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Around the Majors: Phillies sign Gordonby Lee SininsDecember 03, 2005 1) The Phillies signed free agent P Tom Gordon to a 3 year, $18 million contract. YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 35 11 3.16 66 0 74 91 11.07 11.19 7 6 12 8 5 White Sox 2004 36 22 2.21 80 0 89.2 96 9.64 8.03 9 4 4 10 3 Yankees 2005 37 17 2.57 79 0 80.2 69 7.70 9.82 5 4 2 7 2 Yankees CAREER 128 3.93 750 203 1977.1 1802 8.20 12.38 127 115 116 137 105 LG AVG 0 4.42 1977.1 1320 6.01 13.04 111 111 2) The Marlins traded 2B Luis Castillo to the Twins for minor league Ps Travis Bowyer and Scott Tyler. CASTILLO YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 27 11 .381 .397 .778 .558 5.46 .314 6 39 21 152 Marlins 2004 28 -1 .373 .348 .720 .493 4.92 .291 2 47 21 150 Marlins 2005 29 6 .391 .374 .765 .543 5.26 .301 4 30 10 122 Marlins CAR 1 .370 .356 .726 .497 5.01 .293 20 271 281 1128 LG AVG 0 .343 .434 .776 .500 5.25 .270 141 579 80 POS AVG -46 .340 .405 .745 .464 4.89 .273 93 464 105 BOWYER YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2005 23 -1 5.59 8 0 9.2 12 11.17 13.03 0 1 0 0 1 Twins CAREER -1 5.59 8 0 9.2 12 11.17 13.03 0 1 0 0 1 LG AVG 0 4.36 9.2 7 6.16 12.63 1 1 3) The Yankees signed free agent P Kyle Farnsworth to a 3 year, $17 million contract. YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 27 8 3.30 77 0 76.1 92 10.85 10.49 3 2 0 3 2 Cubs 2004 28 -1 4.73 72 0 66.2 78 10.53 13.77 4 5 0 4 5 Cubs 2005 29 16 2.19 72 0 70 87 11.19 9.51 1 1 16 2 0 Tigers/Braves CAREER -3 4.45 415 26 548.2 554 9.09 12.75 23 38 20 28 33 LG AVG 0 4.41 548.2 409 6.70 12.96 31 31 4) The Angels signed free agent P Hector Carrasco to a 2 year, $6.1 million contract and re-signed free agent DH Tim Salmon to a minor league contract, with an invitation to spring training. CARRASCO YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2001 31 -1 4.64 56 0 73.2 70 8.55 13.07 4 3 1 3 4 Twins 2003 33 -3 4.93 40 0 38.1 27 6.34 14.56 2 6 1 4 4 Orioles 2005 35 19 2.04 64 5 88.1 75 7.64 10.49 5 4 2 7 2 Nationals CAREER 43 3.93 562 6 693.2 557 7.23 13.22 35 46 18 45 36 LG AVG 0 4.44 693.2 500 6.49 13.01 39 39 Salmon missed the entire 2005 season. YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2002 33 33 .380 .503 .883 .684 7.25 .286 22 88 6 138 Angels 2003 34 25 .374 .464 .838 .637 6.31 .275 19 72 3 148 Angels 2004 35 -9 .306 .323 .628 .337 3.54 .253 2 23 1 60 Angels CAR 324 .386 .500 .886 .642 7.22 .283 290 989 48 1596 LG AVG 0 .341 .430 .771 .500 5.17 .271 177 764 104 POS AVG 72 .349 .458 .807 .533 5.64 .273 221 868 90 Salmon holds the Angels record for career RCAA. RCAA 1 Tim Salmon 324 2 Brian Downing 237 3 Bobby Grich 133 4 Jim Fregosi 126 5 Wally Joyner 116 6 Chili Davis 107 7 Vladimir Guerrero 106 8 Rod Carew 98 9 Troy Glaus 89 10 Jim Edmonds 83 5) The Blue Jays designated P Chad Gaudin for assignment. YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 20 4 3.60 15 3 40 23 5.18 12.15 2 0 0 1 1 Devil Rays 2004 21 -2 4.85 26 4 42.2 30 6.33 16.66 1 2 0 1 2 Devil Rays 2005 22 -13 13.15 5 3 13 12 8.31 26.31 1 3 0 0 4 Blue Jays CAREER -11 5.46 46 10 95.2 65 6.11 16.09 4 5 0 2 7 LG AVG 0 4.55 95.2 67 6.27 12.96 5 5 6) The Cubs traded minor league P Jermaine Van Buren to the Red Sox for a player to be named later. YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2005 24 1 3.00 6 0 6 3 4.50 16.50 0 2 0 1 1 Cubs CAREER 1 3.00 6 0 6 3 4.50 16.50 0 2 0 1 1 LG AVG 0 4.23 6 4 6.57 12.76 0 0 7) The Phillies signed free agent C Sal Fasano to a 1 year, $425,000 contract and released Ps Pedro Liriano and Franklin Perez. FASANO YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2001 29 -6 .277 .365 .641 .283 3.70 .200 3 9 0 39 A's/Royals/Rockies 2002 30 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 2 Angels 2005 33 1 .310 .475 .785 .516 4.75 .250 11 20 0 64 Orioles CAR -29 .302 .407 .709 .381 4.11 .222 41 115 2 318 LG AVG 0 .342 .436 .778 .500 5.26 .273 29 122 16 POS AVG -25 .319 .400 .719 .402 4.27 .257 25 110 4 LIRIANO YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2004 23 1 4.02 11 0 15.2 10 5.74 10.91 0 0 0 0 0 Brewers 2005 24 -5 10.57 5 0 7.2 6 7.04 19.96 0 0 0 0 0 Phillies CAREER -4 6.17 16 0 23.1 16 6.17 13.89 0 0 0 0 0 LG AVG 0 4.29 23.1 17 6.68 12.81 1 1 8) The Reds signed Ps Tommy Phelps and Jimmy Journell to minor league contracts and invited them to spring training. PHELPS YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 29 0 4.00 27 7 63 43 6.14 13.57 3 2 0 3 2 Marlins 2004 30 -3 4.76 19 4 34 28 7.41 12.18 1 1 0 1 1 Marlins 2005 31 -1 4.63 29 0 23.1 14 5.40 15.04 0 2 1 1 1 Brewers CAREER -4 4.34 75 11 120.1 85 6.36 13.46 4 5 1 5 4 LG AVG 0 4.28 120.1 89 6.66 12.81 7 7 JOURNELL YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 25 -2 6.00 7 0 9 8 8.00 21.00 0 0 0 0 0 Cardinals 2005 27 -3 10.38 5 0 4.1 5 10.38 22.85 0 1 0 0 1 Cardinals CAREER -5 7.43 12 0 13.1 13 8.78 21.60 0 1 0 0 1 LG AVG 0 4.27 13.1 10 6.62 12.79 1 1 9) The Brewers signed P Jason Kershner to a minor league contract. YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 25 -2 4.88 25 0 24 18 6.75 13.50 0 1 1 0 1 Padres/Blue Jays 2003 26 10 3.17 40 0 54 32 5.33 10.00 3 3 0 4 2 Blue Jays 2004 27 -3 6.04 24 2 22.1 15 6.04 15.31 0 1 0 0 1 Blue Jays CAREER 5 4.22 89 2 100.1 65 5.83 12.02 3 5 1 4 4 LG AVG 0 4.47 100.1 70 6.32 12.89 6 6 10) The Astros re-signed free agent P Russ Springer to a 1 year, $750,000 contract. YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 34 -8 8.31 17 0 17.1 11 5.71 13.50 1 1 0 0 2 Cardinals 2004 35 3 2.63 16 0 13.2 9 5.93 14.49 0 1 0 1 0 Astros 2005 36 -4 4.73 62 0 59 54 8.24 11.14 4 4 0 4 4 Astros CAREER -50 5.08 446 27 621.2 559 8.09 13.51 24 38 8 29 33 LG AVG 0 4.38 621.2 450 6.51 12.99 35 35 11) The Giants signed free agent Ps Tim Worrell to a 2 year, $4 million contract. YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 35 12 2.87 76 0 78.1 65 7.47 11.72 4 4 38 5 3 Giants 2004 36 6 3.68 77 0 78.1 64 7.35 11.26 5 6 19 6 5 Phillies 2005 37 3 4.07 51 0 48.2 39 7.21 13.50 1 2 1 2 1 Phillies/Diamondbacks CAREER 32 3.89 655 49 953.1 746 7.04 12.46 45 57 65 56 46 LG AVG 0 4.34 953.1 699 6.60 12.89 53 53 12) According to the LA Times, the Dodgers offered free agent SS Rafael Furcal a 3 year, close to $40 million contract. 13) According to the Forth Worth Star-Telegram, the Rangers are interested in A's P Barry Zito, while the Dodgers are interested in Rangers 2B Alfonso Soriano. 14) According to the Arizona Republic, the Diamondbacks are interested in free agent Nomar Garciaparra, who would be moved to the OF. 15) According to the Chicago Tribune, the Twins are interested in free agent DH Frank Thomas. 16) Today's birthdays-- PAUL BYRD, AGE: 35 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 31 35 3.90 33 33 228.1 129 5.08 10.60 17 11 0 18 10 Royals 2004 33 5 3.94 19 19 114.1 79 6.22 11.34 8 7 0 8 7 Braves 2005 34 10 3.74 31 31 204.1 102 4.49 11.06 12 11 0 13 10 Angels CAREER 50 4.23 246 158 1111.2 654 5.29 11.88 72 64 0 74 62 LG AVG 0 4.42 1111.2 804 6.51 12.91 62 62 MATT CHILDERS, AGE: 27 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 23 -8 12.00 8 0 9 6 6.00 22.00 0 0 0 0 0 Brewers 2005 26 0 4.50 3 0 4 2 4.50 20.25 0 0 0 0 0 Braves CAREER -8 9.69 11 0 13 8 5.54 21.46 0 0 0 0 0 LG AVG 0 4.15 13 10 6.71 12.69 1 1 CLAY DALRYMPLE, AGE: 69 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1961 24 -26 .281 .294 .575 .237 2.54 .220 5 42 0 129 Phillies 1965 28 -12 .292 .302 .594 .329 2.79 .213 4 23 0 103 Phillies 1967 30 -21 .271 .239 .510 .180 1.91 .172 3 21 1 101 Phillies CAR -64 .322 .335 .657 .414 3.65 .233 55 327 3 1079 LG AVG 0 .325 .393 .717 .500 4.40 .261 79 367 43 POS AVG -54 .314 .365 .679 .429 3.82 .246 75 359 13 WAYNE GARRETT, AGE: 58 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1969 21 -20 .290 .268 .558 .292 2.69 .218 1 39 4 124 Mets 1971 23 -11 .310 .238 .548 .267 2.35 .213 1 11 1 56 Mets CAR -1 .350 .341 .691 .493 4.35 .239 61 340 38 1092 LG AVG 0 .332 .386 .718 .500 4.47 .262 75 390 61 POS AVG 6 .335 .394 .728 .500 4.54 .258 88 417 42 GARY GLOVER, AGE: 29 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 26 -2 4.74 42 0 62.2 37 5.31 14.65 2 0 0 0 2 White Sox/Angels 2004 27 2 3.50 4 3 18 8 4.00 14.00 2 1 0 2 1 Brewers 2005 28 -10 5.57 15 11 64.2 58 8.07 13.36 5 4 0 3 6 Brewers CAREER -22 5.03 149 47 385 236 5.52 13.00 21 18 1 17 22 LG AVG 0 4.43 385 272 6.36 12.85 22 22 DARRYL HAMILTON, AGE: 41 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1996 31 -20 .348 .381 .730 .397 4.76 .293 6 51 15 148 Rangers CAR -16 .360 .385 .746 .482 5.11 .291 51 454 163 1328 LG AVG 0 .340 .420 .761 .500 5.03 .269 133 597 91 POS AVG 5 .341 .420 .761 .497 5.08 .270 126 558 159 JERRY JOHNSON, AGE: 62 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1969 25 -11 4.28 33 21 147.1 82 5.01 12.89 6 13 1 8 11 Phillies 1973 29 -16 6.18 39 1 59.2 45 6.79 16.44 5 6 5 3 8 Indians 1976 32 -10 5.31 24 1 39 27 6.23 15.00 1 3 0 1 3 Padres CAREER -62 4.31 365 39 770.2 489 5.71 13.72 48 51 41 43 56 LG AVG 0 3.62 770.2 472 5.51 12.10 43 43 GENE NELSON, AGE: 45 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1983 22 -14 7.88 10 5 32 11 3.09 16.88 0 3 0 1 2 Mariners 1991 30 -16 6.84 44 0 48.2 23 4.25 15.90 1 5 0 2 4 A's 1992 31 -15 6.45 28 2 51.2 23 4.01 15.68 3 1 0 1 3 A's CAREER -8 4.13 493 68 1080 655 5.46 12.60 53 64 28 60 57 LG AVG 0 4.10 1080 652 5.43 12.56 60 60 CHRIS SNELLING, AGE: 24 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2002 20 -3 .207 .259 .466 .067 1.08 .148 1 3 0 8 Mariners 2005 23 1 .382 .448 .831 .569 5.63 .276 1 1 0 15 Mariners CAR -2 .302 .357 .659 .344 3.31 .214 2 4 0 23 LG AVG 0 .331 .425 .756 .500 4.90 .266 2 8 1 POS AVG 0 .333 .426 .760 .509 5.01 .270 2 8 1 AL SPOHRER, 1902-72 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1931 28 -20 .285 .317 .602 .286 3.02 .240 0 27 2 114 Braves 1934 31 -16 .262 .279 .541 .246 2.39 .223 0 17 1 100 Braves 1935 32 -20 .273 .288 .562 .223 2.60 .242 1 16 0 92 Braves CAR -102 .301 .336 .637 .334 3.51 .259 6 199 13 756 LG AVG 0 .350 .419 .769 .500 5.41 .292 38 307 28 POS AVG -44 .337 .389 .726 .437 4.73 .278 32 305 11 The 2006 edition of the sabermetric baseball encyclopedia is available and is now shipping. 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