Around the Majors: Soriano loses his arbitration case
1) Nationals 2B? OF? Alfonso Soriano lost his arbitration case. He will make $10 million in 2006, instead of the $12 million he was seeking.
Soriano set a record for the highest arbitration salary, breaking the mark of $8.2 million set by Andruw Jones in 2001.
The Nationals want to move Soriano to the OF, but he is not interested in the move.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 27 32 .338 .525 .863 .638 6.56 .290 38 91 35 156 Yankees 2004 28 0 .324 .484 .807 .498 5.67 .280 28 91 18 145 Rangers 2005 29 15 .309 .512 .821 .570 5.92 .268 36 104 30 156 Rangers CAR 67 .320 .500 .820 .561 5.82 .280 162 465 169 802 LG AVG 0 .334 .429 .763 .500 5.01 .268 101 425 53 POS AVG -46 .325 .400 .725 .450 4.53 .265 70 354 76
2) The Yankees re-signed P Shawn Chacon to a 1 year, $3.6 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 25 3 4.60 23 23 137 93 6.11 12.74 11 8 0 10 9 Rockies 2004 26 -14 7.11 66 0 63.1 52 7.39 18.19 1 9 35 4 6 Rockies 2005 27 20 3.44 27 24 151.2 79 4.69 12.76 8 10 0 12 6 Rockies/Yankees CAREER 5 4.90 164 95 631.1 425 6.06 13.97 31 48 35 41 38 LG AVG 0 4.28 631.1 470 6.70 12.73 35 35
3) Diamondbacks CF prospect Chris Young broke his right hand while working out in the gym and is expected to miss most of spring training.
4) The Reds signed P Mike Gosling and designated P Luke Hudson for assignment.
Gosling, who had just been released by the Diamondbacks, will be a candidate for the 5th spot in the rotation.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2004 23 0 4.62 6 4 25.1 14 4.97 14.57 1 1 0 1 1 Diamondbacks 2005 24 0 4.45 13 5 32.1 14 3.90 16.42 0 3 0 1 2 Diamondbacks CAREER 0 4.53 19 9 57.2 28 4.37 15.61 1 4 0 2 3 LG AVG 0 4.27 57.2 43 6.64 12.79 3 3 HUDSON YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 25 0 4.50 3 0 6 7 10.50 16.50 0 0 0 0 0 Reds 2004 27 8 2.42 9 9 48.1 38 7.08 11.73 4 2 0 4 2 Reds 2005 28 -18 6.38 19 16 84.2 53 5.63 15.31 6 9 0 5 10 Reds CAREER -10 4.92 31 25 139 98 6.35 14.12 10 11 0 9 12 LG AVG 0 4.25 139 102 6.64 12.78 8 8
5) Today’s birthdays–
OLLIE BROWN, AGE: 62 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1966 22 -15 .303 .319 .622 .314 2.80 .233 7 33 2 115 Giants 1970 26 12 .331 .489 .820 .565 5.48 .292 23 89 5 139 Padres CAR 0 .324 .394 .718 .492 4.25 .265 102 454 30 1221 LG AVG 0 .328 .385 .713 .500 4.37 .261 83 413 57 POS AVG 67 .341 .418 .760 .556 5.01 .270 108 475 59 BRIAN DAUBACH, AGE: 34 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 31 0 .352 .388 .740 .508 5.03 .230 6 21 1 95 White Sox 2004 32 -2 .326 .413 .739 .419 4.58 .227 2 8 0 30 Red Sox 2005 33 -2 .324 .320 .644 .314 3.24 .120 1 3 0 15 Mets CAR 27 .341 .476 .817 .538 5.72 .259 93 333 5 661 LG AVG 0 .340 .434 .774 .500 5.19 .270 66 278 36 POS AVG 65 .367 .482 .849 .585 6.37 .280 94 352 11 BEN OGLIVIE, AGE: 57 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1978 29 25 .370 .497 .867 .653 6.48 .303 18 72 11 128 Brewers 1979 30 22 .343 .525 .869 .622 6.18 .282 29 81 12 139 Brewers 1980 31 52 .362 .563 .925 .732 7.45 .304 41 118 11 156 Brewers CAR 130 .336 .450 .786 .569 5.16 .273 235 901 87 1754 LG AVG 0 .327 .392 .719 .500 4.40 .262 140 696 109 POS AVG 87 .339 .418 .756 .544 4.93 .272 167 766 162 JIMMY RYAN, 1863-1923 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1888 25 71 .377 .515 .892 .777 10.34 .332 16 64 60 129 Cubs 1889 26 53 .388 .498 .886 .693 9.97 .307 17 72 45 135 Cubs 1892 29 45 .375 .438 .812 .720 8.30 .293 10 65 27 128 Cubs 1898 35 50 .405 .446 .850 .718 8.51 .323 4 79 29 144 Cubs CAR 355 .374 .444 .818 .609 7.97 .306 118 1093 418 2012 LG AVG 0 .344 .378 .721 .500 6.17 .279 62 1062 412 POS AVG 135 .356 .394 .750 .550 6.80 .291 66 1008 518 TOM VERYZER, AGE: 53 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1976 23 -19 .286 .277 .563 .262 2.38 .234 1 25 1 97 Tigers 1977 24 -33 .230 .254 .485 .142 1.84 .197 2 28 0 125 Tigers 1979 26 -39 .279 .254 .533 .187 2.28 .220 0 34 2 149 Indians CAR -155 .283 .294 .577 .277 2.69 .241 14 231 9 996 LG AVG 0 .328 .388 .716 .500 4.37 .263 66 349 61 POS AVG -89 .304 .327 .632 .373 3.34 .249 26 250 59 CURT WELCH, 1862-96 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1886 24 24 .332 .393 .724 .619 6.87 .281 2 0 59 138 Cardinals 1888 26 30 .355 .357 .712 .646 7.13 .282 1 61 95 136 Athletics 1891 29 27 .400 .368 .768 .614 8.30 .268 3 55 50 132 Orioles CAR 78 .345 .353 .698 .549 6.71 .263 16 186 453 1107 LG AVG 0 .322 .345 .668 .500 6.05 .257 26 250 251 POS AVG 88 .340 .366 .706 .550 6.83 .270 31 243 277
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