Jeff Suppan Retires
2014/01/jeff-suppan-retires.htmlBeyond the counting stats, Suppan was also a durable innings-eater for virtually every rotation he joined; the righty averaged 204 IP per season from 1999-2007, including a career-best 218 1/3 IP with Kansas City in 2001.
Yankees Sign Brian Roberts
2014/01/yankees-to-sign-brian-roberts.htmlHe's spent his entire career with to this point with the Orioles, who selected him with the 50th overall pick in the 1999 draft as compensation for the loss of free agent Rafael Palmeiro.
Minor Moves: Guillermo Mota, Rafael Dolis
2014/01/minor-moves-rafael-dolis.htmlSince he started his career in 1999, Mota has made more relief appearances than all but five pitchers, the club noted in its press release.
NL Notes: Cardinals, Nationals, Betancourt, Coffey
2014/01/nl-notes-cardinals-nationals-betancourt-coffey.htmlA mystery unsolved." Miller added he felt fine physcially: no "better or worse than I did during the season." In other news and notes involving the Cardinals and the National League: The Cardinals have not gone to an arbitration hearing since 1999, but GM John Mozeliak admits it is a possibility with Daniel Descalso, reports MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch.
Braves To Sign Freddy Garcia
2014/01/braves-to-sign-freddy-garcia.htmlThe two-time All-Star finished second in Rookie of the Year voting back in 1999 and third in the American League Cy Young voting two years later in 2001 when he went 18-6 with a 3.05 ERA in a league-leading 238 2/3 innings.
Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Norris, Bucs, D’Backs
2014/02/baseball-blogs-weigh-in-3.htmlOn this date in 1999 Padres' outfielder Greg Vaughn became the first player in major league history to hit 50 home runs in a season and get traded that winter.
Astros To Sign Jerome Williams
2014/02/astros-to-sign-jerome-williams.html39 overall by the Giants in 1999) didn't throw a pitch in the Majors from 2008-10 but resurfaced with the Halos in 2011 and has posted a 4.46 ERA in 351 innings in that time.
Mets Sign Kyle Farnsworth
2014/02/mets-sign-kyle-farnsworth.htmlERA estimators such as FIP (4.14), xFIP (3.73) and SIERA (3.64) all feel that Farnsworth was better than the 4.70 mark indicates, but his lowest K/9 rate since his rookie season in 1999 and a career-low average fastball velocity (92.6 mph) likely were still cause for some concern among interested parties.