers 2005 29 2 2.70 14 0 13.1 22 14.85 8.78 1 0 8 1 0 Dodgers CAREER 46 3.28 296 48 543.1 626 10.37 10.50 25 21 160 29 17 LG AVG 0 4.37 543.1 410 6.79 12.89 30 30
3) According to the Kansas City Star, Royals P Zack Greinke left camp to dealt with emotional issues, while the Royals refuse to comment on the specifics, other than to say it’s not disciplinary problem, legal issue, injury, lack of desire to play baseball nor is it a matter involving another person.
4) Today’s birthdays–
MATT DIAZ, AGE: 28 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 25 -1 .200 .111 .311 .000 0.00 .111 0 0 0 4 Devil Rays 2004 26 0 .292 .476 .768 .486 4.76 .190 1 3 0 10 Devil Rays 2005 27 -2 .323 .404 .727 .441 4.24 .281 1 9 0 34 Royals CAR -3 .308 .395 .703 .410 3.98 .252 2 12 0 48 LG AVG 0 .332 .427 .760 .500 4.95 .269 4 16 2 POS AVG 1 .335 .434 .770 .517 5.14 .273 4 17 2 NEAL HEATON, AGE: 46 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1984 24 -20 5.21 38 34 198.2 75 3.40 13.86 12 15 0 11 16 Indians 1985 25 -22 4.90 36 33 207.2 82 3.55 14.35 9 17 0 11 15 Indians 1988 28 -15 4.99 32 11 97.1 43 3.98 13.32 3 10 2 5 8 Expos CAREER -61 4.37 382 202 1507 699 4.17 12.81 80 96 10 81 95 LG AVG 0 3.95 1507 928 5.54 12.34 84 84 JORGE JULIO, AGE: 27 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 24 -1 4.38 64 0 61.2 52 7.59 14.01 0 7 36 3 4 Orioles 2004 25 2 4.57 65 0 69 70 9.13 13.17 2 5 22 4 3 Orioles 2005 26 -14 5.90 67 0 71.2 58 7.28 12.81 3 5 0 3 5 Orioles CAREER 6 4.20 281 0 291.2 257 7.93 12.90 11 24 83 20 15 LG AVG 0 4.50 291.2 203 6.26 12.87 16 16 WILLIE KEELER, 1872-1923 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1894 22 40 .427 .517 .944 .642 10.48 .371 5 94 32 129 Orioles 1895 23 43 .429 .494 .922 .659 10.32 .377 4 78 47 131 Orioles 1896 24 60 .432 .496 .928 .725 11.24 .386 4 82 67 126 Orioles 1897 25 95 .464 .539 1.003 .820 13.27 .424 0 74 64 129 Orioles 1899 27 45 .425 .451 .876 .693 9.18 .379 1 61 45 141 Dodgers CAR 416 .388 .415 .803 .633 7.14 .341 33 810 495 2123 LG AVG 0 .335 .360 .696 .500 5.21 .275 44 962 348 POS AVG 172 .351 .389 .740 .566 5.97 .292 58 1004 380 SCOTT RADINSKY, AGE: 38 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1991 23 16 2.02 67 0 71.1 49 6.18 9.71 5 5 8 8 2 White Sox CAREER 32 3.44 557 0 481.2 358 6.69 12.74 42 25 52 40 27 LG AVG 0 4.21 481.2 330 6.17 12.78 27 27 PAUL SCHAAL, AGE: 63 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1971 28 30 .387 .412 .799 .663 6.07 .274 11 63 7 161 Royals CAR 5 .341 .344 .686 .497 4.14 .244 57 323 43 1128 LG AVG 0 .322 .376 .698 .500 4.14 .252 88 399 53 POS AVG -4 .323 .376 .698 .489 4.12 .250 90 403 45 MATT TREANOR, AGE: 30 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2004 28 -4 .311 .273 .584 .207 2.40 .236 0 1 0 29 Marlins 2005 29 -10 .301 .261 .562 .219 2.39 .201 0 13 0 58 Marlins CAR -14 .304 .265 .568 .215 2.39 .212 0 14 0 87 LG AVG 0 .340 .430 .770 .500 5.12 .269 6 26 3 POS AVG -7 .315 .385 .701 .383 3.96 .250 5 25 1 JOHN MONTGOMERY WARD, 1860-1925 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1882 22 -11 .272 .299 .570 .413 4.46 .245 1 39 0 83 Grays 1885 25 -22 .255 .285 .540 .352 3.92 .226 0 37 0 111 Giants 1894 34 -55 .310 .306 .615 .263 4.36 .265 0 77 39 136 Giants CAR -18 .314 .341 .655 .499 5.91 .275 26 867 540 1825 LG AVG 0 .320 .363 .683 .500 6.10 .267 57 949 270 POS AVG -113 .311 .340 .651 .464 5.57 .257 42 857 291 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1878 18 31 1.51 37 37 334 116 3.13 9.22 22 13 0 24 11 Grays 1879 19 17 2.15 70 60 587 239 3.66 9.31 47 19 1 37 29 Grays 1880 20 25 1.74 70 67 595 230 3.48 8.26 39 24 1 37 26 Grays CAREER 109 2.10 292 261 2461.2 920 3.36 9.40 164 102 3 156 110 LG AVG 0 2.61 2461.2 837 3.06 10.56 136 135
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