Around the Majors: New steroids policy
by Lee SininsNovember 16, 2005
1) MLB and the union agreed to a new steroids policy: 50 games for a first suspension, 100 for a second and a lifetime ban for a third.
2) The Yankees re-signed LF Hideki Matsui to a 4 year, $52 million contract and exercised their $1.5 million option on P Tanyon Sturtze.
MATSUI YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 29 5 .353 .435 .788 .526 5.09 .287 16 106 2 163 Yankees 2004 30 44 .390 .522 .912 .693 7.73 .298 31 108 3 162 Yankees 2005 31 26 .367 .496 .863 .619 6.53 .305 23 116 2 162 Yankees CAR 75 .370 .484 .853 .618 6.40 .297 70 330 7 487 LG AVG 0 .334 .429 .764 .500 5.02 .269 57 237 28 POS AVG 16 .340 .443 .783 .528 5.37 .280 58 247 36 STURTZE YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 32 -12 5.94 40 8 89.1 54 5.44 15.82 7 6 0 5 8 Blue Jays 2004 33 -9 5.47 28 3 77.1 56 6.52 13.27 6 2 1 3 5 Yankees 2005 34 -2 4.73 64 1 78 45 5.19 12.58 5 3 1 4 4 Yankees CAREER -55 5.18 251 84 784 473 5.43 14.17 40 44 3 39 45 LG AVG 0 4.53 784 550 6.31 12.97 44 44
3) The Blue Jays re-signed P Josh Towers to a 2 year, $5.2 million contract.
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
4) The Dodgers hired Ned Colletti as GM.
5) According to NY Newsday, the Yankees were turned off by Johnny Damon's 7 year, $84 million asking price, so they are turning their attention towards Brian Giles.
6) According to the Philadelphia Daily News, when the Phillies meet today with Billy Wagner, it may represent their last chance to re-sign him, with him indicating that, if he gets a 4 year offer from the Mets, that could be too good for him to pass up.
7) Today's birthdays--
FRANK BOLLING, AGE: 74 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1963 31 -17 .299 .312 .611 .365 3.12 .244 5 43 2 142 Braves 1964 32 -25 .245 .278 .524 .205 2.05 .199 5 34 0 120 Braves 1965 33 -17 .295 .363 .657 .369 3.41 .264 7 50 0 148 Braves 1966 34 -17 .244 .256 .499 .187 1.99 .211 1 18 1 75 Braves CAR -126 .313 .366 .679 .412 3.87 .254 106 556 40 1540 LG AVG 0 .332 .399 .730 .500 4.58 .263 148 685 65 POS AVG -123 .319 .352 .672 .414 3.84 .258 72 491 61 FERNANDO CABRERA, AGE: 24 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2004 22 1 3.38 4 0 5.1 6 10.13 6.75 0 0 0 0 0 Indians 2005 23 9 1.47 15 0 30.2 29 8.51 10.27 2 1 0 3 0 Indians CAREER 10 1.75 19 0 36 35 8.75 9.75 2 1 0 3 0 LG AVG 0 4.40 36 25 6.20 12.71 2 2 DWIGHT GOODEN, AGE: 41 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1984 19 24 2.60 31 31 218 276 11.39 9.74 17 9 0 17 9 Mets 1985 20 58 1.53 35 35 276.2 268 8.72 8.75 24 4 0 23 5 Mets 1986 21 17 2.84 33 33 250 200 7.20 10.12 17 6 0 14 9 Mets CAREER 105 3.51 430 410 2800.2 2293 7.37 11.56 194 112 3 170 136 LG AVG 0 3.96 2800.2 1843 5.92 12.38 156 156 JULIO LUGO, AGE: 30 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 27 -2 .333 .410 .743 .482 4.85 .271 15 55 12 139 Astros/Devil Rays 2004 28 0 .338 .396 .734 .500 4.93 .275 7 75 21 157 Devil Rays 2005 29 16 .362 .403 .765 .580 5.79 .295 6 57 39 158 Devil Rays CAR -28 .340 .400 .739 .468 4.89 .276 56 299 115 798 LG AVG 0 .338 .433 .772 .500 5.15 .269 97 399 50 POS AVG -56 .325 .398 .723 .436 4.49 .266 63 323 62 JOE QUEST, 1852-93 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1879 26 -25 .227 .260 .488 .265 3.14 .207 0 22 0 83 Cubs 1881 28 -21 .251 .276 .527 .295 3.76 .246 1 26 0 78 Cubs 1884 31 -22 .253 .269 .522 .308 3.71 .207 0 0 0 93 Cardinals/Alleghenys CAR -121 .252 .267 .519 .335 3.68 .217 1 149 5 593 LG AVG 0 .285 .336 .622 .500 5.38 .255 9 181 8 POS AVG -50 .271 .308 .579 .440 4.66 .239 7 160 8
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