Around the Majors: Lawrence is hurt
by Lee SininsFebruary 26, 2006
1) Nationals P Brian Lawrence was diagnosed with a torn labrum and is out until after midseason.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 27 -7 4.19 33 33 210.2 116 4.96 11.71 10 15 0 12 13 Padres 2004 28 -3 4.12 34 34 203 121 5.36 12.77 15 14 0 14 15 Padres 2005 29 -22 4.83 33 33 195.2 109 5.01 12.83 7 15 0 9 13 Padres CAREER -23 4.10 162 146 934 579 5.58 12.33 49 61 0 53 57 LG AVG 0 4.25 934 697 6.72 12.76 52 52
2) The Twins named Johan Santana as their Opening Day starter.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 24 27 3.07 45 18 158.1 169 9.61 10.06 12 3 0 10 5 Twins 2004 25 54 2.61 34 34 228 265 10.46 8.64 20 6 0 19 7 Twins 2005 26 39 2.87 33 33 231.2 238 9.25 8.78 16 7 0 16 7 Twins CAREER 125 3.31 184 108 856 901 9.47 10.34 59 25 1 56 28 LG AVG 0 4.54 856 596 6.27 12.96 48 48
Santana's 120 RSAA over the past 3 years ranks 6th on the all time list for most RSAA for ages 24-26--
RSAA 1 Walter Johnson 193 2 Hal Newhouser 152 T3 Pedro Martinez 131 T3 Tom Seaver 131 5 Dizzy Dean 127 6 Johan Santana 120 7 Robin Roberts 119 8 Dave Stieb 117 9 Roger Clemens 116 10 Kevin Appier 114
3) Pirates P Kip Wells left the team to be examined by a surgeon who specializes in blood clots and is expected to return today. According to GM Dave Littlefield, it was just "a precautionary measure."
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 26 21 3.28 31 31 197.1 147 6.70 11.58 10 9 0 12 7 Pirates 2004 27 -7 4.55 24 24 138.1 116 7.55 14.12 5 7 0 5 7 Pirates 2005 28 -16 5.09 33 33 182 132 6.53 14.69 8 18 0 11 15 Pirates CAREER 6 4.36 188 168 983.2 728 6.66 13.71 55 69 0 62 62 LG AVG 0 4.36 983.2 720 6.59 12.92 55 55
4) The Brewers gave manager Ned Yost a 2 year contract extension, covering 2007-08, with an option for 2009.
5) The Cubs signed P Brian Boehringer to a minor league contract.
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 Marlins signed C Tom Wilson to a minor league contract, with an invitation to spring training.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2002 31 -3 .334 .385 .719 .456 4.43 .257 8 37 0 96 Blue Jays 2003 32 -5 .331 .391 .722 .433 4.55 .258 5 35 0 96 Blue Jays 2004 33 -2 .231 .167 .397 .000 0.00 .167 0 0 0 13 Mets/Dodgers CAR -11 .327 .386 .714 .427 4.31 .253 15 76 0 214 LG AVG 0 .333 .427 .760 .500 4.97 .266 18 74 9 POS AVG -17 .308 .387 .694 .388 3.90 .253 14 67 2
7) Today's birthdays--
GROVER C ALEXANDER, 1887-1950 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1911 24 44 2.57 48 37 367 227 5.57 10.35 28 13 3 27 14 Phillies 1915 28 69 1.22 49 42 376 241 5.77 7.83 31 10 3 34 7 Phillies 1917 30 46 1.83 45 44 388 200 4.64 9.23 30 13 0 30 13 Phillies 1920 33 49 1.91 46 40 363 173 4.29 10.04 27 14 5 29 12 Cubs 1927 40 50 2.52 37 30 268 48 1.61 10.07 21 10 3 22 9 Cardinals CAREER 524 2.56 696 599 5189 2198 3.81 10.21 373 208 32 374 207 LG AVG 0 3.39 5189 1891 3.28 12.12 286 286 RIP COLLINS, 1896-1968 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1924 28 23 3.21 34 30 216 75 3.13 11.08 14 7 0 13 8 Tigers 1926 30 16 2.73 30 13 122 44 3.25 13.20 8 8 1 11 5 Tigers 1930 34 15 4.34 35 20 172 75 3.92 12.35 9 7 2 9 7 Browns CAREER 47 3.99 311 220 1712 569 2.99 13.38 108 82 5 102 88 LG AVG 0 4.19 1712 557 2.93 13.45 96 96 MARK DEROSA, AGE: 31 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 28 -7 .316 .383 .699 .413 4.12 .263 6 22 1 103 Braves 2004 29 -20 .293 .320 .614 .274 3.08 .239 3 31 1 118 Braves 2005 30 -2 .325 .439 .764 .457 4.62 .243 8 20 1 66 Rangers CAR -34 .319 .380 .700 .396 4.09 .263 25 119 7 459 LG AVG 0 .339 .432 .771 .500 5.15 .268 37 150 19 POS AVG -10 .332 .417 .749 .471 4.83 .269 31 137 19 DAVE HOWARD, AGE: 39 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1991 24 -15 .267 .258 .525 .245 2.44 .216 1 17 3 94 Royals 1995 28 -16 .310 .325 .635 .291 3.38 .243 0 19 6 95 Royals 1996 29 -35 .291 .305 .595 .228 2.84 .219 4 48 5 143 Royals CAR -110 .291 .303 .595 .259 2.95 .229 11 148 23 645 LG AVG 0 .341 .422 .763 .500 5.07 .270 51 231 33 POS AVG -39 .326 .381 .706 .417 4.30 .264 30 189 38 GARY MAJEWSKI, AGE: 26 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2004 24 1 3.86 16 0 21 12 5.14 15.00 0 1 1 1 0 Expos 2005 25 10 2.93 79 0 86 50 5.23 12.98 4 4 1 5 3 Nationals CAREER 11 3.11 95 0 107 62 5.21 13.37 4 5 2 6 3 LG AVG 0 4.25 107 79 6.60 12.77 6 6 PREACHER ROE, AGE: 91 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1948 33 30 2.63 34 22 178 86 4.35 9.66 12 8 2 14 6 Dodgers 1949 34 30 2.79 30 27 213 109 4.61 10.44 15 6 1 14 7 Dodgers 1950 35 31 3.30 36 32 251 125 4.48 11.29 19 11 1 19 11 Dodgers CAREER 133 3.43 333 261 1916 956 4.49 11.41 127 84 10 123 88 LG AVG 0 3.94 1916 804 3.78 12.73 107 107 SCOTT SERVICE, AGE: 39 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1999 32 -10 6.09 68 0 75.1 68 8.12 15.77 5 5 8 4 6 Royals CAREER -21 4.99 338 1 416.1 413 8.93 13.90 20 22 16 21 21 LG AVG 0 4.48 416.1 295 6.37 13.07 23 23 J.T. SNOW, AGE: 38 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 35 8 .387 .418 .806 .572 6.00 .273 8 51 1 103 Giants 2004 36 35 .429 .529 .958 .728 9.30 .327 12 60 4 107 Giants 2005 37 -4 .343 .365 .708 .463 4.60 .275 4 40 1 117 Giants CAR 56 .357 .428 .786 .526 5.41 .268 189 873 20 1677 LG AVG 0 .344 .432 .776 .500 5.25 .271 179 764 109 POS AVG 163 .367 .477 .844 .575 6.27 .280 254 957 49 JOSH TOWERS, AGE: 29 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 26 2 4.48 14 8 64.1 42 5.88 10.91 8 1 1 5 4 Blue Jays 2004 27 -2 5.11 21 21 116.1 51 3.95 14.16 9 9 0 9 9 Blue Jays 2005 28 17 3.71 33 33 208.2 112 4.83 11.73 13 12 0 15 10 Blue Jays CAREER 1 4.49 97 85 557 276 4.46 12.39 38 35 1 38 35 LG AVG 0 4.47 557 389 6.29 12.85 31 31
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