Around the Majors: Rangers sign Millwood
by Lee SininsDecember 27, 2005
1) The Rangers signed free agent P Kevin Millwood to a 5 year, $60 million contract.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 28 1 4.01 35 35 222 169 6.85 11.43 14 12 0 13 13 Phillies 2004 29 -8 4.85 25 25 141 125 7.98 13.60 9 6 0 7 8 Phillies 2005 30 26 2.86 30 30 192 146 6.84 11.16 9 11 0 13 7 Indians CAREER 85 3.76 258 250 1559.1 1280 7.39 11.40 107 75 0 102 80 LG AVG 0 4.36 1559.1 1158 6.68 12.90 88 87
2) The Indians signed free agent P Jason Johnson to a 1 year, $4 million contract.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 29 3 4.18 32 32 189.2 118 5.60 14.52 10 10 0 10 10 Orioles 2004 30 -15 5.13 33 33 196.2 125 5.72 13.13 8 15 0 10 13 Tigers 2005 31 -6 4.54 33 33 210 93 3.99 12.34 8 13 0 10 11 Tigers CAREER -63 4.88 215 199 1212.2 736 5.46 13.58 52 86 0 64 74 LG AVG 0 4.58 1212.2 847 6.29 13.05 68 68
3) Jeff Reardon was arrested yesterday on armed robbery charges.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1980 24 11 2.61 61 0 110.1 101 8.24 11.66 8 7 6 9 6 Mets 1982 26 21 2.06 75 0 109 86 7.10 10.32 7 4 26 8 3 Expos 1988 32 14 2.47 63 0 73 56 6.90 10.48 2 4 42 4 2 Twins CAREER 79 3.16 880 0 1132.1 877 6.97 11.01 73 77 367 86 64 LG AVG 0 3.80 1132.1 695 5.53 12.24 63 63
4) According to the Boston Herald, the Red Sox are interested in free agent 1B J.T. Snow.
5) Today's birthdays--
DEAN PALMER, AGE: 37 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1993 24 13 .321 .503 .824 .573 5.44 .245 33 96 11 148 Rangers 1995 26 17 .448 .613 1.062 .776 11.06 .336 9 24 1 36 Rangers CAR 21 .324 .472 .796 .507 5.25 .251 275 849 48 1357 LG AVG 0 .341 .425 .766 .500 5.09 .270 152 675 97 POS AVG -42 .334 .420 .753 .467 4.81 .265 154 679 46 JASON REPKO, AGE: 25 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 24 -11 .281 .384 .665 .356 3.50 .221 8 30 5 129 Dodgers CAR -11 .281 .384 .665 .356 3.50 .221 8 30 5 129 LG AVG 0 .339 .428 .767 .500 5.07 .268 9 37 5 POS AVG -1 .338 .422 .760 .491 5.01 .270 8 32 8 CRAIG REYNOLDS, AGE: 53 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1977 24 -22 .277 .319 .596 .293 2.80 .248 4 28 6 135 Mariners 1980 27 -19 .262 .304 .566 .289 2.64 .226 3 28 2 137 Astros 1986 33 -14 .274 .348 .623 .319 3.05 .249 6 41 3 114 Astros CAR -107 .291 .345 .636 .399 3.44 .256 42 377 58 1491 LG AVG 0 .330 .391 .721 .500 4.48 .264 102 533 116 POS AVG -144 .304 .331 .636 .370 3.40 .250 38 376 114 JACKIE TAVENER, 1897-1969 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1925 27 -32 .309 .318 .627 .277 3.29 .245 0 47 5 134 Tigers 1926 28 -19 .332 .365 .696 .388 4.03 .265 1 58 8 156 Tigers 1929 31 -23 .286 .304 .590 .211 2.65 .212 2 27 1 92 Indians CAR -110 .317 .364 .681 .341 3.82 .255 13 243 47 632 LG AVG 0 .361 .413 .774 .500 5.40 .293 28 309 41 POS AVG -81 .335 .359 .694 .385 4.18 .271 11 257 36 ROY WHITE, AGE: 62 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1970 26 46 .387 .473 .860 .711 6.75 .296 22 94 24 162 Yankees 1971 27 40 .388 .469 .857 .710 6.80 .292 19 84 14 147 Yankees 1972 28 33 .384 .376 .760 .694 5.53 .270 10 54 23 155 Yankees CAR 242 .360 .404 .764 .616 5.26 .271 160 758 233 1881 LG AVG 0 .324 .378 .701 .500 4.19 .255 152 742 114 POS AVG 89 .335 .402 .737 .541 4.65 .266 179 821 140
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