Around the Majors: Cubs sign Zambrano
by Lee SininsFebruary 12, 2006
1) The Cubs re-signed P Carlos Zambrano to a 1 year, $6.5 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 22 26 3.11 32 32 214 168 7.07 12.28 13 11 0 15 9 Cubs 2004 23 42 2.75 31 31 209.2 188 8.07 11.80 16 8 0 17 7 Cubs 2005 24 25 3.26 33 33 223.1 202 8.14 10.64 14 6 0 12 8 Cubs CAREER 88 3.26 134 113 763 655 7.73 11.94 48 35 0 51 32 LG AVG 0 4.25 763 565 6.67 12.78 43 43
2) The Yankees claimed P Darrell Rasner off waivers from the Nationals and designated P Jason Anderson for assignment.
RASNER YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2005 24 0 3.68 5 1 7.1 4 4.91 11.05 0 1 0 1 0 Nationals CAREER 0 3.68 5 1 7.1 4 4.91 11.05 0 1 0 1 0 LG AVG 0 4.23 7.1 5 6.57 12.76 0 0 ANDERSON YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 24 -2 4.88 28 0 31.1 16 4.60 15.80 1 0 0 0 1 Yankees/Mets 2004 25 -4 45.00 1 0 1 1 9.00 45.00 0 0 0 0 0 Indians 2005 26 -2 7.94 3 0 5.2 2 3.18 17.47 1 0 0 0 1 Yankees CAREER -8 6.39 32 0 38 19 4.50 16.82 2 0 0 0 2 LG AVG 0 4.44 38 27 6.28 12.82 2 2
3) The Nationals sold INF Jamey Carroll to the Rockies.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 28 -21 .323 .326 .649 .238 3.25 .260 1 10 5 105 Expos 2004 29 4 .378 .372 .750 .553 5.60 .289 0 16 5 102 Expos 2005 30 -13 .333 .284 .617 .349 3.36 .251 0 22 3 113 Nationals CAR -28 .344 .338 .682 .392 4.10 .269 2 54 14 336 LG AVG 0 .340 .431 .771 .500 5.14 .269 27 111 14 POS AVG -9 .334 .413 .747 .466 4.80 .268 23 103 15
4) The Diamondbacks signed P Felix Heredia to a minor league contract.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 28 15 2.69 69 0 87 45 4.66 11.28 5 3 1 6 2 Reds/Yankees 2004 29 -8 6.28 47 0 38.2 25 5.82 15.36 1 1 0 1 1 Yankees 2005 30 1 0.00 3 0 2.2 2 6.75 10.13 0 0 0 0 0 Mets CAREER -8 4.42 511 2 458.1 351 6.89 13.71 28 19 6 24 23 LG AVG 0 4.41 458.1 339 6.67 12.94 26 26
5) Today's birthdays--
DOM DIMAGGIO, AGE: 89 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1942 25 21 .364 .437 .801 .602 5.96 .286 14 48 16 151 Red Sox 1948 31 17 .383 .401 .785 .576 6.12 .285 9 87 10 155 Red Sox 1949 32 21 .404 .420 .824 .594 6.77 .307 8 60 9 145 Red Sox CAR 120 .383 .419 .802 .560 6.15 .298 87 618 100 1399 LG AVG 0 .350 .393 .744 .500 5.03 .270 103 693 56 POS AVG 60 .356 .413 .769 .533 5.43 .279 112 717 73 PAT DOBSON, AGE: 64 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1973 31 -10 4.41 34 31 200 93 4.19 12.56 12 15 0 12 15 Braves/Yankees 1977 35 -32 6.16 33 17 133 81 5.48 14.95 3 12 1 5 10 Indians CAREER -1 3.54 414 279 2119 1301 5.53 11.61 122 129 19 128 123 LG AVG 0 3.59 2119 1250 5.31 12.05 118 118 CHICK HAFEY, 1903-73 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1928 25 46 .386 .604 .990 .711 8.43 .337 27 111 8 138 Cardinals 1929 26 46 .394 .632 1.026 .697 9.43 .338 29 125 7 134 Cardinals 1931 28 42 .404 .569 .973 .724 8.99 .349 16 95 11 122 Cardinals CAR 244 .372 .526 .898 .638 7.30 .317 164 833 70 1283 LG AVG 0 .349 .414 .763 .500 5.30 .291 68 579 59 POS AVG 70 .359 .441 .800 .544 5.86 .301 82 617 73 ENZO HERNANDEZ, AGE: 57 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1971 22 -22 .295 .250 .545 .321 2.76 .222 0 12 21 143 Padres 1974 25 -21 .285 .277 .562 .327 2.89 .232 0 34 37 147 Padres 1975 26 -24 .275 .265 .539 .242 2.46 .218 0 19 20 116 Padres CAR -103 .283 .266 .550 .311 2.70 .224 2 113 129 714 LG AVG 0 .330 .381 .711 .500 4.37 .261 53 283 45 POS AVG -93 .300 .305 .605 .342 3.11 .241 12 181 56 CHET LEMON, AGE: 51 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1979 24 29 .391 .496 .887 .642 6.75 .318 17 86 7 148 White Sox 1980 25 25 .388 .442 .830 .642 6.18 .292 11 51 6 147 White Sox 1984 29 24 .357 .495 .852 .642 5.88 .287 20 76 5 141 Tigers CAR 188 .355 .442 .797 .583 5.37 .273 215 884 58 1988 LG AVG 0 .328 .397 .724 .500 4.47 .263 170 828 133 POS AVG 38 .331 .406 .737 .514 4.68 .267 173 801 229 LENNY RANDLE, AGE: 57 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1972 23 -17 .235 .269 .504 .179 1.61 .193 2 21 4 74 Rangers 1976 27 -22 .286 .273 .559 .321 2.72 .224 1 51 30 142 Rangers 1978 29 -10 .330 .320 .650 .407 3.61 .233 2 35 14 132 Mets 1981 32 -10 .276 .315 .591 .338 2.85 .231 4 25 11 82 Mariners CAR -76 .321 .335 .656 .418 3.59 .257 27 322 156 1138 LG AVG 0 .326 .380 .706 .500 4.27 .260 86 463 90 POS AVG -26 .323 .368 .691 .470 4.07 .258 73 430 89 TIM REDDING, AGE: 28 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 25 15 3.68 33 32 176 116 5.93 12.84 10 14 0 14 10 Astros 2004 26 -15 5.72 27 17 100.2 56 5.01 15.47 5 7 0 5 7 Astros 2005 27 -23 10.57 10 7 30.2 19 5.58 18.49 0 6 0 1 5 Padres/Yankees CAREER -38 5.16 101 79 436.1 309 6.37 14.21 21 34 0 26 29 LG AVG 0 4.27 436.1 326 6.73 12.77 25 24 EARL SHEELY, 1893-1952 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1924 31 20 .426 .411 .837 .600 6.76 .320 3 103 7 146 White Sox 1925 32 17 .389 .442 .831 .579 6.38 .315 9 111 3 153 White Sox 1926 33 23 .394 .417 .811 .626 6.22 .299 6 89 3 145 White Sox CAR 40 .383 .399 .782 .525 5.63 .300 48 747 33 1234 LG AVG 0 .362 .414 .776 .500 5.45 .295 56 600 78 POS AVG 73 .373 .442 .815 .545 6.02 .306 71 709 74 CHRIS SNYDER, AGE: 25 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2004 23 0 .327 .458 .786 .505 5.47 .240 5 15 0 29 Diamondbacks 2005 24 -24 .297 .301 .598 .250 2.90 .202 6 28 0 115 Diamondbacks CAR -24 .304 .336 .641 .312 3.45 .211 11 43 0 144 LG AVG 0 .339 .430 .769 .500 5.11 .269 14 58 7 POS AVG -15 .315 .385 .700 .384 3.96 .249 11 54 1 ADAM STERN, AGE: 26 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 25 -2 .188 .333 .521 .152 1.93 .133 1 2 1 36 Red Sox CAR -2 .188 .333 .521 .152 1.93 .133 1 2 1 36 LG AVG 0 .331 .425 .756 .500 4.89 .268 1 2 0 POS AVG 0 .331 .449 .780 .524 5.11 .268 1 3 0
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