Around the Majors: Eldred retires

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November 28, 2005

1) Cal Eldred announced his retirement.

YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2003 35    3   3.74   62   0   67.1   67  8.96 12.97   7   4   8   6   5  Cardinals    
2004 36    3   3.76   52   0   67     54  7.25 11.96   4   2   1   3   3  Cardinals    
2005 37    9   2.19   31   1   37     29  7.05 13.38   1   0   0   1   0  Cardinals    
CAREER    17   4.42  341 192 1368    939  6.18 12.93  86  74   9  83  77 
LG AVG     0   4.50          1368    946  6.23 13.17  77  77

2) According to NY Newsday, the Red Sox could make an offer to free agent P Billy Wagner today.

3) According to the Bergen Record, the Mets have increased their efforts to trade for Red Sox LF Manny Ramirez.

4) The Dodgers plan on asking the Cubs for permission to interview Grady Little for their managerial job. Little is currently a roving catcher instructor for the Cubs.

5) Today’s birthdays–

PEDRO ASTACIO, AGE: 36
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2003 33  -13   7.36    7   7   36.2   20  4.91 16.69   3   2   0   1   4  Mets         
2004 34   -5  10.38    5   1    8.2    6  6.23 18.69   0   0   0   0   0  Red Sox      
2005 35   -7   4.69   24  22  126.2   78  5.54 12.22   6  10   0   7   9  Rangers/Padres
CAREER    -1   4.61  375 326 2106.1 1622  6.93 12.77 124 119   0 120 123 
LG AVG     0   4.26          2106.1 1548  6.62 12.78 118 118 

ADAM BERNERO, AGE: 29
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2003 26  -22   5.87   49  17  133.1   80  5.40 13.43   1  14   0   5  10  Tigers/Rockies
2004 27   -1   5.57   16   2   32.1   21  5.85 14.75   1   1   0   1   1  Rockies      
2005 28  -11   6.51   36   0   47     37  7.09 14.74   4   3   0   2   5  Braves       
CAREER   -59   5.91  146  34  361    235  5.86 13.94  10  26   0  13  23 
LG AVG     0   4.47           361    254  6.34 12.92  20  20 

JOHN BURKETT, AGE: 41
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
1991 26  -19   4.18   36  34  206.2  131  5.70 12.76  12  11   0   9  14  Giants       
1998 33  -15   5.68   32  32  195    131  6.05 13.11   9  13   0  10  12  Rangers      
CAREER   -18   4.31  445 423 2648.1 1766  6.00 12.42 166 136   1 150 152 
LG AVG     0   4.26          2648.1 1852  6.29 12.73 148 149 

SIXTO LEZCANO, AGE: 52
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
1978   24   24  .377  .459  .837  .653   6.49  .292  15   61    3  132  Brewers      
1979   25   54  .414  .573  .987  .760   8.84  .321  28  101    4  138  Brewers      
1982   28   35  .388  .472  .860  .713   6.69  .289  16   84    2  138  Padres       
CAR        146  .360  .440  .799  .606   5.55  .271 148  591   37 1291 
LG AVG       0  .328  .387  .716  .500   4.38  .263  90  481   94 
POS AVG     43  .335  .411  .746  .530   4.75  .265 116  527   99 

NOOK LOGAN, AGE: 26
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
2004   24   -2  .340  .346  .686  .442   4.37  .278   0   10    8   47  Tigers       
2005   25  -11  .305  .335  .641  .373   3.61  .258   1   17   23  129  Tigers       
CAR        -13  .316  .338  .654  .394   3.83  .264   1   27   31  176 
LG AVG       0  .333  .428  .761  .500   4.97  .269  15   63    7 
POS AVG     -2  .330  .415  .745  .486   4.80  .271  12   56   13 

ROBB NEN, AGE: 36
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
1996 26   18   1.95   75   0   83     92  9.98  9.65   5   1  35   5   1  Marlins      
1998 28   25   1.52   78   0   88.2  110 11.17  8.63   7   7  40  12   2  Giants       
2000 30   20   1.50   68   0   66     92 12.55  7.91   4   3  41   6   1  Giants       
CAREER    87   2.98  643   4  715    793  9.98 11.00  45  42 314  59  28 
LG AVG     0   4.29           715    531  6.68 12.83  40  40 

FRANK O'ROURKE, 1894-1986
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
1912   17  -33  .177  .148  .325  .033   0.87  .122   0   16    1   61  Braves       
1929   34  -35  .306  .332  .637  .307   3.41  .251   2   62   14  154  Browns       
1930   35  -33  .326  .333  .659  .264   3.61  .268   1   41   11  115  Browns       
CAR       -239  .315  .333  .649  .315   3.59  .254  15  430  101 1131 
LG AVG       0  .359  .411  .770  .500   5.36  .292  53  579   85 
POS AVG    -99  .346  .372  .718  .428   4.58  .277  28  505   87 

HEINIE PEITZ, 1870-1943
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
1894   23  -21  .348  .399  .748  .374   5.99  .263   3   49   14   99  Cardinals    
1903   32  -15  .331  .318  .649  .383   4.33  .260   0   42    7  105  Reds         
1905   34  -20  .289  .259  .548  .245   2.58  .223   0   27    2   88  Pirates      
CAR        -97  .342  .361  .703  .442   5.20  .271  16  560   91 1234 
LG AVG       0  .348  .374  .722  .500   5.83  .284  26  546  196 
POS AVG   -137  .321  .343  .664  .405   4.67  .264  22  512  118 

DAVE RIGHETTI, AGE: 47
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
1981 22   18   2.05   15  15  105.1   89  7.60  9.66   8   4   0   9   3  Yankees      
1984 25   15   2.34   64   0   96.1   90  8.41 10.84   5   6  31   8   3  Yankees      
1986 27   22   2.45   74   0  106.2   83  7.00 10.55   8   8  46  12   4  Yankees      
CAREER    71   3.46  718  89 1403.2 1112  7.13 12.18  82  79 252  95  66 
LG AVG     0   4.04          1403.2  833  5.34 12.48  78  78 

BILL SIMAS, AGE: 34
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2000 28   13   3.46   60   0   67.2   49  6.52 12.24   2   3   0   3   2  White Sox    
CAREER    34   3.83  308   0  338.1  265  7.05 13.17  18  19  23  20  17 
LG AVG     0   4.82           338.1  237  6.29 13.59  19  19 

WALT WEISS, AGE: 42
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
1992   28  -19  .305  .241  .545  .261   2.44  .212   0   21    6  103  A's          
1994   30  -29  .336  .303  .639  .287   3.69  .251   1   32   12  110  Rockies      
1996   32  -21  .381  .375  .756  .389   5.44  .282   8   48   10  155  Rockies      
CAR       -135  .351  .326  .677  .396   4.25  .258  25  386   96 1495 
LG AVG       0  .336  .413  .749  .500   4.87  .267 133  611  105 
POS AVG   -119  .322  .362  .684  .405   4.01  .258  67  459  100 

MATT WILLIAMS, AGE: 40
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
1991   25   19  .310  .499  .809  .609   5.17  .268  34   98    5  157  Giants       
1993   27   28  .325  .561  .886  .643   6.24  .294  38  110    1  145  Giants       
1995   29   36  .399  .647 1.046  .781   9.63  .336  23   65    2   76  Giants       
CAR         58  .317  .489  .805  .521   5.16  .268 378 1218   53 1866 
LG AVG       0  .337  .415  .752  .500   4.93  .267 197  890  161 
POS AVG    -30  .331  .419  .750  .480   4.79  .265 215  949   93

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