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Around the Majors: Sheets placed on DLby Lee SininsMarch 31, 2006 1) The Brewers placed P Ben Sheets on the 15 day DL, retroactive to March 24, and sent P Mike Adams to the minors. Sheets has a strained muscle in his upper back. YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 24 -1 4.45 34 34 220.2 157 6.40 11.46 11 13 0 12 12 Brewers 2004 25 45 2.70 34 34 237 264 10.03 9.00 12 14 0 18 8 Brewers 2005 26 16 3.33 22 22 156.2 141 8.10 9.71 10 9 0 12 7 Brewers CAREER 50 3.83 149 149 982.1 826 7.57 11.20 55 62 0 65 52 LG AVG 0 4.26 982.1 735 6.74 12.76 55 55 2) Red Sox P Julian Tavarez was suspended for 10 days for punching Devil Rays OF Joey Gathright on the jaw during Monday's game. YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 30 5 3.66 64 0 83.2 39 4.20 11.51 3 3 11 3 3 Pirates 2004 31 13 2.38 77 0 64.1 48 6.72 11.47 7 4 4 8 3 Cardinals 2005 32 6 3.43 74 0 65.2 47 6.44 13.02 2 3 4 3 2 Cardinals CAREER 13 4.33 642 79 1081.1 626 5.21 13.84 72 55 21 66 61 LG AVG 0 4.40 1081.1 800 6.65 12.99 61 61 3) The Red Sox sent OF Dustan Mohr to the minors. YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 27 -11 .314 .399 .714 .398 4.08 .250 10 36 5 121 Twins 2004 28 6 .394 .437 .831 .558 6.16 .274 7 28 0 117 Giants 2005 29 -12 .280 .466 .746 .361 4.25 .214 17 38 1 98 Rockies CAR -20 .327 .426 .753 .452 4.71 .252 46 151 13 476 LG AVG 0 .336 .429 .765 .500 5.05 .267 42 176 22 POS AVG 15 .344 .452 .796 .533 5.46 .269 51 191 22 4) The Cubs sent P Roberto Novoa to the minors. YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2004 24 -3 5.57 16 0 21 15 6.43 14.14 1 1 0 1 1 Tigers 2005 25 -1 4.43 49 0 44.2 47 9.47 14.51 4 5 0 4 5 Cubs CAREER -4 4.80 65 0 65.2 62 8.50 14.39 5 6 0 5 6 LG AVG 0 4.36 65.2 48 6.53 12.88 4 4 5) The Mariners sold INF Cody Ransom to the Astros. YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2002 26 1 .750 .667 1.417 .960 27.00 .667 0 1 0 7 Giants 2003 27 -2 .250 .370 .620 .222 2.57 .222 1 1 0 20 Giants 2004 28 -4 .320 .382 .702 .335 3.72 .250 1 11 2 78 Giants CAR -6 .298 .362 .660 .310 3.41 .238 2 13 2 114 LG AVG 0 .341 .436 .777 .500 5.23 .269 4 15 2 POS AVG -3 .318 .388 .706 .409 4.29 .265 2 11 2 6) The Royals traded utilityman Joe McEwing to the Astros for a player to be named later. YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 30 -16 .309 .291 .601 .292 3.13 .241 1 16 3 119 Mets 2004 31 -7 .297 .312 .609 .315 3.41 .254 1 16 4 75 Mets 2005 32 -15 .263 .294 .558 .185 2.15 .239 1 6 4 83 Royals CAR -76 .303 .356 .659 .349 3.72 .252 25 158 33 747 LG AVG 0 .343 .436 .779 .500 5.29 .271 61 249 34 POS AVG 8 .348 .438 .786 .509 5.46 .275 58 234 42 7) The Padres released P Andy Ashby and signed P Brian Sikorski to a minor league contract. ASHBY YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 34 -3 3.91 30 30 181.2 107 5.30 12.48 9 13 0 11 11 Dodgers 2003 35 -10 5.18 21 12 73 41 5.05 13.56 3 10 0 5 8 Dodgers 2004 36 1 0.00 2 0 2 2 9.00 4.50 0 0 0 0 0 Padres CAREER -8 4.12 309 285 1810.2 1173 5.83 12.22 98 110 1 107 101 LG AVG 0 4.26 1810.2 1333 6.62 12.80 101 101 The Padres had released Sikorski earlier in the week. YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2000 25 -2 5.73 10 5 37.2 32 7.65 17.20 1 3 0 2 2 Rangers CAREER -2 5.73 10 5 37.2 32 7.65 17.20 1 3 0 2 2 LG AVG 0 4.92 37.2 26 6.27 13.72 2 2 8) The Devil Rays signed P Brian Meadows to a 1 year contract. YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 27 -4 4.72 34 7 76.1 38 4.48 12.14 2 1 1 1 2 Pirates 2004 28 5 3.58 68 0 78 46 5.31 10.96 2 4 1 3 3 Pirates 2005 29 -2 4.58 65 0 74.2 44 5.30 12.66 3 1 0 2 2 Pirates CAREER -70 5.04 283 122 891 419 4.23 13.32 44 56 2 41 59 LG AVG 0 4.43 891 660 6.67 13.04 50 50 9) The Rangers sent P Jon Leicester to the minors. LEICESTER YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2004 25 3 3.89 32 0 41.2 35 7.56 11.88 5 1 0 3 3 Cubs 2005 26 -5 9.00 6 1 9 7 7.00 22.00 0 2 0 0 2 Cubs CAREER -2 4.80 38 1 50.2 42 7.46 13.68 5 3 0 3 5 LG AVG 0 4.30 50.2 38 6.71 12.82 3 3 10) The Blue Jays sent 1B Kevin Barker, INF Luis Figueroa, C Mike Mahoney and P Lee Gronkiewicz to the minors. BARKER YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1999 23 -1 .331 .385 .715 .458 5.08 .282 3 23 1 38 Brewers 2000 24 -3 .352 .330 .682 .403 4.39 .220 2 9 1 40 Brewers 2002 26 -2 .200 .158 .358 .125 1.59 .158 0 0 1 7 Padres CAR -6 .331 .343 .674 .409 4.45 .246 5 32 3 85 LG AVG 0 .350 .443 .793 .500 5.53 .274 8 33 5 POS AVG 7 .371 .485 .857 .568 6.50 .281 11 41 2 FIGUEROA YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2001 27 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 4 Pirates CAR 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 0 0 0 4 LG AVG 0 .340 .440 .780 .500 5.27 .268 0 0 0 POS AVG 0 .336 .406 .742 .453 4.81 .270 0 0 0 MAHONEY YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2000 27 1 .444 .429 .873 .796 10.80 .286 0 1 0 4 Cubs 2002 29 -3 .233 .310 .544 .182 2.16 .207 0 3 0 16 Cubs 2005 32 -9 .217 .219 .436 .073 1.29 .156 1 6 0 26 Cardinals CAR -11 .241 .260 .501 .158 2.03 .180 1 10 0 46 LG AVG 0 .340 .427 .767 .500 5.09 .268 4 16 2 POS AVG -4 .317 .388 .705 .392 4.01 .250 3 15 0 11) The Nationals added C Wiki Gonzalez to the 40 man roster, released OF Michael Tucker and sent C Alberto Castillo and Ps Kevin Gryboski and Travis Hughes to the minors. GONZALEZ YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2002 28 -9 .330 .299 .629 .301 2.89 .220 1 20 0 56 Padres 2003 29 -6 .264 .277 .541 .159 1.89 .200 0 10 0 24 Padres 2005 31 -1 .298 .378 .676 .411 3.97 .267 0 2 0 14 Mariners CAR -31 .312 .362 .674 .359 3.60 .240 17 101 3 283 LG AVG 0 .344 .437 .782 .500 5.33 .270 28 114 16 POS AVG -19 .330 .405 .735 .421 4.52 .258 24 108 5 TUCKER YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 32 -13 .331 .440 .771 .400 4.57 .262 13 55 8 104 Royals 2004 33 -1 .353 .412 .765 .494 5.36 .256 13 62 5 140 Giants 2005 34 -9 .318 .362 .680 .382 3.86 .239 5 36 4 126 Giants/Phillies CAR -47 .339 .425 .763 .461 5.00 .257 124 522 112 1382 LG AVG 0 .341 .433 .774 .500 5.21 .270 134 558 77 POS AVG 60 .350 .461 .811 .538 5.74 .275 162 617 90 CASTILLO YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 33 -1 .200 .467 .667 .181 2.25 .200 1 4 0 11 Giants 2004 34 -1 .365 .371 .736 .471 4.63 .270 1 11 0 29 Royals 2005 35 -6 .289 .307 .596 .282 2.89 .208 1 14 1 35 Royals/A's CAR -75 .295 .296 .591 .247 2.91 .222 11 98 3 407 LG AVG 0 .342 .434 .777 .500 5.26 .272 35 149 21 POS AVG -24 .325 .408 .733 .422 4.49 .260 32 139 6 GRYBOSKI YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 29 1 3.86 64 0 44.1 32 6.50 14.01 6 4 0 5 5 Braves 2004 30 8 2.84 69 0 50.2 24 4.26 13.68 3 2 2 3 2 Braves 2005 31 -4 5.52 42 0 31 10 2.90 18.58 1 1 0 0 2 Braves/Rangers CAREER 9 3.75 232 0 177.2 99 5.02 15.30 12 8 2 10 10 LG AVG 0 4.24 177.2 132 6.67 12.76 10 10 HUGHES YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2004 26 -1 13.50 2 0 1.1 4 27.00 40.50 0 0 0 0 0 Rangers 2005 27 -2 5.54 14 0 13 8 5.54 18.69 1 1 0 1 1 Nationals CAREER -3 6.28 16 0 14.1 12 7.53 20.72 1 1 0 1 1 LG AVG 0 4.27 14.1 10 6.56 12.79 1 1 12) The Yankees sent P Scott Erickson to the minors. YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 34 -21 5.55 29 28 160.2 74 4.15 15.01 5 12 0 7 10 Orioles 2004 36 -5 6.67 6 6 27 9 3.00 19.33 1 4 0 2 3 Mets/Rangers 2005 37 -12 6.02 19 8 55.1 15 2.44 14.80 1 4 0 2 3 Dodgers CAREER -23 4.57 380 364 2349.1 1250 4.79 13.53 142 136 0 142 136 LG AVG 0 4.52 2349.1 1585 6.07 13.19 131 132 13) The Tigers sent P Roman Colon to the minors. YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2004 24 2 3.32 18 0 19 15 7.11 12.32 2 1 0 2 1 Braves 2005 25 -9 5.58 35 7 69.1 47 6.10 13.37 2 6 0 4 4 Braves/Tigers CAREER -7 5.09 53 7 88.1 62 6.32 13.14 4 7 0 6 5 LG AVG 0 4.28 88.1 64 6.49 12.74 5 5 14) The Pirates sent P Giovanni Carrara to the minors. YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 35 -8 6.83 23 0 29 13 4.03 17.38 2 0 0 1 1 Mariners 2004 36 12 2.18 42 0 53.2 48 8.05 11.24 5 2 2 5 2 Dodgers 2005 37 1 3.93 72 0 75.2 56 6.66 12.96 7 4 0 6 5 Dodgers CAREER -25 4.70 288 18 444.2 313 6.34 13.66 29 17 3 23 23 LG AVG 0 4.35 444.2 328 6.64 12.88 25 25 15) Today's birthdays-- CARSON BIGBEE, 1895-1964 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1917 22 -11 .301 .288 .589 .399 3.11 .239 0 21 19 133 Pirates 1924 29 -16 .331 .284 .615 .313 3.38 .262 0 15 15 89 Pirates 1925 30 -12 .278 .294 .572 .189 2.55 .238 0 8 2 66 Pirates CAR -10 .345 .369 .713 .489 4.58 .287 17 324 182 1147 LG AVG 0 .337 .382 .719 .500 4.62 .281 39 472 103 POS AVG 61 .350 .408 .758 .545 5.13 .293 53 518 117 MARV GRISSOM, 1918-2005 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1954 36 24 2.36 56 3 122 64 4.72 11.58 10 7 19 13 4 Giants 1956 38 19 1.56 43 2 81 49 5.44 9.78 1 1 7 2 0 Giants 1957 39 13 2.60 55 0 83 51 5.53 10.73 4 4 14 6 2 Giants CAREER 50 3.42 356 52 809 459 5.11 12.70 47 45 58 54 38 LG AVG 0 3.93 809 392 4.36 12.64 45 45 BILL HALLMAN, 1867-1920 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1897 30 -39 .300 .264 .564 .238 3.24 .233 0 41 13 110 Phillies/Cardinals 1898 31 -27 .291 .303 .594 .322 3.28 .244 2 63 9 134 Dodgers 1901 34 -50 .238 .235 .473 .145 1.92 .185 0 41 13 128 Indians/Phillies CAR -218 .325 .348 .673 .404 5.06 .272 21 769 200 1503 LG AVG 0 .351 .378 .729 .500 6.32 .282 47 859 322 POS AVG -107 .341 .353 .695 .458 5.69 .270 35 801 319 DAVE KOSLO, 1920-75 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1949 29 39 2.50 38 23 212 64 2.72 10.02 11 14 4 18 7 Giants 1951 31 11 3.30 39 16 150 54 3.24 12.00 10 9 3 11 8 Giants 1952 32 12 3.20 41 17 166 67 3.63 11.01 10 7 5 10 7 Giants CAREER 42 3.68 348 189 1591 606 3.43 12.19 92 107 22 105 93 LG AVG 0 3.88 1591 682 3.86 12.67 89 89 JEFF MATHIS, AGE: 23 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2005 22 0 .333 .333 .667 .000 0.00 .333 0 0 0 5 Angels CAR 0 .333 .333 .667 .000 0.00 .333 0 0 0 5 LG AVG 0 .331 .425 .756 .500 4.89 .268 0 0 0 POS AVG 0 .316 .394 .710 .429 4.16 .258 0 0 0 JACK STIVETTS, 1868-1930 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1889 21 40 2.25 26 20 191.2 143 6.71 10.38 13 7 1 15 5 Cardinals 1890 22 51 3.52 54 46 419.1 289 6.20 12.71 27 21 0 30 18 Cardinals 1891 23 65 2.86 64 56 440 259 5.30 12.05 33 22 1 37 18 Cardinals 1894 26 42 4.90 45 39 338 76 2.02 14.80 26 14 0 24 16 Braves CAREER 268 3.74 388 333 2887.2 1223 3.81 12.72 204 132 4 201 135 LG AVG 0 4.17 2887.2 965 3.01 13.58 162 162 CHIEN-MING WANG, AGE: 26 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2005 25 6 4.02 18 17 116.1 47 3.64 11.68 8 5 0 7 6 Yankees CAREER 6 4.02 18 17 116.1 47 3.64 11.68 8 5 0 7 6 LG AVG 0 4.36 116.1 80 6.16 12.63 7 6 The 2006 edition of the Complete Baseball Encyclopedia is available and is now shipping. 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