Rangers re-sign Vazquez

by Outworlder47 on Nov 21, 2007 3:22 PM CST

No specifics as to salary in the press release, but seeing as it's a one year deal, and Vazquez was eligible for arbitration, it can't be too much. He works as a utility infielder type, I suppose.

They also signed 27 year old infielder Ryan Roberts to a minor league deal with a spring training invite. Roberts was .077/.200/.192 in 26 ABs over the past two years in Toronto, and had a .769 OPS in AAA last year. He went to UTA.

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zywica wont be happy =p

or whoever it was that seemed to hate giving a single AB to vazquez, maybe it was someone else.

anyway, it seems like we should have been able to find a better utility IF, but since I cant name one of them... i guess its ok. just hopefully we wont have massive injuries that get im 300 at bats or whatever.

by DShep on Nov 21, 2007 3:25 PM CST reply actions

no one should be happy

"Maybe Brett Garnener will be there so I can beat the shit out of him." - miles

by Longhorn on Nov 21, 2007 3:35 PM CST up reply actions

Vazquez isn't so bad...

It's just that, like Buck, Wash gets a man crush on some players and seems blind to their talent level and overplays them.

Remember that time your dog ate my goldfish, and you lied and told me I didn't have any goldfish? Why did I have the bowl bart? Why did I have the bowl?

by i hit straight ball very much on Nov 21, 2007 4:30 PM CST up reply actions

Vazquez

Before guessing his ABs (or whether anyone has a mancrush on him) shouldn't we see if Hank plays more than he did in 2007?

by hightowersmith on Nov 21, 2007 7:52 PM CST up reply actions

overplays them?

...wha...

hank blalock was practically gone for the season... and travis metcalf was a rookie, Double-A call-up...

i suppose hairston jr. was a better option at third base?...

by oc on Nov 22, 2007 1:29 PM CST up reply actions

young to 3rd; kinsler to SS

solves a couple things. Insert anyone other than vasquez, relaford, or hairston at 2nd, and you'd be better off.

Wash overplays scrubby utility guys. What is so hard to grasp about that?

T.R. -- enough is enough.

by inactive lsb user on Nov 22, 2007 11:11 PM CST up reply actions

Yeah that would be me

Bleh, for a better UIF, how about Macier Izturis?

As far as giving ABs to Vazquez, yeah, in all honesty I'd rather not give a single one to him, but my issue is mostly that you have a manager that LOVES to play this player (the player in this role), so why not upgrade it?

by Brett Perryman on Nov 21, 2007 4:35 PM CST up reply actions

an alright

re-sign i suppose. I mean it cant hurt that bad. German Duran can play another year in the minors or they can bring him up if vazquez is hurt or if kinsler or young get hurt. But i'm sure everyone here will hate it. Not to mention, what is up with everyones beef with HUNTER. I mean this team is making him priority number one. Would you rather have lets say, Corey Patterson be number one priority? Or how about some other crappy player? Hunter is not a craqppy player and I think all of you on this thread should stop bashing the guy. He is gonna be great. He is durable. He could last in center longer then alot of people think. They

"I'd need a picture of Jamey with a shotgun saying "This is my Boomstick!" before I could see that one." DJCahill

by NYTXFAN on Nov 21, 2007 4:02 PM CST reply actions

Umm...

Would you rather have lets say, Corey Patterson be number one priority? Or how about some other crappy player?

This is what is known as the fallacy of the false dilemma.

by Lucas on Nov 21, 2007 4:35 PM CST up reply actions

would i rather get kicked in the nuts

no. but i'm a little confused. are my only options to get kicked in the nuts or punched in the face?

how about, we don't waste money on any big contract guys this year and wait till next year?

maybe fukodome, but he'd probably be priced out of our range.

and actually, i'd rather they get rowand and I personally think they should get andruw jones (despite a lot of evidence and logic telling me he's done)

by ab03 on Nov 21, 2007 5:18 PM CST up reply actions

what for what?

We have an obvious need and a great ball player to fill that need.

"I'd need a picture of Jamey with a shotgun saying "This is my Boomstick!" before I could see that one." DJCahill

by NYTXFAN on Nov 21, 2007 6:48 PM CST up reply actions

I mean wait for what?

"I'd need a picture of Jamey with a shotgun saying "This is my Boomstick!" before I could see that one." DJCahill

by NYTXFAN on Nov 21, 2007 6:49 PM CST up reply actions

hurlerhurley?

Sharky???

You're hijacking the thread and being repetitive. Move forward.

by Rodney on Nov 21, 2007 6:54 PM CST up reply actions

OT: Brewers sign Kendall

1 Yr. deal

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3122567

"Dwyade is to basketball what the 40 is to the Rangers." -thedirkatron

by coolaid on Nov 21, 2007 4:12 PM CST reply actions

good

at least we can't get him if we trade laird

by the other dierk in dallas on Nov 21, 2007 7:36 PM CST reply actions

What does your handle mean?

Who is the primary/original "Dierk?"

Brett Gardner is big, we are little.

by Brian Thomas on Nov 21, 2007 8:33 PM CST up reply actions

+1

T.R. -- enough is enough.

by inactive lsb user on Nov 21, 2007 9:03 PM CST up reply actions

well

my name is Dierk, but it is pronounced Dirk. Like Dirk Nowitzki.

by the other dierk in dallas on Nov 21, 2007 9:09 PM CST up reply actions

and what if there is a third in Dallas?

Kind of renders your username meaningless, doesn't it?

Tomorrow Never Knows

by t ball on Nov 22, 2007 12:25 AM CST up reply actions

You need depth at all positions

so a good signing in my eyes. He carried alright at times and Duran can compete with Vazquez sometime next year.

"I'd need a picture of Jamey with a shotgun saying "This is my Boomstick!" before I could see that one." DJCahill

by NYTXFAN on Nov 21, 2007 7:48 PM CST reply actions

That won't be much of a competition

"On-base percentage is great if you can score runs and do something with that on-base percentage," Baker said. "Clogging up the bases isn't that great to me."

by jparks77 on Nov 21, 2007 7:58 PM CST up reply actions

.230/.300/.373 is depth?

.230/.300/.373 equates to carrying yourself alright?

by Brett Perryman on Nov 21, 2007 8:11 PM CST up reply actions

Not in my opinion

But everybody around here keeps trying to tell me that .224/.278/.349 is great trade bait, so I don't know.

Some professionals get better with age and experience. Lawyers, professors, engineers. Hookers? Not so much. -- DJ Cahill

by tricer on Nov 21, 2007 8:51 PM CST up reply actions

I think

Kendall was terrible throwing out base runners last year. At least Laird has that going for him and he is quite a bit younger.

by OKC Ranger Fan on Nov 21, 2007 9:05 PM CST up reply actions

I'm skeptical of Laird's value too

But he does have two things going for him that Vazquez doesn't. One, he's a catcher. That's a whole different deal from other positions. Two, he did put up a .296/.332/.473 line in 2006, so you could at least kid yourself into thinking that he could repeat that as a half-time guy. With Vazquez, you'd have to be a fool to think he'd produce that far above an infielder's average level.

by Brett Perryman on Nov 21, 2007 10:27 PM CST up reply actions

vaz

I didn't see any reason for the Rangers to resign Vazquez, and I thought he might be cut if there was a crunch for a roster spot. But I guess it is no big deal. Like you have said previously, Duran might be a good fit for the utility role in the second half - getting about 3-4 starts a week.

I was just looking at Vazquez horrible batting line that you posted, and thinking to myself: "what a pathetic excuse for a hitter", then I realized that his line was superior to Laird's in every category.

I also think that the Estrada-Mota deal gives us an idea about Laird's trade value. JD might not even be able to move him for anything useful at all.

Some professionals get better with age and experience. Lawyers, professors, engineers. Hookers? Not so much. -- DJ Cahill

by tricer on Nov 21, 2007 11:46 PM CST up reply actions