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Fukumori down, Ponson up

The Rangers have optioned Kaz Fukumori to AAA to make room for Sidney Ponson.

T.R. Sullivan says, in the same item, that the Rangers are holding off on doing anything with Hank Blalock, hoping he'll be ready to go next week.  Otherwise, you could see Brandon Boggs come up, if Blalock goes to the d.l., I'd think...

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Room for Ponson

Won’t they have to option a couple of more guys to make “room” for Sidney?

Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.

by DaheelzCM on Apr 26, 2008 5:15 PM CDT   0 recs

Heh

Took me a moment, but I got it. And I got a big laugh out of it, too. Good one!!

by lonestarJon on Apr 26, 2008 5:18 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

ponson

i hope they gave plenty of notice to the clubhouse attendant. he’s going to have to stock up on more food and beer.

"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum

by rentz on Apr 26, 2008 6:30 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Hmn...

Shows you the Rangers have already figured out Fukumori’s turning into a bust. He just doesn’t have the control over his junkballs to be effective, it seems.

He broke Adam Melhuse’s hand on a warmup toss in the dirt, for petes sake.

Ii also shows you the Rangers want Josh Rupe out there in case Ponson melts down tonight. Which, of course, is the correct move.

by lonestarJon on Apr 26, 2008 5:16 PM CDT   0 recs

Finally

Boggs gets some recognition. But hope Hank is ready to go next week.

by coolaid on Apr 26, 2008 5:33 PM CDT   0 recs

More like logical choice

Im sure if they could they would bring up Mench and let Boggs continue to develop at AAA since he has had a total of 3 weeks there so far. But to do that would require another roster move. With both Duran and Vasquez up you don’t need another IF and with Byrd on the DL and Bradley gimpy right now you need another OF. Boggs is the only one other than Borbon who is on options and you can do this with easily.Theres no question the Rangers thought highly of him because they did add him to the 40 man instead of risk losing him to rule V. But I think if you asked the Rangers they would tell you ideally they would keep him in AAA all year and let him continue to develop.

by bigsteve on Apr 26, 2008 5:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Mench

I don’t think he’s ever gonna see Arlington. We just don’t have the 40 man roster spot for him.

by lonestarJon on Apr 26, 2008 6:22 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Mench...

has looked really bad in AAA so far. I think with the new youth movement that the Rangers are ok with just letting him go.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Apr 26, 2008 6:31 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I can't stand Ponson...

but sending down Fuku was the right move.

You’ve got 3 starters hurt right now so go get ‘em Sidney.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Apr 26, 2008 6:33 PM CDT   0 recs

Fuku

needs to be DFA’d.

That’s a 40-man clogger if I’ve ever seen one.

This guy has ZERO value. We’ve proven to the rest of the league that we can sign trash junkballers for $3M or whatever he’s getting paid.

"I hope it's a special dumb person hell so that I don’t have to meet up with you after I die."

- The D-tron

by Chase Irwin on Apr 27, 2008 12:26 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

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