[ATMREPORTS] Signings

Lee Sinins lee at baseball-encyclopedia.com
Fri Nov 17 09:33:10 EST 2006


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1) The Tigers re-signed free agent 1B Sean Casey to a 1 year, $4 
million contract.

YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
2004   29   40  .381  .534  .915  .690   7.54  .324  24   99    2 
146  Reds
2005   30   -1  .371  .423  .795  .494   5.32  .312   9   58    2 
137  Reds
2006   31   -9  .336  .388  .724  .424   4.46  .272   8   59    0 
112  Pirates/Tigers
CAREER      79  .368  .456  .823  .549   5.98  .302 126  664   15 1193
LG AVG       0  .343  .435  .778  .500   5.27  .270 139  570   76
POS AVG    102  .362  .475  .837  .564   6.10  .277 188  701   33

2) The Cardinals re-signed free agent utilityman Scott Spiezio to a 2 
year, $4.5 million contract, and signed free agent P Randy Keisler to 
a 1 year, $425,000 contract.

SPIEZIO
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
2004   31  -15  .288  .346  .634  .350   3.38  .215  10   41    4 
112  Mariners
2005   32   -7  .137  .149  .286  .022   0.60  .064   1    1    0 
29  Mariners
2006   33   14  .366  .496  .862  .631   6.98  .272  13   52    1 
119  Cardinals
CAREER     -27  .327  .421  .748  .473   4.77  .255 115  518   33 1192
LG AVG       0  .339  .432  .771  .500   5.15  .270 121  511   68
POS AVG     51  .353  .445  .799  .537   5.64  .275 131  535   59

KEISLER
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2003 27   -5  12.00    2   2    6      5  7.50 
22.50   0   1   0   0   1  Padres
2005 29  -11   6.27   24   4   56     43  6.91 
14.95   2   1   0   1   2  Reds
2006 30    0   4.50   11   0   10      5  4.50 
14.40   0   0   0   0   0  A's
CAREER   -34   6.82   51  17  133.1   95  6.41 15.80   4   4   0   2   6
LG AVG     0   4.41           133.1   96  6.49 12.93   7   7

3) The Rangers re-signed C Miguel Ojeda to a 1 year, $430,000 
contract, to avoid salary arbitration.

YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
2004   29    1  .322  .429  .751  .514   4.99  .256   8   26    0 
62  Padres
2005   30  -10  .256  .225  .482  .141   1.72  .147   1    9    1 
59  Padres/Mariners
2006   31   -7  .305  .368  .673  .236   3.00  .241   2   15    0 
30  Rockies/Rangers
CAREER     -18  .308  .356  .664  .363   3.60  .224  15   72    2  212
LG AVG       0  .340  .434  .774  .500   5.18  .270  17   68    8
POS AVG    -14  .322  .397  .719  .409   4.25  .257  13   64    2

4) The Mets signed free agent INF Damion Easley to a 1 year, $850,000 contract.

YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
2004   34    1  .331  .457  .788  .512   5.13  .238   9   43    4 
98  Marlins
2005   35   -3  .312  .419  .732  .457   4.35  .240   9   30    4 
102  Marlins
2006   36   -7  .323  .418  .741  .395   4.53  .233   9   28    1 
90  Diamondbacks
CAREER     -87  .328  .404  .732  .440   4.55  .251 147  614  114 1517
LG AVG       0  .341  .431  .772  .500   5.17  .271 163  701   97
POS AVG    -60  .338  .400  .738  .458   4.79  .271 106  576  137

5) The White Sox traded P Neal Cotts to the Cubs for P David Aardsma 
and minor league P Carlos Vasquez.

COTTS
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2004 24   -5   5.65   56   1   65.1   58  7.99 
12.95   4   4   0   4   4  White Sox
2005 25   17   1.94   69   0   60.1   58  8.65 
10.59   4   0   0   3   1  White Sox
2006 26   -3   5.17   70   0   54     43  7.17 
15.17   1   2   1   1   2  White Sox
CAREER     4   4.52  199   5  193    169  7.88 13.43  10   7   1   9   8
LG AVG     0   4.52           193    136  6.33 12.95  11  11

AARDSMA
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2004 22   -3   6.75   11   0   10.2    5  4.22 
27.00   1   0   0   0   1  Giants
2006 24    3   4.08   45   0   53     49  8.32 
11.89   3   0   0   2   1  Cubs
CAREER     0   4.52   56   0   63.2   54  7.63 14.42   4   0   0   2   2
LG AVG     0   4.46            63.2   48  6.72 13.00   3   4

6) The Orioles signed free agent P Jamie Walker to a 3 year, $12 
million contract.

YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2004 32    9   3.20   70   0   64.2   53  7.38 
11.41   3   4   1   5   2  Tigers
2005 33    3   3.70   66   0   48.2   30  5.55 
11.84   4   3   0   4   3  Tigers
2006 34    9   2.81   56   0   48     37  6.94 
10.31   0   1   0   1   0  Tigers
CAREER    17   3.95  383   2  330.1  244  6.65 11.72  15  16   5  18  13
LG AVG     0   4.53           330.1  232  6.31 12.99  19  19

7) The A's will announce the hiring of Bob Geren as manager today.

8) Today's birthdays--

GARY BELL, AGE: 70
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
1969 32  -17   5.31   36  13  100     56  5.04 
16.65   2   6   2   3   5  Pilots/White Sox
CAREER   -20   3.68  519 233 2015   1378  6.15 12.01 121 117  51 119 119
LG AVG     0   3.61          2015   1238  5.53 11.87 112 112

JIM BREWER, 1937-87
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
1971 
33   13   1.89   55   0   81     66  7.33  8.78   6   5  22   8   3 
Dodgers
1972 
34   17   1.27   51   0   78     69  7.96  7.85   8   7  17  13   2 
Dodgers
CAREER    32   3.07  584  35 1041    810  7.00 10.96  69  65 132  79  55
LG AVG     0   3.58          1041    651  5.63 11.93  58  58

MIKE GARCIA, 1923-86
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
1949 25   31   2.35   41  20  176     94  4.81 
11.05  14   5   2  14   5  Indians
1952 28   28   2.37   46  36  292    143  4.41 
11.65  22  11   4  21  12  Indians
1954 30   32   2.64   45  34  259    129  4.48 
10.18  19   8   5  18   9  Indians
CAREER   132   3.26  428 281 2176   1117  4.62 11.99 142  97  23 137 102
LG AVG     0   3.99          2176   1011  4.18 12.98 121 121

RUBE LUTZKE, 1897-1938
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
1923   25  -21  .338  .337  .675  .373   4.01  .256   3   65   10 
143  Indians
1925   27  -29  .295  .269  .564  .172   2.61  .218   1   16    2 
81  Indians
1926   28  -21  .313  .345  .658  .351   3.64  .261   0   59    6 
142  Indians
1927   29  -21  .307  .309  .615  .282   3.14  .251   0   41    2 
100  Indians
CAREER    -108  .319  .321  .641  .318   3.53  .249   4  223   24  572
LG AVG       0  .363  .408  .772  .500   5.37  .293  22  269   38
POS AVG    -65  .338  .361  .700  .396   4.28  .272  10  225   34

NICK MARKAKIS, AGE: 23
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
2006   22    3  .351  .448  .799  .521   5.43  .291  16   62    2 
147  Orioles
CAREER       3  .351  .448  .799  .521   5.43  .291  16   62    2  147
LG AVG       0  .340  .438  .778  .500   5.23  .275  16   66    8
POS AVG      8  .349  .466  .815  .550   5.81  .287  18   73    9

ELI MARRERO, AGE: 33
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
2004   30   14  .374  .520  .894  .647   7.31  .320  10   40    4 
90  Braves
2005   31   -7  .239  .413  .652  .315   3.10  .181   7   19    1 
54  Royals/Orioles
2006   32   -1  .324  .441  .765  .474   5.19  .204   6   15    5 
55  Rockies/Mets
CAREER     -49  .303  .411  .714  .413   4.30  .243  66  261   56  724
LG AVG       0  .342  .433  .775  .500   5.23  .270  65  267   37
POS AVG     -1  .341  .436  .777  .495   5.20  .266  71  277   24

SCOTT MOORE, AGE: 23
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
2006   22   -1  .317  .474  .791  .407   4.50  .263   2    5    0 
16  Cubs
CAREER      -1  .317  .474  .791  .407   4.50  .263   2    5    0   16
LG AVG       0  .343  .442  .785  .500   5.33  .272   1    5    1
POS AVG      1  .367  .499  .865  .586   6.48  .285   2    7    0

JEFF NELSON, AGE: 40
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
1995 28   23   2.17   62   0   78.2   96 10.98 
10.41   7   3   2   8   2  Mariners
1997 30   13   2.86   77   0   78.2   81  9.27 
10.75   3   7   2   7   3  Yankees
2000 33   20   2.45   73   0   69.2   71  9.17 
11.76   8   4   0  10   2  Yankees
CAREER    97   3.41  798   0  784.2  829  9.51 12.90  48  45  33  61  32
LG AVG     0   4.58           784.2  535  6.13 13.21  44  44

DAN OSINSKI, AGE: 73
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
CAREER    16   3.34  324  21  590    400  6.10 12.60  29  28  18  33  24
LG AVG     0   3.59           590    382  5.82 11.75  33  33

ORLANDO PENA, AGE: 73
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
1962 
28   11   3.00   13  12   90     56  5.60  9.90   6   4   0   6   4 
A's
CAREER    16   3.71  427  93 1202.1  818  6.12 11.64  56  77  40  69  64
LG AVG     0   3.66          1202.1  761  5.70 11.93  67  67

TOM SEAVER, AGE: 62
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
1969 
24   40   2.21   36  35  273.1  208  6.85  9.58  25   7   0  22  10 
Mets
1970 
25   43   2.82   37  36  290.2  283  8.76  9.82  18  12   0  20  10 
Mets
1971 
26   48   1.76   36  35  286.1  289  9.08  8.64  20  10   0  23   7 
Mets
1973 
28   50   2.08   36  36  290    251  7.79  8.91  19  10   0  21   8 
Mets
CAREER   404   2.86  656 647 4782.2 3640  6.85 10.23 311 205   1 312 204
LG AVG     0   3.66          4782.2 2876  5.41 12.12 266 266

PAUL SORRENTO, AGE: 41
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
1996   30   17  .370  .507  .878  .594   6.71  .289  23   93    0 
143  Mariners
1997   31   10  .345  .514  .859  .556   5.92  .269  31   80    0 
146  Mariners
CAREER      23  .340  .457  .798  .515   5.28  .257 166  565    8 1093
LG AVG       0  .340  .422  .762  .500   5.04  .270 103  462   68
POS AVG     98  .362  .467  .829  .575   6.05  .277 150  569   35

TY TAUBENHEIM, AGE: 24
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2006 23   -1   4.89   12   7   35     26  6.69 
15.94   1   5   0   3   3  Blue Jays
CAREER    -1   4.89   12   7   35     26  6.69 15.94   1   5   0   3   3
LG AVG     0   4.56            35     25  6.44 13.08   2   2

MITCH WILLIAMS, AGE: 42
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
1987 22   17   3.23   85   1  108.2  129 10.68 
13.58   8   6   6   9   5  Rangers
1989 24   10   2.64   76   0   81.2   67  7.38 
14.44   4   4  36   5   3  Cubs
1991 26   13   2.34   69   0   88.1   84  8.56 
12.84  12   5  30  12   5  Phillies
CAREER    30   3.63  619   3  691.1  660  8.59 14.75  45  58 192  57  46
LG AVG     0   3.95           691.1  450  5.86 12.31  39  39

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