Around the Majors: Urbina is charged with attempted murder
1) Ugueth Urbina was arrested in Venezuela on attempted murder charges. Urbina is being charged with attacking 5 workers with machetes and pouring gasoline on them.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 29 15 2.81 72 0 77 78 9.12 10.17 3 4 32 5 2 Rangers/Marlins 2004 30 0 4.50 54 0 54 56 9.33 12.17 4 6 21 5 5 Tigers 2005 31 8 3.62 81 0 79.2 97 10.96 10.85 5 6 10 7 4 Tigers/Phillies CAREER 76 3.45 583 21 697.1 814 10.51 11.00 44 49 237 58 35 LG AVG 0 4.36 697.1 513 6.62 12.85 39 39
2) The Yankees declined their $3 million option on 1B Tino Martinez.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 35 3 .352 .429 .781 .520 5.18 .273 15 69 1 138 Cardinals 2004 36 13 .362 .461 .823 .585 5.95 .262 23 76 3 138 Devil Rays 2005 37 -2 .328 .439 .767 .476 4.76 .241 17 49 2 131 Yankees CAR 112 .344 .471 .815 .543 5.59 .271 339 1271 27 2023 LG AVG 0 .341 .428 .768 .500 5.12 .270 221 961 133 POS AVG 211 .363 .475 .838 .579 6.17 .279 324 1208 47
3) The Padres exercised their option on P Akinori Otsuka ($1.75 million) and declined their option on utilityman Eric Young ($850,000).
OTSUKA YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2004 32 19 1.75 73 0 77.1 87 10.13 9.54 7 2 2 7 2 Padres 2005 33 1 3.59 66 0 62.2 60 8.62 13.07 2 8 1 5 5 Padres CAREER 20 2.57 139 0 140 147 9.45 11.12 9 10 3 12 7 LG AVG 0 4.28 140 104 6.66 12.80 8 8 YOUNG YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 36 -10 .336 .392 .727 .436 4.57 .251 15 34 28 135 Brewers/Giants 2004 37 -6 .377 .381 .758 .450 5.10 .288 1 27 14 104 Rangers 2005 38 -2 .356 .380 .737 .461 4.19 .275 2 12 7 56 Padres CAR -60 .361 .392 .752 .466 5.17 .285 76 528 457 1670 LG AVG 0 .341 .429 .770 .500 5.17 .270 189 809 125 POS AVG -58 .339 .402 .740 .465 4.85 .271 131 663 163
4) According to NY Daily News, the Mets have had preliminary trade talks with the Devil Rays for RF Aubrey Huff and P Danys Baez, with the Devil Rays interested in continuing the talks.
5) According to the NY Times, the Mets are interested in Rangers 2B Alfonso Soriano.
6) According to the Detroit News, Tigers C Ivan Rodriguez could be on the trading block, with the Mets a possibility if they don’t sign free agents Bengie Molina or Ramon Hernandez.
7) According to NY Newsday, the Padres and Rangers have had Alfonso Soriano for Laynce Nix and Adam Eaton trade talks and the Padres are interested in Mike Piazza.
8) According to NY Newsday, Mets Ps Kris Benson and Steve Trachsel could be on the trading block.
9) According to the Journal News, the Yankees would be willing to put C Jorge Posada on the trading block, but his contract could make him too expensive to deal.
10) Today’s birthdays–
BILL BRUTON, 1925-95 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1960 34 17 .330 .428 .758 .591 5.10 .286 12 54 22 151 Braves CAR 3 .328 .393 .720 .497 4.60 .273 94 545 207 1610 LG AVG 0 .335 .414 .749 .500 4.85 .266 176 754 62 POS AVG 100 .348 .433 .780 .547 5.45 .276 183 727 122 DAVID BUSH, AGE: 26 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2004 24 14 3.69 16 16 97.2 64 5.90 11.61 5 4 0 6 3 Blue Jays 2005 25 -1 4.49 25 24 136.1 75 4.95 12.15 5 11 0 8 8 Blue Jays CAREER 13 4.15 41 40 234 139 5.35 11.92 10 15 0 14 11 LG AVG 0 4.48 234 163 6.28 12.85 13 13 ADAM DUNN, AGE: 26 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 23 9 .354 .465 .819 .566 5.94 .215 27 57 8 116 Reds 2004 24 52 .388 .569 .956 .721 8.18 .266 46 102 6 161 Reds 2005 25 36 .387 .540 .927 .660 7.73 .247 40 101 4 160 Reds CAR 134 .383 .518 .901 .647 7.27 .248 158 374 41 661 LG AVG 0 .340 .431 .771 .500 5.14 .268 73 298 38 POS AVG 60 .359 .469 .828 .575 6.07 .273 97 351 36 BOB GIBSON, AGE: 70 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1968 32 56 1.12 34 34 305 268 7.91 7.88 22 9 0 26 5 Cardinals 1969 33 46 2.18 35 35 314 269 7.71 10.20 20 13 0 23 10 Cardinals 1970 34 40 3.12 34 34 294 274 8.39 10.84 23 7 0 19 11 Cardinals CAREER 350 2.91 528 482 3885 3117 7.22 10.93 251 174 6 264 161 LG AVG 0 3.59 3885 2449 5.67 11.92 216 216 CHUCK JAMES, AGE: 24 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2005 23 2 1.59 2 0 5.2 5 7.94 11.12 0 0 0 0 0 Braves CAREER 2 1.59 2 0 5.2 5 7.94 11.12 0 0 0 0 0 LG AVG 0 4.23 5.2 4 6.57 12.76 0 0 JERRY PRIDDY, 1919-80 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1941 21 -13 .290 .270 .560 .227 2.59 .213 1 26 4 56 Yankees 1947 27 -28 .301 .283 .584 .290 2.78 .214 3 49 7 147 Senators 1951 31 -19 .338 .360 .698 .393 4.18 .260 8 57 4 154 Tigers 1953 33 -13 .299 .301 .600 .262 2.89 .235 1 24 1 65 Tigers CAR -37 .353 .373 .725 .473 4.66 .265 61 541 44 1296 LG AVG 0 .349 .388 .737 .500 4.91 .268 89 603 50 POS AVG -92 .335 .365 .700 .433 4.26 .261 68 526 50 SCOTT SAUERBECK, AGE: 34 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 30 14 2.30 78 0 62.2 70 10.05 11.20 5 4 0 7 2 Pirates 2003 31 -2 4.76 79 0 56.2 50 7.94 15.09 3 5 0 4 4 Pirates/Red Sox 2005 33 0 4.04 58 0 35.2 35 8.83 13.88 1 0 0 1 0 Indians CAREER 26 3.74 425 0 361 372 9.27 14.06 20 16 5 23 13 LG AVG 0 4.41 361 268 6.69 12.96 20 20 TODD SELF, AGE: 27 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 26 -4 .250 .311 .561 .169 2.08 .200 1 4 0 21 Astros CAR -4 .250 .311 .561 .169 2.08 .200 1 4 0 21 LG AVG 0 .339 .428 .767 .500 5.07 .268 2 6 1 POS AVG 1 .346 .453 .799 .535 5.53 .268 2 7 1 JASON STANDRIDGE, AGE: 27 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 24 -7 6.37 8 7 35.1 20 5.09 14.01 0 5 0 2 3 Devil Rays 2004 25 -5 9.00 3 1 10 7 6.30 16.20 0 0 0 0 0 Devil Rays 2005 26 -1 4.59 34 0 33.1 19 5.13 17.01 2 2 0 2 2 Rangers/Reds CAREER -15 5.79 55 9 101 56 4.99 16.04 2 7 0 4 5 LG AVG 0 4.43 101 71 6.36 12.87 6 6 GEORGE WOOD, 1858-1924 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1883 24 32 .339 .444 .784 .679 8.27 .302 5 47 0 99 Wolverines 1887 28 22 .350 .497 .847 .608 8.19 .289 14 66 19 113 Phillies 1891 32 27 .399 .413 .812 .614 8.55 .309 3 61 22 132 Athletics CAR 110 .329 .403 .732 .558 6.78 .273 68 601 113 1280 LG AVG 0 .314 .358 .672 .500 5.98 .262 40 640 182 POS AVG 93 .327 .382 .710 .550 6.65 .275 49 637 194
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