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1) The Blue Jays re-signed DH Shea Hillenbrand ($5.8 million) and P Pete Walker ($650,000) to 1 year contracts, to avoid salary arbitration.
2) The Rockies signed free agent P Josh Fogg to a 1 year, $450,000 contract.
3) The Rockies re-signed P Chris Speier to a minor league contract and signed 2B Bo Hart and OFs Peter Zoccolillo and Barry Wesson to minor league contracts.
They had just released Speier the day before. He is expected to miss the entire 2006 season, due to a shoulder surgery.
4) The Reds signed free agent OF Timo Perez to a minor league contract.
5) The Nationals signed Ps Mike Bacsik and Jim Crowell to minor league contracts, with invitations to spring training, and signed 3B Brandon Larson and SS Anthony Medrando and Rayne Bautista to minor league contracts.
6) Today's birthdays--
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HILLENBRAND YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 27 -14 .314 .468 .782 .417 4.63 .280 20 97 1 134 Red Sox/Diamondbacks 2004 28 3 .348 .464 .812 .518 5.64 .310 15 80 2 148 Diamondbacks 2005 29 4 .343 .449 .792 .520 5.21 .291 18 82 5 152 Blue Jays CAR -22 .327 .448 .775 .474 4.89 .288 83 391 15 729 LG AVG 0 .335 .429 .764 .500 5.03 .267 87 360 45 POS AVG 17 .339 .446 .785 .518 5.27 .265 107 403 23 WALKER YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 33 1 4.36 38 20 140.1 80 5.13 12.76 10 5 1 8 7 Mets/Blue Jays 2003 34 -1 4.88 23 7 55.1 29 4.72 13.83 2 2 0 2 2 Blue Jays 2005 36 8 3.54 41 4 84 43 4.61 12.43 6 6 2 7 5 Blue Jays CAREER 2 4.39 121 31 309.1 164 4.77 13.15 19 13 3 17 15 LG AVG 0 4.43 309.1 215 6.25 12.78 17 17
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YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 26 -16 5.26 26 26 142 71 4.50 13.63 10 9 0 8 11 Pirates 2004 27 -10 4.64 32 32 178.1 82 4.14 13.47 11 10 0 9 12 Pirates 2005 28 -14 5.05 34 28 169.1 85 4.52 13.55 6 11 0 7 10 Pirates CAREER -36 4.74 136 119 697.1 368 4.75 13.25 39 42 0 36 45 LG AVG 0 4.24 697.1 518 6.68 12.77 39 39
They had just released Speier the day before. He is expected to miss the entire 2006 season, due to a shoulder surgery.
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HART YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 26 -4 .317 .395 .713 .450 4.44 .277 4 28 3 77 Cardinals 2004 27 -2 .214 .154 .368 .000 0.00 .154 0 2 0 11 Cardinals CAR -6 .313 .385 .698 .428 4.23 .272 4 30 3 88 LG AVG 0 .341 .431 .772 .500 5.16 .269 10 41 5 POS AVG -4 .337 .400 .737 .459 4.73 .272 6 31 5 ZOCCOLILLO YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 26 -6 .154 .135 .289 .030 0.79 .108 0 3 0 20 Brewers CAR -6 .154 .135 .289 .030 0.79 .108 0 3 0 20 LG AVG 0 .341 .431 .771 .500 5.15 .269 1 6 1 POS AVG 1 .354 .465 .819 .554 5.82 .277 2 7 1 WESSON YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2002 25 -2 .238 .300 .538 .092 1.50 .200 0 1 0 15 Astros 2003 26 -1 .182 .455 .636 .311 3.00 .182 1 3 1 10 Angels CAR -3 .219 .355 .574 .156 2.00 .194 1 4 1 25 LG AVG 0 .338 .425 .763 .500 5.02 .266 1 5 1 POS AVG 0 .340 .440 .780 .528 5.33 .273 1 4 1
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YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 28 -15 .301 .364 .665 .354 3.66 .269 4 42 5 127 Mets 2004 29 -22 .285 .338 .623 .248 3.01 .246 5 40 3 103 White Sox 2005 30 -14 .266 .296 .562 .221 2.52 .218 2 15 2 76 White Sox CAR -62 .302 .374 .676 .362 3.71 .263 25 169 22 551 LG AVG 0 .339 .431 .770 .500 5.12 .268 52 214 27 POS AVG 24 .348 .455 .803 .543 5.65 .274 61 229 34
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BACSIK YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 24 -3 4.37 11 9 55.2 30 4.85 13.90 3 2 0 2 3 Mets 2003 25 -12 10.19 5 3 17.2 12 6.11 18.34 1 2 0 1 2 Mets 2004 26 1 4.60 3 3 15.2 6 3.45 10.91 1 1 0 1 1 Rangers CAREER -18 5.88 22 15 98 52 4.78 14.51 5 5 0 4 6 LG AVG 0 4.26 98 73 6.66 12.79 6 5 CROWELL YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1997 23 -4 9.95 2 1 6.1 3 4.26 24.16 0 1 0 0 1 Reds 2004 30 0 3.00 4 0 3 1 3.00 18.00 0 0 0 0 0 Phillies 2005 31 -7 21.60 4 0 3.1 2 5.40 32.40 0 0 0 0 0 Marlins CAREER -11 11.37 10 1 12.2 6 4.26 24.87 0 1 0 0 1 LG AVG 0 4.24 12.2 10 6.77 12.79 1 1 LARSON YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2002 26 2 .362 .549 .911 .621 7.11 .275 4 13 1 23 Reds 2003 27 -13 .212 .146 .358 .043 0.94 .101 1 9 2 32 Reds 2004 28 -4 .304 .339 .643 .371 3.66 .212 3 14 1 40 Reds CAR -20 .271 .299 .570 .265 2.92 .179 8 37 4 109 LG AVG 0 .341 .433 .774 .500 5.19 .269 11 43 5 POS AVG 0 .338 .441 .780 .501 5.21 .268 12 47 4
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JIM BARR, AGE: 58 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1974 26 33 2.74 44 27 239.2 84 3.15 10.21 13 9 2 15 7 Giants 1975 27 17 3.06 35 33 244 77 2.84 11.25 13 14 0 16 11 Giants 1976 28 21 2.89 37 37 252.1 75 2.68 11.48 15 12 0 16 11 Giants CAREER 41 3.56 454 252 2065.1 741 3.23 11.63 101 112 12 114 99 LG AVG 0 3.70 2065.1 1185 5.16 12.26 115 115 LANCE BERKMAN, AGE: 30 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2001 25 72 .430 .620 1.051 .753 10.30 .331 34 126 7 156 Astros 2002 26 55 .405 .578 .982 .719 8.75 .292 42 128 8 158 Astros 2003 27 40 .412 .515 .927 .678 8.03 .288 25 93 5 153 Astros 2004 28 69 .450 .566 1.016 .762 9.98 .316 30 106 9 160 Astros 2005 29 35 .411 .524 .934 .690 7.67 .293 24 82 4 132 Astros CAR 289 .416 .557 .973 .708 8.74 .302 180 617 44 907 LG AVG 0 .342 .434 .775 .500 5.22 .269 99 400 51 POS AVG 73 .358 .472 .830 .567 6.09 .276 126 454 57 ALBERTO CASTILLO, AGE: 36 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 33 -1 .200 .467 .667 .181 2.25 .200 1 4 0 11 Giants 2004 34 -1 .365 .371 .736 .471 4.63 .270 1 11 0 29 Royals 2005 35 -6 .289 .307 .596 .282 2.89 .208 1 14 1 35 Royals/A's CAR -75 .295 .296 .591 .247 2.91 .222 11 98 3 407 LG AVG 0 .342 .434 .777 .500 5.26 .272 35 149 21 POS AVG -24 .325 .408 .733 .422 4.49 .260 32 139 6 LENNY DYKSTRA, AGE: 43 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1986 23 29 .377 .445 .822 .693 6.67 .295 8 45 31 147 Mets 1990 27 51 .418 .441 .859 .726 7.91 .325 9 60 33 149 Phillies 1993 30 57 .420 .482 .902 .714 8.19 .305 19 66 37 161 Phillies CAR 223 .375 .419 .793 .639 6.28 .285 81 404 285 1278 LG AVG 0 .331 .399 .730 .500 4.63 .264 108 528 115 POS AVG 18 .335 .394 .729 .507 4.77 .268 89 446 236 CESAR IZTURIS, AGE: 26 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 23 -31 .282 .315 .597 .288 2.94 .251 1 40 10 158 Dodgers 2004 24 -8 .330 .381 .710 .462 4.63 .288 4 62 25 159 Dodgers 2005 25 -23 .302 .322 .624 .301 3.05 .257 2 31 8 106 Dodgers CAR -100 .295 .338 .633 .336 3.36 .261 10 173 58 604 LG AVG 0 .340 .430 .770 .500 5.13 .268 73 301 38 POS AVG -59 .318 .387 .705 .413 4.25 .264 40 232 54 LARRY MCWILLIAMS, AGE: 52 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1980 26 -23 4.95 30 30 163.2 77 4.23 12.87 9 14 0 8 15 Braves 1985 31 -13 4.70 30 19 126.1 52 3.70 14.82 7 9 0 6 10 Pirates 1986 32 -19 5.15 49 15 122.1 80 5.89 13.61 3 11 0 5 9 Pirates CAREER -43 3.99 370 224 1558.1 940 5.43 12.37 78 90 3 80 88 LG AVG 0 3.61 1558.1 951 5.49 11.99 87 87 BILLY O'DELL, AGE: 74 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1959 27 17 2.94 38 24 199 88 3.98 10.45 10 12 1 13 9 Orioles 1962 30 13 3.52 43 39 281 195 6.25 11.37 19 14 0 18 15 Giants 1965 33 18 2.19 62 1 111 78 6.32 9.65 10 6 18 12 4 Braves CAREER 51 3.30 479 199 1815.2 1133 5.62 11.38 105 100 48 110 95 LG AVG 0 3.71 1815.2 1095 5.43 12.05 101 101 HERB PENNOCK, 1894-1948 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1924 30 40 2.83 40 34 286 101 3.18 11.55 21 9 3 20 10 Yankees 1925 31 37 2.96 47 31 277 88 2.86 11.05 16 17 2 22 11 Yankees 1928 34 25 2.56 28 24 211 53 2.26 10.88 17 6 3 15 8 Yankees CAREER 74 3.61 617 421 3557.2 1227 3.10 12.27 240 162 32 212 190 LG AVG 0 3.97 3557.2 1220 3.09 13.16 198 198 ALLIE REYNOLDS, 1915-94 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1950 35 18 3.73 35 29 241 160 5.98 13.48 16 12 2 16 12 Yankees 1951 36 14 3.05 40 26 221 126 5.13 11.24 17 8 7 14 11 Yankees 1952 37 39 2.07 35 29 244 160 5.90 10.99 20 8 6 20 8 Yankees CAREER 86 3.30 434 309 2492 1423 5.14 12.68 182 107 49 154 135 LG AVG 0 3.84 2492 1043 3.77 12.91 138 138
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