minors 6/30

by Wakes1331 on Jul 29, 2007 6:18 PM CDT Comment 29 comments

Volquez...5 ip, 4 ER(all in the first inning), 7 K's, 4 BB....basically in the first inning just gave up a bunch of singles and walked two batters.

Botts 4-4, 4 singles, 2 rbi

Kinsler 2-4, two singles

Guzman 3-6, one double, 2 singles

oklahoma wins 9-4, pounded out 17 hits..after volquez was done German and Williams threw two scoreless innings each.

Good to see botts and kinsler doing their thing...hopefully both will be up in the majors really soon

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Botts...

Geez...have a feeling he's knocking down the door this time with the team. Hello 2008 dh.

by slimshadty12 on Jul 29, 2007 6:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

with all those singles the Rangers will be giving him a 5 year 65 million dollar deal soon ;)

Fire Ron Washington

by pblack on Jul 29, 2007 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

seems like in his last 2 starts

he'a had trouble in the 1st inning and then been great after that...big time talent , now whether he puts it all together is a different question

by weslyenkid01 on Jul 29, 2007 6:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Botts

Jesus he is absolutely going nuts. He better be here August 1st.

by kumar75150 on Jul 29, 2007 6:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Soooooo....

Here's to seeing Cruz, Byrd, and Botts each and every day come August 1st!!!!!!! Thank God bc im sick of seeing washed up Whifferson and Sosa.

rage against the gold club

by erikj07 on Jul 29, 2007 6:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Huh?

How did he have 4 BB and walk two batters? Unless it was HBP...

Obviously you're not a golfer.

by chief on Jul 29, 2007 6:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

2 walks in the first inning

and 4 walks total

by coolaid on Jul 29, 2007 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

First inning

I think the two walks and a bunch of singles was referring only to the first inning.

by uthornfan on Jul 29, 2007 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gotcha.

Obviously you're not a golfer.

by chief on Jul 29, 2007 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Walks

Still not the progression I'd like to see from Volquez though.

Obviously you're not a golfer.

by chief on Jul 29, 2007 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

hopefully botts's

last ever game in AAA.

by DSheppard on Jul 29, 2007 6:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Adenhart

Tough game for him today.

by Longhorn on Jul 29, 2007 6:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

yeah

my bad, i meant to say he gave up a bunch of singles and two walks in the first inning

Come back Soriano!

by Wakes1331 on Jul 29, 2007 7:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Luis Mendoza tonight

5 2/3 shutout innings. A 3 WPs, but still...

3.95 ERA on the season now. Middling peripherals, but he's still just 23.

Not a bad return for Bryan Corey.

by Adam J. Morris on Jul 29, 2007 8:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Jon Greene - .307/.377/.624

He's 22 - swap him out with Manny Pina for the rest of the season?

Rangers Farm Probables

by shroomer on Jul 29, 2007 9:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Depends

on how good his defense is.

by FirebatM3 on Jul 29, 2007 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't give up on Pina

I think that Clinton is the right place for him.

by Brett Perryman on Jul 29, 2007 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe so

but Greene is raking. Another of the nice surprises of the kiddoes this year.

Greene a good candidate to do Hawaiian or Venezuelan Winter Ball? And what's the difference in competition levels between the two?

by HypoLuxa on Jul 29, 2007 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey

I don't mean to boohoo Greene. He was an 8th rounder, so combined with his performance that bears watching. If he's ready to get a look in the MWL, good. But I wouldn't demote Pina.

by Brett Perryman on Jul 29, 2007 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Do you think he repeats the MWL in 2008? With maxitron going to AA in 2008 it might mean Greenetron starts out in BAK next year. Maybe Greenetron [who's really almost 22] could go up to Clinton now to split time at C and DH for the L-Kings - send Harrigatron back to SPO or AZ.

Yo soy Horsedooty-tron

P.S. Shouldn't Santanatron's brkn finger be healed soon? Been a month ...

Rangers Farm Probables

by shroomer on Jul 29, 2007 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Santana

He is playing for the AZL Rangers tonight.

by uthornfan on Jul 29, 2007 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nice catch

I've been looking for West to reappear so didn't notice that. kewl-atron

Rangers Farm Probables

by shroomer on Jul 29, 2007 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

I wouldn't be surprised if Pina and Santana are the Clinton catchers, with Pina potentially moving up if anything clicks a little. And Bakersfield doesn't seem like a stretch for Greene given his performance and college background.

Glad to see that Santana is back for the last month.

by Brett Perryman on Jul 29, 2007 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pina

June was hopeful, but July has been awful(.384 OPS). Even in June his numbers were very av. dependent, only 1 BB. Not much to go on.

mmmmmm...64 slices of American cheese...

by t ball on Jul 29, 2007 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I know but

I think that there is just more there than meets the eye when you are only reading milb.com lines. He's got to get stronger, but it's not like he can't make contact. He's 10-59 in July, but with one strikeout. 3-32 lately and no strikeouts. He's obviously not a powerful hitter at this point, but that smacks of being tired to me. So bring someone like Greene up and let them split time, give Tracy innings behind the plate, whatever. I just wouldn't drop the guy off the radar like I sense some are looking to do.

by Brett Perryman on Jul 29, 2007 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, I'm not saying

dump him, I'm just lamenting his performance lately after he showed so much in June. I think we know he's not going to be a walk machine or power hitter at this point, and he's still only 20, but I was hoping he'd keep that up. At least they're being patient with him and putting him out there nearly every day.

How is his defensive game? Since they have so much catching depth now, is he the kind of toolsy guy that can sweeten a deal this offseason?

mmmmmm...64 slices of American cheese...

by t ball on Jul 29, 2007 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pina

His defense is the point. He's excellent.

From the Prospect Handbook before last (prior to his injury however):

"excellent build and catch-and-throw skills...good receiver with great hands, a very strong, accurate arm and a quick release...pop times at 1.87...significant progress calling games...makeup is outstanding, has learned to speak English and handles a staff well...even if he never becomes more than a below-average hitter he still could be a big league backup catcher."

He's hit for contact and taken a few walks at times. What he hasn't done is put up a really high average or hit for any power whatsoever yet. But given that defensive talent and the fact that he doesn't swing and miss, I want to see whether he can mature.

by Brett Perryman on Jul 29, 2007 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ramirez

single and two walks tonight. .286/.444/.286 in two games.

by Brett Perryman on Jul 30, 2007 12:36 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Ramirez article

http://rangers.scout.com/2/662325.html

Here is an article from Lone Star Dugout about Ramirez. The article from the Indians site and appeared last season. Has some good info about his position change, his offensive approach and some info about his family back in Venezuala.

by uthornfan on Jul 30, 2007 3:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs