Around the Majors: Yankees are close to signing Matsui
1) The Yankees are reportedly close to re-signing LF Hideki Matsui to a 4 year contract, worth about $50 million.
Matsui’s contract expired and he doesn’t have enough service time to be a free agent, since time in Japan doesn’t count. He has a clause in his contract that says if he’s not re-signed by end of today, the Yankees must release him. Then, MLB rules state that a player placed on irrevocable waivers for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release can’t be resigned by his old team before May 15. (But, players in this situation have been signed to minor league contracts and just weren’t allowed in the majors until then.)
2) John Hart withdrew from consideration for the Dodgers GM job and he will remain as a senior advisor for the Rangers.
3) The Tigers signed INFs Mike Hessman and Kevin Hooper and OF Alexis Gomez to minor league contracts.
HESSMAN YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 25 2 .423 .667 1.090 .700 7.94 .286 2 3 0 19 Braves 2004 26 -9 .155 .261 .416 .077 1.35 .130 2 5 0 29 Braves CAR -7 .227 .356 .582 .245 2.81 .167 4 8 0 48 LG AVG 0 .341 .436 .777 .500 5.23 .269 3 13 2 POS AVG 3 .365 .481 .846 .584 6.31 .278 5 16 1 HOOPER YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 28 -1 .200 .200 .400 .000 0.00 .200 0 0 0 6 Tigers CAR -1 .200 .200 .400 .000 0.00 .200 0 0 0 6 LG AVG 0 .331 .425 .756 .500 4.89 .268 0 1 0 POS AVG 0 .329 .423 .753 .500 4.89 .275 0 1 0 GOMEZ YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2002 21 -2 .200 .200 .400 .000 0.00 .200 0 0 0 5 Royals 2004 23 -1 .323 .310 .633 .369 3.68 .276 0 4 0 13 Royals 2005 24 -1 .278 .188 .465 .179 2.08 .188 0 1 0 9 Tigers CAR -4 .288 .255 .543 .219 2.51 .236 0 5 0 27 LG AVG 0 .335 .430 .765 .500 5.03 .269 2 7 1 POS AVG 0 .340 .439 .779 .518 5.29 .275 2 8 1
4) The Cardinals signed INFs Juan Diaz, Milko Jaramillo and Ramon Nivar, OFs Brian Martin and Prentice Redman, Cs Brett Cordell, Brian Esposito and Michel Hernandez and Ps Andy Cavazos, Randy Leek, Rich Rundles, Brad Voyles, Sam Walton and John Webb to minor league contracts.
DIAZ YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2002 26 1 .375 .857 1.232 .811 10.80 .286 1 2 0 4 Red Sox CAR 1 .375 .857 1.232 .811 10.80 .286 1 2 0 4 LG AVG 0 .332 .425 .757 .500 4.91 .264 0 1 0 POS AVG 0 .362 .473 .835 .594 6.18 .274 0 1 0 NIVAR YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 23 -10 .253 .267 .519 .148 2.13 .211 0 7 4 28 Rangers 2004 24 -3 .211 .222 .433 .080 1.50 .222 0 4 1 7 Rangers 2005 25 -1 .357 .308 .665 .241 2.45 .308 0 1 0 7 Orioles CAR -14 .258 .264 .522 .143 2.06 .223 0 12 5 42 LG AVG 0 .334 .429 .764 .500 5.03 .268 4 18 2 POS AVG 0 .333 .416 .748 .493 4.92 .272 3 17 4 REDMAN YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 23 -3 .192 .292 .484 .064 1.17 .125 1 2 2 15 Mets CAR -3 .192 .292 .484 .064 1.17 .125 1 2 2 15 LG AVG 0 .341 .431 .771 .500 5.15 .269 1 4 0 POS AVG 0 .339 .432 .771 .511 5.28 .274 1 3 1 HERNANDEZ YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 24 -1 .400 .250 .650 .000 0.00 .250 0 0 0 5 Yankees CAR -1 .400 .250 .650 .000 0.00 .250 0 0 0 5 LG AVG 0 .334 .429 .762 .500 5.01 .268 0 1 0 POS AVG 0 .310 .400 .709 .410 4.11 .255 0 0 0 VOYLES YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2001 24 1 3.86 7 0 9.1 6 5.79 13.50 0 0 0 0 0 Royals 2002 25 -4 6.51 22 0 27.2 26 8.46 16.59 0 2 1 1 1 Royals 2003 26 -8 7.47 11 3 31.1 24 6.89 18.96 0 2 0 1 1 Royals CAREER -11 6.59 40 3 68.1 56 7.38 17.25 0 4 1 2 2 LG AVG 0 4.50 68.1 47 6.22 12.86 4 4 WEBB YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2004 25 -3 7.00 4 0 9 9 9.00 20.00 0 0 0 0 0 Devil Rays 2005 26 -6 18.00 1 1 4 2 4.50 24.75 0 1 0 0 1 Devil Rays CAREER -9 10.38 5 1 13 11 7.62 21.46 0 1 0 0 1 LG AVG 0 4.55 13 9 6.36 12.99 1 1
5) Oil Can Boyd was indicted on federal charges of making threatening phone calls to a former girlfriend.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1983 23 10 3.28 15 13 98.2 43 3.92 11.58 4 8 0 7 5 Red Sox 1985 25 17 3.70 35 35 272.1 154 5.09 11.37 15 13 0 16 12 Red Sox 1990 30 14 2.93 31 31 190.2 113 5.33 10.34 10 6 0 10 6 Expos CAREER 7 4.04 214 207 1389.2 799 5.17 11.72 78 77 0 79 76 LG AVG 0 4.02 1389.2 849 5.50 12.42 78 78
6) According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the Marlins are optimistic that they can trade 3B Mike Lowell, but will need to pay part of his contract. Lowell is owed $9 million in both 2006-07.
7) Today’s birthdays–
GUS BELL, 1928-95 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1953 24 22 .354 .525 .879 .596 6.77 .300 30 105 0 151 Reds 1955 26 28 .361 .510 .871 .621 6.93 .308 27 104 4 154 Reds 1956 27 18 .347 .501 .848 .584 6.25 .292 29 84 6 150 Reds CAR 6 .330 .445 .775 .499 5.25 .281 206 942 30 1741 LG AVG 0 .338 .415 .753 .500 4.94 .268 179 799 66 POS AVG 90 .347 .436 .783 .540 5.46 .281 188 836 88 PEDRO BORBON JR., AGE: 38 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM CAREER -3 4.68 368 0 271 224 7.44 13.58 16 16 6 17 15 LG AVG 0 4.43 271 198 6.56 13.01 15 15 BRIAN DALLIMORE, AGE: 32 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 KEVIN GRYBOSKI, AGE: 32 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 29 1 3.86 64 0 44.1 32 6.50 14.01 6 4 0 5 5 Braves 2004 30 8 2.84 69 0 50.2 24 4.26 13.68 3 2 2 3 2 Braves 2005 31 -4 5.52 42 0 31 10 2.90 18.58 1 1 0 0 2 Braves/Rangers CAREER 9 3.75 232 0 177.2 99 5.02 15.30 12 8 2 10 10 LG AVG 0 4.24 177.2 132 6.67 12.76 10 10 CRAIG HANSEN, AGE: 22 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2005 21 -1 6.00 4 0 3 3 9.00 21.00 0 0 0 0 0 Red Sox CAREER -1 6.00 4 0 3 3 9.00 21.00 0 0 0 0 0 LG AVG 0 4.36 3 2 6.16 12.63 0 0 GREG JONES, AGE: 29 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 26 -2 4.88 18 0 27.2 28 9.11 14.64 0 0 0 0 0 Angels 2005 28 -2 6.75 6 0 5.1 6 10.13 15.19 0 0 0 0 0 Angels CAREER -4 5.18 24 0 33 34 9.27 14.73 0 0 0 0 0 LG AVG 0 4.50 33 22 6.12 12.83 2 2
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