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Around the Majors: Lofton to the Dodgersby Lee SininsDecember 19, 2005 1) According to the Arizona Republic, the Dodgers have agreed in principle to a deal with free agent CF Kenny Lofton. YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 36 12 .352 .450 .801 .566 5.88 .296 12 46 30 140 Pirates/Cubs 2004 37 1 .346 .395 .741 .512 5.09 .275 3 18 7 83 Yankees 2005 38 14 .392 .420 .811 .611 6.99 .335 2 36 22 110 Phillies CAR 220 .373 .425 .797 .584 6.24 .299 120 702 567 1838 LG AVG 0 .341 .427 .768 .500 5.12 .270 215 938 133 POS AVG -4 .339 .420 .759 .494 5.11 .272 185 830 281 2) Today's birthdays-- CHIP AMBRES, AGE: 26 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 25 -5 .323 .379 .702 .392 3.79 .241 4 9 3 53 Royals CAR -5 .323 .379 .702 .392 3.79 .241 4 9 3 53 LG AVG 0 .331 .425 .756 .500 4.89 .268 5 20 2 POS AVG -1 .325 .407 .732 .475 4.61 .267 4 18 4 RUSS BRANYAN, AGE: 30 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 27 -1 .322 .438 .759 .489 5.01 .216 9 26 0 74 Reds 2004 28 3 .324 .525 .849 .557 6.10 .234 11 27 1 51 Brewers 2005 29 9 .378 .490 .868 .623 6.66 .257 12 31 1 85 Brewers CAR 13 .327 .480 .807 .525 5.56 .232 93 238 7 536 LG AVG 0 .339 .431 .770 .500 5.13 .269 48 200 26 POS AVG 6 .341 .442 .783 .510 5.30 .268 54 216 18 VINNIE CHULK, AGE: 27 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 24 0 5.06 3 0 5.1 2 3.38 15.19 0 0 0 0 0 Blue Jays 2004 25 2 4.66 47 0 56 44 7.07 13.98 1 3 2 2 2 Blue Jays 2005 26 5 3.88 62 0 72 39 4.88 11.88 0 1 0 1 0 Blue Jays CAREER 7 4.25 112 0 133.1 85 5.74 12.89 1 4 2 3 2 LG AVG 0 4.48 133.1 93 6.28 12.86 8 7 MIKE FETTERS, AGE: 41 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1992 27 12 1.87 50 0 62.2 43 6.18 9.91 5 1 2 5 1 Brewers 1994 29 13 2.54 42 0 46 31 6.07 13.50 1 4 17 4 1 Brewers 1996 31 12 3.38 61 0 61.1 53 7.78 13.50 3 3 32 4 2 Brewers CAREER 42 3.86 620 6 716.2 518 6.51 13.58 31 41 100 42 30 LG AVG 0 4.43 716.2 493 6.19 13.07 40 40 WALLY GILBERT, 1900-58 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1930 29 -27 .345 .379 .724 .372 4.68 .294 3 67 7 150 Dodgers 1931 30 -22 .322 .333 .655 .359 3.75 .266 0 46 3 145 Dodgers 1932 31 -34 .252 .274 .526 .196 2.22 .214 1 40 2 114 Reds CAR -111 .322 .341 .663 .342 3.87 .269 7 214 21 591 LG AVG 0 .356 .431 .787 .500 5.65 .297 42 336 32 POS AVG -48 .344 .398 .742 .438 4.95 .288 26 306 29 AL KALINE, AGE: 71 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1955 20 62 .421 .546 .967 .754 8.72 .340 27 102 6 152 Tigers 1956 21 49 .383 .530 .913 .702 7.87 .314 27 128 7 153 Tigers 1959 24 42 .410 .530 .940 .694 8.31 .327 27 94 10 136 Tigers 1961 26 48 .393 .515 .909 .712 7.74 .324 19 82 14 153 Tigers 1966 31 48 .392 .534 .927 .750 7.80 .288 29 88 5 142 Tigers 1967 32 54 .411 .541 .952 .791 8.11 .308 25 78 8 131 Tigers CAR 546 .376 .480 .855 .651 6.51 .297 399 1583 137 2834 LG AVG 0 .330 .390 .720 .500 4.46 .258 249 1143 117 POS AVG 134 .339 .417 .756 .540 4.95 .264 305 1258 145 MARSHALL MCDOUGALL, AGE: 27 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 26 -3 .167 .222 .389 .000 0.00 .167 0 0 0 18 Rangers CAR -3 .167 .222 .389 .000 0.00 .167 0 0 0 18 LG AVG 0 .331 .425 .756 .500 4.89 .268 1 3 0 POS AVG 0 .330 .423 .753 .496 4.82 .266 1 3 0 RAFAEL SORIANO, AGE: 26 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 23 17 1.53 40 0 53 68 11.55 7.64 3 0 1 3 0 Mariners 2004 24 -3 13.50 6 0 3.1 3 8.10 32.40 0 3 0 0 3 Mariners 2005 25 2 2.45 7 0 7.1 9 11.05 9.82 0 0 0 0 0 Mariners CAREER 14 3.24 63 8 111 112 9.08 10.22 3 6 2 4 5 LG AVG 0 4.50 111 76 6.19 12.84 6 6 TONY TAYLOR, AGE: 70 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1958 22 -26 .299 .314 .613 .308 3.26 .235 6 27 21 140 Cubs 1966 30 -18 .294 .346 .640 .338 3.13 .242 5 40 8 125 Phillies 1967 31 -20 .308 .312 .620 .324 2.93 .238 2 34 10 132 Phillies CAR -136 .321 .352 .673 .428 3.86 .261 75 598 234 2195 LG AVG 0 .327 .394 .722 .500 4.46 .262 193 906 105 POS AVG -145 .317 .355 .672 .424 3.83 .256 114 717 112 MARK WOODYARD, AGE: 27 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2005 26 2 1.50 3 0 6 3 4.50 6.00 0 0 0 0 0 Tigers CAREER 2 1.50 3 0 6 3 4.50 6.00 0 0 0 0 0 LG AVG 0 4.36 6 4 6.16 12.63 0 0 GEOFF ZAHN, AGE: 60 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1978 32 15 3.03 35 35 252.1 106 3.78 12.31 14 14 0 16 12 Twins 1979 33 20 3.57 26 24 169 58 3.09 11.82 13 7 0 12 8 Twins 1984 38 20 3.12 28 27 199.1 61 2.75 11.24 13 10 0 14 9 Angels CAREER 58 3.74 304 270 1849 705 3.43 12.28 111 109 1 118 102 LG AVG 0 3.96 1849 987 4.80 12.49 103 103 The 2006 edition of the sabermetric baseball encyclopedia is available and is now shipping. Also, for the first time, there will be a subscription package available to get the encyclopedia updated every day during the 2006 season. The encyclopedia can be ordered at http://www.baseball-encyclopedia.com "Lee Sinins' Sabermetric Encyclopedia is best reason yet developed to own a computer. I think I must own a copy of every baseball encyclopedia there is or ever was, and occasionally I find that I still need to pull out one of the others, but not very often; the Sabermetric Encyclopedia covers 97% of my needs. Whether I'm working or playing, calculating or daydreaming, the Sabermetric Encyclopedia pops up to help out. I turn it on in the morning; I turn it off when the house is on fire. Otherwise, I'm using it."--Bill James Do you have a general question or comment for one of THT's writers? Send it in to our weekly mailbag We also welcome unsolicited op-ed pieces of approximately 500 words for consideration. 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