Around the majors report: Brewers re-sign Francisco Rodriguez
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1) The Brewers re-signed free agent P Francisco Rodriguez to a 2 year, $13 million contract, with an option for 2017.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 WHIP W L SV NW NL TEAM
2012 30 -1 4.38 78 0 72 72 9.00 1.33 2 7 3 4 5 Brewers
2013 31 7 2.70 48 0 46.2 54 10.41 1.20 3 2 10 3 2 Brewers/Orioles
2014 32 5 3.04 69 0 68 73 9.66 0.99 5 5 44 6 4 Brewers
CAREER 136 2.73 799 0 835.1 1005 10.83 1.16 46 41 348 56 31
LG AVG 0 4.19 835.1 642 6.92 1.36 47 47
Rodriguez is tied for 3rd all time for most career SO above the league average, among pitchers who never started a game. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia)
MOST CAREER STRIKEOUTS ABOVE THE LEAGUE AVERAGE, 0 CAREER STARTS
STRIKEOUTS DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE
1 Billy Wagner 500 1196 696 Astros/Phillies/Mets/Red Sox/Braves
2 Armando Benitez 364 946 582 Orioles/Mets/Yankees/Mariners/Marlins/Giants/Marlins/Blue Jays
T3 Francisco Rodriguez 363 1005 642 Angels/Mets/Brewers/Orioles/Brewers
T3 Tom Henke 363 861 498 Rangers/Blue Jays/Rangers/Cardinals
5 Rob Dibble 341 645 304 Reds/White Sox/Brewers
6 Dick Radatz 297 745 448 Red Sox/Indians/Cubs/Tigers/Expos
7 Trevor Hoffman 287 1133 846 Marlins/Padres/Brewers
8 Jeff Nelson 286 829 543 Mariners/Yankees/Mariners/Yankees/Rangers/Mariners/White Sox
9 Bruce Sutter 264 861 597 Cubs/Cardinals/Braves
10 B.J. Ryan 247 625 378 Reds/Orioles/Blue Jays
2) Blue Jays LF Michael Saunders suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee and is expected to be out until at least the All Star break.
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2012 25 10 13 -3 .306 .432 .738 .593 4.73 .247 19 57 21 139 Mariners
2013 26 -2 0 -2 .323 .397 .720 .496 4.45 .236 12 46 13 132 Mariners
2014 27 9 9 0 .341 .450 .791 .631 5.22 .273 8 34 4 78 Mariners
CAREER 1 -6 7 .301 .384 .685 .487 4.06 .231 51 182 54 553
LG AVG 0 0 0 .315 .402 .717 .500 4.19 .249 48 199 32
3) Position players report today for the Twins.
They are the final team to have position players report.
4) Cardinals P Adam Wainwright was diagnosed with an abdominal strain and will rest for 4-5 days. He is still expected to be ready for the start of the season.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 WHIP W L SV NW NL TEAM
2012 30 0 3.94 32 32 198.2 184 8.34 1.25 14 13 0 13 14 Cardinals
2013 31 15 2.94 34 34 241.2 219 8.16 1.07 19 9 0 16 12 Cardinals
2014 32 38 2.38 32 32 227 179 7.10 1.03 20 9 0 21 8 Cardinals
CAREER 165 3.01 280 217 1541.2 1306 7.62 1.16 119 66 3 117 68
LG AVG 0 3.96 1541.2 1225 7.15 1.34 85 87
5) Red Sox RF Shane Victorino will resume switch hitting. Victorino had become exclusively a right handed hitter at the end of the 2013 season.
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2012 31 7 2 5 .321 .383 .704 .513 4.69 .255 11 55 39 154 Phillies/Dodgers
2013 32 43 22 21 .351 .451 .801 .641 6.05 .294 15 61 21 122 Red Sox
2014 33 -3 -2 -1 .303 .382 .685 .446 3.94 .268 2 12 2 30 Red Sox
CAREER 100 76 24 .341 .431 .771 .553 5.52 .277 107 482 224 1228
LG AVG 0 0 0 .333 .418 .752 .500 4.91 .265 135 552 79
6) The Giants signed INF Ronny Cedeno to a minor league contract.
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2012 29 -6 -3 -3 .332 .410 .741 .429 3.77 .259 4 22 0 78 Mets
2013 30 -15 -13 -2 .287 .330 .617 .311 2.86 .242 3 21 5 89 Astros/Padres
2014 31 -1 -1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 7 Phillies
CAREER -134 -136 2 .289 .353 .641 .309 3.19 .245 40 239 39 875
LG AVG 0 0 0 .332 .420 .752 .500 4.95 .264 82 345 46
7) The Blue Jays signed P Johan Santana to a minor league contract.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 WHIP W L SV NW NL TEAM
2009 30 18 3.13 25 25 166.2 146 7.88 1.21 13 9 0 14 8 Mets
2010 31 18 2.98 29 29 199 144 6.51 1.18 11 9 0 12 8 Mets
2012 33 -15 4.85 21 21 117 111 8.54 1.33 6 9 0 6 9 Mets
CAREER 253 3.20 360 284 2025.2 1988 8.83 1.13 139 78 1 139 78
LG AVG 0 4.33 2025.2 1542 6.85 1.37 114 114
8) The Diamondbacks signed 3B Cody Ransom and P Jeremy Accardo to minor league contracts.
RANSOM
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2011 35 -3 -4 1 .243 .303 .546 .129 1.74 .152 1 4 1 12 Diamondbacks
2012 36 -6 -7 1 .312 .411 .722 .406 4.14 .220 11 42 0 90 Diamondbacks/Brewers
2013 37 -3 -5 2 .286 .420 .707 .412 3.99 .189 9 20 0 62 Padres/Cubs
CAREER -22 -23 1 .303 .400 .703 .400 4.03 .213 30 105 6 383
LG AVG 0 0 0 .334 .420 .754 .500 5.01 .266 26 104 14
ACCARDO
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 WHIP W L SV NW NL TEAM
2010 28 -3 8.10 5 0 6.2 3 4.05 2.25 0 1 0 0 1 Blue Jays
2011 29 -7 5.73 31 0 37.2 23 5.50 1.62 3 3 0 2 4 Orioles
2012 30 -4 4.82 27 0 37.1 29 6.99 1.55 0 0 0 0 0 Indians/A's
CAREER 0 4.30 262 0 284.2 205 6.48 1.40 10 20 38 15 15
LG AVG 0 4.29 284.2 220 6.94 1.36 16 16
9) The A’s claimed P Chad Smith off waivers from the Tigers.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 WHIP W L SV NW NL TEAM
2014 24 -2 5.40 10 0 11.2 9 6.94 1.54 0 0 0 0 0 Tigers
CAREER -2 5.40 10 0 11.2 9 6.94 1.54 0 0 0 0 0
LG AVG 0 3.82 11.2 9 7.20 1.31 1 1
10) The A’s placed P Taylor Thompson on the 60 day DL.
Thompson has a strained shoulder.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 WHIP W L SV NW NL TEAM
2014 27 -4 10.13 5 0 5.1 4 6.75 2.44 0 0 0 0 0 White Sox
CAREER -4 10.13 5 0 5.1 4 6.75 2.44 0 0 0 0 0
LG AVG 0 3.91 5.1 5 8.18 1.28 0 0
11) Today’s birthdays–
GREG CADARET, AGE: 53
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 WHIP W L SV NW NL TEAM
CAREER 9 3.99 451 35 724.1 539 6.70 1.54 38 32 14 36 34
LG AVG 0 4.11 724.1 458 5.69 1.37 41 41
YOVANI GALLARDO, AGE: 29
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 WHIP W L SV NW NL TEAM
2012 26 14 3.66 33 33 204 204 9.00 1.30 16 9 0 14 11 Brewers
2013 27 -4 4.18 31 31 180.2 144 7.17 1.36 12 10 0 10 12 Brewers
2014 28 3 3.51 32 32 192.1 146 6.83 1.29 8 11 0 10 9 Brewers
CAREER 47 3.69 214 211 1289.1 1226 8.56 1.30 89 64 0 81 72
LG AVG 0 4.02 1289.1 1082 7.55 1.33 71 73
RON HASSEY, AGE: 62
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1987 34 -12 -12 0 .303 .338 .641 .231 2.83 .214 3 12 0 49 White Sox
1989 36 -12 -11 -1 .290 .328 .618 .337 3.05 .228 5 23 1 97 A's
CAREER -6 -2 -4 .340 .382 .722 .492 4.46 .266 71 438 14 1192
LG AVG 0 0 0 .329 .397 .725 .500 4.48 .264 87 420 68
CY PERKINS, 1896-1963
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1921 25 -16 -19 3 .329 .428 .757 .395 4.79 .288 12 73 5 141 A's
1922 26 -23 -26 3 .322 .366 .689 .339 3.99 .267 6 69 1 148 A's
1924 28 -26 -26 0 .304 .311 .616 .279 3.23 .242 0 32 3 128 A's
CAREER -126 -164 38 .319 .352 .670 .352 3.89 .259 30 409 18 1171
LG AVG 0 0 0 .359 .408 .768 .500 5.42 .293 60 489 70
CLIFF POLITTE, AGE: 41
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 WHIP W L SV NW NL TEAM
2005 31 19 2.00 68 0 67.1 57 7.62 0.94 7 1 1 7 1 White Sox
CAREER 8 4.40 330 16 411.1 342 7.48 1.37 22 23 15 26 19
LG AVG 0 4.56 411.1 302 6.61 1.41 23 23
CONNIE RYAN, 1920-96
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1943 23 -43 -28 -15 .301 .249 .550 .267 2.68 .212 1 24 7 132 Braves
1946 26 -12 -8 -4 .317 .335 .652 .442 3.78 .241 1 48 7 143 Braves
1950 30 -18 -13 -5 .348 .358 .705 .404 4.40 .248 6 49 4 126 Braves/Reds
CAREER -71 -58 -13 .337 .357 .694 .449 4.30 .248 56 381 69 1184
LG AVG 0 0 0 .338 .390 .728 .500 4.80 .265 81 496 41
ANIBAL SANCHEZ, AGE: 31
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 WHIP W L SV NW NL TEAM
2012 28 4 3.86 31 31 195.2 167 7.68 1.27 9 13 0 12 10 Marlins/Tigers
2013 29 35 2.57 29 29 182 202 9.99 1.15 14 8 0 16 6 Tigers
2014 30 6 3.43 22 21 126 102 7.29 1.10 8 5 0 7 6 Tigers
CAREER 75 3.53 196 194 1177 1037 7.93 1.29 70 64 0 78 56
LG AVG 0 4.11 1177 982 7.51 1.35 66 66
DENARD SPAN, AGE: 31
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2012 28 11 3 8 .342 .395 .738 .523 4.90 .283 4 41 17 128 Twins
2013 29 8 -1 9 .327 .380 .707 .493 4.41 .279 4 47 20 153 Nationals
2014 30 29 21 8 .355 .416 .771 .612 5.82 .302 5 37 31 147 Nationals
CAREER 99 49 50 .352 .392 .744 .545 5.17 .286 32 314 141 889
LG AVG 0 0 0 .330 .409 .739 .500 4.68 .264 94 429 68
MATT STAIRS, AGE: 47
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
1997 29 24 30 -6 .386 .582 .969 .693 8.41 .298 27 73 3 133 A's
1998 30 31 30 1 .370 .511 .880 .656 6.78 .294 26 106 8 149 A's
2007 39 20 24 -4 .368 .552 .920 .677 7.36 .289 21 64 2 125 Blue Jays
CAREER 95 145 -50 .356 .477 .833 .577 6.02 .262 265 899 30 1895
LG AVG 0 0 0 .338 .432 .771 .500 5.05 .269 159 690 90
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