Rodriguez passes Yogi; Beltran's on the trading block

[nyy26wc]

1) Yesterday's scores--

Tigers 8, Marlins 4
Redsox 2, Dodgers 1
Diamondbacks 3, BlueJays 2
Padres 10, Yankees 2
Braves 6, Whitesox 4
Indians 6, Reds 5 (11)
Phillies 11, Twins 6
Brewers 9, Astros 3
Cardinals 12, Rangers 7
Royals 7, Mets 5
Devil Rays 8, Rockies 7 (10)
Angels 3, Cubs 2
Mariners 1, Expos 0
A's 6, Pirates 1
Giants at Orioles--PPD

2) Standings--

AL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Yankees          38   21  .644   -     21-9   17-12  12-09 07-03 16-08 LOST 1
Redsox           36   24  .600   2 1/2 21-10  15-14  22-10 07-06 04-07 WON  2
Orioles          26   29  .473  10     14-16  12-13  12-14 08-06 05-07 LOST 1
BlueJays         27   34  .443  12     16-16  11-18  06-13 11-14 08-05 LOST 2
Devil Rays       24   34  .414  13 1/2 17-15   7-19  08-14 10-09 03-10 WON  3

AL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Twins            33   27  .550   -     20-13  13-14  06-07 18-13 06-06 LOST 1
Whitesox         31   26  .544     1/2 18-12  13-14  14-12 11-06 05-06 LOST 2
Tigers           28   32  .467   5     15-17  13-15  04-05 11-12 10-14 WON  3
Indians          27   31  .466   5     18-15   9-16  09-09 09-15 07-05 WON  1
Royals           22   36  .379  10     15-16   7-20  05-10 12-15 03-09 WON  1

AL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
A's              35   24  .593   -     21-10  14-14  07-09 14-06 10-09 WON  6
Angels           35   25  .583     1/2 20-12  15-13  13-08 09-07 11-08 WON  2
Rangers          33   25  .569   1 1/2 19-10  14-15  11-07 08-09 11-08 LOST 1
Mariners         23   36  .390  12     14-18   9-18  06-12 09-09 06-13 WON  1

NL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Marlins          34   27  .557   -     16-12  18-15  17-08 06-09 09-08 LOST 1
Phillies         31   27  .534   1 1/2 14-13  17-14  10-15 05-06 14-05 WON  2
Braves           30   30  .500   3 1/2 15-13  15-17  16-10 06-09 06-09 WON  1
Mets             28   32  .467   5 1/2 15-13  13-19  13-12 04-11 11-05 LOST 4
Expos            20   39  .339  13      9-17  11-22  07-18 05-10 06-09 LOST 1

NL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Cardinals        35   26  .574   -     13-15  22-11  10-08 19-17 05-01 WON  1
Reds             34   26  .567     1/2 18-10  16-16  11-06 16-11 07-05 LOST 4
Astros           32   27  .542   2     15-13  17-14  06-06 21-17 03-03 LOST 1
Cubs             31   29  .517   3 1/2 18-14  13-15  05-01 17-18 09-09 LOST 1
Brewers          30   28  .517   3 1/2 15-12  15-16  08-04 12-13 08-10 WON  1
Pirates          24   33  .421   9      9-18  15-15  05-01 13-22 06-06 LOST 6

NL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Padres           33   27  .550   -     16-12  17-15  10-06 08-07 13-12 WON  1
Dodgers          31   27  .534   1     15-12  16-15  06-09 08-07 16-08 LOST 1
Giants           30   30  .500   3     15-14  15-16  08-07 08-07 13-14 LOST 2
Diamondbacks     25   36  .410   8 1/2 12-17  13-19  06-14 05-07 11-14 WON  2
Rockies          21   39  .350  12     13-16   8-23  06-10 05-10 10-15 LOST 6

3) Today's schedule--

Mets (Al Leiter, 1.98) at Royals (Chris George, 3.75), 3:15
Giants (Dustin Hermanson, 3.86, and Noah Lowry, 12.00) at Orioles (Rodrigo Lopez, 2.96, and Erik Bedard, 5.14), DH, 3:15 and 8:30
Dodgers (Jeff Weaver, 4.24) at Redsox (Tim Wakefield, 3.71), 3:15
Padres (Dennis Tankersley, 2.35) at Yankees (Jon Lieber, 5.01), 4:05
Pirates (Ryan Vogelsong, 7.53) at A's (Mark Redman, 3.92), 4:05
Diamondbacks (Andrew Good, 3.47) at BlueJays (Roy Halladay, 3.58), 4:05
Rockies (Shawn Estes, 5.59) at Devil Rays (Rob Bell, 6.00), 6:15
Braves (John Thomson, 3.86) at Whitesox (Esteban Loaiza, 3.71), 7:05
Marlins (Brad Penny, 2.62) at Tigers (Nate Robertson, 4.37), 7:05
Reds (Todd Van Poppel, 4.43) at Indians (Scott Elarton, 9.80), 7:05
Astros (Roy Oswalt, 3.42) at Brewers (Chris Capuano, 3.18), 7:05
Phillies (Kevin Millwood, 4.85) at Twins (Carlos Silva, 4.26), 7:10
Cardinals (Chris Carpenter, 3.42) at Rangers (Ryan Drese, 3.97), 8:05
Expos (Claudio Vargas, 5.31) at Mariners (Jamie Moyer, 4.14), 10:05
Cubs (Glendon Rusch, 3.99) at Angels (Bartolo Colon, 6.00), 10:05

4) Yesterday's HR--

Miguel Cabrera--#16
Lance Berkman--#15
Alex Rodriguez--#14
David Ortiz--#13
Todd Helton--#11
Reggie Sanders--#11
Jose Valentin--#11
Carlos Guillen--#10
Layne Nix--#9
Phil Nevin--#9
Scott Podsednik--#8
Brad Fullmer--#8
Alfonso Soriano--#8
Lew Ford--#8
Ken Harvey--#8
Jose Cruz Jr.--#8
Ivan Rodriguez--#8
Geoff Jenkins--#7
Ricky Ledee--#4 & #5
Junior Spivey--#4
Robert Fick--#4
John Mabry--#2
Placido Polanco--#2
Joe Mauer--#2
Rey Sanchez--#1
Dmitri Young--#1

5) HR leaders--

AL
1) Manny Ramirez--16
2) Vladimir Guerrero--15
T3) Alex Rodriguez--14*
T3) Paul Konerko--14
T5) Frank Thomas--13
T5) Eric Chavez--13
T5) Hank Blalock--13
T5) David Ortiz--13*
T9) Jermaine Dye--12
T9) Carlos Beltran--12

NL
1) Adam Dunn--18
T2) Ken Griffey Jr.--17
T2) Jim Thome--17
T2) Albert Pujols--17
T2) Steve Finley--17
T6) Barry Bonds--16
T6) Scott Rolen--16
T6) Miguel Cabrera--16*
T9) Lance Berkman--15*
T9) Jeromy Burnitz--15
T9) Vinny Castilla--15
T9) Moises Alou--15
T9) Adrian Beltre--15

*--hit 1 yesterday

6) The Cardinals took over 1st place in the NL Central.

7) The Padres took over sole possession of 1st place in the NL West.

8) Alex Rodriguez passed Yogi Berra and tied Johnny Mize for 62nd place on the all time HR list, with 359.

[nyy26wc]

1) Royals GM Allard Baird confirmed that he will start listening to offers for CF Carlos Beltran.

The Yankees, Angels, Redsox, Cubs, Dodgers, Padres, Mets, Marlins, Whitesox and A's have been rumored to be interested.

2) According to the Kansas City Star, other Royals could be on the trading block include 3B Joe Randa, 2B Desi Relaford, OFs Juan Gonzalez and Matt Stairs and Ps Jason Grimsley and Curtis Leskanic.

3) A MRI on Yankees P Kevin Brown's back showed no structural damage and he's day to day.

4) Yankees P Mike Mussina had to leave yesterday's game, due to a pulled groin. It was his 400th career start.

After 4.05 ERA/7 RSAA and 3.40 ERA/23 RSAA seasons, Mussina has a 4.43 ERA/0 RSAA in his first 14 starts. He has a 3.56 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.59, and 294 RSAA in 400 games.

5) Cardinals OF Roger Cedeno was suspended for 4 games, for spraying an umpire with spit on Tuesday.

Cedeno is appealing. After 2 RCAA/.664 OPS and -14 RCAA/.698 OPS seasons, he's off to a .367 SLG, .281 OBA, .648 OPS, -1 RCAA start in his first 19 games. Cedeno has a .717 career OPS, compared to his league average of .773, and -16 RCAA in 987 games.

6) Rockies P Steve Reed was suspended for 3 games, for bumping an umpire and then throwing a glove towards him on Sunday.

Reed is appealing. After 2.01 ERA/13 RSAA and 3.27 ERA/11 RSAA seasons, he's off to a 2.84 ERA/8 RSAA start in his 26 games. Reed has a 3.48 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.31, and 125 RSAA in 764 games.

7) The Cubs activated OF Tom Goodwin from the DL and sent OF David Kelton to the minors.

After -2 RCAA/.659 OPS and -3 RCAA/.690 OPS seasons, Goodwin is "hitting" .286 SLG, .227 OBA, .513 OPS, -4 RCAA in his first 23 games. He has a .673 career OPS, compared to his league average of .779, and -140 RCAA in 1234 games.

Kelton has -4 RCAA/.364 OPS in 18 career games (22 PA), including 1 for 10, with a 2B and -2 RCAA, in 8 games in 2004.

8) Cubs P Joe Borowski was diagnosed with a slight tear in his rotator cuff. He's expected to be out for 4-6 weeks, but not need surgery.

Borowski was placed on the DL on June 5.

9) The Redsox activated P Scott Williamson from the DL and sent C-1B Andy Dominique to the minors.

After 2.92 ERA/13 RSAA and 4.16 ERA/2 RSAA seasons, Williamson 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 255 games.

Dominique was 2 for 10, with -2 RCAA, in his first 6 career games.

10) The Angels placed P Aaron Sele on the 15 day DL and called up 1B-OF Robb Quinlan.

Sele has fatigue in his shoulder. After 4.89 ERA/-10 RSAA and 5.77 ERA/-21 RSAA seasons, he's off to a 3.56 ERA/4 RSAA start in his first 8 starts (12 games). Sele has a 4.46 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.68, and 44 RSAA in 305 games. Yesterday, he made his 300th career start.

Quinlan had just been sent down.

11) The Padres called up P Blaine Neal and sent P Brandon Puffer to the minors.

Neal had a 5.01 ERA/-7 RSAA in 54 games with the 2001-03 Marlins.

Puffer has a 4.67 ERA/-5 RSAA in 80 career games, including a 5.06 ERA/-2 RSAA in 12 games in 2004.

12) The Indians called up P Scott Elarton and will send OF Alex Escobar to the minors.

Elarton will start tonight. After missing the 2002 season and having a 6.27 ERA/-8 RSAA in 2003, he had a 9.80 ERA/-19 RSAA in 8 starts with the 2004 Rockies. Elarton has a 5.36 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.47, and -38 RSAA in 143 games.

Escobar has -8 RCAA/.677 OPS in 92 career games, including a .309 SLG, .318 OBA, .627 OPS, -7 RCAA in 46 games in 2004.

13) The Expos placed P Tomo Ohka on the 15 day DL and called up P Joe Horgan.

Ohka broke his forearm on Friday. He's expected to miss 3 months, which could also mean he's out for the season.

14) Indians C Victor Martinez sprained his right foot on Thursday. A MRI was negative, but he's probably going to have to be out of the lineup this weekend.

Martinez has 8 RCAA/.812 OPS in 114 career games, including a .557 SLG, .376 OBA, .932 OS, 13 RCAA in a career high 53 games in 2004.

15) The Indians called up C Sandy Martinez and designated P Lou Pote for assignment.

Martinez has -33 RCAA/.623 OPS in 214 career games. He hasn't appeared in the majors since 2001 and hasn't played more than 17 games in a season since 1998.

16) The Cardinals called up P Jason Simontacchi and sent P Dan Haren to the minors.

Simontacchi has a 4.84 ERA/-25 RSAA in 74 career games.

Haren was only up long enough to make a spot start, due to Jason Marquis's back spasms.

17) The Giants placed P Brett Tomko on the 15 day DL, retroactive to June 8, and called up P Noah Lowry.

Tomko has inflammation in his elbow. After 4.49 ERA/-17 RSAA and 5.28 ERA/-26 RSAA seasons, he has a 5.86 ERA/-13 RSAA in his first 12 starts. Tomko has a 4.69 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.34, and -59 RSAA in 209 games.

Lowry will make his first career start today and has a 3.86 ERA/0 RSAA in 5 career games.

18) The Diamondbacks signed OF Quinton McCracken to a minor league contract.

19) According to the LA Times, the Whitesox and Orioles are interested in Angels P Ramon Ortiz.

20) The Redsox signed P Matt Beech to a minor league contract.

Beech had a 5.37 ERA/-34 RSAA in 53 games with the 1996-98 Phillies.

[Crash Course]

Beltran - Yankees, Angels, Redsox, Cubs, Dodgers, Padres, Mets, Marlins, Whitesox and A's have been rumored to be interested.

I've heard on TV that the Royals want a major league ready 3B or C in return in a deal for Beltran. Would the Sox deal the God of Walks? Would the Mets deal Wright? Would the Angels deal either of their stud prospects at 3B or C? Would SD deal Sean B? What could the Dodgers or White Sox offer?

Is there a Nick Swisher for Beltran rumor in the house!

[satchel]

Originally Posted by nyy26wc

5) Cardinals OF Roger Cedeno was suspended for 4 games, for spraying an umpire with spit on Tuesday.

Cedeno is appealing.

I dunno - doesn't sound very appealing to me.