Dodgers sign Furcal

[nyy26wc]

1) According to the LA Times, the Dodgers have agreed to terms with free agent SS Rafael Furcal on a 3 year, $40 million contract.

2) The Mets are reportedly close to trading for Marlins C Paul Lo Duca.

3) Today's birthdays--

JESSE BURKETT, 1868-1953
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1893 24 67 .459 .491 .951 .729 12.88 .348 6 82 39 125 Spiders
1895 26 90 .486 .524 1.009 .798 13.63 .409 5 83 41 131 Spiders
1896 27 79 .461 .541 1.002 .758 12.96 .410 6 72 34 133 Spiders
1897 28 52 .468 .476 .944 .708 11.14 .383 2 60 28 127 Spiders
1898 29 45 .415 .399 .814 .706 7.58 .341 0 42 19 150 Spiders
1899 30 68 .463 .500 .963 .751 11.53 .396 7 71 25 141 Cardinals
1900 31 60 .429 .474 .904 .750 9.50 .363 7 68 32 141 Cardinals
1901 32 89 .440 .509 .949 .818 11.07 .376 10 75 27 142 Cardinals
CAR 713 .415 .447 .862 .698 9.04 .338 75 952 389 2067
LG AVG 0 .342 .371 .713 .500 5.73 .278 51 989 355
POS AVG 268 .368 .404 .773 .594 6.98 .298 63 1023 431

GUSTAVO CHACIN, AGE: 25
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 23 4 2.57 2 2 14 6 3.86 7.71 1 1 0 2 0 Blue Jays
2005 24 16 3.72 34 34 203 121 5.36 12.90 13 9 0 13 9 Blue Jays
CAREER 20 3.65 36 36 217 127 5.27 12.57 14 10 0 15 9
LG AVG 0 4.38 217 149 6.18 12.66 12 12

SHANO COLLINS, 1885-1955
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1921 35 -18 .314 .406 .720 .396 4.32 .286 4 65 15 141 Red Sox
1922 36 -27 .289 .358 .647 .305 3.28 .271 1 52 7 135 Red Sox
1923 37 -32 .265 .289 .555 .186 2.41 .231 0 18 7 97 Red Sox
CAR -132 .306 .364 .671 .428 3.80 .264 22 705 225 1799
LG AVG 0 .343 .365 .707 .500 4.60 .273 42 729 219
POS AVG 100 .352 .391 .744 .551 5.11 .283 57 772 242

TADAHITO IGUCHI, AGE: 31
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2005 30 -1 .342 .438 .780 .496 4.98 .278 15 71 15 135 White Sox
CAR -1 .342 .438 .780 .496 4.98 .278 15 71 15 135
LG AVG 0 .331 .425 .756 .500 4.89 .268 16 69 8
POS AVG -4 .324 .412 .735 .477 4.63 .268 13 63 11

HARVEY KUENN, 1930-88
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1956 25 34 .387 .470 .857 .656 7.02 .332 12 88 9 146 Tigers
1959 28 43 .402 .501 .903 .693 8.29 .353 9 71 7 139 Tigers
1960 29 17 .379 .416 .795 .608 5.95 .308 9 54 3 126 Indians
CAR 111 .357 .408 .765 .547 5.30 .303 87 671 68 1833
LG AVG 0 .336 .399 .735 .500 4.68 .265 166 805 69
POS AVG -53 .331 .381 .712 .467 4.41 .262 137 724 79

BOB SHAWKEY, 1890-1980
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1916 25 21 2.21 53 27 276.2 122 3.97 9.47 24 14 8 24 14 Yankees
1920 29 39 2.46 38 31 267 126 4.25 11.19 20 13 2 23 10 Yankees
1922 31 35 2.91 39 33 300 130 3.90 11.52 20 12 1 20 12 Yankees
CAREER 149 3.09 488 333 2937 1360 4.17 11.61 196 150 28 196 150
LG AVG 0 3.54 2937 1053 3.23 12.65 162 162

LEE SMITH, AGE: 48
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1982 24 14 2.69 72 5 117 99 7.62 11.15 2 5 17 5 2 Cubs
1983 25 24 1.65 66 0 103.1 91 7.93 9.75 4 10 29 11 3 Cubs
1985 27 14 3.04 65 0 97.2 112 10.32 11.06 7 4 33 7 4 Cubs
1988 30 14 2.80 64 0 83.2 96 10.33 11.83 4 5 29 6 3 Red Sox
1990 32 19 2.06 64 0 83 87 9.43 10.84 5 5 31 7 3 Red Sox/Cardinals
CAREER 143 3.03 1022 6 1289.1 1251 8.73 11.37 71 92 478 101 62
LG AVG 0 3.84 1289.1 819 5.72 12.27 72 72

JEROME WILLIAMS, AGE: 24
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2003 21 14 3.30 21 21 131 88 6.05 11.82 7 5 0 7 5 Giants
2004 22 3 4.24 22 22 129.1 80 5.57 12.80 10 7 0 9 8 Giants
2005 23 0 4.26 22 20 122.2 70 5.14 13.06 6 10 0 9 7 Giants/Cubs
CAREER 17 3.92 65 63 383 238 5.59 12.55 23 22 0 25 20
LG AVG 0 4.28 383 283 6.65 12.80 21 21

[RascalJones]

OK. Furcal is now the second-highest paid SS in the game (third if you count A-Rod since he WAS a SS at the time he signed his contract).

Is Rafael Furcal really a $13 million dollar a year difference maker?

[captain_napalm]

The Dodgers seem to think so.