Around the Majors: Nationals sign Rodriguez

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February 2, 2006

1) The Nationals signed P Felix Rodriguez to a 1 year, $600,000 contract.

YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2003 30    8   3.10   68   0   61     46  6.79 13.57   8   2   2   6   4  Giants       
2004 31    8   3.29   76   0   65.2   59  8.09 13.02   5   8   1   8   5  Giants/Phillies
2005 32   -2   5.01   34   0   32.1   18  5.01 15.31   0   0   0   0   0  Yankees      
CAREER    40   3.51  532   1  557    497  8.03 12.75  37  25  11  37  25 
LG AVG     0   4.36           557    417  6.75 12.90  31  31

2) Rockies P Ryan Speier had surgery on a torn labrum in his shoulder and could miss the entire 2006 season.

YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2005 25    3   3.65   22   0   24.2   10  3.65 14.59   2   1   0   2   1  Rockies      
CAREER     3   3.65   22   0   24.2   10  3.65 14.59   2   1   0   2   1 
LG AVG     0   4.23            24.2   18  6.57 12.76   1   1

3) The Rockies re-signed C Yorvit Torrealba to a 1 year, $850,000 contract, to avoid salary arbitration.

YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
2003   24   -5  .312  .390  .702  .424   4.33  .260   4   29    1   66  Giants       
2004   25   -9  .302  .407  .709  .335   3.72  .227   6   23    2   64  Giants       
2005   26  -12  .297  .338  .635  .278   2.91  .234   3   15    1   76  Giants/Mariners
CAR        -27  .315  .384  .699  .369   3.76  .250  15   83    4  262 
LG AVG       0  .339  .430  .768  .500   5.10  .268  24   99   12 
POS AVG    -20  .321  .393  .713  .408   4.16  .255  19   92    3

4) The Red Sox nonroster invitees to spring training–INFs Willie Harris, Trent Durrington, Luis Jimenez, Rodney Nye, Dustin Pedroia, Josh Pressley and Enrique Wilson, OFs Luke Allen, Ron Calloway, Gabe Kapler, Tyler Minges and Dustan Mohr, C Ken Huckaby and Ps Tim Bausher, Matt Ginter, Jimmy Serrano, Craig Breslow, Mike Bumatay, Mike Holtz and Phil Seibel.

5) The Reds designated P Bubba Nelson for assignment.

6) The Dodgers signed P Brian Meadows to a minor league contract.

YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2003 27   -4   4.72   34   7   76.1   38  4.48 12.14   2   1   1   1   2  Pirates      
2004 28    5   3.58   68   0   78     46  5.31 10.96   2   4   1   3   3  Pirates      
2005 29   -2   4.58   65   0   74.2   44  5.30 12.66   3   1   0   2   2  Pirates      
CAREER   -70   5.04  283 122  891    419  4.23 13.32  44  56   2  41  59 
LG AVG     0   4.43           891    660  6.67 13.04  50  50

7) The Diamondbacks nonroster invitees to spring training–SS Jerry Gil, 3B Brian Barden, OFs Jarred Ball, Carlos Quentin and Marland Williams, Cs Juan Brito and Matt Morgan and Ps Neal Musser, Randy Choate, Terry Mulholland, Bill Murphy, Casey Daigle, Kevin Jarvis and Mike Koplove.

8) The Orioles signed INF Desi Relaford to a minor league contract.

YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
2003   29  -23  .315  .376  .691  .357   4.14  .254   8   59   20  141  Royals       
2004   30  -24  .296  .305  .601  .273   2.89  .221   6   34    5  114  Royals       
2005   31  -14  .308  .319  .627  .285   3.51  .224   1   16    3   73  Rockies      
CAR       -123  .321  .349  .669  .359   3.91  .244  40  308   81  925 
LG AVG       0  .340  .433  .773  .500   5.19  .270  99  412   55 
POS AVG    -64  .326  .394  .720  .427   4.46  .262  67  333   67 

9) Today's birthdays--



MAX ALVIS, AGE: 68

YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM

1969   31  -12  .275  .272  .548  .226   2.19  .225   1   15    1   66  Indians      

1970   32  -12  .217  .278  .495  .095   1.34  .183   3   12    1   62  Brewers      

CAR        -30  .302  .390  .692  .462   3.84  .247 111  373   43 1013 

LG AVG       0  .318  .380  .698  .500   4.15  .249  96  406   49 

POS AVG    -16  .317  .376  .693  .477   4.02  .251  88  394   45 



WARREN BRUSSTAR, AGE: 54

YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM

1977 25   10   2.65   46   0   71.1   46  5.80 11.23   7   2   3   6   3  Phillies     

1978 26   14   2.33   58   0   88.2   60  6.09 10.86   6   3   0   6   3  Phillies     

1983 31   12   2.35   59   0   80.1   46  5.15 11.88   3   1   1   3   1  Cubs         

CAREER    20   3.51  340   0  484.2  273  5.07 12.48  28  16  14  23  21 

LG AVG     0   3.67           484.2  288  5.35 12.12  27  27 



DON BUFORD, AGE: 69

YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM

1968   31   29  .367  .437  .804  .708   6.13  .282  15   46   27  130  Orioles      

1970   33   35  .406  .411  .816  .693   6.75  .272  17   66   16  144  Orioles      

1971   34   43  .413  .477  .890  .743   7.81  .290  19   54   15  122  Orioles      

CAR        161  .362  .379  .741  .613   5.15  .264  93  418  200 1286 

LG AVG       0  .321  .378  .699  .500   4.15  .250 114  498   64 

POS AVG      2  .325  .376  .700  .495   4.18  .255 104  488   68 



RONNY CEDENO, AGE: 23

YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM

2005   22   -2  .356  .375  .731  .428   4.35  .300   1    6    1   41  Cubs         

CAR         -2  .356  .375  .731  .428   4.35  .300   1    6    1   41 

LG AVG       0  .339  .428  .767  .500   5.07  .268   2   10    1 

POS AVG     -2  .319  .389  .708  .420   4.29  .268   1    8    2 



SCOTT ERICKSON, AGE: 38

YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM

1993 25  -16   5.19   34  34  218.2  116  4.77 14.28   8  19   0  12  15  Twins        

2000 32  -33   7.87   16  16   92.2   41  3.98 17.48   5   8   0   4   9  Orioles      

2002 34  -21   5.55   29  28  160.2   74  4.15 15.01   5  12   0   7  10  Orioles      

CAREER   -23   4.57  380 364 2349.1 1250  4.79 13.53 142 136   0 142 136 

LG AVG     0   4.52          2349.1 1585  6.07 13.19 131 132 



ADAM EVERETT, AGE: 29

YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM

2003   26  -13  .320  .380  .700  .392   4.21  .256   8   51    8  128  Astros       

2004   27  -11  .317  .385  .703  .412   4.35  .273   8   31   13  104  Astros       

2005   28  -21  .290  .364  .654  .364   3.65  .248  11   54   21  152  Astros       

CAR        -53  .305  .365  .670  .375   3.91  .253  27  140   46  433 

LG AVG       0  .340  .431  .771  .500   5.14  .269  47  191   23 

POS AVG    -38  .318  .388  .706  .414   4.27  .265  26  147   35 



WES FERRELL, 1908-76

YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM

1930 22   55   3.30   43  35  297    143  4.33 12.27  25  13   3  26  12  Indians      

1932 24   39   3.66   38  34  288    105  3.28 12.59  23  13   1  23  13  Indians      

1935 27   47   3.52   41  38  322    110  3.07 12.49  25  14   0  25  14  Red Sox      

CAREER   200   4.04  374 323 2623    985  3.38 13.41 193 128  13 186 135 

LG AVG     0   4.54          2623    973  3.34 13.78 147 147 



WILLIE KAMM, 1900-88

YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM

1924   24  -22  .337  .364  .700  .378   4.13  .254   6   93    9  147  White Sox    

1927   27  -15  .354  .378  .732  .419   4.56  .270   0   59    7  148  White Sox    

1933   33  -12  .359  .336  .695  .415   4.51  .282   1   47    7  133  Indians      

CAR        -51  .372  .384  .756  .476   5.14  .281  29  826  126 1692 

LG AVG       0  .360  .413  .773  .500   5.44  .291  81  830  101 

POS AVG   -151  .345  .375  .720  .422   4.61  .277  47  730   97 



MELVIN MORA, AGE: 34

YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM

2003   31   33  .418  .503  .921  .737   8.35  .317  15   48    6   96  Orioles      

2004   32   54  .419  .562  .981  .725   9.12  .340  27  104   11  140  Orioles      

2005   33   22  .348  .474  .821  .612   5.89  .283  27   88    7  149  Orioles      

CAR         91  .363  .452  .814  .589   6.01  .281 103  400   65  860 

LG AVG       0  .336  .431  .767  .500   5.08  .269  94  392   49 

POS AVG      0  .335  .429  .764  .497   5.08  .268  91  378   64 



DALE MURRAY, AGE: 56

YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM

1974 24   21   1.03   32   0   69.2   31  4.00  8.91   1   1  10   2   0  Expos        

1982 32   16   3.16   56   0  111     60  4.86 12.16   8   7  11  10   5  Blue Jays    

CAREER     1   3.85  518   1  902.1  400  3.99 13.16  53  50  60  53  50 

LG AVG     0   3.77           902.1  507  5.05 12.31  50  50 



NEIFI PEREZ, AGE: 33

YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM

2003   30  -20  .285  .348  .632  .279   3.05  .256   1   31    3  120  Giants       

2004   31  -23  .296  .336  .632  .299   3.42  .255   4   39    1  126  Giants/Cubs

2005   32  -27  .298  .383  .681  .332   3.49  .274   9   54    8  154  Cubs         

CAR       -329  .301  .380  .681  .289   3.86  .270  61  454   56 1262 

LG AVG       0  .342  .433  .775  .500   5.23  .270 157  654   91 

POS AVG   -127  .324  .385  .709  .409   4.33  .263  89  500  108 



RED SCHOENDIENST, AGE: 83

YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM

1947   24  -37  .304  .332  .636  .308   3.49  .253   3   48    6  151  Cardinals    

1949   26  -14  .351  .356  .707  .427   4.78  .297   3   54    8  151  Cardinals    

1950   27  -19  .313  .403  .717  .402   4.35  .276   7   63    3  153  Cardinals    

CAR        -59  .337  .387  .724  .474   4.73  .289  84  773   89 2216 

LG AVG       0  .340  .406  .747  .500   4.97  .269 207 1035   85 

POS AVG   -153  .332  .363  .695  .435   4.33  .261 114  781  118 



PAT TABLER, AGE: 48

YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM

1991   33  -10  .318  .270  .588  .304   3.14  .216   1   21    0   82  Blue Jays    

CAR         -9  .345  .379  .724  .484   4.53  .282  47  512   16 1202 

LG AVG       0  .328  .399  .727  .500   4.52  .262 100  469   77 

POS AVG     61  .341  .427  .768  .546   5.09  .268 131  556   44 



JOHN TUDOR, AGE: 52

YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM

1985 31   44   1.93   36  36  275    169  5.53  8.61  21   8   0  21   8  Cardinals    

1988 34   28   2.32   30  30  197.2   87  3.96 10.52  10   8   0  13   5  Cardinals/Dodgers

1990 36   26   2.40   25  22  146.1   63  3.87  9.35  12   4   0  12   4  Cardinals    

CAREER   144   3.12  281 263 1797    988  4.95 10.92 117  72   1 115  74 

LG AVG     0   3.79          1797   1077  5.39 12.17 100 100 



JASON VARGAS, AGE: 23

YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM

2005 22    0   4.03   17  13   73.2   59  7.21 12.95   5   5   0   5   5  Marlins      

CAREER     0   4.03   17  13   73.2   59  7.21 12.95   5   5   0   5   5 

LG AVG     0   4.23            73.2   54  6.57 12.76   4   4 






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