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Around the Majors: Mets-Orioles tradeby Lee SininsJanuary 22, 2006 1) The Mets traded P Kris Benson to the Orioles for Ps Jorge Julio and John Maine. BENSON YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 28 -9 4.97 18 18 105 68 5.83 14.06 5 9 0 6 8 Pirates 2004 29 -3 4.31 31 31 200.1 134 6.02 12.26 12 12 0 12 12 Pirates/Mets 2005 30 0 4.13 28 28 174.1 95 4.90 11.56 10 8 0 9 9 Mets CAREER 11 4.25 165 165 1024.1 699 6.14 12.66 57 61 0 61 57 LG AVG 0 4.39 1024.1 762 6.70 13.00 57 57 JULIO YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 24 -1 4.38 64 0 61.2 52 7.59 14.01 0 7 36 3 4 Orioles 2004 25 2 4.57 65 0 69 70 9.13 13.17 2 5 22 4 3 Orioles 2005 26 -14 5.90 67 0 71.2 58 7.28 12.81 3 5 0 3 5 Orioles CAREER 6 4.20 281 0 291.2 257 7.93 12.90 11 24 83 20 15 LG AVG 0 4.50 291.2 203 6.26 12.87 16 16 MAINE YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2004 23 -2 9.82 1 1 3.2 1 2.45 24.55 0 1 0 0 1 Orioles 2005 24 -10 6.30 10 8 40 24 5.40 14.40 2 3 0 2 3 Orioles CAREER -12 6.60 11 9 43.2 25 5.15 15.25 2 4 0 2 4 LG AVG 0 4.38 43.2 30 6.18 12.67 2 2 2) According to the Boston Herald, the Red Sox and Indians have agreed in principle to a trade that would send RF Coco Crisp to the Red Sox for Andy Marte and Guillermo Mota, contingent on the Phillies acquiring another CF, with them working on a deal that would sent Arthur Rhodes or Rafael Betancourt to the Phillies for Jason Michaels. According to the Boston Globe, the Red Sox and Indians have spoken more than 70 times and hope to finish a deal within the week. 3) The Braves re-signed P Jorge Sosa to a 1 year, $2.2 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 25 -1 4.62 29 19 128.2 72 5.04 14.06 5 12 0 8 9 Devil Rays 2004 26 -12 5.53 43 8 99.1 94 8.52 14.04 4 7 1 4 7 Devil Rays 2005 27 28 2.55 44 20 134 85 5.71 12.49 13 3 0 12 4 Braves CAREER 3 4.41 147 61 461.1 299 5.83 13.38 24 29 1 28 25 LG AVG 0 4.45 461.1 325 6.35 12.89 26 26 4) The Twins re-signed utilityman Michael Cuddyer to a 1 year, $1.3 million contract, to avoid salary arbitration. After being the Twins starting 3B in 2005, he's a candidate for the starting RF job. YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 24 -4 .325 .431 .756 .374 3.86 .245 4 8 1 35 Twins 2004 25 -3 .339 .440 .779 .473 4.97 .263 12 45 5 115 Twins 2005 26 -9 .330 .422 .752 .430 4.23 .263 12 42 3 126 Twins CAR -18 .330 .428 .758 .443 4.47 .260 32 109 12 325 LG AVG 0 .334 .429 .763 .500 5.00 .268 33 137 16 POS AVG -3 .332 .425 .757 .489 4.90 .267 31 127 19 5) Today's birthdays-- MIKE CALDWELL, AGE: 57 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1972 23 -17 4.01 42 20 163.2 102 5.61 12.98 7 11 2 7 11 Padres 1975 26 -20 4.79 38 21 163.1 57 3.14 13.61 7 13 1 8 12 Giants 1983 34 -21 4.53 32 32 228.1 58 2.29 12.65 12 11 0 9 14 Brewers CAREER -15 3.81 475 307 2408.2 939 3.51 12.01 137 130 18 133 134 LG AVG 0 3.86 2408.2 1311 4.90 12.40 134 134 CHONE FIGGINS, AGE: 28 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 25 0 .345 .367 .711 .498 4.62 .296 0 27 13 71 Angels 2004 26 5 .350 .419 .770 .527 5.44 .296 5 60 34 148 Angels 2005 27 11 .352 .397 .749 .554 5.28 .290 8 57 62 158 Angels CAR 14 .349 .400 .748 .530 5.18 .292 13 145 111 392 LG AVG 0 .334 .429 .764 .500 5.02 .269 47 196 23 POS AVG 0 .333 .426 .759 .499 4.98 .267 47 190 30 TOM JONES, 1877-1923 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1904 27 -15 .270 .309 .579 .405 3.10 .243 2 68 16 156 Browns 1905 28 -14 .290 .282 .572 .383 2.82 .242 0 48 5 135 Browns 1908 31 -11 .290 .284 .574 .418 2.96 .246 1 50 18 155 Browns CAR -69 .294 .303 .597 .434 3.33 .251 4 336 135 1058 LG AVG 0 .310 .325 .635 .500 4.01 .252 14 366 148 POS AVG -1 .303 .336 .639 .507 3.99 .258 18 428 152 AARON RAKERS, AGE: 29 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2004 27 0 4.15 3 0 4.1 3 6.23 12.46 0 0 0 0 0 Orioles 2005 28 1 3.29 10 0 13.2 11 7.24 9.22 1 0 0 1 0 Orioles CAREER 1 3.50 13 0 18 14 7.00 10.00 1 0 0 1 0 LG AVG 0 4.43 18 12 6.23 12.76 1 1 AMOS STRUNK, 1889-1979 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1915 26 17 .371 .427 .798 .619 5.16 .297 1 45 17 132 A's 1916 27 29 .393 .421 .814 .659 6.06 .316 3 49 21 150 A's 1917 28 17 .363 .361 .724 .609 4.91 .281 1 45 16 148 A's CAR 61 .358 .373 .732 .544 4.84 .283 15 528 185 1507 LG AVG 0 .340 .359 .699 .500 4.49 .270 29 544 168 POS AVG 132 .363 .394 .757 .583 5.38 .290 36 590 220 BOBBY YOUNG, 1925-85 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1951 26 -39 .310 .316 .626 .285 3.29 .260 1 31 8 147 Browns 1953 28 -31 .309 .326 .635 .306 3.48 .255 4 25 2 148 Browns 1955 30 -16 .259 .260 .519 .213 2.25 .221 1 14 1 77 Orioles/Indians CAR -118 .308 .318 .626 .327 3.35 .249 15 137 18 687 LG AVG 0 .344 .391 .735 .500 4.80 .266 55 314 24 POS AVG -41 .337 .357 .694 .442 4.27 .267 27 228 27 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 Commenting is not available in this weblog entry. 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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