Around the Majors: Nationals make an offer to Sosa
by Lee SininsFebruary 08, 2006
1) Nationals GM Jim Bowden says he's made a major league contract offer to free agent RF Sammy Sosa.
2) The Diamondbacks signed free agent OF Jeff DaVanon to a 1 year, $525,000 contract, with an option for 2007, and designated P Mike Gosling for assignment.
DAVANON YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 29 12 .360 .445 .805 .607 5.88 .282 12 43 17 123 Angels 2004 30 10 .372 .418 .790 .597 6.35 .277 7 34 18 108 Angels 2005 31 -7 .347 .311 .658 .393 3.69 .231 2 15 11 108 Angels CAR 6 .348 .401 .749 .517 5.07 .256 28 109 48 402 LG AVG 0 .335 .430 .764 .500 5.03 .269 32 136 17 POS AVG 11 .343 .450 .792 .532 5.41 .273 38 144 19 GOSLING YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2004 23 0 4.62 6 4 25.1 14 4.97 14.57 1 1 0 1 1 Diamondbacks 2005 24 0 4.45 13 5 32.1 14 3.90 16.42 0 3 0 1 2 Diamondbacks CAREER 0 4.53 19 9 57.2 28 4.37 15.61 1 4 0 2 3 LG AVG 0 4.27 57.2 43 6.64 12.79 3 3
3) The Giants signed C Todd Greene to a minor league contract.
YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 32 -12 .243 .434 .677 .303 3.52 .229 10 20 0 62 Rangers 2004 33 -7 .325 .508 .833 .398 5.04 .282 10 35 0 75 Rockies 2005 34 -6 .299 .452 .751 .345 4.09 .254 7 23 0 38 Rockies CAR -66 .281 .446 .726 .347 3.97 .248 69 200 5 475 LG AVG 0 .341 .434 .775 .500 5.21 .271 47 197 25 POS AVG -17 .333 .421 .754 .457 4.80 .263 47 199 10
4) Today's birthdays--
AARON COOK, AGE: 27 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 24 -17 6.02 43 16 124 43 3.12 16.33 4 6 0 4 6 Rockies 2004 25 10 4.28 16 16 96.2 40 3.72 14.71 6 4 0 6 4 Rockies 2005 26 11 3.67 13 13 83.1 24 2.59 12.85 7 2 0 6 3 Rockies CAREER 6 4.80 81 50 339.2 121 3.21 14.79 19 13 0 18 14 LG AVG 0 4.26 339.2 252 6.67 12.79 19 19 HOOT EVERS, 1921-91 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1948 27 18 .378 .454 .831 .598 6.18 .314 10 103 3 139 Tigers 1950 29 41 .408 .551 .959 .687 8.01 .323 21 103 5 143 Tigers CAR 14 .353 .426 .778 .511 5.24 .278 98 565 45 1142 LG AVG 0 .351 .393 .744 .500 4.99 .269 78 490 35 POS AVG 68 .360 .427 .787 .552 5.63 .278 103 558 44 DON HEFFNER, 1911-89 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1938 27 -33 .341 .319 .661 .301 4.01 .245 2 69 1 141 Browns 1940 29 -42 .295 .310 .606 .230 3.13 .236 3 53 5 126 Browns 1941 30 -29 .303 .278 .581 .252 3.02 .233 0 17 5 110 Browns CAR -179 .317 .303 .620 .275 3.38 .241 6 248 18 743 LG AVG 0 .357 .415 .773 .500 5.56 .282 52 371 36 POS AVG -60 .344 .381 .724 .429 4.77 .267 40 333 34 BUG HOLLIDAY, 1867-1910 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1889 22 41 .372 .497 .869 .652 9.53 .321 19 104 46 135 Reds 1891 24 43 .376 .473 .848 .731 9.16 .319 9 84 30 111 Reds 1892 25 37 .355 .449 .803 .655 8.00 .292 13 91 43 152 Reds CAR 175 .376 .448 .823 .614 8.44 .311 65 617 248 928 LG AVG 0 .349 .375 .723 .500 6.51 .276 28 487 203 POS AVG 100 .367 .405 .772 .571 7.54 .291 38 505 260 WILLARD MARSHALL, 1921-2000 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1947 26 29 .366 .528 .894 .633 7.17 .291 36 107 3 155 Giants 1949 28 21 .401 .429 .830 .618 6.86 .307 12 70 4 141 Giants CAR 41 .347 .423 .770 .530 5.29 .274 130 604 14 1246 LG AVG 0 .341 .396 .737 .500 4.95 .267 92 518 43 POS AVG 47 .349 .415 .764 .534 5.36 .277 100 563 33 FRITZ PETERSON, AGE: 64 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1969 27 25 2.55 37 37 272 150 4.96 9.07 17 16 0 21 12 Yankees 1970 28 13 2.91 39 37 260 127 4.40 10.04 20 11 0 17 14 Yankees CAREER 3 3.30 355 330 2216.1 1015 4.12 10.90 133 131 1 135 129 LG AVG 0 3.47 2216.1 1359 5.52 11.80 123 123
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