Around the Majors: White Sox-Diamondbacks trade
1) The Diamondbacks traded P Javier Vazquez to the White Sox for Ps Orlando Hernandez and Luis Vizcaino and minor league OF Chris Young.
VAZQUEZ YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 26 48 3.24 34 34 230.2 241 9.40 10.11 13 12 0 17 8 Expos 2004 27 -10 4.91 32 32 198 150 6.82 12.09 14 10 0 11 13 Yankees 2005 28 0 4.42 33 33 215.2 192 8.01 11.43 11 15 0 13 13 Diamondbacks CAREER 42 4.28 257 256 1643 1418 7.77 11.71 89 93 0 95 87 LG AVG 0 4.38 1643 1225 6.71 12.92 92 92 HERNANDEZ YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 36 12 3.64 24 22 146 113 6.97 10.79 8 5 1 8 5 Yankees 2004 38 11 3.30 15 15 84.2 84 8.93 12.12 8 2 0 6 4 Yankees 2005 39 -9 5.12 24 22 128.1 91 6.38 13.96 9 9 1 8 10 White Sox CAREER 51 4.11 163 158 1004.2 794 7.11 11.83 70 49 2 66 53 LG AVG 0 4.67 1004.2 703 6.30 13.26 57 56 VIZCAINO YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 28 -14 6.39 75 0 62 61 8.85 13.06 4 3 0 2 5 Brewers 2004 29 5 3.75 73 0 72 63 7.88 10.75 4 4 1 5 3 Brewers 2005 30 6 3.73 65 0 70 43 5.53 13.50 6 5 0 6 5 White Sox CAREER -1 4.36 338 0 344.2 297 7.76 12.09 21 17 7 19 19 LG AVG 0 4.33 344.2 251 6.55 12.82 19 19
2) The Dodgers traded OF Milton Bradley and INF Antonio Perez to the A’s for minor league OF Andre Ethier.
BRADLEY YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 25 34 .421 .501 .923 .728 7.96 .321 10 56 17 101 Indians 2004 26 3 .362 .424 .786 .521 5.27 .267 19 67 15 141 Dodgers 2005 27 10 .350 .484 .835 .604 6.08 .290 13 38 6 75 Dodgers CAR 6 .350 .426 .776 .511 5.16 .269 54 233 54 534 LG AVG 0 .338 .433 .772 .500 5.15 .268 63 256 32 POS AVG -8 .333 .424 .757 .485 5.00 .267 58 234 63 PEREZ YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 23 -1 .345 .360 .705 .466 4.64 .248 2 12 4 48 Devil Rays 2004 24 -1 .286 .308 .593 .245 2.70 .231 0 0 1 13 Dodgers 2005 25 4 .360 .398 .758 .546 5.34 .297 3 23 11 98 Dodgers CAR 2 .353 .383 .736 .512 5.02 .280 5 35 16 159 LG AVG 0 .337 .428 .766 .500 5.06 .268 12 51 6 POS AVG -3 .333 .414 .747 .476 4.80 .267 10 48 6
3) According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, free agent 3B Bill Mueller is expected to choose a team today, with the Pirates being the frontrunners.
4) The Diamondbacks signed free agent P Jason Grimsley to a 1 year, $825,000 contract.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 35 0 5.16 76 0 75 58 6.96 15.48 2 6 0 4 4 Royals 2004 36 5 3.86 73 0 63 39 5.57 14.14 5 7 0 7 5 Royals/Orioles 2005 37 -4 5.73 22 0 22 10 4.09 13.50 1 2 0 1 2 Orioles CAREER -9 4.76 533 72 909 612 6.06 14.47 41 56 4 49 48 LG AVG 0 4.56 909 622 6.16 13.15 51 51
5) The Yankees are reportedly interested in free agent Nomar Garciaparra, with 1B being a possibility.
6) The Royals are reportedly interested in free agent 1B Doug Mientkiewicz.
7) The Astros re-signed free agent C Brad Ausmus to a 2 year, $7.5 million contract.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 34 -32 .303 .291 .594 .260 3.02 .229 4 47 5 143 Astros 2004 35 -26 .306 .325 .631 .277 3.13 .248 5 31 2 129 Astros 2005 36 -14 .351 .331 .682 .378 3.77 .258 3 47 5 134 Astros CAR -207 .328 .353 .680 .361 3.82 .255 71 508 92 1577 LG AVG 0 .342 .431 .774 .500 5.20 .271 169 714 101 POS AVG -127 .324 .402 .726 .417 4.38 .257 151 677 30
Ausmus is about to set the Astros record for worst career RCAA–
RCAA RCAA 1 Roger Metzger -153 2 Brad Ausmus -152 3 Bob Lillis -109 4 Craig Reynolds -83 5 Tim Bogar -73 6 Luis Pujols -64 7 John Bateman -60 8 Bob Aspromonte -56 9 Rafael Ramirez -55 10 Adam Everett -53
8) According to the Houston Chronicle, the Astros are interested in free agents Rondell White and Nomar Garciaparra.
9) Today’s birthdays–
BOBBY ADAMS, 1921-97 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1946 24 -12 .292 .344 .636 .356 3.38 .244 4 24 16 94 Reds 1949 27 -11 .317 .325 .642 .358 3.59 .253 0 25 4 107 Reds 1953 31 -15 .338 .357 .696 .419 4.57 .275 8 49 3 150 Reds CAR -62 .340 .368 .708 .446 4.52 .269 37 303 67 1281 LG AVG 0 .342 .407 .749 .500 5.02 .269 102 510 40 POS AVG -27 .339 .395 .734 .477 4.81 .263 95 467 43 JOHN ANDERSON, 1873-1949 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1898 24 31 .348 .494 .842 .655 7.53 .294 9 81 20 135 Dodgers/Senators 1901 27 38 .360 .476 .836 .675 7.93 .330 8 99 35 138 Brewers 1907 33 19 .359 .348 .708 .703 5.79 .288 0 44 19 87 Senators CAR 136 .329 .404 .733 .572 5.81 .290 49 976 338 1635 LG AVG 0 .333 .361 .694 .500 5.13 .274 33 723 253 POS AVG 101 .343 .381 .724 .553 5.70 .285 41 778 290 CRAIG BIGGIO, AGE: 40 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1994 28 42 .411 .483 .893 .727 8.59 .318 6 56 39 114 Astros 1995 29 52 .406 .483 .889 .731 7.82 .302 22 77 33 141 Astros 1997 31 68 .415 .501 .916 .753 8.92 .309 22 81 47 162 Astros 1998 32 56 .403 .503 .906 .709 8.35 .325 20 88 50 160 Astros 2003 37 1 .350 .412 .763 .504 5.40 .264 15 62 8 153 Astros 2004 38 8 .337 .469 .806 .536 5.72 .281 24 63 7 156 Astros 2005 39 8 .325 .468 .792 .543 5.44 .264 26 69 11 155 Astros CAR 354 .370 .437 .807 .601 6.17 .285 260 1063 407 2564 LG AVG 0 .338 .419 .757 .500 4.98 .268 279 1229 207 POS AVG -104 .333 .392 .726 .459 4.62 .265 202 1037 232 BILL BUCKNER, AGE: 56 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1973 23 -14 .297 .351 .648 .396 3.52 .275 8 46 12 140 Dodgers 1977 27 -18 .314 .425 .739 .364 4.19 .284 11 60 7 122 Cubs 1987 37 -14 .314 .365 .678 .384 3.85 .286 5 74 2 132 Red Sox/Angels CAR -26 .321 .408 .729 .484 4.50 .289 174 1208 183 2517 LG AVG 0 .330 .392 .722 .500 4.49 .263 213 1078 201 POS AVG 152 .344 .421 .765 .548 5.08 .273 276 1297 126 DAVE GASSNER, AGE: 27 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2005 26 -1 5.87 2 2 7.2 2 2.35 11.74 1 0 0 0 1 Twins CAREER -1 5.87 2 2 7.2 2 2.35 11.74 1 0 0 0 1 LG AVG 0 4.36 7.2 5 6.16 12.63 0 0 SCOTT HATTEBERG, AGE: 36 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 33 -2 .342 .383 .725 .489 4.57 .253 12 61 0 147 A's 2004 34 8 .367 .420 .787 .544 5.73 .284 15 82 0 152 A's 2005 35 -19 .334 .343 .677 .354 3.63 .256 7 59 0 134 A's CAR -5 .356 .403 .758 .493 5.05 .268 83 422 1 1023 LG AVG 0 .337 .430 .767 .500 5.08 .269 108 454 58 POS AVG 1 .339 .435 .774 .499 5.11 .264 123 490 19 KEN HILL, AGE: 40 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1992 26 28 2.68 33 33 218 150 6.19 10.94 16 9 0 16 9 Expos 1994 28 18 3.32 23 23 154.2 85 4.95 11.35 16 5 0 13 8 Expos 1996 30 47 3.63 35 35 250.2 170 6.10 12.60 16 10 0 17 9 Rangers CAREER 55 4.06 332 315 1973 1181 5.39 12.94 117 109 0 118 108 LG AVG 0 4.23 1973 1343 6.13 12.75 110 110 SAM JONES, 1925-71 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1958 32 39 2.88 35 35 250 225 8.10 11.41 14 13 0 18 9 Cardinals 1959 33 26 2.82 50 35 271 209 6.94 11.59 21 15 4 22 14 Giants CAREER 48 3.59 322 222 1644 1376 7.53 12.51 102 101 9 108 95 LG AVG 0 3.90 1644 920 5.04 12.34 92 92 BILLY KOCH, AGE: 31 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1999 24 11 3.39 56 0 63.2 57 8.06 12.44 0 5 31 3 2 Blue Jays 2000 25 21 2.63 68 0 78.2 60 6.86 11.21 9 3 33 9 3 Blue Jays 2002 27 15 3.27 84 0 93.2 93 8.94 11.82 11 4 44 10 5 A's CAREER 40 3.89 379 0 407.1 357 7.89 12.99 29 25 163 33 21 LG AVG 0 4.63 407.1 286 6.31 13.18 23 23 RODRIGO LOPEZ, AGE: 30 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 27 -25 5.82 26 26 147 103 6.31 14.76 7 10 0 6 11 Orioles 2004 28 23 3.59 37 23 170.2 121 6.38 11.60 14 9 0 15 8 Orioles 2005 29 -19 4.90 35 35 209.1 118 5.07 12.98 15 12 0 11 16 Orioles CAREER -15 4.56 137 118 748.1 495 5.95 12.69 51 43 0 47 47 LG AVG 0 4.49 748.1 521 6.26 12.87 42 42 SHAUN MARCUM, AGE: 24 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2005 23 4 0.00 5 0 8 4 4.50 11.25 0 0 0 0 0 Blue Jays CAREER 4 0.00 5 0 8 4 4.50 11.25 0 0 0 0 0 LG AVG 0 4.36 8 5 6.16 12.63 0 0 LEFTY TYLER, 1889-1953 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1913 23 10 2.79 39 34 290 143 4.44 11.30 16 17 2 18 15 Braves 1916 26 11 2.02 34 28 249 117 4.23 9.43 17 9 1 15 11 Braves 1918 28 20 2.01 33 30 269 102 3.41 9.70 19 8 1 17 10 Cubs CAREER 13 2.95 323 265 2228 1003 4.05 11.66 127 116 7 126 117 LG AVG 0 2.97 2228 880 3.55 11.55 122 122
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