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<tt><font face="Courier, Courier">1) Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez will have
hip surgery and is expected to miss 6-9 weeks.<br><br>
He will then need more surgery after the season and the doctor thinks
there is a 85-90% chance he can make it through the season.<br><br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
2006 30 36 .392 .523 .914
.663 7.18 .290 35 121 15
154 Yankees <br>
2007 31 82 .422 .645 1.067
.780 10.41 .314 54 156 24
158 Yankees <br>
2008 32 44 .392 .573 .965
.706 8.17 .302 35 103 18
138 Yankees <br>
CAREER 680 .389 .578 .967
.702 8.36 .306 553 1606 283 2042 <br>
LG AVG 0 .339 .432
.771 .500 5.15 .271 240 1029 133 <br><br>
2) The Brewers released P Eric Gagne.<br><br>
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS
IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W
L SV NW NL TEAM<br>
2006 30 1 0.00
2 0 2 3
13.50 9.00 0 0 1
0 0 Dodgers <br>
2007 31 5 3.81 54
0 52 51 8.83 12.29
4 2 16 3 3 Rangers/Red
Sox<br>
2008 32 -6 5.44 50
0 46.1 38 7.38 13.60
4 3 10 3 4
Brewers <br>
CAREER 46 3.47 402 48
643.2 718 10.04 10.86 33 26 187 35 24
<br>
LG AVG 0
4.37
643.2 486 6.80 12.90 36 36 <br><br>
3) The Red Sox re-signed P Jon Lester to a 5 year, $30 million contract,
with an option for 2014.<br><br>
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS
IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W
L SV NW NL TEAM<br>
2006 22 -1 4.76 15
15 81.1 60 6.64 15.38
7 2 0 4 5 Red
Sox <br>
2007 23 2 4.57 12
11 63 50 7.14 13.29
4 0 0 2 2 Red
Sox <br>
2008 24 31 3.21 33 33
210.1 152 6.50 11.90 16 6
0 14 8 Red Sox
<br>
CAREER 32 3.81 60
59 354.2 262 6.65 12.94 27
8 0 20 15 <br>
LG AVG 0
4.43
354.2 260 6.60 12.95 20 20 <br><br>
4) The Cardinals sent 3B David Freese and Brett Wallace, Cs Tony Cruz,
Luis De La Cruz, Steven Hill and Justin Knoedler and Ps Hyang-nam Choi,
Justin Fiske, Brad Furnish, Shaun Garceau, Trey Hearne, Tyler Herron,
Katsuhiko Maekawa, Ian Ostlund and Francisco Samuel to the
minors.<br><br>
KNOEDLER<br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
2004 23 0 .000 .000
.000 .000 0.00 .000
0 0 0 1
Giants <br>
2005 24 -2 .182 .100 .282
.000 0.00 .100 0
0 0 8
Giants <br>
2006 25 -1 .143 .143 .286
.000 0.00 .143 0
0 0 5
Giants <br>
CAREER -3 .158 .111
.269 .000 0.00 .111
0 0 0 14 <br>
LG AVG 0 .341 .434
.774 .500 5.18 .270
1 3 0 <br><br>
5) The Royals sent P Franquelis Osoria to the minors.<br><br>
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS
IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W
L SV NW NL TEAM<br>
2006 24 -5 7.13 12
0 17.2 13 6.62 18.85
0 2 0 1 1
Dodgers <br>
2007 25 -1 4.76 25
0 28.1 13 4.13 14.29
0 2 0 1 1
Pirates <br>
2008 26 -13 6.08 43
0 60.2 31 4.60 15.28
4 3 0 2 5
Pirates <br>
CAREER -19 5.48 104 0
136.1 72 4.75 14.79 4
9 0 5 8 <br>
LG AVG 0
4.34
136.1 103 6.80 12.88 8 8 <br><br>
6) Today's birthdays--<br><br>
WILLY AYBAR, AGE: 26<br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
2005 22 9 .448 .453
.901 .763 9.15 .326 1
10 3 26
Dodgers <br>
2006 23 -2 .364 .403 .767
.475 5.05 .280 4
30 1 79 Dodgers/Braves<br>
2008 25 -3 .327 .410 .737
.474 4.59 .253 10
33 2 95
Rays <br>
CAREER 4 .358 .413
.771 .524 5.30 .273 15
73 6 200 <br>
LG AVG 0 .339 .430
.769 .500 5.10 .270 20
86 11 <br><br>
BRIAN BOCOCK, AGE: 24<br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
2008 23 -10 .258 .156 .414
.089 1.46 .143 0
2 4 32
Giants <br>
CAREER -10 .258 .156 .414
.089 1.46 .143 0
2 4 32 <br>
LG AVG 0 .339 .426
.765 .500 5.11 .267 3
12 2 <br><br>
AARON BOONE, AGE: 36<br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
2006 33 -11 .314 .370 .684
.390 3.98 .251 7
46 5 104
Indians <br>
2007 34 7 .388 .423
.811 .596 6.75 .286 5
28 2 69
Marlins <br>
2008 35 -11 .299 .384 .683
.340 3.59 .241 6
28 0 104 Nationals <br>
CAREER -37 .327 .426 .754
.467 4.90 .264 126 555 107 1142 <br>
LG AVG 0 .341 .432
.773 .500 5.19 .270 126 525 70
<br><br>
BERT CAMPANERIS, AGE: 67<br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
1971 29 -14 .287 .323 .611
.394 3.37 .251 5 47
34 134
A's <br>
1977 35 -25 .314 .341 .655
.340 3.35 .254 5 46
27 150 Rangers <br>
1978 36 -20 .245 .238 .483
.209 2.00 .186 1 17
22 98 Rangers <br>
1979 37 -14 .290 .278 .569
.263 2.50 .230 0 15
13 93 Rangers/Angels<br>
CAREER -54 .311 .342 .653
.470 3.84 .259 79 646 649 2328
<br>
LG AVG 0 .323 .379
.702 .500 4.20 .255 209 998 147
<br><br>
DARREL CHANEY, AGE: 61<br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
1973 25 -15 .267 .220 .487
.211 2.03 .181 0
14 4 105
Reds <br>
1976 28 -19 .324 .331 .654
.358 3.58 .252 1
50 5 153
Braves <br>
1977 29 -24 .260 .297 .557
.135 2.09 .201 3
15 0 74
Braves <br>
CAREER -119 .296 .288 .584
.281 2.86 .217 14 190 19
915 <br>
LG AVG 0 .332 .387
.718 .500 4.46 .263 49
258 45 <br><br>
JOHN CURTIS, AGE: 61<br>
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS
IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W
L SV NW NL TEAM<br>
1976 28 -12 4.50 37 15
134 52 3.49 13.70 6
11 1 7 10 Cardinals
<br>
1977 29 -12 5.49 43
9 77 47 5.49 16.83
3 3 1 2 4
Giants <br>
1981 33 -14 5.13 28
8 66.2 31 4.19 13.64
2 6 0 2 6
Padres <br>
1982 34 -14 4.28 34 18
128.1 64 4.49 13.11 8
7 1 6 9 Padres/Angels<br>
CAREER -60 3.96 438 199
1641 825 4.52 13.04 89 97
11 85 101 <br>
LG AVG 0
3.64
1641 936 5.13 12.17 91 91 <br><br>
KOYIE HILL, AGE: 30<br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
2005 26 -6 .308 .282 .590
.256 2.95 .218 0
6 0 34 Diamondbacks <br>
2007 28 -13 .231 .269 .500
.088 1.59 .161 2
12 0 36
Cubs <br>
2008 29 -4 .095 .143 .238
.000 0.00 .095 0
1 0 10
Cubs <br>
CAREER -24 .257 .281 .538
.171 2.31 .190 3
25 1 96 <br>
LG AVG 0 .341 .432
.773 .500 5.20 .270 8
34 4 <br><br>
MYRIL HOAG, 1908-71<br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
1939 31 -20 .329 .421 .751
.381 4.68 .295 10
75 9 129
Browns <br>
1941 33 -21 .306 .312 .618
.289 2.98 .255 1
44 6 107 Browns/White Sox<br>
1942 34 -20 .301 .308 .610
.317 2.98 .240 2 37
17 113 White Sox <br>
CAREER -109 .328 .364 .692
.387 4.15 .271 28 401 59
1020 <br>
LG AVG 0 .355 .407
.761 .500 5.40 .280 56
437 44 <br><br>
JACKIE JENSEN, 1927-82<br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
1956 29 32 .405 .497 .901
.640 7.27 .315 20 97
11 151 Red Sox <br>
1958 31 45 .396 .535 .931
.702 7.78 .286 35 122
9 154 Red Sox <br>
1959 32 22 .372 .492 .863
.607 6.35 .277 28 112 20
148 Red Sox <br>
CAREER 133 .369 .460 .829
.570 5.91 .279 199 929 143 1438 <br>
LG AVG 0 .341 .397
.738 .500 4.76 .265 129 653 49
<br><br>
ELLIOT JOHNSON, AGE: 25<br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
2008 24 -3 .158 .158 .316
.000 0.00 .158 0
0 0 7
Rays <br>
CAREER -3 .158 .158
.316 .000 0.00 .158
0 0 0 7 <br>
LG AVG 0 .336 .421
.757 .500 4.94 .268
1 3 0 <br><br>
RON KLINE, 1932-2002<br>
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS
IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W
L SV NW NL TEAM<br>
1956 24 12 3.38 44 39
264 125 4.26 11.90 14 18
2 18 14 Pirates <br>
1964 32 13 2.33 61
0 81 40 4.44 11.56
10 7 14 12 5
Senators <br>
1968 36 16 1.67 56
0 113 48 3.82 10.12
12 5 7 13 4
Pirates <br>
CAREER 4 3.75 736 203
2078 989 4.28 12.46 114 144 108 136 122
<br>
LG AVG 0
3.75
2078 1211 5.25 12.11 116 116 <br><br>
JIM LANDIS, AGE: 75<br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
1958 24 16 .351 .434 .785
.593 5.41 .277 15 64
19 142 White Sox <br>
1959 25 15 .370 .379 .749
.585 5.26 .272 5 60
20 149 White Sox <br>
1961 27 20 .362 .470 .832
.603 6.15 .283 22 85
19 140 White Sox <br>
CAREER 35 .344 .375
.719 .520 4.67 .247 93 467 139
1346 <br>
LG AVG 0 .330 .398
.728 .500 4.56 .259 121 530 48
<br><br>
JESSE LITSCH, AGE: 24<br>
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS
IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W
L SV NW NL TEAM<br>
2007 22 7 3.81 20
20 111 50 4.05 12.89
7 9 0 9 7 Blue
Jays <br>
2008 23 13 3.58 29 28
176 99 5.06 11.51 13
9 0 13 9 Blue Jays
<br>
CAREER 20 3.67 49
48 287 149 4.67 12.04 20
18 0 22 16 <br>
LG AVG 0
4.42
287 212 6.64 12.95 16 16 <br><br>
TERRY MULHOLLAND, AGE: 46<br>
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS
IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W
L SV NW NL TEAM<br>
1989 26 -17 4.92 25 18
115.1 66 5.15 13.81 4
7 0 4 7 Giants/Phillies<br>
1994 31 -28 6.49 24 19
120.2 72 5.37 14.17 6
7 0 4 9
Yankees <br>
1995 32 -31 5.80 29 24
149 65 3.93 14.01 5
13 0 6 12
Giants <br>
CAREER -89 4.41 685 332 2575.2 1325
4.63 12.52 124 142 5 127 139 <br>
LG AVG 0
4.15 2575.2
1800 6.29 12.60 144 144 <br><br>
C.J. NITKOWSKI, AGE: 36<br>
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS
IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W
L SV NW NL TEAM<br>
1995 22 -16 6.66 20 18
71.2 31 3.89 16.83 2
7 0 3 6 Reds/Tigers<br>
1996 23 -16 8.08 11
8 45.2 36 7.09 21.09
2 3 0 1 4
Tigers <br>
CAREER -38 5.37 336 44
479 347 6.52 15.37 18 32
3 22 28 <br>
LG AVG 0
4.66
479 340 6.38 13.33 27 27 <br><br>
CLAY RAPADA, AGE: 28<br>
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS
IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W
L SV NW NL TEAM<br>
2007 26 -2 11.57 4
0 2.1 4 15.43 19.29
0 0 0 0 0
Tigers <br>
2008 27 1 4.22 25
0 21.1 15 6.33 14.34
3 0 0 2 1
Tigers <br>
CAREER -1 4.94 29
0 23.2 19 7.23 14.83
3 0 0 2 1 <br>
LG AVG 0
4.37
23.2 17 6.64 12.89 1 1
<br><br>
BENITO SANTIAGO, AGE: 44<br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
1993 28 -21 .291 .380 .671
.342 3.54 .230 13 50
10 139 Marlins <br>
1999 34 -22 .313 .377 .691
.301 3.79 .249 7
36 1 109
Cubs <br>
2001 36 -22 .295 .369 .664
.327 3.27 .262 6
45 5 133
Giants <br>
CAREER -159 .307 .415 .722
.415 4.07 .263 217 920 91 1978
<br>
LG AVG 0 .335 .413
.748 .500 4.87 .266 198 893 164
<br><br>
BILLY SOUTHWORTH, 1893-1969<br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
1918 25 22 .409 .443 .852
.750 7.66 .341 2 43
19 64 Pirates <br>
1923 30 15 .383 .448 .831
.569 6.07 .319 6 78
14 153 Braves <br>
1926 33 20 .365 .497 .862
.610 6.43 .320 16 99
14 135 Giants/Cardinals<br>
CAREER 52 .359 .415
.773 .538 5.17 .297 52 561 138
1192 <br>
LG AVG 0 .343 .392
.735 .500 4.80 .286 46
520 98 <br><br>
ARKY VAUGHAN, 1912-52<br>
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS
OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI
SB G TEAM<br>
1933 21 47 .388 .478 .866
.733 7.29 .314 9
97 3 152
Pirates <br>
1934 22 57 .431 .511 .942
.729 9.64 .333 12 94
10 149 Pirates <br>
1935 23 98 .491 .607 1.098
.842 13.80 .385 19 99
4 137 Pirates <br>
1936 24 64 .453 .474 .927
.762 9.36 .335 9
78 6 156
Pirates <br>
1938 26 49 .433 .444 .876
.730 8.29 .322 7 68
14 148 Pirates <br>
1940 28 40 .393 .453 .846
.687 7.31 .300 7 95
12 156 Pirates <br>
CAREER 478 .406 .453 .859
.692 7.61 .318 96 926 118 1817
<br>
LG AVG 0 .338 .390
.728 .500 4.85 .276 94
749 64 <br><br>
Lee<br><br>
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