Around the Majors: Mets-Orioles trade

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January 22, 2006

1) The Mets traded P Kris Benson to the Orioles for Ps Jorge Julio and John Maine.

BENSON
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2003 28   -9   4.97   18  18  105     68  5.83 14.06   5   9   0   6   8  Pirates      
2004 29   -3   4.31   31  31  200.1  134  6.02 12.26  12  12   0  12  12  Pirates/Mets
2005 30    0   4.13   28  28  174.1   95  4.90 11.56  10   8   0   9   9  Mets         
CAREER    11   4.25  165 165 1024.1  699  6.14 12.66  57  61   0  61  57 
LG AVG     0   4.39          1024.1  762  6.70 13.00  57  57 

JULIO
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2003 24   -1   4.38   64   0   61.2   52  7.59 14.01   0   7  36   3   4  Orioles      
2004 25    2   4.57   65   0   69     70  9.13 13.17   2   5  22   4   3  Orioles      
2005 26  -14   5.90   67   0   71.2   58  7.28 12.81   3   5   0   3   5  Orioles      
CAREER     6   4.20  281   0  291.2  257  7.93 12.90  11  24  83  20  15 
LG AVG     0   4.50           291.2  203  6.26 12.87  16  16 

MAINE
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2004 23   -2   9.82    1   1    3.2    1  2.45 24.55   0   1   0   0   1  Orioles      
2005 24  -10   6.30   10   8   40     24  5.40 14.40   2   3   0   2   3  Orioles      
CAREER   -12   6.60   11   9   43.2   25  5.15 15.25   2   4   0   2   4 
LG AVG     0   4.38            43.2   30  6.18 12.67   2   2

2) According to the Boston Herald, the Red Sox and Indians have agreed in principle to a trade that would send RF Coco Crisp to the Red Sox for Andy Marte and Guillermo Mota, contingent on the Phillies acquiring another CF, with them working on a deal that would sent Arthur Rhodes or Rafael Betancourt to the Phillies for Jason Michaels. According to the Boston Globe, the Red Sox and Indians have spoken more than 70 times and hope to finish a deal within the week.

3) The Braves re-signed P Jorge Sosa to a 1 year, $2.2 million contract, to avoid salary arbitration.

YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2003 25   -1   4.62   29  19  128.2   72  5.04 14.06   5  12   0   8   9  Devil Rays   
2004 26  -12   5.53   43   8   99.1   94  8.52 14.04   4   7   1   4   7  Devil Rays   
2005 27   28   2.55   44  20  134     85  5.71 12.49  13   3   0  12   4  Braves       
CAREER     3   4.41  147  61  461.1  299  5.83 13.38  24  29   1  28  25 
LG AVG     0   4.45           461.1  325  6.35 12.89  26  26

4) The Twins re-signed utilityman Michael Cuddyer to a 1 year, $1.3 million contract, to avoid salary arbitration.

After being the Twins starting 3B in 2005, he’s a candidate for the starting RF job.

YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
2003   24   -4  .325  .431  .756  .374   3.86  .245   4    8    1   35  Twins        
2004   25   -3  .339  .440  .779  .473   4.97  .263  12   45    5  115  Twins        
2005   26   -9  .330  .422  .752  .430   4.23  .263  12   42    3  126  Twins        
CAR        -18  .330  .428  .758  .443   4.47  .260  32  109   12  325 
LG AVG       0  .334  .429  .763  .500   5.00  .268  33  137   16 
POS AVG     -3  .332  .425  .757  .489   4.90  .267  31  127   19

5) Today’s birthdays–

MIKE CALDWELL, AGE: 57
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
1972 23  -17   4.01   42  20  163.2  102  5.61 12.98   7  11   2   7  11  Padres       
1975 26  -20   4.79   38  21  163.1   57  3.14 13.61   7  13   1   8  12  Giants       
1983 34  -21   4.53   32  32  228.1   58  2.29 12.65  12  11   0   9  14  Brewers      
CAREER   -15   3.81  475 307 2408.2  939  3.51 12.01 137 130  18 133 134 
LG AVG     0   3.86          2408.2 1311  4.90 12.40 134 134 

CHONE FIGGINS, AGE: 28
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
2003   25    0  .345  .367  .711  .498   4.62  .296   0   27   13   71  Angels       
2004   26    5  .350  .419  .770  .527   5.44  .296   5   60   34  148  Angels       
2005   27   11  .352  .397  .749  .554   5.28  .290   8   57   62  158  Angels       
CAR         14  .349  .400  .748  .530   5.18  .292  13  145  111  392 
LG AVG       0  .334  .429  .764  .500   5.02  .269  47  196   23 
POS AVG      0  .333  .426  .759  .499   4.98  .267  47  190   30 

TOM JONES, 1877-1923
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
1904   27  -15  .270  .309  .579  .405   3.10  .243   2   68   16  156  Browns       
1905   28  -14  .290  .282  .572  .383   2.82  .242   0   48    5  135  Browns       
1908   31  -11  .290  .284  .574  .418   2.96  .246   1   50   18  155  Browns       
CAR        -69  .294  .303  .597  .434   3.33  .251   4  336  135 1058 
LG AVG       0  .310  .325  .635  .500   4.01  .252  14  366  148 
POS AVG     -1  .303  .336  .639  .507   3.99  .258  18  428  152 

AARON RAKERS, AGE: 29
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2004 27    0   4.15    3   0    4.1    3  6.23 12.46   0   0   0   0   0  Orioles      
2005 28    1   3.29   10   0   13.2   11  7.24  9.22   1   0   0   1   0  Orioles      
CAREER     1   3.50   13   0   18     14  7.00 10.00   1   0   0   1   0 
LG AVG     0   4.43            18     12  6.23 12.76   1   1 

AMOS STRUNK, 1889-1979
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
1915   26   17  .371  .427  .798  .619   5.16  .297   1   45   17  132  A's          
1916   27   29  .393  .421  .814  .659   6.06  .316   3   49   21  150  A's          
1917   28   17  .363  .361  .724  .609   4.91  .281   1   45   16  148  A's          
CAR         61  .358  .373  .732  .544   4.84  .283  15  528  185 1507 
LG AVG       0  .340  .359  .699  .500   4.49  .270  29  544  168 
POS AVG    132  .363  .394  .757  .583   5.38  .290  36  590  220 

BOBBY YOUNG, 1925-85
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
1951   26  -39  .310  .316  .626  .285   3.29  .260   1   31    8  147  Browns       
1953   28  -31  .309  .326  .635  .306   3.48  .255   4   25    2  148  Browns       
1955   30  -16  .259  .260  .519  .213   2.25  .221   1   14    1   77  Orioles/Indians
CAR       -118  .308  .318  .626  .327   3.35  .249  15  137   18  687 
LG AVG       0  .344  .391  .735  .500   4.80  .266  55  314   24 
POS AVG    -41  .337  .357  .694  .442   4.27  .267  27  228   27

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