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1) The Indians traded OF Coco Crisp, P David Riske and C Josh Bard to the Red Sox for 3B Andy Marte, P Guillermo Mota, C Kelly Shoppach and a player to be named later or cash.
2) The Phillies traded OF Jason Michaels to the Indians for P Arthur Rhodes.
3) The Cubs re-signed P Mark Prior to a 1 year, $3.65 million contract, to avoid salary arbitration.
Prior already ranks 7th on the Cubs career list for SO above the league average--
4) The Rangers re-signed CF Gary Matthews Jr. ($2.3875 million) and P Vicente Padilla ($4.41 million) to 1 year contracts, to avoid salary arbitration, and signed free agent P Antonio Alfonseca to a minor league contract, with an invitation to spring training.
5) The Nationals hired John Wetteland as bullpen coach.
6) The Devil Rays re-signed P Jesus Colome to a 1 year, $815,000 contract, to avoid salary arbitration.
7) According to the Tampa Tribune, the Devil Rays are expected to sign free agent 3B Russell Branyan by Monday.
8) According to the Akron Beacon Journal, the Reds and Indians are talking about an Austin Kearns for Jake Westbrook trade.
9) The Mariners signed P Dave Burba, 1B Todd Sears, INFs Jose Morban and Cody Ransom C Andy Dominique to minor league contracts, with invitations to spring training. They also invited 2B Fernando Vina, SSs Asdrubal Cabrera and Matt Tuiasosopo, 3B Greg Dobbs, INF Rayon Lampe, Cs Corky Miller, Jeff Clement and Rob Johnson and Ps Scott Atchison, Kevin Appier, Francisco Cruceta, Rich Dorman, Lindsey Gulin, Jeff Harris, Jeff Heaverlo, Chris Jaile to spring training as nonroster invitees.
10) The Nationals signed 1B Daryle Ward and Ps Francis Beltran and Valerio de los Santos to minor league contracts, with invitations to spring training.
11) Today's birthdays--
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CRISP YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 23 -12 .302 .353 .655 .390 3.63 .266 3 27 15 99 Indians 2004 24 2 .344 .446 .790 .515 5.23 .297 15 71 20 139 Indians 2005 25 20 .345 .465 .810 .606 5.80 .300 16 69 15 145 Indians CAR 9 .332 .424 .756 .518 4.96 .287 35 176 54 415 LG AVG 0 .334 .429 .763 .500 5.01 .268 52 216 26 POS AVG 1 .334 .424 .758 .501 5.01 .275 44 204 45 RISKE YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 26 16 2.29 68 0 74.2 82 9.88 9.04 2 2 8 3 1 Indians 2004 27 7 3.72 72 0 77.1 78 9.08 13.03 7 3 5 6 4 Indians 2005 28 8 3.10 58 0 72.2 48 5.94 9.17 3 4 1 4 3 Indians CAREER 30 3.55 287 0 317.1 318 9.02 11.77 17 12 16 18 11 LG AVG 0 4.52 317.1 221 6.26 12.92 18 18 BARD YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 25 -11 .293 .373 .666 .365 3.43 .244 8 36 0 91 Indians 2004 26 5 .478 .684 1.162 .889 15.75 .421 1 4 0 7 Indians 2005 27 -6 .266 .277 .543 .214 2.25 .193 1 9 0 34 Indians CAR -19 .289 .370 .659 .355 3.40 .238 13 61 0 156 LG AVG 0 .333 .427 .761 .500 4.98 .267 17 70 8 POS AVG -14 .311 .394 .705 .407 4.05 .255 14 65 2 MARTE YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 21 -8 .227 .211 .438 .091 1.50 .140 0 4 0 24 Braves CAR -8 .227 .211 .438 .091 1.50 .140 0 4 0 24 LG AVG 0 .339 .428 .767 .500 5.07 .268 2 9 1 POS AVG 0 .339 .424 .763 .495 5.03 .269 2 9 1 MOTA YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 29 24 1.97 76 0 105 99 8.49 9.00 6 3 1 7 2 Dodgers 2004 30 11 3.07 78 0 96.2 85 7.91 10.80 9 8 4 11 6 Dodgers/Marlins 2005 31 -5 4.70 56 0 67 60 8.06 13.16 2 2 2 2 2 Marlins CAREER 30 3.61 386 0 464.1 375 7.27 11.34 22 24 7 29 17 LG AVG 0 4.33 464.1 347 6.72 12.87 26 26 SHOPPACH YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 25 -3 .063 .000 .063 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 9 Red Sox CAR -3 .063 .000 .063 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 9 LG AVG 0 .331 .425 .756 .500 4.89 .268 1 3 0 POS AVG 0 .316 .394 .710 .429 4.16 .258 1 2 0
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MICHAELS YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 27 11 .416 .569 .985 .749 8.88 .330 5 17 0 76 Phillies 2004 28 3 .364 .415 .779 .531 5.64 .274 10 40 2 115 Phillies 2005 29 8 .399 .415 .814 .576 6.46 .304 4 31 3 105 Phillies CAR 25 .380 .442 .822 .590 6.35 .291 21 100 6 383 LG AVG 0 .340 .431 .771 .500 5.15 .269 25 101 13 POS AVG 2 .340 .434 .775 .507 5.24 .268 26 96 22 RHODES YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 33 1 4.17 67 0 54 48 8.00 12.00 3 3 3 3 3 Mariners 2004 34 -2 5.12 37 0 38.2 34 7.91 15.59 3 3 9 3 3 A's 2005 35 10 2.08 47 0 43.1 43 8.93 9.55 3 1 0 3 1 Indians CAREER 19 4.26 598 61 965.1 945 8.81 11.95 75 55 26 74 56 LG AVG 0 4.55 965.1 656 6.12 13.16 54 54
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YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 22 42 2.43 30 30 211.1 245 10.43 10.31 18 6 0 18 6 Cubs 2004 23 7 4.02 21 21 118.2 139 10.54 12.36 6 4 0 6 4 Cubs 2005 24 11 3.67 27 27 166.2 188 10.15 11.12 11 7 0 10 8 Cubs CAREER 69 3.24 97 97 613.1 719 10.55 11.06 41 23 0 41 23 LG AVG 0 4.24 613.1 454 6.67 12.77 34 34
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STRIKEOUTS DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE RSAA 1 Kerry Wood 452 1286 834 67 2 Ferguson Jenkins 350 2038 1688 201 3 Charlie Root 341 1432 1091 144 4 Pat Malone 325 878 553 93 5 Hippo Vaughn 309 1138 829 148 6 Orval Overall 280 729 449 86 7 Mark Prior 265 719 454 69 8 Lee Smith 224 644 420 79 9 Bruce Sutter 212 494 282 96 10 Sam Jones 157 374 217 -3
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MATTHEWS YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 28 -11 .314 .361 .675 .413 3.89 .248 6 42 12 144 Orioles/Padres 2004 29 4 .350 .461 .811 .541 6.23 .275 11 36 5 87 Rangers 2005 30 -4 .320 .436 .756 .475 4.80 .255 17 55 9 131 Rangers CAR -30 .327 .397 .723 .454 4.59 .249 59 236 54 728 LG AVG 0 .337 .432 .769 .500 5.11 .268 72 297 36 POS AVG -6 .333 .428 .761 .490 5.03 .268 68 281 58 PADILLA YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 25 10 3.62 32 32 208.2 133 5.74 11.82 14 12 0 14 12 Phillies 2004 26 -3 4.53 20 20 115.1 82 6.40 12.88 7 7 0 7 7 Phillies 2005 27 -3 4.71 27 27 147 103 6.31 13.96 9 12 0 10 11 Phillies CAREER 18 3.95 194 111 779 526 6.08 12.62 51 51 2 53 49 LG AVG 0 4.27 779 580 6.70 12.81 44 44 ALFONSECA YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 31 -12 5.83 60 0 66.1 51 6.92 14.25 3 1 0 1 3 Cubs 2004 32 14 2.57 79 0 73.2 45 5.50 12.10 6 4 0 7 3 Braves 2005 33 -3 4.94 33 0 27.1 16 5.27 14.82 1 1 0 1 1 Marlins CAREER 16 3.95 512 0 547.1 371 6.10 13.58 30 35 121 37 28 LG AVG 0 4.35 547.1 411 6.76 12.91 31 31
6) The Devil Rays re-signed P Jesus Colome to a 1 year, $815,000 contract, to avoid salary arbitration.
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YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 26 0 4.50 54 0 74 69 8.39 14.35 3 7 2 5 5 Devil Rays 2004 27 5 3.27 33 0 41.1 40 8.71 10.23 2 2 3 3 1 Devil Rays 2005 28 -1 4.57 36 0 45.1 28 5.56 14.69 2 3 0 2 3 Devil Rays CAREER -7 4.70 185 0 250.2 201 7.22 14.15 11 22 5 15 18 LG AVG 0 4.50 250.2 174 6.26 12.88 14 14
8) According to the Akron Beacon Journal, the Reds and Indians are talking about an Austin Kearns for Jake Westbrook trade.
9) The Mariners signed P Dave Burba, 1B Todd Sears, INFs Jose Morban and Cody Ransom C Andy Dominique to minor league contracts, with invitations to spring training. They also invited 2B Fernando Vina, SSs Asdrubal Cabrera and Matt Tuiasosopo, 3B Greg Dobbs, INF Rayon Lampe, Cs Corky Miller, Jeff Clement and Rob Johnson and Ps Scott Atchison, Kevin Appier, Francisco Cruceta, Rich Dorman, Lindsey Gulin, Jeff Harris, Jeff Heaverlo, Chris Jaile to spring training as nonroster invitees.
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BURBA YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 35 -5 5.20 35 21 145.1 95 5.88 13.69 5 5 0 5 5 Rangers/Indians 2003 36 4 3.53 17 2 43.1 35 7.27 13.50 1 1 0 1 1 Brewers 2004 37 2 4.21 51 0 77 50 5.84 11.45 4 1 2 2 3 Brewers/Giants CAREER -4 4.49 511 234 1777.2 1398 7.08 13.15 115 87 3 100 102 LG AVG 0 4.43 1777.2 1266 6.41 12.99 100 99 SEARS YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2002 26 1 .333 .500 .833 .648 6.75 .333 0 0 0 7 Twins 2003 27 -3 .317 .370 .687 .348 3.60 .247 2 11 0 33 Twins/Padres CAR -2 .319 .388 .707 .392 3.97 .259 2 11 0 40 LG AVG 0 .334 .428 .763 .500 5.01 .267 3 12 1 POS AVG 1 .353 .450 .803 .548 5.57 .267 3 13 1 MORBAN YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 23 -7 .187 .225 .412 .134 1.71 .141 2 5 8 61 Orioles CAR -7 .187 .225 .412 .134 1.71 .141 2 5 8 61 LG AVG 0 .334 .429 .762 .500 5.01 .268 3 11 1 POS AVG -1 .328 .410 .738 .478 4.76 .266 2 10 2 RANSOM YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2002 26 1 .750 .667 1.417 .960 27.00 .667 0 1 0 7 Giants 2003 27 -2 .250 .370 .620 .222 2.57 .222 1 1 0 20 Giants 2004 28 -4 .320 .382 .702 .335 3.72 .250 1 11 2 78 Giants CAR -6 .298 .362 .660 .310 3.41 .238 2 13 2 114 LG AVG 0 .341 .436 .777 .500 5.23 .269 4 15 2 POS AVG -3 .318 .388 .706 .409 4.29 .265 2 11 2 DOMINIQUE YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2004 28 -2 .182 .182 .364 .000 0.00 .182 0 1 0 7 Red Sox 2005 29 0 .333 .000 .333 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 2 Blue Jays CAR -2 .214 .154 .368 .000 0.00 .154 0 1 0 9 LG AVG 0 .337 .433 .770 .500 5.11 .270 0 2 0 POS AVG 0 .343 .441 .784 .510 5.27 .265 1 2 0
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WARD YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 28 -13 .211 .193 .403 .068 1.15 .183 0 9 0 52 Dodgers 2004 29 -3 .305 .474 .780 .467 4.68 .249 15 57 0 79 Pirates 2005 30 -15 .318 .405 .723 .381 3.94 .260 12 63 0 133 Pirates CAR -46 .309 .438 .747 .420 4.47 .259 76 317 1 682 LG AVG 0 .342 .433 .776 .500 5.23 .269 62 255 34 POS AVG 54 .362 .477 .839 .576 6.21 .278 85 301 28 BELTRAN YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 21 -5 7.50 11 0 12 11 8.25 22.50 0 0 0 0 0 Cubs 2004 23 -5 5.47 45 0 49.1 48 8.76 13.86 2 2 1 2 2 Cubs/Expos CAREER -10 5.87 56 0 61.1 59 8.66 15.55 2 2 1 2 2 LG AVG 0 4.28 61.1 46 6.74 12.81 3 3 DE LOS SANTOS YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 27 -1 4.50 51 0 52 39 6.75 12.98 4 3 1 3 4 Brewers/Phillies 2004 28 -2 6.17 17 0 11.2 10 7.71 16.20 0 0 0 0 0 Blue Jays 2005 29 -5 6.14 27 0 22 16 6.55 15.95 1 2 0 1 2 Marlins CAREER -8 4.54 233 2 248 197 7.15 12.56 9 12 1 9 12 LG AVG 0 4.37 248 185 6.70 12.97 14 14
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JACOB CRUZ, AGE: 33 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2002 29 2 .377 .398 .775 .577 5.40 .273 2 6 3 35 Tigers 2004 31 -6 .317 .340 .658 .342 3.40 .224 3 28 0 96 Reds 2005 32 -2 .324 .409 .734 .462 4.96 .236 4 18 0 110 Reds CAR -28 .331 .377 .708 .382 4.05 .241 19 105 4 409 LG AVG 0 .340 .432 .772 .500 5.16 .269 25 103 14 POS AVG 11 .349 .457 .806 .541 5.71 .273 29 111 17 BILL DOAK, 1891-1954 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1914 23 33 1.72 36 33 256 118 4.15 10.09 19 6 0 18 7 Cardinals 1920 29 17 2.53 39 37 270 90 3.00 11.40 20 12 1 19 13 Cardinals 1921 30 23 2.58 32 28 209 83 3.57 11.41 15 6 1 13 8 Cardinals CAREER 63 2.98 453 368 2782 1014 3.28 11.62 169 157 15 172 154 LG AVG 0 3.23 2782 987 3.19 11.82 153 153 JERMAINE DYE, AGE: 32 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2000 26 40 .390 .561 .951 .658 8.28 .321 33 118 0 157 Royals 2003 29 -20 .261 .253 .514 .162 1.91 .172 4 20 1 65 A's 2004 30 -2 .329 .464 .793 .490 5.09 .265 23 80 4 137 A's 2005 31 11 .333 .512 .846 .561 5.73 .274 31 86 11 145 White Sox CAR 16 .334 .469 .803 .506 5.39 .272 192 697 34 1184 LG AVG 0 .339 .432 .771 .500 5.14 .270 140 593 78 POS AVG 54 .347 .457 .805 .534 5.60 .275 170 663 81 DUCKY HOLMES, 1869-1932 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1897 28 -14 .315 .339 .654 .383 4.78 .265 1 44 30 81 Colonels/Giants 1899 30 19 .381 .423 .804 .592 7.49 .320 4 66 50 138 Orioles 1904 35 19 .354 .438 .793 .729 6.57 .311 1 19 13 68 White Sox CAR 0 .337 .367 .704 .505 5.40 .282 17 374 236 932 LG AVG 0 .338 .368 .706 .500 5.34 .278 21 449 148 POS AVG 107 .362 .396 .758 .586 6.36 .296 26 456 171 LYN LARY, 1906-73 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1934 28 -26 .346 .322 .668 .321 4.00 .241 2 54 12 130 Yankees/Red Sox 1936 30 -17 .403 .366 .769 .434 6.03 .289 2 52 37 155 Browns 1938 32 -14 .366 .361 .727 .431 5.05 .268 3 51 23 141 Indians CAR -70 .369 .372 .741 .455 5.22 .269 38 526 162 1302 LG AVG 0 .362 .424 .786 .500 5.77 .290 84 689 67 POS AVG -121 .349 .379 .728 .423 4.89 .275 47 578 75 MAGGLIO ORDONEZ, AGE: 32 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2002 28 46 .381 .597 .978 .694 7.91 .320 38 135 7 153 White Sox 2003 29 39 .380 .546 .926 .672 7.31 .317 29 99 9 160 White Sox 2004 30 2 .351 .485 .836 .534 5.94 .292 9 37 0 52 White Sox 2005 31 8 .359 .436 .795 .578 5.68 .302 8 46 0 82 Tigers CAR 151 .364 .518 .882 .599 6.54 .306 195 749 82 1083 LG AVG 0 .339 .433 .772 .500 5.16 .270 129 546 71 POS AVG 52 .348 .460 .807 .535 5.63 .275 157 610 72 LYLE OVERBAY, AGE: 29 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 26 -4 .365 .402 .767 .450 5.15 .276 4 28 1 86 Diamondbacks 2004 27 24 .385 .478 .863 .612 6.89 .301 16 87 2 159 Brewers 2005 28 11 .367 .449 .816 .560 5.78 .276 19 72 1 158 Brewers CAR 29 .373 .450 .823 .559 6.06 .285 39 188 4 415 LG AVG 0 .340 .432 .772 .500 5.16 .269 43 176 21 POS AVG 34 .360 .474 .834 .572 6.05 .277 59 213 8 ELIZARDO RAMIREZ, AGE: 23 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2004 21 -1 4.80 7 0 15 9 5.40 13.80 0 0 0 0 0 Phillies 2005 22 -10 8.46 6 4 22.1 9 3.63 18.13 0 3 0 1 2 Reds CAREER -11 6.99 13 4 37.1 18 4.34 16.39 0 3 0 1 2 LG AVG 0 4.26 37.1 28 6.64 12.79 2 2 PETE RUNNELS, 1928-91 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1958 30 34 .416 .438 .854 .662 7.03 .322 8 59 1 147 Red Sox 1959 31 26 .415 .427 .841 .626 6.64 .314 6 57 6 147 Red Sox 1962 34 37 .408 .456 .863 .674 7.47 .326 10 60 3 152 Red Sox CAR 76 .375 .378 .753 .533 5.16 .291 49 630 37 1799 LG AVG 0 .338 .397 .735 .500 4.71 .264 155 764 61 POS AVG -44 .337 .378 .715 .470 4.47 .263 122 691 45 JUNIOR SPIVEY, AGE: 31 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 28 -10 .326 .433 .759 .422 4.83 .255 13 50 4 106 Diamondbacks 2004 29 -2 .359 .421 .780 .478 5.13 .272 7 28 5 59 Brewers 2005 30 -6 .315 .378 .693 .421 4.17 .232 7 24 9 77 Brewers/Nationals CAR 3 .354 .436 .790 .505 5.51 .270 48 201 32 457 LG AVG 0 .340 .430 .770 .500 5.12 .268 50 203 26 POS AVG -17 .336 .401 .737 .464 4.75 .271 33 163 31 BILL WHITE, AGE: 72 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1962 28 29 .386 .482 .868 .625 6.98 .324 20 102 9 159 Cardinals 1963 29 37 .360 .491 .851 .663 6.51 .304 27 109 10 162 Cardinals 1965 31 26 .364 .481 .845 .638 6.42 .289 24 73 3 148 Cardinals CAR 161 .351 .455 .806 .579 5.75 .286 202 870 103 1673 LG AVG 0 .326 .398 .725 .500 4.49 .263 149 676 74 POS AVG 62 .330 .431 .762 .531 4.89 .265 208 822 50 DOUG WAECHTER, AGE: 25 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 22 5 3.31 6 5 35.1 29 7.39 11.46 3 2 0 3 2 Devil Rays 2004 23 -12 6.01 14 14 70.1 36 4.61 13.44 5 7 0 4 8 Devil Rays 2005 24 -23 5.62 29 25 157 87 4.99 13.30 5 12 0 7 10 Devil Rays CAREER -30 5.41 49 44 262.2 152 5.21 13.09 13 21 0 14 20 LG AVG 0 4.46 262.2 182 6.23 12.80 15 15
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