Around the Majors: Tejada rumor
1) According to the Boston Herald, the Orioles want to reserve Miguel Tejada’s status within the next few days, with the Red Sox still in the running to acquire him.
2) The Cubs signed free agent OF Marquis Grissom to a minor league contract.
3) According to NY Newsday, the Mets are getting closer to trading for Devil Rays P Danys Baez in a deal that would include P Jae Seo and could also include 2B Kaz Matsui.
4) According to the Houston Chronicle, the Astros are close to signing free agent CF Preston Wilson.
5) According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Pirates are close to signing free agent OF Jeromy Burnitz. Burnitz’s agent is denying last week’s report that said he had agreed to a deal with the Orioles.
6) Today’s birthdays–
A.J. BURNETT, AGE: 29 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 26 -2 4.70 4 4 23 21 8.22 14.87 0 2 0 1 1 Marlins 2004 27 6 3.68 20 19 120 113 8.48 10.80 7 6 0 7 6 Marlins 2005 28 13 3.44 32 32 209 198 8.53 11.63 12 12 0 14 10 Marlins CAREER 37 3.73 134 131 853.2 753 7.94 11.88 49 50 0 55 44 LG AVG 0 4.30 853.2 640 6.75 12.82 48 48 BILL CISSELL, 1904-49 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1930 26 -36 .307 .363 .670 .304 3.80 .270 2 48 16 141 White Sox 1931 27 -34 .256 .284 .540 .206 2.45 .220 1 46 18 109 White Sox 1933 29 -29 .284 .340 .624 .269 3.15 .230 6 33 6 112 Indians CAR -188 .308 .360 .669 .336 3.83 .267 29 423 114 956 LG AVG 0 .356 .417 .773 .500 5.49 .288 60 537 57 POS AVG -79 .344 .386 .730 .436 4.80 .275 39 474 57 DARREN DAULTON, AGE: 44 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1992 30 48 .385 .524 .908 .745 7.84 .270 27 109 11 145 Phillies 1993 31 36 .392 .482 .875 .676 7.43 .257 24 105 5 147 Phillies 1994 32 21 .380 .549 .929 .703 8.03 .300 15 56 4 69 Phillies CAR 109 .357 .427 .784 .582 5.77 .245 137 588 50 1161 LG AVG 0 .332 .401 .733 .500 4.68 .264 91 441 93 POS AVG -64 .317 .380 .697 .431 4.08 .250 89 440 31 JIM DWYER, AGE: 56 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1982 32 15 .407 .493 .900 .753 8.41 .304 6 15 2 71 Orioles 1983 33 15 .382 .505 .887 .701 7.21 .286 8 38 1 100 Orioles 1987 37 13 .371 .498 .869 .642 6.82 .274 15 33 4 92 Orioles CAR 51 .353 .398 .751 .554 5.15 .260 77 349 26 1328 LG AVG 0 .329 .396 .725 .500 4.51 .263 68 334 55 POS AVG 26 .336 .416 .751 .525 4.84 .266 83 368 51 SID HUDSON, AGE: 91 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1942 27 -19 4.37 35 31 239 72 2.71 12.84 10 17 2 11 16 Senators 1947 32 -23 5.60 20 17 106 37 3.14 14.60 6 9 0 5 10 Senators 1948 33 -27 5.88 39 29 182 53 2.62 16.32 4 16 1 8 12 Senators CAREER -60 4.28 380 279 2181 734 3.03 13.48 104 152 13 124 132 LG AVG 0 4.05 2181 915 3.78 13.18 122 122 GARY LAVELLE, AGE: 57 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1976 27 12 2.69 65 0 110.1 71 5.79 12.73 10 6 12 10 6 Giants 1977 28 27 2.05 73 0 118.1 93 7.07 10.88 7 7 20 11 3 Giants 1983 34 11 2.59 56 0 87 68 7.03 9.52 7 4 20 7 4 Giants CAREER 88 2.93 745 3 1085 769 6.38 12.09 80 77 136 91 66 LG AVG 0 3.70 1085 632 5.24 12.19 60 60 MICHAEL RESTOVICH, AGE: 27 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 24 1 .406 .415 .821 .567 5.93 .283 0 4 0 24 Twins 2004 25 0 .314 .447 .761 .511 5.40 .255 2 6 0 29 Twins 2005 26 -6 .302 .374 .676 .315 3.48 .235 3 8 0 66 Rockies/Pirates CAR -5 .333 .408 .741 .431 4.50 .254 6 19 1 127 LG AVG 0 .337 .429 .766 .500 5.07 .268 7 31 4 POS AVG 3 .345 .452 .796 .534 5.50 .271 9 33 4 LUIS RIVERA, AGE: 42 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1988 24 -20 .271 .318 .589 .280 2.64 .224 4 30 3 123 Expos 1990 26 -18 .279 .344 .623 .294 2.85 .225 7 45 4 118 Red Sox 1992 28 -19 .287 .260 .547 .239 2.49 .215 0 29 4 102 Red Sox CAR -104 .291 .333 .624 .316 3.09 .233 28 209 20 781 LG AVG 0 .328 .391 .719 .500 4.44 .261 55 277 52 POS AVG -59 .308 .342 .650 .395 3.58 .251 27 214 51 LUIS SOJO, AGE: 40 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1991 25 -13 .295 .327 .622 .345 2.94 .258 3 20 4 113 Angels 1992 26 -16 .299 .378 .677 .331 3.14 .272 7 43 7 106 Angels 1996 30 -32 .250 .272 .522 .123 1.87 .220 1 21 2 95 Mariners/Yankees 1998 32 -13 .250 .265 .515 .159 2.03 .231 0 14 1 54 Yankees CAR -119 .297 .352 .650 .326 3.38 .261 36 261 28 848 LG AVG 0 .340 .421 .761 .500 5.02 .269 79 356 52 POS AVG -31 .335 .394 .730 .455 4.62 .268 55 306 61 ZACH SORENSEN, AGE: 29 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 26 -4 .273 .243 .516 .118 1.54 .135 1 2 0 36 Indians 2005 28 -1 .167 .250 .417 .234 2.45 .167 0 0 0 12 Angels CAR -5 .250 .245 .495 .145 1.76 .143 1 2 0 48 LG AVG 0 .333 .428 .761 .500 4.98 .268 2 8 1 POS AVG -1 .321 .398 .719 .445 4.42 .264 1 7 2 VIRGIL STALLCUP, 1922-89 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1948 26 -46 .253 .315 .569 .201 2.52 .228 3 65 2 149 Reds 1949 27 -31 .268 .336 .604 .292 3.05 .254 3 45 1 141 Reds 1950 28 -35 .276 .356 .632 .260 3.17 .251 8 54 4 136 Reds CAR -144 .260 .334 .595 .246 2.83 .241 22 214 9 587 LG AVG 0 .344 .406 .750 .500 5.12 .269 52 272 22 POS AVG -68 .318 .356 .674 .387 4.00 .256 27 213 26 GUS SUHR, 1906-2004 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1933 27 17 .350 .413 .763 .600 5.24 .267 10 75 2 154 Pirates 1936 30 42 .410 .467 .877 .689 7.65 .312 11 118 8 156 Pirates 1938 32 27 .394 .430 .824 .646 6.68 .294 3 64 4 145 Pirates 1939 33 17 .394 .408 .802 .624 6.54 .303 4 55 5 123 Pirates/Phillies CAR 115 .368 .428 .796 .566 5.95 .279 84 818 53 1435 LG AVG 0 .343 .406 .749 .500 5.15 .285 82 661 54 POS AVG 115 .360 .437 .797 .563 5.94 .296 107 783 43
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