| Breaking News |  | Tuesday, December 25th, 2007: Chicago-Washington Trade: Escobar for Schroder
The Chicago White Sox have parted ways with 29-year old right fielder Alex Escobar, sending him to the Washington Nationals for 29-year old reliever Chris Schroder. The White Sox general manager confirmed the deal in an announcement this morning.
During his career Escobar has compiled a .264 batting average and collected 289 hits, 29 home runs and 121 RBIs.
To date Schroder has posted a career 10-9 record with 7 saves. The 29-year-old has rung up 159 strikeouts, has a 4.47 ERA and has allowed teams to hit .227 against him. |
 | Monday, October 29th, 2007: Washington-New York Trade: DeRosa for Feliciano
Officials for the Washington Nationals confirmed that they have traded 32-year old second baseman Mark DeRosa to the New York Mets. In return, the Nationals will receive 31-year old reliever Pedro Feliciano.
DeRosa is hitting the ball at a .263 clip over his career. In 612 games he has delivered 412 hits, 28 home runs with 172 RBIs and scored 184 times.
Over his career Feliciano has made his way to the mound for 300 appearances, logging 8 saves, 316 strikeouts, a record of 21-16 and an ERA of 3.83. |
 | Sunday, October 7th, 2007: Rumor du Jour; Washington's Cruz Demanding Trade
Allegedly, Jose Cruz has asked to be traded from Washington. It is rumored that he is unhappy with fans and the team management and that maybe the pressure and demands of playing here are too great. |
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | LF Ryan Church | fractured knee | 3 weeks | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) | | P Jonathan Albaladejo | ruptured disc (back) | 2 months | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 79-83, .488 PCT | | Position in Division | 4th, 12.0 GB | | Record at home | 39-42, .481 PCT | | Record on the road | 40-41, .494 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 5-11, .313 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 23-25, .479 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 18-18, .500 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 61-65, .484 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 2-8, .200 PCT | | Record in April | 13-9, .591 PCT | | Record in May | 17-11, .607 PCT | | Record in June | 13-12, .520 PCT | | Record in July | 12-17, .414 PCT | | Record in August | 12-17, .414 PCT | | Record in September | 12-15, .444 PCT | | Record in October | 0-2, .000 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .258 - 13th in NL | | On-Base Percentage | .322 - 15th in NL | | Slugging Percentage | .392 - 15th in NL | | On-Base + Slugging | .714 - 15th in NL | | Runs Scored | 725 - 15th in NL | | Hits | 1459 - 12th in NL | | Extra-Base Hits | 452 - 15th in NL | | Home Runs | 139 - 13th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 503 - 14th in NL | | Strikeouts | 1090 - 5th in NL | | Stolen Bases | 68 - 14th in NL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.05 - 3rd in NL | | Starters' ERA | 4.48 - 6th in NL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.43 - 3rd in NL | | Runs allowed | 716 - 3rd in NL | | Hits allowed | 1426 - 4th in NL | | Opponents AVG | .255 - 4th in NL | | BABIP | .307 - 8th in NL | | Home Runs allowed | 124 - 1st in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 566 - tied for 11th in NL | | Strikeouts | 1236 - 4th in NL |
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