Around the Majors: Devil Rays find a manager

1) The Devil Rays have reportedly selected Joe Maddon as manager and will have an announcement tomorrow.

2) According to the LA Daily News, the Dodgers may have offered their GM job to Theo Epstein.

3) According to the LA Times, the Dodgers offered CF Milton Bradley and P Odalis Perez in trade talks during the GM meetings and are interested in free agents SS Nomar Garciaparra, 3B Bill Mueller and Joe Randa, LF Brian Giles and CF Johnny Damon.

4) Today’s birthdays–

TIM HAMULACK, AGE: 29
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2005 28   -5  23.14    6   0    2.1    2  7.71 30.86   0   0   0   0   0  Mets         
CAREER    -5  23.14    6   0    2.1    2  7.71 30.86   0   0   0   0   0 
LG AVG     0   4.23             2.1    2  6.57 12.76   0   0 

WILLIE HERNANDEZ, AGE: 51
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
1977 22   18   3.03   67   1  110     78  6.38 10.06   8   7   4  10   5  Cubs         
1984 29   29   1.92   80   0  140.1  112  7.18  8.72   9   3  32   9   3  Tigers       
1985 30   20   2.70   74   0  106.2   76  6.41  8.18   8  10  31  13   5  Tigers       
CAREER    72   3.38  744  11 1044.2  788  6.79 11.42  70  63 147  77  56 
LG AVG     0   3.88          1044.2  621  5.35 12.33  58  58 

HARRY HOWELL, 1876-1956
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
1905 28   18   1.98   38  37  323    198  5.52 10.17  15  22   0  22  15  Browns       
1907 30   17   1.93   42  35  316.1  118  3.36 10.07  16  15   3  19  12  Browns       
1908 31   19   1.89   41  32  324.1  117  3.25 10.16  18  18   1  22  14  Browns       
CAREER    70   2.74  340 282 2567.2  986  3.46 11.25 131 146   6 154 123 
LG AVG     0   2.95          2567.2  986  3.45 11.52 142 142 

XAVIER NADY, AGE: 27
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
2003   24   -8  .321  .391  .712  .426   3.99  .267   9   39    6  110  Padres       
2004   25   -3  .301  .416  .717  .347   3.43  .247   3    9    0   34  Padres       
2005   26    3  .321  .439  .760  .533   4.90  .261  13   43    2  124  Padres       
CAR         -7  .320  .414  .734  .469   4.35  .263  25   91    8  269 
LG AVG       0  .340  .430  .770  .500   5.13  .269  25  102   12 
POS AVG     18  .357  .470  .827  .565   5.93  .278  32  120   10 

JIMMY PIERSALL, AGE: 76
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
1953   23  -24  .329  .354  .683  .368   3.99  .272   3   52   11  151  Red Sox      
1958   28  -15  .303  .350  .653  .371   3.64  .237   8   48   12  130  Red Sox      
1962   32  -23  .301  .329  .630  .316   3.20  .244   4   31   12  135  Senators     
CAR        -98  .332  .386  .718  .438   4.36  .272 104  591  115 1734 
LG AVG       0  .337  .399  .736  .500   4.70  .263 155  737   59 
POS AVG     46  .343  .408  .751  .521   4.99  .264 167  719   96 

CURT SCHILLING, AGE: 39
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2003 36   34   2.95   24  24  168    194 10.39  9.59   8   9   0  12   5  Diamondbacks 
2004 37   42   3.26   32  32  226.2  203  8.06  9.77  21   6   0  18   9  Red Sox      
2005 38  -13   5.69   32  11   93.1   87  8.39 14.08   8   8   9   6  10  Red Sox      
CAREER   314   3.40  514 381 2906   2832  8.77 10.28 192 131  22 197 126 
LG AVG     0   4.22          2906   2110  6.54 12.71 163 162 

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