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1) The Reds hired Wayne Krivsky as GM.
Krivsky was assistant GM with the Twins for the past 8 years.
2) The Brewers re-signed CF Brady Clark to a 2 year, $7 million contract, to avoid salary arbitration.
3) The Phillies signed free agent INF Alex Gonzalez to a 1 year, $750,000 contract.
Just like Red Sox SS (aka Yankees asset) Alex Gonzalez is among the leaders for worst OBA vs. the league average in the past half century among players with about 3500 PA, this new Braves asset is among the leaders in that category for 5000_ PA--
4) The Orioles signed INF Luis Lopez and Ps Jim Brower, Vic Darensbourg, John Halama and Ryan Jensen to minor league contracts, with invitations to spring training.
5) The Blue Jays designated P Brian Tallet for assignment.
6) The Nationals signed free agent 1B-C Matthew LeCroy to a 1 year, $850,000 contract.
7) The Rockies released P Ryan Speier.
8) Today's birthdays--
Krivsky was assistant GM with the Twins for the past 8 years.
2) The Brewers re-signed CF Brady Clark to a 2 year, $7 million contract, to avoid salary arbitration.
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YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 30 -7 .330 .403 .733 .427 4.50 .273 6 40 13 128 Brewers 2004 31 1 .385 .397 .782 .510 5.50 .280 7 46 15 138 Brewers 2005 32 7 .372 .426 .798 .537 5.50 .306 13 53 10 145 Brewers CAR -7 .361 .404 .765 .486 5.07 .283 32 169 43 572 LG AVG 0 .340 .432 .772 .500 5.15 .269 48 197 24 POS AVG 20 .350 .452 .802 .539 5.65 .272 56 206 33
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YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 30 -23 .295 .409 .704 .359 3.69 .228 20 59 3 152 Cubs 2004 31 -19 .263 .368 .632 .266 3.00 .225 7 27 2 83 Cubs/Expos/Padres 2005 32 -6 .323 .410 .733 .439 4.24 .269 9 38 2 109 Devil Rays CAR -205 .303 .393 .697 .359 3.84 .244 137 535 97 1376 LG AVG 0 .342 .433 .774 .500 5.21 .271 168 711 95 POS AVG -113 .324 .400 .723 .426 4.47 .267 114 594 116
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OBA DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Aurelio Rodriguez -.051 .275 .326 2 Ozzie Guillen -.047 .287 .335 3 Tim Foli -.047 .283 .331 4 Ed Brinkman -.043 .280 .323 5 Alfredo Griffin -.043 .285 .328 6 Ken Reitz -.043 .290 .332 7 Neifi Perez -.041 .301 .342 8 Tony Armas -.041 .287 .328 9 Alex Gonzalez -.038 .303 .342 10 Shawon Dunston -.038 .296 .334
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LOPEZ YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2002 31 -10 .230 .299 .529 .161 1.95 .197 2 10 1 58 Brewers/Orioles 2004 33 -10 .211 .273 .483 .112 1.73 .182 1 8 0 56 Orioles 2005 34 -2 .250 .333 .583 .191 2.45 .222 0 2 0 17 Reds CAR -89 .293 .343 .636 .301 3.28 .241 22 151 10 721 LG AVG 0 .342 .431 .773 .500 5.20 .271 54 230 35 POS AVG -32 .331 .396 .727 .435 4.57 .266 36 189 37 BROWER YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 30 3 3.96 51 5 100 65 5.85 11.70 8 5 2 7 6 Giants 2004 31 12 3.29 89 0 93 63 6.10 12.58 7 7 1 9 5 Giants 2005 32 -7 5.37 69 0 60.1 53 7.91 16.41 3 3 1 3 3 Giants/Braves CAREER 4 4.35 333 28 550.2 382 6.24 13.37 33 31 5 34 30 LG AVG 0 4.38 550.2 409 6.69 12.90 31 31 DARENSBOURG YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 32 -3 8.00 9 0 9 4 4.00 18.00 0 0 0 0 0 Rockies/Expos 2004 33 -1 6.43 7 0 7 1 1.29 18.00 0 1 0 0 1 White Sox/Mets 2005 34 4 2.82 22 0 22.1 9 3.63 12.49 1 1 0 1 1 Tigers CAREER -23 4.96 309 0 303 229 6.80 13.78 8 17 2 11 14 LG AVG 0 4.37 303 227 6.75 12.91 17 17 HALAMA YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 31 0 4.22 35 13 108.2 51 4.22 12.84 3 5 0 4 4 A's 2004 32 -4 4.70 34 14 118.2 59 4.47 12.97 7 6 0 6 7 Devil Rays 2005 33 -11 5.68 40 4 65 37 5.12 14.26 1 4 0 2 3 Red Sox/Nationals CAREER -17 4.60 245 118 881.2 480 4.90 13.38 53 47 0 49 51 LG AVG 0 4.65 881.2 618 6.31 13.22 49 50 JENSEN YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 26 -13 4.51 32 30 171.2 105 5.50 13.32 13 8 0 9 12 Giants 2003 27 -10 10.80 6 2 13.1 3 2.03 18.23 0 0 0 0 0 Giants 2005 29 -8 7.11 9 3 25.1 18 6.39 14.21 3 2 0 1 4 Royals CAREER -32 5.06 57 42 252.2 152 5.41 14.03 17 12 0 11 18 LG AVG 0 4.19 252.2 189 6.74 12.67 14 14
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YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 24 4 1.50 2 2 12 5 3.75 10.50 1 0 0 1 0 Indians 2003 25 -1 4.74 5 3 19 9 4.26 15.16 0 2 0 1 1 Indians 2005 27 -2 7.71 2 0 4.2 2 3.86 19.29 0 0 0 0 0 Indians CAREER 1 4.04 9 5 35.2 16 4.04 14.13 1 2 0 2 1 LG AVG 0 4.49 35.2 24 6.17 12.82 2 2
7) The Rockies released P Ryan Speier.
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YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2005 25 3 3.65 22 0 24.2 10 3.65 14.59 2 1 0 2 1 Rockies CAREER 3 3.65 22 0 24.2 10 3.65 14.59 2 1 0 2 1 LG AVG 0 4.23 24.2 18 6.57 12.76 1 1
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CHARLEY BASSETT, 1863-1942 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1887 24 -38 .278 .294 .572 .278 3.96 .230 1 47 25 119 Hoosiers 1889 26 -40 .304 .317 .620 .297 4.55 .245 4 68 15 127 Hoosiers 1892 29 -28 .251 .278 .529 .296 3.20 .212 2 51 16 114 Giants/Colonels CAR -167 .285 .304 .590 .365 4.27 .231 15 402 116 917 LG AVG 0 .322 .355 .676 .500 5.92 .259 31 448 195 POS AVG -70 .309 .330 .639 .453 5.27 .245 27 419 194 CLETE BOYER, AGE: 69 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1961 24 -16 .308 .347 .656 .377 3.50 .224 11 55 1 148 Yankees 1964 27 -29 .269 .304 .573 .265 2.58 .218 8 52 6 147 Yankees 1970 33 -21 .305 .381 .686 .345 3.68 .246 16 62 2 134 Braves CAR -130 .299 .372 .670 .410 3.64 .242 162 654 41 1725 LG AVG 0 .328 .393 .722 .500 4.47 .258 156 697 73 POS AVG -24 .326 .391 .717 .479 4.33 .260 149 708 58 NAPOLEON CALZADO, AGE: 29 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 28 -1 .200 .200 .400 .000 0.00 .200 0 0 0 4 Orioles CAR -1 .200 .200 .400 .000 0.00 .200 0 0 0 4 LG AVG 0 .331 .425 .756 .500 4.89 .268 0 1 0 POS AVG 0 .329 .423 .753 .500 4.89 .275 0 1 0 VLADIMIR GUERRERO, AGE: 30 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1998 22 52 .371 .589 .960 .717 7.68 .324 38 109 11 159 Expos 2000 24 64 .410 .664 1.074 .735 9.85 .345 44 123 9 154 Expos 2002 26 61 .417 .593 1.010 .729 8.70 .336 39 111 40 161 Expos 2003 27 28 .426 .586 1.012 .654 8.72 .330 25 79 9 112 Expos 2004 28 56 .391 .598 .989 .721 8.61 .337 39 126 15 156 Angels 2005 29 50 .394 .565 .959 .737 8.24 .317 32 108 13 141 Angels CAR 367 .391 .587 .977 .681 8.07 .324 305 936 151 1301 LG AVG 0 .342 .433 .774 .500 5.22 .270 151 626 86 POS AVG 89 .353 .469 .821 .551 5.88 .279 191 719 105 TEX HUGHSON, 1916-93 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1942 26 36 2.59 38 30 281 113 3.62 10.70 22 6 4 19 9 Red Sox 1944 28 26 2.26 28 23 203 112 4.97 9.53 18 5 5 16 7 Red Sox 1946 30 39 2.75 39 35 278 172 5.57 9.87 20 11 3 21 10 Red Sox CAREER 133 2.95 225 156 1375 693 4.54 10.82 96 54 17 96 54 LG AVG 0 3.59 1375 564 3.69 12.54 76 76 JOHN KRUK, AGE: 45 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1987 26 32 .406 .488 .894 .680 7.45 .313 20 91 18 138 Padres 1991 30 32 .367 .483 .851 .669 6.55 .294 21 92 7 152 Phillies 1992 31 43 .423 .458 .881 .726 7.45 .323 10 70 3 144 Phillies 1993 32 46 .430 .475 .905 .713 8.16 .316 14 85 6 150 Phillies CAR 221 .397 .446 .842 .658 6.59 .300 100 592 58 1200 LG AVG 0 .330 .398 .728 .500 4.60 .263 91 446 98 POS AVG 77 .346 .431 .777 .560 5.33 .273 120 533 85 DIONER NAVARRO, AGE: 22 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2004 20 0 .429 .429 .857 .535 5.40 .429 0 1 0 5 Yankees 2005 21 0 .354 .375 .729 .507 4.91 .273 3 14 0 50 Dodgers CAR 0 .356 .377 .733 .508 4.93 .279 3 15 0 55 LG AVG 0 .339 .428 .767 .500 5.07 .269 5 23 3 POS AVG -6 .314 .387 .701 .387 3.96 .249 5 22 1 PETE O'BRIEN, AGE: 48 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1984 26 13 .348 .448 .796 .577 5.40 .287 18 80 3 142 Rangers 1986 28 29 .385 .468 .854 .652 6.28 .290 23 90 4 156 Rangers CAR 17 .336 .409 .745 .505 4.70 .261 169 736 24 1567 LG AVG 0 .328 .399 .727 .500 4.52 .262 142 670 107 POS AVG 116 .346 .435 .780 .563 5.27 .271 193 816 44 TODD PRATT, AGE: 39 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 36 7 .400 .464 .864 .656 6.96 .272 4 20 0 43 Phillies 2004 37 -4 .351 .367 .719 .401 4.24 .258 3 16 0 45 Phillies 2005 38 -4 .332 .394 .726 .425 4.63 .251 7 23 0 60 Phillies CAR -3 .350 .403 .753 .492 5.03 .255 45 205 5 600 LG AVG 0 .342 .431 .772 .500 5.19 .270 47 199 29 POS AVG -36 .324 .399 .723 .416 4.36 .256 42 190 8 VIC WERTZ, 1925-83 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1950 25 49 .408 .533 .941 .709 8.49 .308 27 123 0 149 Tigers 1951 26 26 .383 .511 .894 .637 7.20 .285 27 94 0 138 Tigers 1952 27 32 .381 .506 .887 .702 7.43 .277 23 70 1 122 Tigers/Browns 1957 32 26 .371 .485 .857 .637 6.60 .282 28 105 2 144 Indians CAR 201 .364 .469 .833 .592 6.21 .277 266 1178 9 1862 LG AVG 0 .347 .397 .744 .500 4.91 .267 138 762 56 POS AVG 49 .349 .419 .768 .523 5.20 .271 167 857 45 MOOKIE WILSON, AGE: 50 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1986 30 14 .345 .430 .775 .615 5.51 .289 9 45 25 123 Mets 1987 31 15 .359 .455 .814 .611 6.34 .299 9 34 21 124 Mets 1988 32 15 .345 .431 .776 .644 5.12 .296 8 41 15 112 Mets CAR 8 .314 .386 .700 .500 4.39 .274 67 438 327 1403 LG AVG 0 .329 .388 .717 .500 4.42 .262 111 580 131 POS AVG 38 .330 .399 .729 .520 4.69 .269 110 552 259 HEINIE ZIMMERMAN, 1887-1969 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1911 24 19 .343 .462 .805 .616 5.81 .307 9 85 23 143 Cubs 1912 25 62 .418 .571 .989 .759 9.61 .372 14 99 23 145 Cubs 1913 26 32 .379 .490 .868 .708 7.00 .313 9 95 18 127 Cubs CAR 144 .331 .419 .750 .597 5.12 .295 58 796 175 1456 LG AVG 0 .327 .350 .677 .500 4.19 .262 32 517 187 POS AVG -6 .327 .347 .674 .500 4.16 .262 27 518 192