Wednesday morning

by Brett Perryman on Jan 9, 2008 8:38 AM CST in News

Whittleman and Font are Evan Grant's numbers 18 an 19 prospects. That's about it this morning...

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There are a couple of articles on MLB.com

One on Broussard, one on Guardardo.

by AZranger on Jan 9, 2008 10:14 AM CST reply actions

The money quote

Right at the end of the texasrangers.com piece:

In addition to Guardado, the Rangers are expected to officially add Fukumori to the 40-man roster this week. That will require them to make two roster moves to take two players off.

I was hoping Guardado would be a non-roster deal, but, yeah, he's lefthanded and can pitch a baseball.

I'm alright with it. I like the player.

Wonder if Cruz/Botts is on waivers this week...

Actually, wonder if that's what's holding things up with Eddie...

Go Strangers.

by hightowersmith on Jan 9, 2008 10:34 AM CST up reply actions

Guardado is a lefty so their is no need for White. I don't think they will give up on any of the pitchers. Some players on the 40 man roster have options left. Can they just option someone? Does Metcalf have any options left?

The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws. ~Rick Wise, 1974

by RangerMad on Jan 9, 2008 12:40 PM CST up reply actions

Probably Cruz

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by jamcadbury on Jan 9, 2008 1:06 PM CST up reply actions

watch him become a hafner......

with a different scenario of course......so please, some guy trying to be a hero, don't jump on my statement

by slash on Jan 9, 2008 1:11 PM CST up reply actions

I'm wondering if ...

... the Rangers will use the option Murphy has remaining to extend the warranty on Cruz and/or Botts - Murphy starting out in OKC no matter how his Spring goes in order to create room on the 25-man - sorta like Loe last year.

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by shroomer on Jan 9, 2008 1:54 PM CST up reply actions

Options

Using an option removes them from the 25 man. It doesn't remove them from the 40.

If it didn't work that way, this would be a no-brainer. We'd option Travis Metcalf. He was added to the 40 a year too early because of the Blalock injury. Now, he's "stuck" on the 40. Attempt to remove him, and you expose him to other teams picking him up.

by Oracle Galvez on Jan 9, 2008 2:18 PM CST up reply actions

There is also an article in the DMN

from Tim Cowlishaw on Clemens in which he says amongst other things " You can't help but scratch your head at the enormous holes in the Clemens story". I'd do a link but I don't know how to.
Just copy and paste the addy? When's Adam get back he wouldn't of missed this one or the one on MLB.com.

"I was inclined to give Clemens the benefit of the doubt until he started talking in circles" Evan Grant

by NYCMuscleFag on Jan 9, 2008 1:48 PM CST up reply actions

I believe Adam

will be back on Sunday.

by Brett Perryman on Jan 9, 2008 5:42 PM CST up reply actions

What an ass

by badradiorules on Jan 10, 2008 10:14 AM CST up reply actions

don't bend that ass over

he might like it

by schlactattack on Jan 10, 2008 9:15 PM CST up reply actions

Why do you find

consantly changing user names so amusing?

by Brett Perryman on Jan 10, 2008 9:26 PM CST up reply actions

just having fun, Z

I'll try and stick with my original LSB name come spring training this year.

And I promise I'll be on my best behavior next time Adam goes out of town.

by schlactattack on Jan 10, 2008 11:07 PM CST up reply actions

Mildy interesting article

on int'l baseball. Starts out kinda slow, but you might learn a few things once he gets to the Dominican Republic bits -

http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/the-international-game/

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by shroomer on Jan 9, 2008 4:42 PM CST reply actions

I was surprised

at the level of activity in South Africa, hadn't heard that before. I also realized I hadn't really considered Australia at the time the Rangers hired Jim Colborn. I'm guessing he had something to do with the signing of Chris Snelling?

the one after 909

by t ball on Jan 9, 2008 5:33 PM CST up reply actions

Colborn

The name I heard associated with him was Travis Blackley...

Go Strangers.

by hightowersmith on Jan 9, 2008 5:47 PM CST up reply actions

South Africa

Yeah, never heard that before. Maybe he's reaching tho - here's a comment at the end of the article:

I must say that I loved this piece in the Annual. I was particularly intrigued by Jonathan's thought that baseball in South Africa is something to watch. I have lived in SA for most of the past 2 years (through the inaugual WBC too) and have yet to see a single diamond let alone anyone even playing baseball.
To be fair I am not at all keyed into the game here and there may well be a thriving grass roots organisation but there is another bat and ball spot that takes up far more attention. Cricket.

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by shroomer on Jan 9, 2008 6:09 PM CST up reply actions