Around the Majors: Prior will see a specialist

1) Cubs P Mark Prior will see a specialist today, due to soreness in his shoulder.

YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2003 22   42   2.43   30  30  211.1  245 10.43 10.31  18   6   0  18   6  Cubs         
2004 23    7   4.02   21  21  118.2  139 10.54 12.36   6   4   0   6   4  Cubs         
2005 24   11   3.67   27  27  166.2  188 10.15 11.12  11   7   0  10   8  Cubs         
CAREER    69   3.24   97  97  613.1  719 10.55 11.06  41  23   0  41  23 
LG AVG     0   4.24           613.1  454  6.67 12.77  34  34 

2) The Red Sox gave manager Terry Francona a contract extension covering 2007-08.

3) Dwight Gooden was arrested on charges of violation of probation. Gooden was on probation for a DUI arrest and, after admitting to his probation officer that he used cocaine, he failed a drug test.

YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
1984 19   24   2.60   31  31  218    276 11.39  9.74  17   9   0  17   9  Mets         
1985 20   58   1.53   35  35  276.2  268  8.72  8.75  24   4   0  23   5  Mets         
1986 21   17   2.84   33  33  250    200  7.20 10.12  17   6   0  14   9  Mets         
CAREER   105   3.51  430 410 2800.2 2293  7.37 11.56 194 112   3 170 136 
LG AVG     0   3.96          2800.2 1843  5.92 12.38 156 156 

4) The Red Sox returned Rule 5 draftee P Jamie Vermilyea to the Blue Jays.

5) The Cubs sent INFs Scott Moore and Brandon Sing, OFs Adam Greenberg and Buck Coats and Ps Carlos Marmol, Brian Boehringer and Carmen Pignatiello to the minors.

GREENBERG
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
2005   24    0 1.000                                  0    0    0    1  Cubs         
CAR          0 1.000                                  0    0    0    1 
LG AVG       0                    .500                0    0    0 
POS AVG      0                                        0    0    0 

BOEHRINGER
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2002 33    9   3.39   70   0   79.2   65  7.34 11.30   4   4   1   5   3  Pirates      
2003 34   -9   5.49   62   0   62.1   47  6.79 14.01   5   4   0   3   6  Pirates      
2004 35   -1   4.62   21   0   25.1   20  7.11 15.99   1   1   0   1   1  Pirates      
CAREER    -5   4.36  356  21  534.2  432  7.27 13.70  26  32   3  29  29 
LG AVG     0   4.43           534.2  394  6.64 13.04  30  30 

6) The White Sox sent INFs Pedro Lopez and Casey Rogowski, C Chris Stewart and Ps Charlie Haeger, Lance Broadway and Ray Liotta to the minors.

LOPEZ
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
2005   21    0  .286  .286  .571  .452   4.50  .286   0    2    0    2  White Sox    
CAR          0  .286  .286  .571  .452   4.50  .286   0    2    0    2 
LG AVG       0  .331  .425  .756  .500   4.89  .268   0    1    0 
POS AVG      0  .324  .412  .735  .477   4.63  .268   0    1    0 

7) The Rockies sent INFs Jayson Nix and Troy Tulowitzki, OF Jeff Salazar, C Chris Iannetta and Ps Manuel Corpas, Mike Esposito, Ubaldo Jimenez, Juan Morillo, Ramon Ramirez, Eduardo Sierra, Jim Miller, Sandy Nin, Judd Songster, Justin Hampson and Zack Parker to the minors.

ESPOSITO
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2005 23   -3   6.75    3   3   14.2    5  3.07 18.41   0   2   0   1   1  Rockies      
CAREER    -3   6.75    3   3   14.2    5  3.07 18.41   0   2   0   1   1 
LG AVG     0   4.23            14.2   11  6.57 12.76   1   1 

8) The Twins sent INF Tommy Watkins, OFs Alex Romero, Denard Span and Kevin West, C Kyle Phillips and Ps J.D. Durbin, Pat Neshek, Errol Simonitsch, Adam Harben, Justin Jones and Jose Mijares to the minors.

DURBIN
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2004 22   -2   7.36    4   1    7.1    6  7.36 22.09   0   1   0   0   1  Twins        
CAREER    -2   7.36    4   1    7.1    6  7.36 22.09   0   1   0   0   1 
LG AVG     0   4.64             7.1    5  6.45 13.15   0   0 

9) The Phillies sent OF Michael Bourn, Cs John Vanden Berg and Jason Jaramillo and Ps Daniel Haigwood, Scott Mathieson, Zack Segovia, Gio Gonzalez, Matt White, Aaron Myette and Jeremy Cummings to the minors.

WHITE
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2003 25  -11  22.24    6   0    5.2    0  0.00 28.59   0   1   0   0   1  Red Sox/Mariners
2005 27   -2   9.00    1   1    4      3  6.75 18.00   0   1   0   0   1  Nationals    
CAREER   -13  16.76    7   1    9.2    3  2.79 24.21   0   2   0   0   2 
LG AVG     0   4.41             9.2    7  6.30 12.82   1   1 

MYETTE
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2002 24  -27  10.06   15  12   48.1   48  8.94 20.67   2   5   0   2   5  Rangers      
2003 25   -6  23.63    2   0    2.2    1  3.38 33.75   0   0   0   0   0  Indians      
2004 26   -2   8.31    5   0    4.1    6 12.46 27.00   0   0   0   0   0  Reds         
CAREER   -60   8.16   47  30  154.1  134  7.81 18.25   6  12   0   6  12 
LG AVG     0   4.52           154.1  109  6.36 12.99   9   9 

10) The Nationals sent 3B-OF Tony Blanco and OFs Mike Vento and Alex Escobar to the minors.

BLANCO
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
2005   23   -5  .215  .274  .490  .187   2.12  .177   1    7    1   56  Nationals    
CAR         -5  .215  .274  .490  .187   2.12  .177   1    7    1   56 
LG AVG       0  .339  .428  .767  .500   5.07  .268   2    8    1 
POS AVG      1  .350  .456  .805  .556   5.73  .269   3   10    1 

VENTO
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
2005   27    0  .000  .000  .000  .000   0.00  .000   0    0    0    2  Yankees      
CAR          0  .000  .000  .000  .000   0.00  .000   0    0    0    2 
LG AVG       0  .331  .425  .756  .500   4.89  .268   0    0    0 
POS AVG      0  .331  .449  .780  .524   5.11  .268   0    0    0 

ESCOBAR
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
2001   22   -3  .245  .400  .645  .317   3.29  .200   3    8    1   18  Mets         
2003   24    2  .324  .444  .769  .580   5.55  .273   5   14    1   28  Indians      
2004   25   -7  .318  .309  .627  .333   3.46  .211   1   12    1   46  Indians      
CAR         -8  .309  .369  .677  .414   4.07  .229   9   34    3   92 
LG AVG       0  .337  .434  .771  .500   5.14  .269  10   42    5 
POS AVG      1  .339  .438  .777  .508   5.23  .275  10   40    8 

11) The Orioles sent P Franklyn Gracesqui to the minors.

YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2004 24   -3  11.25    7   0    4      1  2.25 24.75   0   1   1   0   1  Marlins      
CAREER    -3  11.25    7   0    4      1  2.25 24.75   0   1   1   0   1 
LG AVG     0   4.31             4      3  6.74 12.84   0   0 

12) Today’s birthdays–

HAROLD BAINES, AGE: 47
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
1984   25   31  .361  .541  .903  .644   7.01  .304  29   94    1  147  White Sox    
1989   30   35  .395  .465  .860  .701   6.70  .309  16   72    0  146  White Sox/Rangers
1991   32   32  .383  .473  .857  .692   6.56  .295  20   90    0  141  A's          
CAR        284  .356  .465  .820  .583   5.73  .289 384 1628   34 2830 
LG AVG       0  .333  .409  .742  .500   4.73  .266 265 1223  184 
POS AVG    129  .342  .438  .780  .536   5.20  .267 360 1427  109 

BOBBY BONDS, 1946-2003
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
1970   24   49  .375  .504  .879  .693   7.45  .302  26   78   48  157  Giants       
1971   25   41  .355  .512  .867  .688   6.63  .288  33  102   26  155  Giants       
1973   27   43  .370  .530  .900  .672   7.11  .283  39   96   43  160  Giants       
CAR        315  .353  .471  .824  .629   5.96  .268 332 1024  461 1849 
LG AVG       0  .329  .386  .715  .500   4.40  .262 159  816  129 
POS AVG    112  .341  .416  .757  .547   4.95  .268 205  901  150 

FREDDIE BYNUM, AGE: 26
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
2005   25    0  .286  .429  .714  .535   5.40  .286   0    1    0    7  A's          
CAR          0  .286  .429  .714  .535   5.40  .286   0    1    0    7 
LG AVG       0  .331  .425  .756  .500   4.89  .268   0    1    0 
POS AVG      0  .324  .412  .735  .477   4.63  .268   0    1    0 

DOC CASEY, 1870-1936
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
1899   29  -30  .304  .322  .626  .346   4.14  .259   1   45   28  143  Senators/Dodgers
1905   35  -19  .295  .316  .611  .387   3.67  .232   1   56   22  144  Cubs         
1907   37  -18  .282  .279  .561  .362   2.80  .231   0   19   16  141  Dodgers      
CAR       -116  .310  .320  .630  .415   4.00  .258   9  354  191 1114 
LG AVG       0  .332  .353  .685  .500   4.97  .270  22  494  184 
POS AVG     -6  .331  .354  .685  .503   4.95  .272  21  501  189 

ROBERT FICK, AGE: 32
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
2003   29    0  .335  .418  .753  .498   4.97  .269  11   80    1  126  Braves       
2004   30  -13  .277  .319  .595  .295   3.06  .199   6   26    0   89  Devil Rays/Padres
2005   31   -1  .340  .365  .705  .483   4.40  .265   3   30    0   93  Padres       
CAR         -7  .330  .418  .748  .487   4.74  .260  65  299    5  668 
LG AVG       0  .337  .430  .768  .500   5.09  .268  66  277   35 
POS AVG     13  .344  .447  .791  .518   5.36  .268  79  311   18 

WAYNE GRANGER, AGE: 62
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
1969 25   13   2.79   90   0  145     68  4.22 11.79   9   6  27   9   6  Reds         
1970 26   14   2.65   67   0   85     38  4.02 11.33   6   5  35   8   3  Reds         
CAREER    24   3.14  451   0  640    303  4.26 12.02  35  35 108  38  32 
LG AVG     0   3.53           640    397  5.58 11.99  36  36 

MICKEY HATCHER, AGE: 51
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
1981   26  -12  .285  .350  .635  .363   3.24  .255   3   37    3   99  Twins        
1982   27  -17  .269  .343  .612  .246   2.54  .249   3   26    0   84  Twins        
1985   30  -14  .308  .365  .673  .378   3.66  .282   3   49    0  116  Twins        
CAR        -69  .313  .377  .690  .417   3.89  .280  38  375   11 1130 
LG AVG       0  .327  .397  .724  .500   4.48  .262  83  401   70 
POS AVG     27  .334  .412  .746  .522   4.78  .267  93  438   72 

JIM KERN, AGE: 57
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
1976 27   15   2.37   50   2  117.2  111  8.49 11.17  10   7  15  11   6  Indians      
1979 30   42   1.57   71   0  143    136  8.56 10.26  13   5  29  15   3  Rangers      
CAREER    43   3.32  416  14  793.1  651  7.39 12.97  53  57  88  64  46 
LG AVG     0   3.88           793.1  425  4.83 12.41  44  44 

ARLIE LATHAM, 1860-1952
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
1885   25  -32  .242  .256  .498  .314   3.31  .206   1    0    0  110  Cardinals    
1889   29  -22  .317  .307  .623  .392   5.52  .246   4   49   69  118  Cardinals    
1892   32  -17  .310  .283  .593  .430   4.83  .238   0   44   66  152  Reds         
CAR        -15  .334  .341  .676  .498   6.34  .269  27  398  739 1627 
LG AVG       0  .330  .361  .692  .500   6.29  .267  46  602  346 
POS AVG    -65  .324  .351  .676  .476   5.97  .263  41  574  360 

BOB LOCKER, AGE: 68
YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
1967 29   12   2.09   77   0  125     80  5.76  9.72   7   5  20   8   4  White Sox    
1973 35   17   2.55   63   0  106     76  6.45 12.06  10   6  18  11   5  Cubs         
CAREER    56   2.76  576   0  878.1  577  5.91 10.95  57  39  95  57  39 
LG AVG     0   3.42           878.1  558  5.72 11.66  49  49 

MIKE PAGLIARULO, AGE: 46
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
1988   28  -11  .276  .367  .643  .395   3.38  .216  15   67    1  125  Yankees      
1989   29  -19  .275  .299  .574  .288   2.74  .197   7   30    3  124  Yankees/Padres
1995   35  -20  .277  .349  .625  .223   2.84  .232   4   27    0   86  Rangers      
CAR        -53  .306  .407  .712  .446   4.17  .241 134  505   18 1246 
LG AVG       0  .330  .403  .733  .500   4.62  .263 107  494   82 
POS AVG     -3  .330  .406  .737  .491   4.61  .264 108  490   51 

KEVIN YOUKILIS, AGE: 27
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
2004   25    2  .367  .413  .780  .525   5.77  .260   7   35    0   72  Red Sox      
2005   26    3  .400  .405  .805  .623   6.52  .278   1    9    0   44  Red Sox      
CAR          5  .376  .411  .787  .552   5.97  .265   8   44    0  116 
LG AVG       0  .336  .432  .768  .500   5.09  .270   9   38    4 
POS AVG      0  .336  .433  .769  .504   5.11  .266  10   38    5 

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