Giambi appears headed to the DL; Greinke

nyy26wc · 05-22-2004, 01:32 PM

1) Yesterday's scores--

AL
Redsox 11, BlueJays 5
Devil Rays 5, Indians 3
Whitesox 8, Twins 2
A's 7, Royals 0
Rangers 9, Yankees 7
Angels 5, Orioles 3
Tigers 5, Mariners 0

NL
Cardinals 7, Cubs 6
Phillies 5, Padres 4
Reds 7, Astros 4
Giants 6, Expos 5
Braves 2, Dodgers 0
Mets 9, Rockies 7
Marlins 6, Diamondbacks 5 (10)
Brewers at Pirates--PPD

2) Standings--

Code:

AL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Redsox           25   17  .595   -     12-6   13-11  20-09 05-05 00-03 WON  1
Yankees          24   17  .585     1/2 13-7   11-10  04-08 07-03 13-06 LOST 1
Orioles          20   18  .526   3     12-10   8-8   10-07 05-06 05-05 LOST 2
BlueJays         17   25  .405   8      9-13   8-12  06-11 11-14 00-00 LOST 2
Devil Rays       12   28  .300  12      9-11   3-17  06-11 03-07 03-10 WON  2

AL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Whitesox         24   17  .585   -     13-8   11-9   14-12 10-05 00-00 WON  4
Twins            24   17  .585   -     13-7   11-10  04-02 14-09 06-06 LOST 2
Tigers           20   21  .488   4     10-11  10-10  04-02 07-06 09-13 WON  1
Indians          18   22  .450   5 1/2 12-9    6-13  09-07 09-15 00-00 LOST 3
Royals           13   26  .333  10      8-10   5-16  04-08 06-11 03-07 LOST 2

AL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Angels           27   15  .643   -     13-7   14-8   09-05 07-02 11-08 WON  1
Rangers          24   17  .585   2 1/2 15-8    9-9   08-02 05-07 11-08 WON  2
A's              23   18  .561   3 1/2 10-9   13-9   03-06 10-03 10-09 WON  3
Mariners         14   27  .341  12 1/2  8-12   6-15  04-08 04-06 06-13 LOST 1

NL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Phillies         23   17  .575   -     11-7   12-10  05-07 05-06 13-04 WON  4
Marlins          23   18  .561     1/2 11-8   12-10  12-06 04-05 07-07 WON  2
Mets             20   22  .476   4     10-10  10-12  07-06 04-11 09-05 WON  1
Braves           19   21  .475   4     10-9    9-12  08-04 06-09 05-08 WON  2
Expos            14   28  .333  10      7-12   7-16  05-14 03-06 06-08 LOST 3

NL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Astros           24   17  .585   -     12-11  12-6   06-06 15-08 03-03 LOST 2
Cubs             23   18  .561   1     11-9   12-9   05-01 09-08 09-09 LOST 2
Reds             23   18  .561   1     12-7   11-11  03-02 13-11 07-05 WON  3
Cardinals        23   19  .548   1 1/2 10-13  13-6   10-08 08-10 05-01 WON  3
Brewers          21   19  .525   2 1/2 11-9   10-10  08-04 10-12 03-03 WON  2
Pirates          18   20  .474   4 1/2  5-12  13-8   05-01 07-13 06-06 WON  1

NL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Dodgers          22   18  .550   -     11-10  11-8   05-08 05-04 12-06 LOST 8
Padres           23   19  .548   -     13-9   10-10  09-05 04-05 10-09 LOST 2
Giants           18   24  .429   5      9-14   9-10  07-07 08-07 03-10 WON  2
Rockies          17   24  .415   5 1/2 11-11   6-13  06-08 05-10 06-06 LOST 3
Diamondbacks     16   25  .390   6 1/2  8-14   8-11  05-12 05-07 06-06 LOST 2

3) Today's schedule--

AL
Royals (Zack Greinke) at A's (Barry Zito), 4:05
Yankees (Jose Contreras) at Rangers (Ryan Drese), 4:05
Indians (Jake Westbrook) at Devil Rays (Doug Waechter), 6:15
BlueJays (Ted Lilly) at Redsox (Pedro Martinez), 7:05
Whitesox (Neal Cotts) at Twins (Brad Radke), 7:10
Tigers (Jason Johnson) at Mariners (Joel Pineiro), 10:05
Orioles (Sidney Ponson) at Angels (Kelvim Escobar), 10:05

NL
Dodgers (Jeff Weaver) at Braves (Jaret Wright), 1:20
Cardinals (Woody Williams) at Cubs (Glendon Rusch), 1:20
Diamondbacks (Steve Sparks) at Marlins (Brad Penny), 4:05
Giants (Jerome Williams) at Expos (Claudio Vargas), 7:05
Padres (Justin Germano) at Phillies (Josh Hancock), 7:05
Brewers (Ben Sheets) at Pirates (Josh Fogg), 7:05
Rockies (Aaron Cook) at Mets (Tyler Yates), 7:10
Astros (Roger Clemens) at Reds (Aaron Harang), 7:10

4) Yesterday's HR--

Moises Alou--#12
Albert Pujols--#11
Manny Ramirez--#10
Alex Rodriguez--#10
Jim Edmonds--#10
Mike Piazza--#9
Layne Nix--#7 & #8
Brian Giles--#8
Bobby Crosby--#6 & #7
Michael Barrett--#6 & #7
Jeff Bagwell--#6
Jose Valentin--#6
Jay Gibbons--#6
David Dellucci--#6
Carlos Pena--#6
Jose Cruz Jr.--#6
Chipper Jones--#5
Shea Hillenbrand--#5
David Bell--#5
Todd Walker--#5
Michael Cuddyer--#4
Vernon Wells--#4
Josh Phelps--#4
Eric Munson--#4
Chase Utley--#3
Matt Kata--#2
Mark Sweeney--#2
Timo Perez--#1
Enrique Wilson--#1
Simon Pond--#1
Marco Scutaro--#1

5) HR leaders--

AL
1) Hank Blalock--12
T2) Troy Glaus--11
T2) Carlos Beltran--11
T4) Manny Ramirez--10*
T4) Alex Rodriguez--10*
T4) Eric Chavez--10
T4) David Ortiz--10
T8) Jason Giambi--9
T8) Jermaine Dye--9
T10) Frank Thomas--8
T10) Jorge Posada--8
T10) Magglio Ordonez--8
T10) Jose Guillen--8
T10) Vladimir Guerrero--8
T10) Michael Young--8
T10) Joe Crede--8
T10) Rondell White--8
T10) Paul Konerko--8
T10) Jacque Jones--8
T10) Laynce Nix--8**

NL
T1) Steve Finley--13
T1) Jeromy Burnitz--13
T1) Mike Lowell--13
T4) Luis Gonzalez (Diamondbacks)--12
T4) Vinny Castilla--12
T4) Moises Alou--12*
T7) Jim Thome--11
T7) Albert Pujols--11*
T7) Miguel Cabrera--11
T7) Adam Dunn--11
T7) Bobby Abreu--11
T7) Adrian Beltre--11

**--hit 2 yesterday
*--hit 1 yesterday

6) Alex Rodriguez passed Lee May and tied Greg Vaughn for 64th place on the all time HR list, with 355.

7) Yankees 1B Jason Giambi sprained his right ankle and appears to be headed to the DL.

After 103 RCAA/1.137 OPS and 75 RCAA/1.034 OPS seasons, Giambi hit .427 SLG, .412 OBA, .939 OPS, 51 RCAA in 156 games in 2003 and is off to a .540 SLG, .406 OBA, .946 OPS, 11 RCAA start in his first 37 games. He has a .964 career OPS, compared to his league average of .775, and 456 RCA in 1301 games.

nyy26wc · 05-22-2004, 01:34 PM

1) The Royals will call up P Zack Greinke today.

Greinke, 20, will make his major league debut by starting today. He was given an A grade by John Sickels, who ranked him as the #1 pitching prospect in baseball, and was ranked as the Royals #1 prospect by Baseball America.

2) According to the Boston Herald, Raul Mondesi's return is "imminent."

According to the LA Daily News, the Angels are denying a rumor they've contacted him, According to the Orange County Register, GM Bill Stoneman won't deny or confirm the report and says he has to "be open-minded." According to the Boston Globe, Redsox LF Manny Ramirez is lobbying to get the team interested in him, while AP reports the Angels, Redsox, Cardinals and Mariners are interested.

3) The Royals designated OF Adrian Brown for assignment and called up OF Brandon Berger.

Brown has -40 RCAA/.673 OPS in 422 career games, including -1 RCAA/.545 OPS in 5 games in 2004.

Berger has -10 RCAA/.670 OPS in 71 career games.

4) The Royals are moving P Jeremy Affeldt from the rotation to the show up in the 9th inning spot.

After starting his career with 4.64 ERA/5 RSAA and 3.93 ERA/17 RSAA seasons, Affeldt has a 5.24 ERA/0 RSAA in 8 starts.

5) The Orioles signed OF Eugene Kingsale to a minor league contract.

Kingsale has -25 RCAA/.626 OPS in 211 career games.

6) The Devil Rays sent OF Midre Cummings to minors. He had been removed from the 25 and 40 man rosters when he was designated for assignment on Wednesday.

7) The Brewers placed 3B Wes Helms on the 15 day DL and called up 3B Corey Hart.

Helms strained his right knee and will have surgery on Monday.

8) The Mariners activated INF Willie Bloomquist from the DL and sent SS Ramon Santiago to the minors.

Bloomquist has -2 RCAA/.693 OPS in 119 career games, including a .321 SLG, .317 OBA, .638 OPS, -9 RCAA in 89 games in 2003 and a .316 SLG, .300 OBA, .616 OPS, -1 RCAA in 18 games in 2004.

Santiago has -33 RCAA/.609 OPS in 209 career games, including 2 for 8, with a BB, in 3 games in 2004.

9) The Padres activated P Rod Beck from the restricted list, called up P Dennis Tankersley, sent P Eddie Oropesa to the minors and placed INF Ramon Vazquez on the 15 day DL.

Beck had left the team in spring training, due to personal reasons. He has a 3.21 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.17, and 72 RSAA in 678 games, including a 1.78 ERA/8 RSAA in 36 games in 2003.

Tankersley ha a 9.29 ERA/-32 RSAA in 18 career games.

Vazquez has a strained muscle in his rib cage. After 1 RCAA/.706 OPS in his first year as a starter, Vasquez hit .341 SLG, .342 OBA, .684 OPS, -4 RCAA in 116 games in 2003 and is off to a .150 SLG, .313 OBA, .363 OPS, -5 RCAA start in 22 games. He has a .671 career OPS, compared to his league average of .768, and -11 RCAA in 283 games.

Oropesa has a 7.34 ERA/-28 RSAA in 125 career games, including a 5.82 ERA/-4 RSAA in a career high 47 games with the 2003 Diamondbacks and a 11.00 ERA/-7 RSAA in 16 games in 2004.

10) The Mets called up P Tyler Yates and sent OF Esix Snead to the minors.

Yates has a 6.04 ERA/-6 RSAA in his first 6 career starts, earlier this season.

11) Mets P James Baldwin became a free agent when he cleared waivers. He had been removed from the 25 and 40 man rosters when he was designated for assignment on Monday.

12) Mets minor league P Grant Roberts will have surgery on his labrum.

Roberts has a 4.25 ERA/-3 RSAA in 76 career games, including a 17.36 ERA/-7 RSAA in 4 games in 2004.

13) The Rangers placed C Gerald Laird on the 15 day DL, called up C Ken Huckaby and moved P Colby Lewis from the 15 to the 60 day DL.

Laird will have surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb and is expected to miss about 3 months.

Huckaby has -20 RCAA/.571 OPS in 94 career games, almost of them (88) with the 2002 BlueJays.

14) The Redsox re-signed 1B David Ortiz to a 2 year, $12.5 million contract extension, covering 2005-06, with an option for 2007.

After 1 RCAA/.799 OPS and 15 RCAA/.839 OPS seasons, Ortiz hit .592 SLG, .369 OBA, .961 OPS, 33 RCAA in 128 games in 2003 and is off to a .539 SLG, .339 OBA, .878 OPS, 5 RCAA start in his first 41 games. He has a .847 career OPS, compared to his league average of .770, and 52 RCAA in 624 games.

15) The Redsox placed P Scott Williamson on the 15 day DL and called up P Anastacio Martinez.

Williamson has inflammation in his elbow. After 2 game and 2.92 ERA/13 RSAA seasons, Williamson had a 4.16 ERA/2 RSAA in 66 games with the 2003 Reds and Redsox and is off to a 1.69 ERA/6 RSAA start in his first 14 games. He has a 3.06 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.46, and 64 RSAA in 2255 games.

16) The Diamondbacks activated 1B Richie Sexson from the DL and sent OF Doug DeVore to the minors.

After 13 RCAA/.889 OPS and 25 RCAA/.867 OPS seasons, Sexson hit .548 SLG, .379 OBA, .927 OPS, 33 RCAA in 162 games with the 2003 Brewers and is off to a .591 SLG, .337 OBA, .928 OPS, 2 RCAA start in his first 22 games. He has a .877 career OPS, compared to his league average of .779, and 82 RCAA in 835 games.

DeVore had a .143 SLG, .143 OBA, .286 OPS, -3 RCAA in his first 8 career games.

17) Whitesox DH Frank Thomas was scratched from yesterday's lineup, due to an upset stomach.

After 0 RCAA/.758 OPS (just 20 G) and 17 RCAA/.834 OPS seasons, Thomas hit .562 SLG, .390 OBA, .952 OPS, 48 RCAA in 153 games in 2003 and is off to a .567 SLG, .466 OBA, 1.033 OPS, 17 RCAA start in his first 37 games. He has a .997 career OPS, compared to his league average of .763, and 787 RCAA in 1888 games.

18) The Indians signed OF Raul Gonzalez to a minor league contract.

19) The Yankees will call up P Jose Contreras today and send P Bret Prinz to the minors.

Contreras has a 4.60 ERA/-3 RSAA in 23 career games, including a 9.47 ERA/-11 RSAA in 5 starts in 2004.

Prinz has a 4.33 ERA/2 RSAA in 72 career games, including a 0.00 ERA/2 RSAA in 3 games in 2004.

20) A MRI on Pirates SS Jack Wilson's knee, calf and hamstring was negative and he can return to the lineup today.

21) The Pirates sent P Jason Boyd to the minors after he cleared waivers. He had been removed from the 25 and 40 man rosters when he was designated for assignment on Tuesday.

22) The Mariners signed P Andy Shibilo to a minor league contract.

KCBOOMER · 05-23-2004, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nyy26wc

7) Yankees 1B Jason Giambi sprained his right ankle and appears to be headed to the DL.

The Yanks have placed Giambi on the DL.

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05-22-2004, 01:32 PM	#1
nyy26wc NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 14,584	Giambi appears headed to the DL; Greinke 1) Yesterday's scores-- AL Redsox 11, BlueJays 5 Devil Rays 5, Indians 3 Whitesox 8, Twins 2 A's 7, Royals 0 Rangers 9, Yankees 7 Angels 5, Orioles 3 Tigers 5, Mariners 0 NL Cardinals 7, Cubs 6 Phillies 5, Padres 4 Reds 7, Astros 4 Giants 6, Expos 5 Braves 2, Dodgers 0 Mets 9, Rockies 7 Marlins 6, Diamondbacks 5 (10) Brewers at Pirates--PPD 2) Standings-- Code: AL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Redsox 25 17 .595 - 12-6 13-11 20-09 05-05 00-03 WON 1 Yankees 24 17 .585 1/2 13-7 11-10 04-08 07-03 13-06 LOST 1 Orioles 20 18 .526 3 12-10 8-8 10-07 05-06 05-05 LOST 2 BlueJays 17 25 .405 8 9-13 8-12 06-11 11-14 00-00 LOST 2 Devil Rays 12 28 .300 12 9-11 3-17 06-11 03-07 03-10 WON 2 AL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Whitesox 24 17 .585 - 13-8 11-9 14-12 10-05 00-00 WON 4 Twins 24 17 .585 - 13-7 11-10 04-02 14-09 06-06 LOST 2 Tigers 20 21 .488 4 10-11 10-10 04-02 07-06 09-13 WON 1 Indians 18 22 .450 5 1/2 12-9 6-13 09-07 09-15 00-00 LOST 3 Royals 13 26 .333 10 8-10 5-16 04-08 06-11 03-07 LOST 2 AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Angels 27 15 .643 - 13-7 14-8 09-05 07-02 11-08 WON 1 Rangers 24 17 .585 2 1/2 15-8 9-9 08-02 05-07 11-08 WON 2 A's 23 18 .561 3 1/2 10-9 13-9 03-06 10-03 10-09 WON 3 Mariners 14 27 .341 12 1/2 8-12 6-15 04-08 04-06 06-13 LOST 1 NL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Phillies 23 17 .575 - 11-7 12-10 05-07 05-06 13-04 WON 4 Marlins 23 18 .561 1/2 11-8 12-10 12-06 04-05 07-07 WON 2 Mets 20 22 .476 4 10-10 10-12 07-06 04-11 09-05 WON 1 Braves 19 21 .475 4 10-9 9-12 08-04 06-09 05-08 WON 2 Expos 14 28 .333 10 7-12 7-16 05-14 03-06 06-08 LOST 3 NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Astros 24 17 .585 - 12-11 12-6 06-06 15-08 03-03 LOST 2 Cubs 23 18 .561 1 11-9 12-9 05-01 09-08 09-09 LOST 2 Reds 23 18 .561 1 12-7 11-11 03-02 13-11 07-05 WON 3 Cardinals 23 19 .548 1 1/2 10-13 13-6 10-08 08-10 05-01 WON 3 Brewers 21 19 .525 2 1/2 11-9 10-10 08-04 10-12 03-03 WON 2 Pirates 18 20 .474 4 1/2 5-12 13-8 05-01 07-13 06-06 WON 1 NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK Dodgers 22 18 .550 - 11-10 11-8 05-08 05-04 12-06 LOST 8 Padres 23 19 .548 - 13-9 10-10 09-05 04-05 10-09 LOST 2 Giants 18 24 .429 5 9-14 9-10 07-07 08-07 03-10 WON 2 Rockies 17 24 .415 5 1/2 11-11 6-13 06-08 05-10 06-06 LOST 3 Diamondbacks 16 25 .390 6 1/2 8-14 8-11 05-12 05-07 06-06 LOST 2 3) Today's schedule-- AL Royals (Zack Greinke) at A's (Barry Zito), 4:05 Yankees (Jose Contreras) at Rangers (Ryan Drese), 4:05 Indians (Jake Westbrook) at Devil Rays (Doug Waechter), 6:15 BlueJays (Ted Lilly) at Redsox (Pedro Martinez), 7:05 Whitesox (Neal Cotts) at Twins (Brad Radke), 7:10 Tigers (Jason Johnson) at Mariners (Joel Pineiro), 10:05 Orioles (Sidney Ponson) at Angels (Kelvim Escobar), 10:05 NL Dodgers (Jeff Weaver) at Braves (Jaret Wright), 1:20 Cardinals (Woody Williams) at Cubs (Glendon Rusch), 1:20 Diamondbacks (Steve Sparks) at Marlins (Brad Penny), 4:05 Giants (Jerome Williams) at Expos (Claudio Vargas), 7:05 Padres (Justin Germano) at Phillies (Josh Hancock), 7:05 Brewers (Ben Sheets) at Pirates (Josh Fogg), 7:05 Rockies (Aaron Cook) at Mets (Tyler Yates), 7:10 Astros (Roger Clemens) at Reds (Aaron Harang), 7:10 4) Yesterday's HR-- Moises Alou--#12 Albert Pujols--#11 Manny Ramirez--#10 Alex Rodriguez--#10 Jim Edmonds--#10 Mike Piazza--#9 Layne Nix--#7 & #8 Brian Giles--#8 Bobby Crosby--#6 & #7 Michael Barrett--#6 & #7 Jeff Bagwell--#6 Jose Valentin--#6 Jay Gibbons--#6 David Dellucci--#6 Carlos Pena--#6 Jose Cruz Jr.--#6 Chipper Jones--#5 Shea Hillenbrand--#5 David Bell--#5 Todd Walker--#5 Michael Cuddyer--#4 Vernon Wells--#4 Josh Phelps--#4 Eric Munson--#4 Chase Utley--#3 Matt Kata--#2 Mark Sweeney--#2 Timo Perez--#1 Enrique Wilson--#1 Simon Pond--#1 Marco Scutaro--#1 5) HR leaders-- AL 1) Hank Blalock--12 T2) Troy Glaus--11 T2) Carlos Beltran--11 T4) Manny Ramirez--10* T4) Alex Rodriguez--10* T4) Eric Chavez--10 T4) David Ortiz--10 T8) Jason Giambi--9 T8) Jermaine Dye--9 T10) Frank Thomas--8 T10) Jorge Posada--8 T10) Magglio Ordonez--8 T10) Jose Guillen--8 T10) Vladimir Guerrero--8 T10) Michael Young--8 T10) Joe Crede--8 T10) Rondell White--8 T10) Paul Konerko--8 T10) Jacque Jones--8 T10) Laynce Nix--8** NL T1) Steve Finley--13 T1) Jeromy Burnitz--13 T1) Mike Lowell--13 T4) Luis Gonzalez (Diamondbacks)--12 T4) Vinny Castilla--12 T4) Moises Alou--12* T7) Jim Thome--11 T7) Albert Pujols--11* T7) Miguel Cabrera--11 T7) Adam Dunn--11 T7) Bobby Abreu--11 T7) Adrian Beltre--11 *--hit 2 yesterday --hit 1 yesterday 6) Alex Rodriguez passed Lee May and tied Greg Vaughn for 64th place on the all time HR list, with 355. 7) Yankees 1B Jason Giambi sprained his right ankle and appears to be headed to the DL. After 103 RCAA/1.137 OPS and 75 RCAA/1.034 OPS seasons, Giambi hit .427 SLG, .412 OBA, .939 OPS, 51 RCAA in 156 games in 2003 and is off to a .540 SLG, .406 OBA, .946 OPS, 11 RCAA start in his first 37 games. He has a .964 career OPS, compared to his league average of .775, and 456 RCA in 1301 games. __________________ Lee Creator, Complete Baseball Encyclopedia. It's powerful, yet extremely easy to use. Features extensive sorting and stat display options. The CBE has many features that are not available in online and printed sources. Has 2006 stats and daily update service for 2007.

05-22-2004, 01:34 PM	#2
nyy26wc NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 14,584	1) The Royals will call up P Zack Greinke today. Greinke, 20, will make his major league debut by starting today. He was given an A grade by John Sickels, who ranked him as the #1 pitching prospect in baseball, and was ranked as the Royals #1 prospect by Baseball America. 2) According to the Boston Herald, Raul Mondesi's return is "imminent." According to the LA Daily News, the Angels are denying a rumor they've contacted him, According to the Orange County Register, GM Bill Stoneman won't deny or confirm the report and says he has to "be open-minded." According to the Boston Globe, Redsox LF Manny Ramirez is lobbying to get the team interested in him, while AP reports the Angels, Redsox, Cardinals and Mariners are interested. 3) The Royals designated OF Adrian Brown for assignment and called up OF Brandon Berger. Brown has -40 RCAA/.673 OPS in 422 career games, including -1 RCAA/.545 OPS in 5 games in 2004. Berger has -10 RCAA/.670 OPS in 71 career games. 4) The Royals are moving P Jeremy Affeldt from the rotation to the show up in the 9th inning spot. After starting his career with 4.64 ERA/5 RSAA and 3.93 ERA/17 RSAA seasons, Affeldt has a 5.24 ERA/0 RSAA in 8 starts. 5) The Orioles signed OF Eugene Kingsale to a minor league contract. Kingsale has -25 RCAA/.626 OPS in 211 career games. 6) The Devil Rays sent OF Midre Cummings to minors. He had been removed from the 25 and 40 man rosters when he was designated for assignment on Wednesday. 7) The Brewers placed 3B Wes Helms on the 15 day DL and called up 3B Corey Hart. Helms strained his right knee and will have surgery on Monday. 8) The Mariners activated INF Willie Bloomquist from the DL and sent SS Ramon Santiago to the minors. Bloomquist has -2 RCAA/.693 OPS in 119 career games, including a .321 SLG, .317 OBA, .638 OPS, -9 RCAA in 89 games in 2003 and a .316 SLG, .300 OBA, .616 OPS, -1 RCAA in 18 games in 2004. Santiago has -33 RCAA/.609 OPS in 209 career games, including 2 for 8, with a BB, in 3 games in 2004. 9) The Padres activated P Rod Beck from the restricted list, called up P Dennis Tankersley, sent P Eddie Oropesa to the minors and placed INF Ramon Vazquez on the 15 day DL. Beck had left the team in spring training, due to personal reasons. He has a 3.21 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.17, and 72 RSAA in 678 games, including a 1.78 ERA/8 RSAA in 36 games in 2003. Tankersley ha a 9.29 ERA/-32 RSAA in 18 career games. Vazquez has a strained muscle in his rib cage. After 1 RCAA/.706 OPS in his first year as a starter, Vasquez hit .341 SLG, .342 OBA, .684 OPS, -4 RCAA in 116 games in 2003 and is off to a .150 SLG, .313 OBA, .363 OPS, -5 RCAA start in 22 games. He has a .671 career OPS, compared to his league average of .768, and -11 RCAA in 283 games. Oropesa has a 7.34 ERA/-28 RSAA in 125 career games, including a 5.82 ERA/-4 RSAA in a career high 47 games with the 2003 Diamondbacks and a 11.00 ERA/-7 RSAA in 16 games in 2004. 10) The Mets called up P Tyler Yates and sent OF Esix Snead to the minors. Yates has a 6.04 ERA/-6 RSAA in his first 6 career starts, earlier this season. 11) Mets P James Baldwin became a free agent when he cleared waivers. He had been removed from the 25 and 40 man rosters when he was designated for assignment on Monday. 12) Mets minor league P Grant Roberts will have surgery on his labrum. Roberts has a 4.25 ERA/-3 RSAA in 76 career games, including a 17.36 ERA/-7 RSAA in 4 games in 2004. 13) The Rangers placed C Gerald Laird on the 15 day DL, called up C Ken Huckaby and moved P Colby Lewis from the 15 to the 60 day DL. Laird will have surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb and is expected to miss about 3 months. Huckaby has -20 RCAA/.571 OPS in 94 career games, almost of them (88) with the 2002 BlueJays. 14) The Redsox re-signed 1B David Ortiz to a 2 year, $12.5 million contract extension, covering 2005-06, with an option for 2007. After 1 RCAA/.799 OPS and 15 RCAA/.839 OPS seasons, Ortiz hit .592 SLG, .369 OBA, .961 OPS, 33 RCAA in 128 games in 2003 and is off to a .539 SLG, .339 OBA, .878 OPS, 5 RCAA start in his first 41 games. He has a .847 career OPS, compared to his league average of .770, and 52 RCAA in 624 games. 15) The Redsox placed P Scott Williamson on the 15 day DL and called up P Anastacio Martinez. Williamson has inflammation in his elbow. After 2 game and 2.92 ERA/13 RSAA seasons, Williamson had a 4.16 ERA/2 RSAA in 66 games with the 2003 Reds and Redsox and is off to a 1.69 ERA/6 RSAA start in his first 14 games. He has a 3.06 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.46, and 64 RSAA in 2255 games. 16) The Diamondbacks activated 1B Richie Sexson from the DL and sent OF Doug DeVore to the minors. After 13 RCAA/.889 OPS and 25 RCAA/.867 OPS seasons, Sexson hit .548 SLG, .379 OBA, .927 OPS, 33 RCAA in 162 games with the 2003 Brewers and is off to a .591 SLG, .337 OBA, .928 OPS, 2 RCAA start in his first 22 games. He has a .877 career OPS, compared to his league average of .779, and 82 RCAA in 835 games. DeVore had a .143 SLG, .143 OBA, .286 OPS, -3 RCAA in his first 8 career games. 17) Whitesox DH Frank Thomas was scratched from yesterday's lineup, due to an upset stomach. After 0 RCAA/.758 OPS (just 20 G) and 17 RCAA/.834 OPS seasons, Thomas hit .562 SLG, .390 OBA, .952 OPS, 48 RCAA in 153 games in 2003 and is off to a .567 SLG, .466 OBA, 1.033 OPS, 17 RCAA start in his first 37 games. He has a .997 career OPS, compared to his league average of .763, and 787 RCAA in 1888 games. 18) The Indians signed OF Raul Gonzalez to a minor league contract. 19) The Yankees will call up P Jose Contreras today and send P Bret Prinz to the minors. Contreras has a 4.60 ERA/-3 RSAA in 23 career games, including a 9.47 ERA/-11 RSAA in 5 starts in 2004. Prinz has a 4.33 ERA/2 RSAA in 72 career games, including a 0.00 ERA/2 RSAA in 3 games in 2004. 20) A MRI on Pirates SS Jack Wilson's knee, calf and hamstring was negative and he can return to the lineup today. 21) The Pirates sent P Jason Boyd to the minors after he cleared waivers. He had been removed from the 25 and 40 man rosters when he was designated for assignment on Tuesday. 22) The Mariners signed P Andy Shibilo to a minor league contract. __________________ Lee Creator, Complete Baseball Encyclopedia. It's powerful, yet extremely easy to use. Features extensive sorting and stat display options. 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