Around the Majors: Brewers sign Sheets

1) Yesterday’s scores–

AL
Redsox 10, Devil Rays 0
Twins 3, Indians 2
Orioles 8, Yankees 1
Rangers 4, BlueJays 2
Royals 6, Tigers 5
Whitesox 6, Mariners 4
Angels 6, A’s 1

NL
Mets 4, Marlins 0
Astros 11, Reds 2
Braves 11, Phillies 4
Pirates 8, Cubs 5
Cardinals 3, Brewers 0
Giants 13, Rockies 6
Dodgers 4, Padres 0

2) Standings–

AL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
BlueJays          7    4  .636   -      2-1    5-3   04-02 00-00 03-02 LOST 1
Orioles           6    4  .600     1/2  2-2    4-2   05-02 00-00 01-02 WON  1
Redsox            5    5  .500   1 1/2  3-1    2-4   05-05 00-00 00-00 WON  2
Yankees           4    6  .400   2 1/2  3-3    1-3   04-06 00-00 00-00 LOST 2
Devil Rays        4    6  .400   2 1/2  4-5    0-1   02-05 00-00 02-01 LOST 1

AL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Whitesox          7    3  .700   -      3-1    4-2   00-00 06-03 01-00 WON  1
Twins             7    3  .700   -      4-2    3-1   00-00 05-02 02-01 WON  5
Indians           4    6  .400   3      1-3    3-3   00-00 04-06 00-00 LOST 1
Royals            4    6  .400   3      1-3    3-3   00-00 02-02 02-04 WON  1
Tigers            3    7  .300   4      3-3    0-4   00-00 03-07 00-00 LOST 5

AL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Angels            6    4  .600   -      3-3    3-1   00-00 01-02 05-02 WON  1
Mariners          5    5  .500   1      2-4    3-1   00-00 04-03 01-02 LOST 1
Rangers           5    6  .455   1 1/2  2-3    3-3   01-01 00-00 04-05 WON  1
A's               4    6  .400   2      1-3    3-3   04-05 00-00 00-01 LOST 1

NL EAST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Braves            6    4  .600   -      3-3    3-1   06-04 00-00 00-00 WON  1
Nationals         6    4  .600   -      1-0    5-4   05-04 00-00 01-00 WON  3
Marlins           5    5  .500   1      5-4    0-1   05-05 00-00 00-00 LOST 1
Mets              5    5  .500   1      4-0    1-5   02-02 03-03 00-00 WON  5
Phillies          4    6  .400   2      1-3    3-3   02-05 02-01 00-00 LOST 3

NL CENTRAL      WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Astros            5    4  .556   -      4-1    1-3   00-03 05-01 00-00 WON  1
Brewers           5    4  .556   -      2-2    3-2   00-00 05-04 00-00 LOST 1
Cardinals         4    4  .500     1/2  2-3    2-1   01-02 03-02 00-00 WON  1
Reds              4    5  .444   1      3-1    1-4   03-00 01-05 00-00 LOST 1
Cubs              4    6  .400   1 1/2  3-3    1-3   00-00 02-02 02-04 LOST 2
Pirates           4    6  .400   1 1/2  1-2    3-4   00-00 02-04 02-02 WON  1

NL WEST         WON  LOST  PCT  GB      HOME   ROAD   EAST  CENT  WEST STREAK
Dodgers           7    2  .778   -      3-0    4-2   00-00 00-00 07-02 WON  3
Diamondbacks      6    4  .600   1 1/2  6-3    0-1   00-01 02-01 04-02 LOST 1
Giants            5    4  .556   2      4-2    1-2   00-00 00-00 05-04 WON  1
Padres            5    5  .500   2 1/2  2-2    3-3   00-00 04-03 01-02 LOST 1
Rockies           1    8  .111   6      1-2    0-6   00-00 00-00 01-08 LOST 8

3) Today’s schedule–

AL
Twins (Dave Gassner) at Indians (Kevin Millwood), 1:05
Mariners (Ryan Franklin) at Whitesox (Mark Buehrle), 2:05
Tigers (Jeremy Bonderman) at Royals (Brian Anderson), 2:10
Angels (Jarrod Washburn) at A’s (Rich Harden), 4:05
Yankees (Mike Mussina) at Orioles (Rodrigo Lopez), 4:35
Devil Rays (Dewon Brazelton) at Redsox (Matt Clement), 7:05
BlueJays (Gustavo Chacin) at Rangers (Kenny Rogers), 8:05

NL
Marlins (Al Leiter) at Mets (Pedro Martinez), 1:10
Astros (Andy Pettitte) at Reds (Eric Milton), 1:15
Cardinals (Chris Carpenter) at Brewers (Doug Davis), 2:05
Braves (John Smoltz) at Phillies (Jon Lieber), 4:05
Diamondbacks (Russ Ortiz) at Nationals (John Patterson), 7:05
Cubs (Greg Maddux) at Pirates (Kip Wells), 7:05
Giants (Jason Schmidt) at Rockies (Joe Kennedy), 8:05
Padres (Adam Eaton) at Dodgers (Scott Erickson), 10:10

4) Yesterday’s HR–

Clint Barmes–#3 & #4
Jason Lane–#2 & #3
David Ross–#2 & #3
Rafael Furcal–#2 & #3
Jeff Kent–#3
David Ortiz–#3
Raul Mondesi–#1 & #2
Sammy Sosa–#2
Albert Pujols–#2
Miguel Tejada–#2
Mark Teixeira–#2
Craig Monroe–#2
Angel Berroa–#2
Victor Martinez–#2
Jermaine Dye–#2
Pedro Feliz–#2
Marquis Grissom–#2
Preston Wilson–#2
Frank Catalanotto–#1
Michael Young–#1
Steve Finley–#1
David DeJesus–#1
Ryan Ludwick–#1
Juan Uribe–#1
Jason Dubois–#1
Neifi Perez–#1
Rob Mackowiak–#1
Milton Bradley–#1
Adam LaRoche–#1

5) HR leaders–

AL
T1) Paul Konerko–4
T1) Brian Roberts–4
T3) Dmitri Young–3
T3) Hideki Matsui–3
T3) Jorge Cantu–3
T3) Alfonso Soriano–3
T3) Eric Hinske–3
T3) Nick Swisher–3
T3) Jason Varitek–3
T3) Richie Sexson–3
T3) David Ortiz–3*

NL
1) Jose Guillen–5
T2) Troy Glaus–4
T2) Pat Burrell–4
T2) Reggie Sanders–4
T2) Clint Barmes–4**
T6) Jim Edmonds–3
T6) Joe Randa–3
T6) Xavier Nady–3
T6) Miguel Cabrera–3
T6) Chipper Jones–3
T6) Brian Giles–3
T6) Jason Lane–3**
T6) David Ross–3**
T6) Rafael Furcal–3**
T6) Jeff Kent–3*

**–hit 2 yesterday
*–hit 1 yesterday

6) Jeff Kent tied Jim Edmonds, Vinny Castilla and David Justice for 99th place on the all time HR list, with 305.

7) The Brewers signed P Ben Sheets to a 4 year, $38.5 million contract.

After 4.15 ERA/-4 RSAA and 4.45 ERA/-1 RSAA seasons, Sheets had a 2.70 ERA/45 RSAA in 34 starts. It was his first year with a positive RSAA and he has a 3.91 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.19, and 37 RSAA in 130 games.

A Hardball Times Update
Goodbye for now.

1) The Tigers placed RF Magglio Ordonez on the 15 day DL and called up P Andrew Good.

Ordonez will have hernia surgery and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks. After 46 RCAA/.978 OPS and 39 RCAA/.926 OPS seasons, he hit .485 SLG, .351 OBA, .836 OPS, 2 RCAA in 52 games. Ordonez has a .887 career OPS, compared to his league average of .773, and 141 RCAA in 1004 games.

2) According to the NY Daily News, the Yankees are close to a deal with the city and state governments to build a new stadium, with an announcement expected around May 1.

3) Cardinals CF Jim Edmonds was out of yesterday’s lineup, due to flulike symptoms.

4) The Braves released P Tom Martin and called up P John Foster.

After a 4.13 ERA/0 RSAA in 2003, Martin had a 3.97 ERA/1 RSAA in 76 games with the Dodgers and Braves and was off to a 19.29 ERA/-4 RSAA start in his first 4 games. He has a 4.88 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.39, and -16 RSAA in 282 games.

Foster had a 5.88 ERA/-5 RSAA in 28 games in 2002-03.

5) The Mets released minor league P Grant Roberts.

Roberts has a 4.25 ERA/-3 RSAA in 76 career games.

6) The Rangers activated P Carlos Almanzar from the bereavement list and sent P Nick Regilio to the minors.

7) Mariners 1B Richie Sexson was scratched from yesterday’s lineup, due to flulike symptoms.

After 25 RCAA/.867 OPS and 33 RCAA/.927 OPS seasons, Sexson hit .578 SLG, .337 OBA, .914 OPS, 3 RCAA in 23 games with the Diamondbacks. He has a .878 career OPS, compared to his league average of .778, and 86 RCAA in 845 games.

8) Orioles coach Elrod Hendricks was hospitalized, after complaining of dizziness and numbness before yesterday’s game.

9) The Devil Rays sent C Tim Laker to the minors after he cleared waivers. Laker had been removed from the 25 and 40 man rosters when he was designated for assignment on Tuesday.

10) The Mariners activated OF Chris Snelling from the DL and sent him to the minors.

11) The Cardinals signed P Chris Carpenter to a 2 year contract extension, covering 2006-07, with an option for 2008.

After missing the 2003 season, Carpenter had a 3.46 ERA/14 RSAA in 28 starts. He has a 4.62 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.59, and 3 RSAA in 182 games.

12) The Marlins activated P John Riedling from the DL when they placed Ismael Valdez on the DL.

After 2.70 ERA/9 RSAA and 4.90 ERA/-7 RSAA seasons, Riedling had a 5.10 ERA/-10 RSAA in 70 games. He had spent his whole career with the Reds and has a 4.13 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.29, and 3 RSAA in 200 games.

13) The Mariners sold minor league C-OF Kit Pellow to the Lotte Giants, in Korea, and P Scott Mullen to the Yomiuri Giants, in Japan.


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