Around the majors report: Nationals sign Max Scherzer
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1) The Nationals signed free agent P Max Scherzer to a 7 year contract, with the dollar amount unknown yet.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 WHIP W L SV NW NL TEAM
2012 27 10 3.74 32 32 187.2 231 11.08 1.27 16 7 0 13 10 Tigers
2013 28 34 2.90 32 32 214.1 240 10.08 0.97 21 3 0 16 8 Tigers
2014 29 16 3.19 33 33 220.1 252 10.29 1.18 18 5 0 13 10 Tigers
CAREER 87 3.59 207 198 1239.1 1321 9.59 1.22 91 50 0 80 61
LG AVG 0 4.21 1239.1 949 6.89 1.35 70 69
Scherzer ranks 5th in Tigers history for SO over a 3 year span and 5th vs. the league average (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia)
MOST STRIKEOUTS OVER A 3 YEAR SPAN, TIGERS
1 Mickey Lolich 1969-71 809
2 Mickey Lolich 1970-72 788
3 Mickey Lolich 1971-73 772
4 Justin Verlander 2009-11 738
5 Max Scherzer 2012-14 723
6 Justin Verlander 2010-12 708
7 Justin Verlander 2011-13 706
8 Mickey Lolich 1968-70 698
9 Hal Newhouser 1944-46 674
10 Mickey Lolich 1972-74 666
MOST STRIKEOUTS ABOVE THE LEAGUE AVERAGE OVER A 3 YEAR SPAN, TIGERS
STRIKEOUTS YEARS DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE
1 Hal Newhouser 1944-46 320 674 354
2 Hal Newhouser 1945-47 307 663 356
3 Hal Newhouser 1943-45 250 543 293
4 Hal Newhouser 1946-48 243 594 351
5 Max Scherzer 2012-14 227 723 496
6 Justin Verlander 2009-11 215 738 523
7 Mickey Lolich 1969-71 210 809 599
8 Bobo Newsom 1939-41 198 503 305
9 Jim Bunning 1958-60 188 579 391
T10 Hal Newhouser 1942-44 185 434 249
T10 Max Scherzer 2011-13 185 645 460
2) The Giants re-signed OF Gregor Blanco to a 2 year, $7.5 million contract, to avoid salary arbitration.
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2012 28 1 5 -4 .333 .344 .676 .547 4.53 .244 5 34 26 141 Giants
2013 29 -6 -1 -5 .341 .350 .690 .489 4.08 .265 3 41 14 141 Giants
2014 30 4 4 0 .333 .374 .707 .537 4.57 .260 5 38 16 146 Giants
CAREER -27 -5 -22 .344 .344 .688 .491 4.41 .257 15 166 82 681
LG AVG 0 0 0 .326 .403 .729 .500 4.48 .258 50 227 34
3) The Nationals signed 1B Kile Ka’aihue to a minor league contract.
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2010 26 -5 -5 0 .307 .394 .702 .407 3.81 .217 8 25 0 52 Royals
2011 27 -5 -4 -1 .295 .317 .612 .323 3.04 .195 2 6 0 23 Royals
2012 28 -5 -4 -1 .295 .398 .693 .390 3.38 .234 4 14 1 39 A's
CAREER -14 -12 -2 .305 .382 .687 .403 3.66 .221 15 46 1 126
LG AVG 0 0 0 .323 .408 .731 .500 4.54 .257 12 53 9
4) The Dodgers signed P Erik Bedard to a minor league contract.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 WHIP W L SV NW NL TEAM
2012 33 -21 5.01 24 24 125.2 118 8.45 1.47 7 14 0 7 14 Pirates
2013 34 -7 4.59 32 26 151 138 8.23 1.48 4 12 1 7 9 Astros
2014 35 -8 4.76 17 15 75.2 64 7.61 1.49 4 6 0 4 6 Rays
CAREER 40 3.99 241 230 1303.2 1246 8.60 1.36 71 82 1 80 73
LG AVG 0 4.26 1303.2 981 6.78 1.37 74 73
5) The Marlins signed utilityman Don Kelly to a minor league contract.
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2012 32 -8 -8 0 .276 .248 .523 .211 2.30 .186 1 7 2 75 Tigers
2013 33 -11 -8 -3 .309 .343 .652 .371 3.64 .222 6 23 2 112 Tigers
2014 34 -4 -5 1 .332 .288 .620 .387 3.32 .245 0 7 6 95 Tigers
CAREER -37 -43 6 .296 .336 .632 .351 3.35 .232 23 95 16 570
LG AVG 0 0 0 .327 .412 .738 .500 4.69 .263 32 139 21
6) Today’s birthdays–
CHICK GANDIL, 1887-1970
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1912 25 13 14 -1 .350 .431 .781 .604 5.82 .305 2 81 21 117 Senators
1913 26 19 15 4 .363 .398 .762 .596 5.63 .318 1 72 22 148 Senators
1914 27 27 -1 28 .324 .359 .683 .498 3.66 .259 3 75 30 145 Senators
1915 28 13 13 0 .340 .406 .746 .603 4.62 .291 2 64 20 136 Senators
CAREER 38 16 22 .327 .362 .689 .515 4.26 .277 11 557 153 1147
LG AVG 0 0 0 .333 .341 .674 .500 4.15 .262 15 418 161
JON MATLACK, AGE: 65
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 WHIP W L SV NW NL TEAM
1972 22 25 2.32 34 32 244 169 6.23 1.17 15 10 0 16 9 Mets
1974 24 35 2.41 34 34 265.1 195 6.61 1.12 13 15 0 19 9 Mets
1978 28 40 2.27 35 33 270 157 5.23 1.12 15 13 1 20 8 Rangers
CAREER 104 3.18 361 318 2363 1516 5.77 1.23 125 126 3 141 110
LG AVG 0 3.57 2363 1353 5.15 1.33 131 131
PHIL NEVIN, AGE: 44
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2000 29 28 30 -2 .374 .543 .916 .645 7.16 .303 31 107 2 143 Padres
2001 30 51 50 1 .388 .588 .976 .723 8.19 .306 41 126 4 149 Padres
2004 33 27 23 4 .368 .492 .859 .624 6.39 .289 26 105 0 147 Padres
CAREER 92 79 13 .343 .472 .814 .555 5.66 .270 208 743 18 1217
LG AVG 0 0 0 .336 .435 .771 .500 5.01 .264 130 537 75
ORLANDO PALMEIRO, AGE: 46
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1997 28 -14 -12 -2 .307 .261 .568 .202 2.58 .216 0 8 2 74 Angels
1999 30 -11 -9 -2 .364 .331 .696 .408 4.48 .278 1 23 5 109 Angels
2001 32 -13 -14 1 .319 .322 .641 .303 3.46 .243 2 23 6 104 Angels
CAREER -49 -51 2 .351 .350 .701 .427 4.47 .274 12 226 37 1206
LG AVG 0 0 0 .340 .434 .774 .500 5.20 .271 79 324 43
RIP RADCLIFF, 1906-62
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1935 29 -48 -18 -30 .346 .404 .750 .419 5.19 .286 10 68 4 146 White Sox
1937 31 -30 12 -42 .383 .445 .829 .555 6.84 .325 4 79 6 144 White Sox
1939 33 -31 -24 -7 .313 .353 .666 .319 3.99 .264 2 53 6 113 White Sox
CAREER -145 -18 -127 .362 .417 .779 .487 5.78 .311 42 532 40 1081
LG AVG 0 0 0 .364 .427 .791 .500 5.94 .289 83 574 53
SHAWN TOLLESON, AGE: 27
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 WHIP W L SV NW NL TEAM
2012 24 -3 4.30 40 0 37.2 39 9.32 1.33 3 1 0 2 2 Dodgers
2013 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dodgers
2014 26 9 2.76 64 0 71.2 69 8.67 1.17 3 1 0 3 1 Rangers
CAREER 6 3.29 105 0 109.1 108 8.89 1.24 6 2 0 5 3
LG AVG 0 3.83 109.1 93 7.63 1.28 6 6
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