Around the Majors: White Sox buy out Thomas
1) The White Sox bought out Frank Thomas’s option for $3.5 million. They are expected to try to sign him at a rate lower than the $10 mutual option the parties had.
2) The Angels gave manager Mike Scioscia a contract extension through the 2009 season, with an option for 2010.
3) The Indians exercised their $4 million option on 2B Ronnie Belliard.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 28 -6 .351 .409 .760 .457 5.26 .277 8 50 7 116 Rockies 2004 29 0 .348 .426 .774 .502 5.08 .282 12 70 3 152 Indians 2005 30 3 .325 .450 .774 .519 4.78 .284 17 78 2 145 Indians CAR -35 .341 .412 .753 .462 4.83 .272 67 372 30 902 LG AVG 0 .342 .435 .777 .500 5.25 .270 109 449 59 POS AVG -35 .338 .409 .747 .463 4.89 .272 73 364 76
4) According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the Twins and Phillies have had trade talks regarding Jim Thome.
5) The Mets declined their $2 million option on P Dae-Sung Koo.
Koo stays with the team, as a non arbitration eligible player.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2005 36 1 3.91 33 0 23 23 9.00 14.48 0 0 0 0 0 Mets CAREER 1 3.91 33 0 23 23 9.00 14.48 0 0 0 0 0 LG AVG 0 4.23 23 17 6.57 12.76 1 1
6) The Dodgers re-signed OF Jose Cruz Jr. to a 1 year contract, with an option for 2007.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 29 1 .366 .414 .779 .503 5.15 .250 20 68 5 158 Giants 2004 30 2 .333 .433 .766 .511 5.05 .242 21 78 11 153 Devil Rays 2005 31 9 .364 .473 .837 .571 5.96 .251 18 50 0 115 Diamondbacks/Red Sox/Dodgers CAR 29 .338 .456 .795 .517 5.43 .250 193 585 102 1173 LG AVG 0 .340 .433 .773 .500 5.18 .270 138 582 75 POS AVG 14 .342 .438 .780 .507 5.32 .273 140 573 114
7) The White Sox re-signed C Chris Widger to a 1 year
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2002 31 0 .338 .375 .713 .501 4.80 .297 0 5 0 21 Yankees 2003 32 -8 .279 .324 .603 .224 2.51 .235 0 14 0 44 Cardinals 2005 34 -8 .296 .383 .679 .312 3.26 .241 4 11 0 45 White Sox CAR -62 .299 .402 .700 .377 4.00 .242 54 213 10 577 LG AVG 0 .344 .433 .777 .500 5.27 .271 57 242 36 POS AVG -33 .330 .409 .738 .434 4.62 .260 53 233 12
8) The Yankees hired Ron Guidry (pitching) and Joe Kerrigan (bench) as coaches.
9) The Reds hired Bucky Dent as bench coach.
10) A.J. Burnett’s agent has confirmed that the Tigers are interested in him.
11) According to NY Newsday, the Mets are prepared to beat any offer for P Billy Wagner.
12) Today’s birthdays–
ELTON CHAMBERLIN, 1867-1929 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1888 20 30 2.19 38 38 308 176 5.14 9.47 25 11 0 23 13 Colonels/Cardinals 1889 21 56 2.97 53 51 421.2 202 4.31 11.55 32 15 1 30 17 Cardinals 1893 25 27 3.73 34 27 241 59 2.20 13.44 16 12 0 17 11 Reds CAREER 126 3.57 320 300 2521.2 1133 4.04 12.60 157 120 1 157 120 LG AVG 0 3.87 2521.2 948 3.38 12.97 141 141 JOHNNY DAMON, AGE: 32 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 29 2 .345 .405 .750 .512 5.40 .273 12 67 30 145 Red Sox 2004 30 25 .380 .477 .857 .607 6.94 .304 20 94 19 150 Red Sox 2005 31 26 .366 .439 .805 .624 6.54 .316 10 75 18 148 Red Sox CAR 98 .353 .431 .784 .544 5.85 .290 130 700 281 1555 LG AVG 0 .340 .433 .773 .500 5.17 .271 195 823 107 POS AVG -13 .338 .423 .761 .490 5.10 .272 167 744 220 PETE DONOHUE, 1900-88 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1922 21 20 3.12 33 30 242 66 2.45 11.34 18 9 1 16 11 Reds 1923 22 12 3.38 42 36 274 84 2.76 12.55 21 15 3 20 16 Reds 1925 24 31 3.08 42 38 301 78 2.33 10.79 21 14 2 22 13 Reds CAREER 11 3.87 344 270 2112 571 2.43 12.39 134 118 12 129 123 LG AVG 0 4.11 2112 659 2.81 13.10 118 118 HARRY GUMBERT, 1909-95 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1941 31 17 3.07 38 22 176 62 3.17 11.35 12 6 1 12 6 Giants/Cardinals CAREER 15 3.68 508 235 2156 709 2.96 12.23 143 113 48 130 126 LG AVG 0 3.75 2156 835 3.49 12.54 120 120 JAVIER LOPEZ, AGE: 35 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 32 55 .378 .687 1.065 .770 9.65 .328 43 109 0 129 Braves 2004 33 21 .370 .503 .872 .602 6.72 .316 23 86 0 150 Orioles 2005 34 4 .322 .458 .780 .538 4.98 .278 15 49 0 103 Orioles CAR 74 .340 .498 .838 .542 5.70 .290 252 829 8 1409 LG AVG 0 .341 .430 .771 .500 5.17 .270 154 653 96 POS AVG -95 .327 .406 .733 .432 4.49 .259 144 633 27 LLOYD MOSEBY, AGE: 46 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1983 23 31 .376 .499 .875 .652 7.02 .315 18 81 27 151 Blue Jays 1984 24 35 .368 .470 .837 .661 6.56 .280 18 92 39 158 Blue Jays 1987 27 23 .358 .473 .831 .609 6.31 .282 26 96 39 155 Blue Jays CAR 45 .332 .414 .746 .520 4.87 .257 169 737 280 1588 LG AVG 0 .328 .399 .726 .500 4.50 .262 152 719 112 POS AVG 23 .329 .402 .732 .508 4.64 .265 144 672 224 JOSE SANTIAGO, AGE: 31 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 27 -15 6.70 42 0 47 30 5.74 14.17 1 3 0 1 3 Phillies 2003 28 5 2.84 25 0 31.2 15 4.26 14.49 1 3 0 3 1 Indians 2005 30 1 3.18 4 0 5.2 3 4.76 20.65 0 0 0 0 0 Mets CAREER 7 4.36 229 0 299 153 4.61 13.36 17 22 4 22 17 LG AVG 0 4.57 299 216 6.50 13.14 17 17 JIM TABOR, 1916-53 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1939 22 -19 .337 .447 .784 .409 5.18 .289 14 95 16 149 Red Sox 1942 25 -20 .303 .366 .669 .360 3.46 .252 12 75 6 139 Red Sox 1947 30 -15 .297 .339 .635 .302 3.34 .235 4 31 2 75 Phillies CAR -64 .322 .418 .739 .446 4.55 .270 104 598 69 1005 LG AVG 0 .345 .390 .735 .500 4.96 .271 64 480 51 POS AVG -26 .342 .385 .727 .478 4.74 .269 62 488 41