Around the Majors: Rangers sign Millwood

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December 27, 2005

1) The Rangers signed free agent P Kevin Millwood to a 5 year, $60 million contract.

YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2003 28    1   4.01   35  35  222    169  6.85 11.43  14  12   0  13  13  Phillies     
2004 29   -8   4.85   25  25  141    125  7.98 13.60   9   6   0   7   8  Phillies     
2005 30   26   2.86   30  30  192    146  6.84 11.16   9  11   0  13   7  Indians      
CAREER    85   3.76  258 250 1559.1 1280  7.39 11.40 107  75   0 102  80 
LG AVG     0   4.36          1559.1 1158  6.68 12.90  88  87

2) The Indians signed free agent P Jason Johnson to a 1 year, $4 million contract.

YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
2003 29    3   4.18   32  32  189.2  118  5.60 14.52  10  10   0  10  10  Orioles      
2004 30  -15   5.13   33  33  196.2  125  5.72 13.13   8  15   0  10  13  Tigers       
2005 31   -6   4.54   33  33  210     93  3.99 12.34   8  13   0  10  11  Tigers       
CAREER   -63   4.88  215 199 1212.2  736  5.46 13.58  52  86   0  64  74 
LG AVG     0   4.58          1212.2  847  6.29 13.05  68  68

3) Jeff Reardon was arrested yesterday on armed robbery charges.

YEAR AGE RSAA  ERA     G  GS   IP    SO   SO/9 BR/9   W   L   SV  NW  NL  TEAM
1980 24   11   2.61   61   0  110.1  101  8.24 11.66   8   7   6   9   6  Mets         
1982 26   21   2.06   75   0  109     86  7.10 10.32   7   4  26   8   3  Expos        
1988 32   14   2.47   63   0   73     56  6.90 10.48   2   4  42   4   2  Twins        
CAREER    79   3.16  880   0 1132.1  877  6.97 11.01  73  77 367  86  64 
LG AVG     0   3.80          1132.1  695  5.53 12.24  63  63

4) According to the Boston Herald, the Red Sox are interested in free agent 1B J.T. Snow.

5) Today’s birthdays–

DEAN PALMER, AGE: 37
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
1993   24   13  .321  .503  .824  .573   5.44  .245  33   96   11  148  Rangers      
1995   26   17  .448  .613 1.062  .776  11.06  .336   9   24    1   36  Rangers      
CAR         21  .324  .472  .796  .507   5.25  .251 275  849   48 1357 
LG AVG       0  .341  .425  .766  .500   5.09  .270 152  675   97 
POS AVG    -42  .334  .420  .753  .467   4.81  .265 154  679   46 

JASON REPKO, AGE: 25
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
2005   24  -11  .281  .384  .665  .356   3.50  .221   8   30    5  129  Dodgers      
CAR        -11  .281  .384  .665  .356   3.50  .221   8   30    5  129 
LG AVG       0  .339  .428  .767  .500   5.07  .268   9   37    5 
POS AVG     -1  .338  .422  .760  .491   5.01  .270   8   32    8 

CRAIG REYNOLDS, AGE: 53
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
1977   24  -22  .277  .319  .596  .293   2.80  .248   4   28    6  135  Mariners     
1980   27  -19  .262  .304  .566  .289   2.64  .226   3   28    2  137  Astros       
1986   33  -14  .274  .348  .623  .319   3.05  .249   6   41    3  114  Astros       
CAR       -107  .291  .345  .636  .399   3.44  .256  42  377   58 1491 
LG AVG       0  .330  .391  .721  .500   4.48  .264 102  533  116 
POS AVG   -144  .304  .331  .636  .370   3.40  .250  38  376  114 

JACKIE TAVENER, 1897-1969
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
1925   27  -32  .309  .318  .627  .277   3.29  .245   0   47    5  134  Tigers       
1926   28  -19  .332  .365  .696  .388   4.03  .265   1   58    8  156  Tigers       
1929   31  -23  .286  .304  .590  .211   2.65  .212   2   27    1   92  Indians      
CAR       -110  .317  .364  .681  .341   3.82  .255  13  243   47  632 
LG AVG       0  .361  .413  .774  .500   5.40  .293  28  309   41 
POS AVG    -81  .335  .359  .694  .385   4.18  .271  11  257   36 

ROY WHITE, AGE: 62
YEAR  AGE RCAA   OBA  SLG   OPS   OWP    RC/G  AVG   HR  RBI   SB   G   TEAM
1970   26   46  .387  .473  .860  .711   6.75  .296  22   94   24  162  Yankees      
1971   27   40  .388  .469  .857  .710   6.80  .292  19   84   14  147  Yankees      
1972   28   33  .384  .376  .760  .694   5.53  .270  10   54   23  155  Yankees      
CAR        242  .360  .404  .764  .616   5.26  .271 160  758  233 1881 
LG AVG       0  .324  .378  .701  .500   4.19  .255 152  742  114 
POS AVG     89  .335  .402  .737  .541   4.65  .266 179  821  140

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