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02-13-2006, 10:35 AM
Today in Hardball Times--
Who will be Selig's heir apparent?
by Maury Brown
One day, Bud Selig will no longer be commissioner of baseball. When that day comes, Maury wonders who might take the position.
http://www.hardballtimes.com/daily/article/who-will-be-seligs-heir-apparent/
Fantasy: Top 100 Outfielders for 2006 (Part 1)
by Tim Dierkes
Ranking all of those outfielders for your fantasy draft can be a daunting task, so I've done your homework for you.
http://www.hardballtimes.com/daily/article/top-100-outfielders-for-2006-part-1/
1) According to ESPNdeportes.com, Sammy Sosa is considering retiring instead of accepting the Nationals offer.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 34 25 .358 .553 .911 .631 6.80 .279 40 103 0 137 Cubs
2004 35 5 .332 .517 .849 .529 5.93 .253 35 80 0 126 Cubs
2005 36 -15 .295 .376 .671 .359 3.34 .221 14 45 1 102 Orioles
CAR 338 .345 .537 .882 .606 6.44 .274 588 1575 234 2240
LG AVG 0 .339 .422 .761 .500 5.04 .269 250 1093 171
POS AVG 152 .348 .459 .807 .549 5.67 .276 325 1273 215
2) The Reds signed free agent 1B Scott Hatteberg to a 1 year, $750,000 contract.
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
3) Free agent P Shingo Takatsu returned to Japan and signed with the Yakult Swallows.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 35 18 2.31 59 0 62.1 50 7.22 9.10 6 4 19 8 2 White Sox
2005 36 -3 5.20 40 0 36.1 38 9.41 14.86 2 2 8 2 2 White Sox/Mets
CAREER 15 3.38 99 0 98.2 88 8.03 11.22 8 6 27 10 4
LG AVG 0 4.53 98.2 70 6.37 12.97 6 6
4) According to the LA Times, the Angels have raised their offer to free agent P Jeff Weaver to 1 year plus 2 option years.
5) According to NY Newsday, the Orioles, Red Sox and Reds are interested in free agent RF Richard Hidalgo.
6) Today's birthdays--
SAL BANDO, AGE: 62
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1969 25 53 .400 .484 .885 .736 7.21 .281 31 113 1 162 A's
1970 26 28 .407 .430 .837 .655 6.18 .263 20 75 6 155 A's
1973 29 51 .375 .498 .873 .751 6.75 .287 29 98 4 162 A's
CAR 212 .352 .408 .760 .597 5.09 .254 242 1039 75 2019
LG AVG 0 .325 .380 .705 .500 4.23 .257 163 805 125
POS AVG -6 .324 .383 .706 .490 4.21 .254 178 838 92
BILL BRADLEY, 1878-1954
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1902 24 42 .375 .515 .890 .695 8.16 .340 11 77 11 137 Indians
1903 25 41 .348 .496 .844 .715 7.05 .313 6 68 21 136 Indians
1904 26 23 .334 .409 .743 .632 5.40 .300 6 83 23 154 Indians
CAR 63 .320 .376 .696 .545 4.76 .274 34 540 175 1387
LG AVG 0 .319 .343 .662 .500 4.48 .262 24 549 200
POS AVG -49 .308 .337 .645 .472 4.18 .258 21 542 188
FRITZ BUELOW, 1876-1933
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1901 25 -25 .269 .316 .585 .198 2.86 .225 2 29 2 70 Tigers
1904 28 -23 .204 .176 .380 .125 1.35 .141 0 10 4 84 Tigers/Indians
1905 29 -19 .201 .212 .413 .155 1.54 .174 1 18 7 74 Indians
CAR -106 .239 .252 .490 .207 2.21 .192 6 112 20 430
LG AVG 0 .320 .350 .670 .500 4.65 .265 7 160 54
POS AVG -57 .286 .301 .587 .358 3.33 .235 4 143 26
HAL CHASE, 1883-1947
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1916 33 37 .363 .459 .822 .718 6.33 .339 4 82 22 142 Reds
1918 35 10 .339 .417 .756 .633 5.26 .301 2 38 5 74 Reds
CAR 54 .317 .379 .696 .536 4.61 .288 37 804 330 1697
LG AVG 0 .320 .336 .656 .500 4.14 .259 26 612 248
POS AVG 13 .319 .347 .666 .513 4.21 .265 28 706 243
SCOTT DOHMANN, AGE: 28
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 26 5 4.11 41 0 46 49 9.59 11.74 0 3 0 2 1 Rockies
2005 27 -4 6.10 32 0 31 35 10.16 15.10 2 1 0 1 2 Rockies
CAREER 1 4.91 73 0 77 84 9.82 13.09 2 4 0 3 3
LG AVG 0 4.28 77 57 6.67 12.81 4 4
EDDIE FOSTER, 1887-1937
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1913 26 -13 .309 .306 .615 .384 3.51 .247 1 41 22 106 Senators
1919 32 -15 .314 .310 .623 .385 3.56 .264 0 26 20 120 Senators
1923 36 -13 .241 .200 .441 .109 1.75 .180 0 4 0 27 Browns
CAR -64 .329 .326 .655 .461 3.99 .264 6 446 195 1500
LG AVG 0 .339 .357 .696 .500 4.43 .269 31 600 190
POS AVG -71 .328 .339 .667 .457 4.02 .261 24 545 193
DONNIE MOORE, 1954-89
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1985 31 25 1.92 65 0 103 72 6.29 9.79 8 8 31 13 3 Angels
CAREER 29 3.67 416 4 655 416 5.72 12.26 43 40 89 50 33
LG AVG 0 3.85 655 392 5.39 12.29 37 37
FRANK WILLIAMS, AGE: 48
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1986 28 13 1.20 36 0 52.1 33 5.68 10.32 3 1 1 4 0 Giants
1987 29 23 2.30 85 0 105.2 60 5.11 12.09 4 0 2 3 1 Reds
CAREER 38 3.00 333 1 471.2 314 5.99 12.69 24 14 8 21 17
LG AVG 0 3.75 471.2 300 5.73 12.13 26 26
TODD WILLIAMS, AGE: 35
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2001 30 0 4.70 15 0 15.1 13 7.63 19.37 1 0 0 0 1 Yankees
2004 33 7 2.87 29 0 31.1 13 3.73 11.49 2 0 0 1 1 Orioles
2005 34 7 3.30 72 0 76.1 38 4.48 11.91 5 5 1 6 4 Orioles
CAREER 7 3.90 151 0 161.1 83 4.63 13.39 10 8 1 8 10
LG AVG 0 4.43 161.1 114 6.34 12.84 9 9
Who will be Selig's heir apparent?
by Maury Brown
One day, Bud Selig will no longer be commissioner of baseball. When that day comes, Maury wonders who might take the position.
http://www.hardballtimes.com/daily/article/who-will-be-seligs-heir-apparent/
Fantasy: Top 100 Outfielders for 2006 (Part 1)
by Tim Dierkes
Ranking all of those outfielders for your fantasy draft can be a daunting task, so I've done your homework for you.
http://www.hardballtimes.com/daily/article/top-100-outfielders-for-2006-part-1/
1) According to ESPNdeportes.com, Sammy Sosa is considering retiring instead of accepting the Nationals offer.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2003 34 25 .358 .553 .911 .631 6.80 .279 40 103 0 137 Cubs
2004 35 5 .332 .517 .849 .529 5.93 .253 35 80 0 126 Cubs
2005 36 -15 .295 .376 .671 .359 3.34 .221 14 45 1 102 Orioles
CAR 338 .345 .537 .882 .606 6.44 .274 588 1575 234 2240
LG AVG 0 .339 .422 .761 .500 5.04 .269 250 1093 171
POS AVG 152 .348 .459 .807 .549 5.67 .276 325 1273 215
2) The Reds signed free agent 1B Scott Hatteberg to a 1 year, $750,000 contract.
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
3) Free agent P Shingo Takatsu returned to Japan and signed with the Yakult Swallows.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 35 18 2.31 59 0 62.1 50 7.22 9.10 6 4 19 8 2 White Sox
2005 36 -3 5.20 40 0 36.1 38 9.41 14.86 2 2 8 2 2 White Sox/Mets
CAREER 15 3.38 99 0 98.2 88 8.03 11.22 8 6 27 10 4
LG AVG 0 4.53 98.2 70 6.37 12.97 6 6
4) According to the LA Times, the Angels have raised their offer to free agent P Jeff Weaver to 1 year plus 2 option years.
5) According to NY Newsday, the Orioles, Red Sox and Reds are interested in free agent RF Richard Hidalgo.
6) Today's birthdays--
SAL BANDO, AGE: 62
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1969 25 53 .400 .484 .885 .736 7.21 .281 31 113 1 162 A's
1970 26 28 .407 .430 .837 .655 6.18 .263 20 75 6 155 A's
1973 29 51 .375 .498 .873 .751 6.75 .287 29 98 4 162 A's
CAR 212 .352 .408 .760 .597 5.09 .254 242 1039 75 2019
LG AVG 0 .325 .380 .705 .500 4.23 .257 163 805 125
POS AVG -6 .324 .383 .706 .490 4.21 .254 178 838 92
BILL BRADLEY, 1878-1954
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1902 24 42 .375 .515 .890 .695 8.16 .340 11 77 11 137 Indians
1903 25 41 .348 .496 .844 .715 7.05 .313 6 68 21 136 Indians
1904 26 23 .334 .409 .743 .632 5.40 .300 6 83 23 154 Indians
CAR 63 .320 .376 .696 .545 4.76 .274 34 540 175 1387
LG AVG 0 .319 .343 .662 .500 4.48 .262 24 549 200
POS AVG -49 .308 .337 .645 .472 4.18 .258 21 542 188
FRITZ BUELOW, 1876-1933
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1901 25 -25 .269 .316 .585 .198 2.86 .225 2 29 2 70 Tigers
1904 28 -23 .204 .176 .380 .125 1.35 .141 0 10 4 84 Tigers/Indians
1905 29 -19 .201 .212 .413 .155 1.54 .174 1 18 7 74 Indians
CAR -106 .239 .252 .490 .207 2.21 .192 6 112 20 430
LG AVG 0 .320 .350 .670 .500 4.65 .265 7 160 54
POS AVG -57 .286 .301 .587 .358 3.33 .235 4 143 26
HAL CHASE, 1883-1947
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1916 33 37 .363 .459 .822 .718 6.33 .339 4 82 22 142 Reds
1918 35 10 .339 .417 .756 .633 5.26 .301 2 38 5 74 Reds
CAR 54 .317 .379 .696 .536 4.61 .288 37 804 330 1697
LG AVG 0 .320 .336 .656 .500 4.14 .259 26 612 248
POS AVG 13 .319 .347 .666 .513 4.21 .265 28 706 243
SCOTT DOHMANN, AGE: 28
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 26 5 4.11 41 0 46 49 9.59 11.74 0 3 0 2 1 Rockies
2005 27 -4 6.10 32 0 31 35 10.16 15.10 2 1 0 1 2 Rockies
CAREER 1 4.91 73 0 77 84 9.82 13.09 2 4 0 3 3
LG AVG 0 4.28 77 57 6.67 12.81 4 4
EDDIE FOSTER, 1887-1937
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1913 26 -13 .309 .306 .615 .384 3.51 .247 1 41 22 106 Senators
1919 32 -15 .314 .310 .623 .385 3.56 .264 0 26 20 120 Senators
1923 36 -13 .241 .200 .441 .109 1.75 .180 0 4 0 27 Browns
CAR -64 .329 .326 .655 .461 3.99 .264 6 446 195 1500
LG AVG 0 .339 .357 .696 .500 4.43 .269 31 600 190
POS AVG -71 .328 .339 .667 .457 4.02 .261 24 545 193
DONNIE MOORE, 1954-89
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1985 31 25 1.92 65 0 103 72 6.29 9.79 8 8 31 13 3 Angels
CAREER 29 3.67 416 4 655 416 5.72 12.26 43 40 89 50 33
LG AVG 0 3.85 655 392 5.39 12.29 37 37
FRANK WILLIAMS, AGE: 48
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1986 28 13 1.20 36 0 52.1 33 5.68 10.32 3 1 1 4 0 Giants
1987 29 23 2.30 85 0 105.2 60 5.11 12.09 4 0 2 3 1 Reds
CAREER 38 3.00 333 1 471.2 314 5.99 12.69 24 14 8 21 17
LG AVG 0 3.75 471.2 300 5.73 12.13 26 26
TODD WILLIAMS, AGE: 35
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2001 30 0 4.70 15 0 15.1 13 7.63 19.37 1 0 0 0 1 Yankees
2004 33 7 2.87 29 0 31.1 13 3.73 11.49 2 0 0 1 1 Orioles
2005 34 7 3.30 72 0 76.1 38 4.48 11.91 5 5 1 6 4 Orioles
CAREER 7 3.90 151 0 161.1 83 4.63 13.39 10 8 1 8 10
LG AVG 0 4.43 161.1 114 6.34 12.84 9 9