1) The Red Sox will get a second opinion on RF J.D. Drew's shoulder. It is not known yet whether this could be serious enough to void his 5 year, $70 million contract.
Code:
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 28 66 .436 .569 1.006 .766 10.03 .305 31 93 12 145 Braves
2005 29 25 .412 .520 .931 .732 8.37 .286 15 36 1 72 Dodgers
2006 30 28 .393 .498 .891 .641 7.48 .283 20 100 2 146 Dodgers
CAREER 217 .393 .512 .904 .667 7.70 .286 162 509 74 960
LG AVG 0 .343 .437 .780 .500 5.29 .270 102 414 55
POS AVG 49 .353 .466 .819 .543 5.86 .274 126 467 64
2) Brad Radke will retire tomorrow.
Code:
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1999 26 35 3.75 33 33 218.2 121 4.98 11.69 12 14 0 17 9 Twins
2000 27 22 4.45 34 34 226.2 141 5.60 12.59 12 16 0 16 12 Twins
2004 31 31 3.48 34 34 219.2 143 5.86 10.69 11 8 0 12 7 Twins
CAREER 152 4.22 378 377 2451 1467 5.39 11.57 148 139 0 159 128
LG AVG 0 4.66 2451 1715 6.30 13.26 138 137
3) The White Sox signed free agent C Toby Hall to a 2 year, $3.65 million contract, with an option for 2009.
Code:
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 28 -21 .300 .366 .666 .309 3.18 .255 8 60 0 119 Devil Rays
2005 29 -13 .315 .368 .683 .392 3.81 .287 5 48 0 135 Devil Rays
2006 30 -15 .286 .406 .692 .318 3.53 .259 8 31 0 85 Devil Rays/Dodgers
CAREER -86 .301 .384 .685 .354 3.60 .265 44 259 2 607
LG AVG 0 .335 .430 .765 .500 5.04 .269 69 290 35
POS AVG -52 .316 .399 .715 .416 4.20 .258 58 270 9
4) Today's birthdays--
Code:
JEREMY ACCARDO, AGE: 25
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2005 23 1 3.94 28 0 29.2 16 4.85 10.92 1 5 0 3 3 Giants
2006 24 -6 5.35 65 0 69 54 7.04 12.65 2 4 3 3 3 Giants/Blue Jays
CAREER -5 4.93 93 0 98.2 70 6.39 12.13 3 9 3 6 6
LG AVG 0 4.43 98.2 72 6.59 12.96 6 6
SCOTT BAILES, AGE: 45
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1986 24 -10 4.95 62 10 112.2 60 4.79 13.34 10 10 7 8 12 Indians
1988 26 -14 4.90 37 21 145 53 3.29 12.23 9 14 0 10 13 Indians
1992 30 -14 7.45 32 0 38.2 25 5.82 20.48 3 1 0 1 3 Angels
CAREER -54 4.95 343 59 679.2 351 4.65 13.64 39 44 13 37 46
LG AVG 0 4.15 679.2 433 5.74 12.62 38 38
WILLIE BLAIR, AGE: 41
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1998 32 -14 4.98 34 25 175.1 92 4.72 12.99 5 16 0 9 12 Diamondbacks/Mets
1999 33 -29 6.85 39 16 134 82 5.51 14.57 3 11 0 5 9 Tigers
2001 35 -16 10.50 9 4 24 15 5.63 19.50 1 4 0 1 4 Tigers
CAREER -84 5.04 418 139 1274 759 5.36 13.34 60 86 4 66 80
LG AVG 0 4.34 1274 895 6.32 12.92 71 71
LANCE CARTER, AGE: 32
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
2004 29 9 3.47 56 0 80.1 36 4.03 11.32 3 3 0 4 2 Devil Rays
2005 30 -4 4.89 39 0 57 22 3.47 12.16 1 2 1 1 2 Devil Rays
2006 31 -5 8.49 10 0 11.2 5 3.86 19.29 0 1 0 0 1 Dodgers
CAREER 9 4.15 181 0 253.2 127 4.51 11.50 13 12 29 13 12
LG AVG 0 4.53 253.2 177 6.27 12.92 14 14
JIM CLANCY, AGE: 51
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1984 28 -27 5.12 36 36 219.2 118 4.83 13.93 13 15 0 11 17 Blue Jays
1989 33 -24 5.08 33 26 147 91 5.57 13.53 7 14 0 7 14 Astros
1990 34 -25 6.51 33 10 76 44 5.21 16.11 2 8 1 2 8 Astros
CAREER -24 4.23 472 381 2517.1 1422 5.08 12.48 140 167 10 150 157
LG AVG 0 4.01 2517.1 1454 5.20 12.46 141 141
TY COBB, 1886-1961
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1907 20 69 .380 .473 .853 .800 8.47 .350 5 119 49 150 Tigers
1908 21 55 .367 .475 .842 .779 7.15 .324 4 108 39 150 Tigers
1909 22 88 .431 .517 .947 .840 10.17 .377 9 107 76 156 Tigers
1910 23 97 .456 .551 1.008 .876 11.85 .383 8 91 65 140 Tigers
1911 24 119 .467 .621 1.088 .851 14.47 .420 8 127 83 146 Tigers
1912 25 100 .456 .584 1.040 .847 11.77 .409 7 83 61 140 Tigers
1913 26 68 .467 .535 1.002 .843 10.99 .390 4 67 52 122 Tigers
1914 27 52 .466 .513 .979 .847 9.39 .368 2 57 35 97 Tigers
1915 28 84 .486 .487 .973 .829 9.57 .369 3 99 96 156 Tigers
1916 29 69 .452 .493 .944 .796 8.99 .371 5 68 68 145 Tigers
1917 30 99 .444 .570 1.014 .862 10.70 .383 6 102 55 152 Tigers
1918 31 58 .440 .515 .955 .830 9.76 .382 3 64 34 111 Tigers
1919 32 61 .429 .515 .944 .800 9.41 .384 1 70 28 124 Tigers
1921 34 65 .452 .596 1.048 .767 10.40 .389 12 101 22 128 Tigers
1922 35 63 .462 .565 1.026 .762 9.89 .401 4 99 9 137 Tigers
1925 38 62 .468 .598 1.066 .790 11.47 .378 12 102 13 121 Tigers
1927 40 40 .440 .482 .921 .701 8.11 .357 5 93 22 134 A's
CAREER 1369 .433 .512 .945 .781 9.25 .366 117 1933 892 3034
LG AVG 0 .340 .364 .704 .500 4.61 .272 67 1123 315
POS AVG 286 .362 .401 .764 .587 5.59 .295 85 1216 421
DICK COFFMAN, 1906-72
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM
1928 21 -18 6.07 29 7 86 25 2.62 16.74 4 5 1 3 6 Browns
1929 22 -11 5.94 27 3 53 11 1.87 13.25 1 1 1 1 1 Browns
1935 28 -20 6.13 41 18 144 34 2.13 15.88 5 11 2 6 10 Browns
CAREER -30 4.65 472 132 1460 372 2.29 14.05 72 95 38 84 83
LG AVG 0 4.28 1460 541 3.34 13.32 81 81
BILL HALL, AGE: 27
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2004 24 -23 .276 .374 .650 .300 3.39 .238 9 53 12 126 Brewers
2005 25 12 .342 .495 .837 .572 5.94 .291 17 62 18 146 Brewers
2006 26 14 .345 .553 .899 .570 6.24 .270 35 85 8 148 Brewers
CAREER -6 .322 .479 .801 .490 5.14 .267 67 225 39 491
LG AVG 0 .341 .435 .776 .500 5.21 .270 53 215 27
POS AVG -28 .329 .403 .732 .445 4.65 .271 34 170 44
ROY HOWELL, AGE: 53
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1979 25 -13 .310 .405 .715 .405 4.07 .247 15 72 1 138 Blue Jays
CAREER -19 .321 .389 .710 .475 4.21 .261 80 454 9 1112
LG AVG 0 .328 .390 .718 .500 4.38 .263 86 447 74
POS AVG 4 .326 .399 .726 .498 4.43 .262 98 477 45
JOE RANDA, AGE: 37
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1998 28 -16 .323 .367 .690 .378 3.99 .254 9 50 8 138 Tigers
2001 31 -27 .307 .386 .693 .345 3.95 .253 13 83 3 151 Royals
2006 36 -11 .316 .388 .704 .319 3.54 .267 4 28 0 89 Pirates
CAREER -55 .339 .426 .765 .464 5.05 .284 123 739 42 1522
LG AVG 0 .341 .433 .774 .500 5.19 .271 173 733 98
POS AVG -38 .334 .429 .763 .474 4.95 .265 179 748 55
BILL SKOWRON, AGE: 76
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1954 23 21 .392 .577 .969 .750 8.12 .340 7 41 2 87 Yankees
1956 25 27 .382 .528 .910 .656 6.99 .308 23 90 4 134 Yankees
1960 29 31 .353 .528 .881 .667 6.38 .309 26 91 2 146 Yankees
CAREER 129 .332 .459 .792 .573 5.09 .282 211 888 16 1658
LG AVG 0 .332 .397 .729 .500 4.57 .260 146 657 59
POS AVG 79 .340 .429 .770 .541 5.07 .265 197 803 34
ZOILO VERSALLES, 1939-95
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1962 22 -29 .287 .373 .660 .317 3.36 .241 17 67 5 160 Twins
1966 26 -19 .307 .346 .653 .363 3.40 .249 7 36 10 137 Twins
1967 27 -37 .249 .282 .531 .223 2.10 .200 6 50 5 160 Twins
CAREER -136 .290 .367 .657 .395 3.58 .242 95 471 97 1400
LG AVG 0 .323 .388 .711 .500 4.33 .254 138 599 65
POS AVG -83 .312 .353 .666 .432 3.79 .248 87 462 96