Around the Majors: Spring training begins
by Lee SininsFebruary 15, 2006
1) Pitchers and catchers report today for the Angels, Cubs, Dodgers, Giants, Mariners, Mets, Orioles, Rangers and Tigers.
2) The Mets signed free agent P Jose Lima to a minor league contract, with an invitation to spring training.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 30 2 4.91 14 14 73.1 32 3.93 13.62 8 3 0 6 5 Royals 2004 31 1 4.07 36 24 170.1 93 4.91 11.25 13 5 0 9 9 Dodgers 2005 32 -50 6.99 32 32 168.2 80 4.27 15.42 5 16 0 6 15 Royals CAREER -126 5.21 344 231 1550.1 968 5.62 12.73 89 98 5 84 103 LG AVG 0 4.47 1550.1 1131 6.56 13.02 87 87
Lima just missed the American League record for worst single season RSAA--
RSAA YEAR RSAA 1 Pat Caraway 1931 -51 2 Jose Lima 2005 -50 T3 Snake Wiltse 1902 -44 T3 George Caster 1940 -44 T3 Todd Van Poppel 1996 -44 T6 Rube Bressler 1915 -42 T6 Roy Halladay 2000 -42 T6 Jim Walkup 1937 -42 T6 Nels Potter 1939 -42 T10 Jason Bere 1995 -41 T10 Matt Keough 1982 -41 T10 Jim Abbott 1996 -41 T10 Jack Lamabe 1964 -41 T10 Elmer Myers 1917 -41
He ranks 5th on the all time list for worst career RSAA (since 1900)--
RSAA 1 Herm Wehmeier -161 T2 Bobby Witt -130 T2 Kevin Jarvis -130 4 Mike Kekich -127 5 Jose Lima -126 6 Jimmy Haynes -120 7 Phil Ortega -119 T8 Jack Fisher -118 T8 Todd Van Poppel -118 T10 Leo Sweetland -110 T10 Harry McIntire -110
3) The Reds signed OFs Tuffy Rhodes and Quinton McCracken to minor league contracts, with invitations to spring training, and designated P Jung Bong for assignment.
RHODES YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1993 24 6 .400 .519 .919 .739 9.00 .278 3 7 2 20 Astros/Cubs 1994 25 -3 .318 .387 .705 .457 4.38 .234 8 19 6 95 Cubs 1995 26 -7 .156 .122 .278 .023 0.68 .098 0 3 0 23 Cubs/Red Sox CAR -12 .310 .349 .659 .428 3.99 .224 13 44 14 225 LG AVG 0 .336 .413 .748 .500 4.87 .268 17 78 15 POS AVG 7 .345 .424 .768 .529 5.26 .275 17 72 26 MCCRACKEN YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 33 -20 .276 .271 .547 .184 2.54 .227 0 18 5 115 Diamondbacks 2004 34 -6 .328 .381 .709 .397 4.24 .273 2 13 3 74 Mariners/Diamondbacks 2005 35 -13 .313 .298 .610 .290 3.24 .237 1 13 4 134 Diamondbacks CAR -88 .337 .375 .712 .383 4.40 .276 20 242 87 954 LG AVG 0 .341 .429 .770 .500 5.15 .270 78 330 50 POS AVG 19 .347 .436 .783 .520 5.41 .273 79 318 82
4) The Pirates released P Joe Roa.
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2002 30 -2 4.04 14 11 71.1 35 4.42 11.61 4 4 0 4 4 Phillies 2003 31 -11 6.14 28 4 51.1 38 6.66 14.20 1 3 0 2 2 Phillies/Rockies/Padres 2004 32 2 4.50 48 0 70 47 6.04 14.53 2 3 0 3 2 Twins CAREER -21 4.94 120 19 266 154 5.21 13.94 9 16 0 12 13 LG AVG 0 4.33 266 197 6.67 12.87 15 15
5) The White Sox claimed P Rusty Tucker off waivers from the Padres.
6) Today's birthdays--
RON CEY, AGE: 58 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1975 27 33 .372 .473 .845 .670 6.22 .283 25 101 5 158 Dodgers 1976 28 32 .386 .462 .848 .681 6.40 .277 23 80 0 145 Dodgers 1979 31 32 .389 .499 .888 .674 7.04 .281 28 81 3 150 Dodgers CAR 207 .354 .445 .799 .586 5.44 .261 316 1139 24 2073 LG AVG 0 .331 .388 .720 .500 4.48 .264 155 834 176 POS AVG 24 .334 .401 .735 .505 4.62 .263 189 891 117 GEORGE EARNSHAW, 1900-76 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1929 29 35 3.28 44 33 255 149 5.26 12.81 24 8 1 21 11 A's 1931 31 23 3.67 43 30 282 152 4.85 10.63 21 7 6 16 12 A's 1932 32 10 4.78 36 33 245 109 4.00 13.22 19 13 0 17 15 A's CAREER 11 4.38 319 249 1916 1002 4.71 13.22 127 93 12 113 107 LG AVG 0 4.34 1916 697 3.27 13.38 107 107 ALEX GONZALEZ, AGE: 29 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 26 -4 .313 .443 .756 .477 4.58 .256 18 77 0 150 Marlins 2004 27 -26 .270 .419 .689 .335 3.43 .232 23 79 3 159 Marlins 2005 28 -11 .319 .368 .686 .405 3.88 .264 5 45 5 130 Marlins CAR -128 .291 .391 .682 .358 3.68 .245 81 375 23 896 LG AVG 0 .343 .437 .780 .500 5.30 .270 111 450 60 POS AVG -101 .321 .383 .703 .396 4.24 .263 58 337 74 JOE HESKETH, AGE: 47 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1985 26 15 2.49 25 25 155.1 113 6.55 9.85 10 5 0 9 6 Expos 1991 32 17 3.29 39 17 153.1 104 6.10 11.45 12 4 0 10 6 Red Sox CAREER 25 3.78 339 114 961.2 726 6.79 12.48 60 47 21 55 52 LG AVG 0 3.94 961.2 610 5.71 12.40 54 54 CHARLIE IRWIN, 1869-1925 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1894 25 -20 .379 .422 .801 .430 7.48 .289 8 95 35 128 Cubs 1898 29 -31 .297 .305 .602 .311 3.55 .240 3 55 18 136 Reds 1901 32 -31 .277 .293 .570 .291 3.15 .227 0 45 17 132 Reds/Dodgers CAR -134 .330 .344 .674 .402 4.90 .267 16 488 180 989 LG AVG 0 .352 .381 .732 .500 5.97 .289 25 512 179 POS AVG -45 .343 .367 .710 .471 5.55 .278 23 509 167 BARRY JONES, AGE: 43 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1990 27 14 2.31 65 0 74 45 5.47 11.68 11 4 1 11 4 White Sox CAREER 1 3.66 348 0 433 250 5.20 12.78 33 33 23 34 32 LG AVG 0 3.75 433 279 5.79 12.10 24 24 CANDY LACHANCE, 1870-1932 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1902 32 -21 .309 .351 .660 .380 4.08 .279 6 56 8 138 Red Sox 1903 33 -20 .303 .328 .631 .373 3.68 .257 1 53 12 141 Red Sox 1904 34 -28 .265 .283 .548 .304 2.57 .227 1 47 7 157 Red Sox CAR -88 .318 .379 .697 .452 4.98 .280 39 690 192 1263 LG AVG 0 .344 .378 .721 .500 5.68 .283 32 643 215 POS AVG -16 .334 .386 .720 .496 5.55 .284 37 730 198 JIMMY RING, 1895-65 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1917 22 -18 4.40 24 7 88 33 3.38 12.89 3 7 2 3 7 Reds 1920 25 -23 3.54 42 33 267 73 2.46 12.30 17 16 1 13 20 Reds 1926 31 -18 4.57 39 23 183 76 3.74 13.87 11 10 2 9 12 Giants 1928 33 -38 6.40 35 25 173 72 3.75 16.60 4 17 1 7 14 Phillies CAREER -15 4.11 389 294 2362 835 3.18 13.44 118 149 11 132 135 LG AVG 0 3.68 2362 743 2.83 12.50 131 131 CUB STRICKER, 1860-1937 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1889 29 -26 .323 .288 .611 .380 4.84 .251 1 47 32 136 Spiders 1890 30 -28 .318 .320 .638 .372 5.00 .244 2 65 24 127 Infants 1893 33 -28 .252 .225 .477 .158 2.63 .183 0 20 4 59 Senators CAR -184 .306 .294 .600 .392 4.92 .239 12 259 278 1196 LG AVG 0 .325 .354 .679 .500 6.23 .263 32 384 229 POS AVG -70 .320 .331 .650 .461 5.72 .251 24 343 242 UGUETH URBINA, AGE: 32 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 29 15 2.81 72 0 77 78 9.12 10.17 3 4 32 5 2 Rangers/Marlins 2004 30 0 4.50 54 0 54 56 9.33 12.17 4 6 21 5 5 Tigers 2005 31 8 3.62 81 0 79.2 97 10.96 10.85 5 6 10 7 4 Tigers/Phillies CAREER 76 3.45 583 21 697.1 814 10.51 11.00 44 49 237 58 35 LG AVG 0 4.36 697.1 513 6.62 12.85 39 39
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