The Best 25?
C: Laird / Ojeda
1b: Tex
2b: Kinsler
SS: Young
3b: Blalock
LF: Cat (Botts vs. LH)
CF: Lofton (Hairston vs. LH)
RF: Cruz
DH: Sosa
UT: Kata
UT: Hairston
OF: Botts
S1: Millwood
S2: Padilla
S3: Loe
S4: Wright
S5: Tejeda
CL: Gagne
SU: Aki
LR: Mahay
LR: Wilson
RR: Benoit
RR: McCarthy
RR: Frankie
Notes: The more I think about it, Wilkerson is the one wasting Botts's place on the roster; they could use a lefty killer and Botts is that.... Loe not only won the #5 job, he won the #3 job if you ask me.... Yeah, it sucks having Jamey Wright as your #4 starter, but that's the reality: this is still the Texas Rangers.... Go figure: One guy can't throw strikes with consistency and gets shipped out to Bakersfield; another can't throw strikes with consistency and gets a guarantee as the #3 man in the rotation.
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McCarthy...
by benmor78 on Mar 26, 2007 5:16 AM CDT 0 recs
Apology
Carry on and enjoy the season.
by bronco28 on Mar 26, 2007 5:18 AM CDT 0 recs
Wilkerson
by rooster on Mar 26, 2007 9:14 AM CDT 0 recs
who has the ability to play the OF.
by rooster on
Mar 26, 2007 9:29 AM CDT
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Just barely
by FirebatM3 on
Mar 26, 2007 9:31 AM CDT
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Wilkerson can play the OF?
by DJCahill on
Mar 26, 2007 9:33 AM CDT
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I agree
The biggest difference between Sammy and Brad is that we have all already watched Wilkerson fail in Texas...
by JBImaknee on Mar 26, 2007 9:30 AM CDT 0 recs
Oh please
Also, for all those ppl who are jumping all over themselves about Sosa's spring, remember that his production so far has been very BA dependent. If he goes at his current pace, I don't think he posts a above-.300 OBP in the regular season.
by FirebatM3 on
Mar 26, 2007 9:33 AM CDT
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I don't think Sosa is great either
I like Wilkerson, and wanted him to do well here. But I also don't have a problem with Sosa. My argument is against the irrational hatred of a guy who EARNED HIS JOB. I'm simply comparing that mindset to everyone's irrational love of a guy who has not earned his job here...
As for Botts - the guy was given ample opportunity to win a spot as a 4th outfielder/DH guy. He bombed in the outfield by . When you are 25 or whatever he is and limit yourself to one position, DH, you aren't going to win too many jobs out of camp by not fielding as well as the 39 year old washup next to you...
by JBImaknee on
Mar 26, 2007 10:01 AM CDT
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If you want to blame someone
by rooster on Mar 26, 2007 9:30 AM CDT 0 recs
As soon as I saw...
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 26, 2007 11:22 AM CDT 0 recs
Blame?
by BReed on Mar 26, 2007 12:11 PM CDT 0 recs
Botts
But if he is, then we might as well released him now.
by Adam J. Morris on
Mar 26, 2007 12:15 PM CDT
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Why?
by BReed on
Mar 26, 2007 12:25 PM CDT
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Question
He's been in the organization for something like 7 years. I've never heard anything about the hitting coaches wanting him to change his swing.
by Adam J. Morris on
Mar 26, 2007 12:35 PM CDT
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I agree with this
by ab03 on
Mar 26, 2007 1:20 PM CDT
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Long swings
Plus, Botts is 6'6." With a body that big, it's pretty hard NOT to have a long swing. See Richie Sexson.
by RCCook on
Mar 26, 2007 1:37 PM CDT
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And Adam Dunn
by FirebatM3 on
Mar 26, 2007 1:59 PM CDT
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that was my thought
by rentz on
Mar 26, 2007 3:40 PM CDT
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Yup
by WyoRanger on
Mar 26, 2007 3:50 PM CDT
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Bonds is 6'1"
by DJCahill on
Mar 26, 2007 3:51 PM CDT
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True
Long swings can succeed though.
Soriano, Jaun Gone, and Adam Dunn all leap to mind.
by thedirkatron on
Mar 26, 2007 7:00 PM CDT
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Heh...
by jcir454 on Mar 26, 2007 1:08 PM CDT 0 recs










