Around the Majors: Astros sign Ensberg
by Lee SininsFebruary 04, 2006
1) The Astros re-signed 3B Morgan Ensberg to a 1 year, $3.8 million contract, to avoid salary arbitration.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 27 20 .377 .530 .907 .635 7.24 .291 25 60 7 127 Astros 2004 28 -12 .330 .411 .742 .404 4.28 .275 10 66 6 131 Astros 2005 29 39 .388 .557 .945 .687 7.61 .283 36 101 6 150 Astros CAR 43 .365 .493 .858 .583 6.22 .279 74 246 21 461 LG AVG 0 .340 .431 .771 .500 5.14 .269 47 191 23 POS AVG -8 .334 .429 .763 .483 4.96 .266 48 202 15
2) The Rangers re-signed LF Kevin Mench to a 1 year, $2.8 million contract, to avoid salary arbitration.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 25 4 .381 .464 .845 .584 6.67 .320 2 11 1 38 Rangers 2004 26 10 .335 .539 .874 .563 6.54 .279 26 71 0 125 Rangers 2005 27 7 .328 .469 .797 .538 5.50 .264 25 73 4 150 Rangers CAR 18 .334 .484 .818 .534 5.83 .272 68 215 6 423 LG AVG 0 .334 .428 .762 .500 4.99 .268 46 193 23 POS AVG 5 .336 .435 .771 .510 5.13 .273 46 197 27
3) The Cubs signed P Jason Simontacchi to a minor league contract.
Simontacchi missed the 2005 season, due to shoulder surgery.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 28 -2 4.02 24 24 143.1 72 4.52 12.18 11 5 0 8 8 Cardinals 2003 29 -20 5.56 46 16 126.1 74 5.27 14.18 9 5 1 5 9 Cardinals 2004 30 -2 5.28 13 0 15.1 3 1.76 14.67 0 0 0 0 0 Cardinals CAREER -24 4.77 83 40 285 149 4.71 13.20 20 10 1 13 17 LG AVG 0 4.20 285 213 6.71 12.74 16 16
4) The Orioles re-signed CF Luis Matos to a 1 year, about $1.6 million contract, to avoid salary arbitration.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 24 10 .353 .458 .811 .572 5.58 .303 13 45 15 109 Orioles 2004 25 -24 .275 .333 .609 .254 2.98 .224 6 28 12 89 Orioles 2005 26 0 .340 .373 .712 .500 4.59 .280 4 32 17 121 Orioles CAR -33 .316 .379 .695 .423 4.15 .260 28 135 65 439 LG AVG 0 .336 .431 .767 .500 5.08 .270 49 205 25 POS AVG -4 .333 .421 .755 .489 4.97 .272 41 188 47
5) Today's birthdays--
EDDIE AINSMITH, 1892-1981 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1913 21 -14 .262 .293 .555 .262 2.59 .214 2 20 17 84 Senators 1920 28 -14 .285 .306 .591 .245 2.89 .231 1 19 4 69 Tigers 1923 31 -15 .274 .330 .603 .308 2.99 .212 3 36 4 84 Cardinals/Dodgers CAR -108 .296 .324 .620 .370 3.38 .232 22 317 86 1073 LG AVG 0 .341 .367 .709 .500 4.62 .275 22 357 101 POS AVG -78 .319 .325 .644 .412 3.81 .250 16 333 49 WILLIAM BERGOLLA, AGE: 23 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 22 -7 .132 .132 .263 .000 0.00 .132 0 1 0 17 Reds CAR -7 .132 .132 .263 .000 0.00 .132 0 1 0 17 LG AVG 0 .339 .428 .767 .500 5.07 .268 1 6 1 POS AVG 0 .339 .408 .747 .480 4.90 .272 1 5 1 DAN PLESAC, AGE: 44 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1986 24 13 2.97 51 0 91 75 7.42 10.88 10 7 14 11 6 Brewers 1987 25 17 2.61 57 0 79.1 89 10.10 10.10 5 6 23 8 3 Brewers 1988 26 10 2.41 50 0 52.1 52 8.94 9.97 1 2 30 2 1 Brewers CAREER 70 3.64 1064 14 1072 1041 8.74 11.72 65 71 158 79 57 LG AVG 0 4.23 1072 725 6.08 12.75 60 60 GERMANY SCHAEFER, 1877-1919 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1902 25 -19 .250 .223 .473 .238 2.12 .196 0 14 12 81 Cubs 1906 29 -16 .290 .296 .586 .383 3.55 .238 2 42 31 124 Tigers 1909 32 -11 .284 .301 .586 .395 3.11 .248 1 26 14 124 Tigers/Senators CAR -14 .319 .322 .640 .492 4.07 .259 9 300 198 1084 LG AVG 0 .317 .329 .646 .500 4.15 .257 13 356 147 POS AVG 11 .318 .337 .655 .519 4.25 .260 14 382 149 STEVE SCHMOLL, AGE: 26 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2005 25 -5 5.01 48 0 46.2 29 5.59 13.89 2 2 3 2 2 Dodgers CAREER -5 5.01 48 0 46.2 29 5.59 13.89 2 2 3 2 2 LG AVG 0 4.23 46.2 34 6.57 12.76 3 3 POSSUM WHITTED, 1890-1962 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1913 23 -20 .282 .270 .552 .311 2.71 .220 0 38 9 123 Cardinals 1920 30 -10 .314 .338 .652 .419 3.45 .261 1 74 11 134 Pirates CAR -36 .313 .362 .675 .466 3.87 .270 23 451 116 1025 LG AVG 0 .325 .357 .682 .500 4.14 .267 26 378 118 POS AVG 12 .328 .365 .692 .514 4.25 .270 27 382 141
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