Around the Majors: Thome, Delgado trades
1) The Phillies traded 1B Jim Thome and cash to the White Sox for CF Aaron Rowand and minor league Ps Daniel Haigwood and Gio Gonzalez.
The trade is contingent on the players passing physicals and, due to the cash involved, the commissioner’s office’s approval.
THOME YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 32 53 .385 .573 .958 .719 8.16 .266 47 131 0 159 Phillies 2004 33 43 .396 .581 .977 .695 8.28 .274 42 105 0 143 Phillies 2005 34 -6 .360 .352 .712 .401 4.39 .207 7 30 0 59 Phillies CAR 565 .408 .562 .970 .714 8.62 .281 430 1193 18 1738 LG AVG 0 .342 .432 .773 .500 5.19 .271 184 784 104 POS AVG 132 .359 .470 .829 .561 6.01 .277 251 941 39 ROWAND YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 25 3 .327 .452 .780 .556 5.59 .287 6 24 0 93 White Sox 2004 26 25 .361 .544 .905 .632 7.42 .310 24 69 17 140 White Sox 2005 27 -9 .329 .407 .736 .447 4.47 .270 13 69 16 157 White Sox CAR 10 .337 .451 .788 .516 5.37 .283 54 211 38 579 LG AVG 0 .334 .428 .762 .500 4.99 .268 52 218 26 POS AVG -4 .332 .420 .752 .492 4.91 .272 43 197 49
2) The Marlins traded 1B Carlos Delgado and cash to the Mets for 1B Mike Jacobs and minor league P Yusmeiro Petit.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 31 69 .426 .593 1.019 .756 9.78 .302 42 145 0 161 Blue Jays 2004 32 19 .372 .535 .907 .605 6.94 .269 32 99 0 128 Blue Jays 2005 33 51 .399 .582 .981 .733 8.32 .301 33 115 0 144 Marlins CAR 443 .393 .559 .952 .687 8.15 .284 369 1173 9 1567 LG AVG 0 .341 .433 .774 .500 5.20 .271 174 737 97 POS AVG 151 .362 .479 .841 .575 6.20 .279 246 910 42 JACOBS YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 24 10 .375 .710 1.085 .734 8.64 .310 11 23 0 30 Mets CAR 10 .375 .710 1.085 .734 8.64 .310 11 23 0 30 LG AVG 0 .339 .428 .767 .500 5.07 .268 3 12 2 POS AVG 3 .361 .477 .838 .580 6.05 .281 4 15 1
3) The Cubs signed free agent P Bobby Howry to a 3 year, $12 million contract.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 29 -4 12.46 4 0 4.1 4 8.31 29.08 0 0 0 0 0 Red Sox 2004 30 9 2.74 37 0 42.2 39 8.23 10.76 4 2 0 4 2 Indians 2005 31 13 2.47 79 0 73 48 5.92 8.01 7 4 3 8 3 Indians CAREER 54 3.58 434 0 460.1 391 7.64 11.46 25 26 52 31 20 LG AVG 0 4.62 460.1 323 6.31 13.16 26 26
4) The Brewers re-signed C Chad Moeller to a 1 year, $700,000 contract, to avoid salary arbitration.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 28 -8 .335 .435 .770 .397 4.57 .268 7 29 1 78 Diamondbacks 2004 29 -31 .265 .303 .568 .173 2.29 .208 5 27 0 101 Brewers 2005 30 -16 .257 .367 .624 .220 2.54 .206 7 23 0 66 Brewers CAR -74 .294 .359 .654 .269 3.18 .231 23 106 2 355 LG AVG 0 .341 .434 .775 .500 5.21 .270 36 149 18 POS AVG -32 .322 .396 .717 .403 4.21 .255 29 138 5
5) The Devil Rays signed free agent P Chad Harville to a 1 year, $525,000 contract and designated P Joe Beimel for assignment.
HARVILLE YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 26 -4 5.82 21 0 21.2 18 7.48 17.86 1 0 1 0 1 A's 2004 27 -2 4.69 59 0 55.2 46 7.44 13.74 3 2 0 2 3 A's/Astros 2005 28 -3 4.76 45 0 45.1 36 7.15 14.89 0 3 0 1 2 Astros/Red Sox CAREER -12 5.01 143 0 140 117 7.52 14.98 4 7 1 4 7 LG AVG 0 4.39 140 101 6.50 12.91 8 8 BEIMEL YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 26 -6 5.05 69 0 62.1 42 6.06 15.30 1 3 0 2 2 Pirates 2004 27 -7 43.20 3 0 1.2 2 10.80 54.00 0 0 0 0 0 Twins 2005 28 1 3.27 7 0 11 3 2.45 15.55 0 0 0 0 0 Devil Rays CAREER -26 5.16 174 23 275.2 158 5.16 14.95 10 19 0 13 16 LG AVG 0 4.27 275.2 209 6.81 12.71 15 15
6) The Marlins signed INF Alfredo Amezaga to a 1 year contract.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 25 -7 .278 .333 .612 .263 2.64 .210 2 7 2 37 Angels 2004 26 -12 .212 .247 .459 .099 1.53 .161 2 11 3 73 Angels 2005 27 -1 .286 .167 .452 .000 0.00 .167 0 0 1 5 Pirates/Rockies CAR -17 .265 .313 .578 .231 2.53 .207 4 20 7 127 LG AVG 0 .336 .431 .767 .500 5.08 .269 8 34 4 POS AVG -3 .327 .413 .740 .468 4.74 .269 6 30 5
7) The Brewers released P Gary Glover and signed INFs Brent Abernathy and Brian Dallimore, Cs Mike Johnson and Mike Rivera and Ps Jerome Gamble and Jared Fernandez to minor league contracts and invited them to spring training.
GLOVER YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 26 -2 4.74 42 0 62.2 37 5.31 14.65 2 0 0 0 2 White Sox/Angels 2004 27 2 3.50 4 3 18 8 4.00 14.00 2 1 0 2 1 Brewers 2005 28 -10 5.57 15 11 64.2 58 8.07 13.36 5 4 0 3 6 Brewers CAREER -22 5.03 149 47 385 236 5.52 13.00 21 18 1 17 22 LG AVG 0 4.43 385 272 6.36 12.85 22 22 ABERNATHY YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2002 24 -26 .288 .311 .599 .294 3.04 .242 2 40 10 117 Devil Rays 2003 25 -7 .086 .059 .145 .000 0.00 .059 0 0 1 12 Devil Rays/Royals 2005 27 -3 .316 .299 .614 .326 3.32 .239 1 6 2 24 Twins CAR -40 .297 .325 .622 .331 3.40 .244 8 79 21 232 LG AVG 0 .333 .427 .759 .500 4.96 .266 29 120 16 POS AVG -14 .324 .393 .717 .446 4.45 .265 18 97 23 DALLIMORE YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2004 30 -1 .347 .395 .742 .454 4.91 .279 1 7 0 20 Giants 2005 31 -1 .143 .286 .429 .000 0.00 .143 0 0 0 7 Giants CAR -2 .321 .380 .701 .373 4.05 .260 1 7 0 27 LG AVG 0 .341 .435 .776 .500 5.22 .269 2 7 1 POS AVG 0 .340 .416 .756 .477 4.98 .276 1 6 1 RIVERA YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2001 24 1 .333 .500 .833 .630 6.75 .333 0 1 0 4 Tigers 2002 25 -9 .254 .326 .579 .215 2.25 .227 1 11 0 39 Tigers 2003 26 -6 .241 .245 .487 .068 1.13 .170 1 2 0 19 Padres CAR -14 .255 .315 .570 .196 2.14 .218 2 14 0 62 LG AVG 0 .334 .427 .761 .500 4.99 .266 7 28 3 POS AVG -7 .313 .384 .697 .390 3.94 .253 5 25 1 FERNANDEZ YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 30 0 4.44 14 8 50.2 36 6.39 15.28 1 3 0 2 2 Reds 2003 31 2 3.99 12 6 38.1 19 4.46 11.97 3 3 0 3 3 Astros 2004 32 -6 54.00 2 1 1 0 0.00 99.00 0 0 0 0 0 Astros CAREER -4 4.75 33 17 102.1 60 5.28 14.86 4 7 0 5 6 LG AVG 0 4.21 102.1 77 6.75 12.72 6 6
8) The Royals signed Ps Adam Bernero and Seth Etherton to minor league contracts and invited them to spring training.
BERNERO YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 26 -22 5.87 49 17 133.1 80 5.40 13.43 1 14 0 5 10 Tigers/Rockies 2004 27 -1 5.57 16 2 32.1 21 5.85 14.75 1 1 0 1 1 Rockies 2005 28 -11 6.51 36 0 47 37 7.09 14.74 4 3 0 2 5 Braves CAREER -59 5.91 146 34 361 235 5.86 13.94 10 26 0 13 23 LG AVG 0 4.47 361 254 6.34 12.92 20 20 ETHERTON YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2000 23 -4 5.52 11 11 60.1 32 4.77 13.57 5 1 0 3 3 Angels 2003 26 -9 6.90 7 7 30 17 5.10 17.10 2 4 0 2 4 Reds 2005 28 -4 6.62 3 3 17.2 10 5.09 10.70 1 1 0 1 1 A's CAREER -17 6.08 21 21 108 59 4.92 14.08 8 6 0 6 8 LG AVG 0 4.65 108 76 6.36 13.29 6 6
9) Today’s birthdays–
GEORGE BURNS, 1889-1966 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1914 24 43 .403 .417 .820 .734 6.74 .303 3 60 62 154 Giants 1917 27 42 .380 .412 .792 .730 6.22 .302 5 45 40 152 Giants 1919 29 36 .396 .404 .801 .706 6.43 .303 2 46 40 139 Giants CAR 164 .366 .384 .749 .578 5.12 .287 41 611 383 1853 LG AVG 0 .334 .373 .706 .500 4.46 .275 62 783 202 POS AVG 90 .346 .393 .739 .543 4.91 .284 75 786 255 MIKE EDWARDS, AGE: 29 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 26 0 .500 .250 .750 .769 9.00 .250 0 0 0 4 A's 2005 28 -11 .300 .339 .639 .332 3.30 .247 3 15 1 88 Dodgers CAR -11 .304 .337 .642 .344 3.39 .247 3 15 1 92 LG AVG 0 .339 .428 .766 .500 5.07 .268 8 32 4 POS AVG 0 .339 .425 .764 .496 5.04 .269 7 33 2 CAL ELDRED, AGE: 38 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 35 3 3.74 62 0 67.1 67 8.96 12.97 7 4 8 6 5 Cardinals 2004 36 3 3.76 52 0 67 54 7.25 11.96 4 2 1 3 3 Cardinals 2005 37 9 2.19 31 1 37 29 7.05 13.38 1 0 0 1 0 Cardinals CAREER 17 4.42 341 192 1368 939 6.18 12.93 86 74 9 83 77 LG AVG 0 4.50 1368 946 6.23 13.17 77 77 BOB FRIEND, AGE: 75 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1955 24 25 2.84 44 20 200 98 4.41 10.44 14 9 2 15 8 Pirates 1962 31 26 3.06 39 36 262 144 4.95 11.51 18 14 1 20 12 Pirates 1963 32 26 2.34 39 38 269 144 4.82 9.54 17 16 0 21 12 Pirates CAREER 85 3.58 602 497 3612 1734 4.32 11.74 197 230 11 228 199 LG AVG 0 3.82 3612 2052 5.11 12.21 201 201 DAVE HANSEN, AGE: 37 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 34 -1 .358 .333 .692 .463 4.33 .244 2 15 1 110 Padres 2004 35 -1 .367 .349 .716 .490 4.66 .245 2 12 0 86 Mariners/Padres 2005 36 -7 .256 .253 .509 .169 2.01 .173 2 11 1 60 Mariners CAR 14 .360 .369 .729 .519 4.95 .260 35 222 5 1230 LG AVG 0 .337 .419 .756 .500 4.97 .268 52 230 39 POS AVG 14 .343 .438 .781 .519 5.24 .269 64 266 18 JOSE LOPEZ, AGE: 22 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2004 20 -9 .263 .367 .630 .342 3.31 .232 5 22 0 57 Mariners 2005 21 -8 .282 .379 .661 .340 3.35 .247 2 25 4 54 Mariners CAR -17 .272 .373 .645 .341 3.33 .239 7 47 4 111 LG AVG 0 .335 .430 .765 .500 5.03 .269 13 55 6 POS AVG -4 .325 .414 .739 .466 4.68 .270 10 49 8 AL MARTIN, AGE: 38 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1993 25 11 .338 .481 .820 .564 5.71 .281 18 64 16 143 Pirates 1996 28 14 .354 .452 .806 .559 5.97 .300 18 72 38 155 Pirates 1997 29 12 .359 .473 .832 .573 6.24 .291 13 59 23 113 Pirates 1999 31 11 .337 .506 .844 .550 6.28 .277 24 63 20 143 Pirates CAR 28 .339 .444 .783 .515 5.42 .276 132 485 173 1232 LG AVG 0 .341 .428 .770 .500 5.17 .271 129 560 92 POS AVG 51 .347 .452 .799 .531 5.61 .272 158 616 108 JOE MEDWICK, 1911-75 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1935 23 55 .386 .576 .962 .717 8.79 .353 23 126 4 154 Cardinals 1936 24 63 .387 .577 .964 .744 8.92 .351 18 138 3 155 Cardinals 1937 25 92 .414 .641 1.056 .806 11.25 .374 31 154 4 156 Cardinals CAR 368 .362 .505 .867 .638 6.88 .324 205 1383 42 1984 LG AVG 0 .338 .387 .726 .500 4.84 .275 106 857 73 POS AVG 86 .344 .413 .757 .538 5.28 .284 133 963 71 JIM NORTHRUP, AGE: 66 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1969 29 32 .358 .508 .866 .666 6.73 .295 25 66 4 148 Tigers 1971 31 18 .355 .442 .797 .622 5.38 .270 16 71 7 136 Tigers 1973 33 20 .366 .465 .832 .649 6.11 .307 12 44 4 119 Tigers CAR 80 .333 .429 .763 .553 4.83 .267 153 610 39 1392 LG AVG 0 .321 .374 .696 .500 4.12 .251 110 508 71 POS AVG 41 .325 .397 .723 .526 4.44 .258 128 540 93 HORACIO RAMIREZ, AGE: 26 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 23 3 4.00 29 29 182.1 100 4.94 12.78 12 4 0 8 8 Braves 2004 24 13 2.39 10 9 60.1 31 4.62 12.08 2 4 0 4 2 Braves 2005 25 -5 4.63 33 32 202.1 80 3.56 12.59 11 9 0 10 10 Braves CAREER 11 4.07 72 70 445 211 4.27 12.60 25 17 0 22 20 LG AVG 0 4.26 445 328 6.62 12.79 25 25 BILLY ROGELL, 1904-2003 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1925 20 -21 .244 .237 .481 .110 1.77 .195 0 17 0 58 Red Sox 1928 23 -25 .295 .294 .589 .219 2.60 .233 0 29 2 102 Red Sox 1930 25 -21 .250 .222 .472 .084 1.64 .167 0 9 1 54 Tigers 1936 31 -21 .357 .368 .725 .395 4.78 .274 6 68 14 146 Tigers CAR -147 .351 .370 .722 .414 4.76 .267 42 609 82 1482 LG AVG 0 .362 .421 .782 .500 5.71 .289 91 763 76 POS AVG -131 .348 .380 .728 .425 4.86 .275 50 647 81 RANDY VELARDE, AGE: 43 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1999 36 21 .390 .455 .845 .587 6.55 .317 16 76 24 156 Angels/A's CAR 8 .352 .408 .760 .497 5.02 .276 100 445 78 1273 LG AVG 0 .340 .423 .763 .500 5.05 .269 128 571 81 POS AVG -55 .337 .389 .726 .451 4.62 .270 77 459 110 STEVE YEAGER, AGE: 57 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1975 26 -15 .298 .347 .646 .361 3.09 .228 12 54 2 135 Dodgers 1980 31 -15 .274 .273 .547 .219 2.13 .211 2 20 2 96 Dodgers 1983 34 -19 .256 .379 .635 .273 2.61 .203 15 41 1 113 Dodgers CAR -104 .298 .355 .653 .382 3.37 .228 102 410 14 1269 LG AVG 0 .332 .389 .720 .500 4.49 .264 81 437 89 POS AVG -53 .322 .371 .694 .442 4.01 .249 85 449 21
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