A flurry of roster moves
by Adam J. Morris
on May 29, 2008 4:29 PM CDT
The Rangers have announced several moves...
Kevin Millwood is activated from the d.l., and Travis Metcalf has been recalled from AAA.
German Duran and Kam Loe have been optioned to AAA.
Franklyn German cleared waivers and has been outrighted to Oklahoma, although he has 72 hours to decide whether to accept the outright assignment or become a free agent.
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I like it, I like it
ood to see Millwood back. Duran needs consistent ABs at OKC. Besides, Metcalf > than Duran. Glad to see the Rangers keep Mathis. Loe’s time has come and gone.
Brandon Boggs 2008 Texas Rangers ROY
by RangerMad on May 29, 2008 4:40 PM CDT 0 recs
milly back
yay! a guy that should be good for 6 innings a start! hopefully he iis better than what he was earlier this year.
latest update on bmac?
if gabbard doesn’t go to the DL for whatever reason, should be be sent to the bullpen temporarily? though i guess his walks aren’t really good for bailing a starter out…hmm
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by gossamer on May 29, 2008 4:48 PM CDT 0 recs
oh and
blalock coming back soon too! i think the rangers may be able to break the .500 barrier? hopefully.
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by gossamer on
May 29, 2008 4:50 PM CDT
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better than he was earlier?
He was pretty darn good before his injury if I remember correctly.
by bigsteve on
May 29, 2008 5:45 PM CDT
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not this season
a little worse than what he was last season.
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by gossamer on
May 29, 2008 5:53 PM CDT
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McCarthy
There is no such thing as global warming. David Murphy was cold, so he turned the sun up.
by SarasotaRanger on
May 29, 2008 8:42 PM CDT
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Danks
It sickens me to know we held onto Danks for so long, believing he was going to be the real deal… passed up on Beckett to hold onto him… and traded him for a relatively unproven pitcher who’s fallen apart. Both Danks and Masset have low ERA’s, with Danks sporting a solid 1.20 WHIP. This really is the suck.
There is no such thing as global warming. David Murphy was cold, so he turned the sun up.
by SarasotaRanger on
May 29, 2008 8:45 PM CDT
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Passed up on Beckett...
I believe that this is a common misconception based on media reports. I honestly believe that Hanley ramirez was the player that the Marlins wanted all along. I don’t believe that the Rangers ever had a legit shot at landing Beckett, unless Boston refused to trade Ramirez.
by Topgun22 on
May 29, 2008 8:57 PM CDT
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sigh
there have been plenty of reports that said if Danks was included from the start, Beckett was ours.
by Longhorn on
May 29, 2008 10:35 PM CDT
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Plenty of Reports...
Because “reports” are always accurate. I have heard/read pleanty of “reports” that said the Marlins target was Ramirez.
by Topgun22 on
May 29, 2008 11:15 PM CDT
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Beckett
I’m pretty sure the Marlins were close to accepting our offer. But when Boston offered Hanley, they leapt at it, and we had no shot.
Joe Morgan: (On Jay Bruce) I think he will. He brings energy to the team, and besides that, he is a pretty good hitter.
Ken Tremendous: I like that the #1 reason he will help his team is: "energy," and the distant #2 reason is: "ability to hit baseballs."
by TheBZA on
May 30, 2008 8:07 AM CDT
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It's no secret
JD was hesitant to move Danks for Beckett. That delay could have been the difference. Again, I say could… I really don’t know for sure. I’m just disappointed we possibly missed out on a WS MVP for a guy we were later willing to give up. Regardless, if a frog had wings….....
There is no such thing as global warming. David Murphy was cold, so he turned the sun up.
by SarasotaRanger on
May 30, 2008 8:21 AM CDT
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I don't doubt there was hesitation
But I’m pretty sure Florida would hold out a bit longer to see if they could get a better offer. Either way, I’m not losing any sleep over this one.
Joe Morgan: (On Jay Bruce) I think he will. He brings energy to the team, and besides that, he is a pretty good hitter.
Ken Tremendous: I like that the #1 reason he will help his team is: "energy," and the distant #2 reason is: "ability to hit baseballs."
by TheBZA on
May 30, 2008 8:33 AM CDT
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wasn't just Danks
Remember the other piece to that deal was Blalock. Remember at the time of that trade rumor Blalock was coming off his 2nd straight badass season. He was considered one of the best young players in the game and at the time the package of he and Danks for Beckett was not a fair trade especially when they were also insisting we take on Mike Lowells contract after he had two straight piss poor seasons.
Now granted since then Beckett has turned out like most thought he would, Blalock has had a couple really bad seasons and an injury filled one, Danks has progressed into a nice ML pitcher, and Lowell has refound whatever it was he was missing in Florida. If we would have known all that was going to happen then yeah we should have never let the Red Sox have a chance to throw Ramirez in the deal and we should have taken it but reality is we had no idea all those things were going to occur. Can’t really fault anyone for that.
by bigsteve on
May 30, 2008 11:53 AM CDT
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You make an interesting point about Blalock...
but go back and look at his 2003+2004 and compare that to Lowell’s. They’re pretty much dead on in avg/hr/rbi.
There is no such thing as global warming. David Murphy was cold, so he turned the sun up.
by SarasotaRanger on
May 30, 2008 12:37 PM CDT
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yeah 03 and 04
but in 05 Lowell had a horrible year and at the age of 31 you had to figure his career was in decline. While Blalock at the age of 24 in ‘05 had another solid year. You couldn’t predict his career would go the way it has since then. Plus add in the fact that Lowell was on the hook for 18 million over the next 2 years while Blalock just signed his contract and has only made a little less than 8 million over the last two years and it just adds more to the side of it was a good decision at the time to hold on to them.
by bigsteve on
May 30, 2008 12:44 PM CDT
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+1 for your arguments
If we were gonna hold onto Danks tightly and trade him selectively, I’d rather have traded him for a proven talent. Beckett was, but you make good points about the rest of the deal. I disagree that McCarthy was that guy for reasons already stated.
There is no such thing as global warming. David Murphy was cold, so he turned the sun up.
by SarasotaRanger on
May 30, 2008 1:37 PM CDT
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relatively unproven
You must have made a misprint. Im sure you meant a superior minor league pitcher who had over a full year of major league experience and was one of the highest regarded pitching prospects in baseball. And had never had an injury problem before.
Its ok we all get our facts crossed every now and then
by bigsteve on
May 29, 2008 9:12 PM CDT
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I'll forgive you for crossing yours this time
less than 150 IP in parts of 2 years with Chicago with a 4.50 average ERA and a decent WHIP. I don’t think that’s proven.
There is no such thing as global warming. David Murphy was cold, so he turned the sun up.
by SarasotaRanger on
May 29, 2008 10:00 PM CDT
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While your statement is correct
It came across to me as being sarcastic. Sorry.
by Chris Hanes on
May 29, 2008 10:04 PM CDT
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No apologies necessary
Just wanted to clarify that I wasn’t being sarcastic.
by bigsteve on
May 29, 2008 10:07 PM CDT
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hang in there Brandon!!
I know your arm closely resembles a noodle at the moment but it will come back!
I promise!
It will won’t it??
The "Electrician" was born 7/16/07 11:53 PM EDT
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by LAMuscleFag on
May 29, 2008 9:14 PM CDT
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OT: Top performers today via ESPN
Picture is off but you can see who the three are. I also thought it was funny that they got mench in a rangers uniform.
Rare Gnats Sex
by ab03 on May 29, 2008 5:12 PM CDT 2 recs
Barajas
112 OPS+ (Salty 116).
What happened to my old signature?
by WyoRanger on
May 29, 2008 5:35 PM CDT
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laird?
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by gossamer on
May 29, 2008 5:53 PM CDT
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for a catcher
95 would be good no? probably about 88 would be average?
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by gossamer on
May 29, 2008 5:56 PM CDT
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answer to my question
for last year:
Pos Mean
C 86
1B 115
2B 96
3B 109
SS 94
RF 111
CF 97
LF 107
so…
c
100 laird is well above average
116 salty is (and it surely don’t seem like it) outstanding
1b
36 broussard was pathetic
104 shelton is below average, but not disgusting
120 cat is above average (his is total, not just 1b)
2b
121 kinsler is outstanding
3b
127 blalock is well above average
160 vazquez has been friggin awesome
ss
106 young has been above average
LF
100 boggs is below average
cf
162 hamilton is been awesome
rf
119 murphy is a little above average
dh/rf
174 bradley has been outstanding
of course, it’d be nice if this holds up the entire season
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by gossamer on
May 29, 2008 6:06 PM CDT
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Nice post
Rec.
Just one thing: Hamilton’s 162 OPS+ in CF is not just awesome. It is mind-bogglingly stupendous.
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
"I LOVE to fart" - Bert Blyleven
by lonestarJon on
May 29, 2008 6:30 PM CDT
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Pssst...
;-)
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
by Rodney on
May 29, 2008 7:49 PM CDT
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credit
to hardball times and baseball reference.
keep in mind the averages are for LAST year, and the player specific OPS+ is for this year. but i doubt this year’s averages would change that much
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by gossamer on
May 29, 2008 7:16 PM CDT
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team OPS+
BTW, the team OPS+ is 119.
Brandon Boggs 2008 Texas Rangers ROY
by RangerMad on
May 29, 2008 6:37 PM CDT
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Thanks
Jeremy!
Nice numbers.
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
by Rodney on
May 29, 2008 6:44 PM CDT
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Cool
I managed to figured out the recommend function. I’m so damn stupid.
What happened to my old signature?
by WyoRanger on
May 29, 2008 6:46 PM CDT
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Salty
That 116 OPS+ is almost all walks. Nothing wrong with that.
What happened to my old signature?
by WyoRanger on
May 29, 2008 6:47 PM CDT
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Young
I think we have to leave him at SS or bench him in the future (likely in 2010-2011). He doesn’t have the bat for 3B. According to those numbers, he would be below the mean offensively at 3B even now.
--Brian
by BCanfield on
May 30, 2008 7:35 AM CDT
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young is never going to see the bench on this team
especially while getting paid 16 mil.
if you would bench him youd be better off trading him and just eating a big chunk of the contract.
Gerald Laird is my hero.
by DSheppard on
May 30, 2008 7:41 AM CDT
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You can't sell 1000 #10 jerseys a night...
...with the FOTF on the pine.
Right around the time all the young talent is ready to contend is when the organization will realize that Ron Washington is the wrong man for the job.
by Chad Crudup on
May 30, 2008 8:29 AM CDT
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team sport
Baseball is a team sport. Even if MY is below averge offensively for 3B, others make up for him at other positions.
Brandon Boggs 2008 Texas Rangers ROY
by RangerMad on
May 30, 2008 8:39 AM CDT
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ESPN
is awful about updating the player pics. They still show Salty in a Braves helmet (not cap like the ones above), from a side angle. The worldwide leader in action once again.
by jwiscarson on
May 29, 2008 6:40 PM CDT
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Player Pics...
Mench was a Ranger when pictures were taken this year, so they probably haven’t taken one of him in a Jays uni. As for Salty, he didn’t make the squad out of ST, so he might not have been present on picture day, thus they have to revert back to his last picture from picture day with the Braves last year.
by Topgun22 on
May 29, 2008 8:18 PM CDT
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so cat and vazquez
decided to look like porn stars on picture day?
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by gossamer on
May 29, 2008 8:22 PM CDT
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Ben Broussard tried to do a Fu Manchu as well, as I recall
But he apparently couldn’t grow it like Cat did.
Blalock was supposed to do it too, but he chickened out, and shaved at the last minute, so we’ll never know what his looked like.
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
"I LOVE to fart" - Bert Blyleven
by lonestarJon on
May 30, 2008 5:11 AM CDT
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I would buy this as an explanation
if MLB’s photos weren’t all updated.
I just don’t think ESPN cares about having up-to-date photos. Mench didn’t make the major league roster out of spring training either, so I don’t see the differentiation here.
by jwiscarson on
May 29, 2008 11:43 PM CDT
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MLB photoshops their pics, I think
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
"I LOVE to fart" - Bert Blyleven
by lonestarJon on
May 30, 2008 5:12 AM CDT
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Are you serious?
Well, that certainly explains a thing or two…and makes me wonder all the more why ESPN doesn’t have up-to-date photos!
by jwiscarson on
May 30, 2008 8:36 AM CDT
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Somewhere right now...
Randy Galloway is getting pissed off that Mench is not in a Rangers uniform…
"No bear or disco for Juan" - Mr. Santos
by miles on
May 30, 2008 3:42 AM CDT
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I have said over & over
that we trade out more talent than we develop…which is obvious to me that the Rangers have no desire – ever – to make it to the World Series…we have no personality to draw fans. And anyone who shows the slightest bit of talent we send them packing.
boston siempre! tra
by bosoxsiempregirl on
May 30, 2008 11:43 AM CDT
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Pitcher has
a rockin’ body. At least the chick softball pitcher I’m seeing.
re: Ann Coulter - "She doesn't get raped nearly enough." - DJ Cahill
by EssBee on
May 29, 2008 11:04 PM CDT
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taryn mowett
kinduva hottie. actually, many hotties on the AZ team.
by Longhorn on
May 29, 2008 11:05 PM CDT
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Some of them are
butter faces. Great body, butter face….
re: Ann Coulter - "She doesn't get raped nearly enough." - DJ Cahill
by EssBee on
May 29, 2008 11:07 PM CDT
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Absolutely.
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
re: Ann Coulter - "She doesn't get raped nearly enough." - DJ Cahill
by EssBee on
May 29, 2008 11:10 PM CDT
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The UCLA catcher
actually looks a bit like Brittney Spears. The out of control child neglecting version. Not the cover of Esquire version. I still would, though.
re: Ann Coulter - "She doesn't get raped nearly enough." - DJ Cahill
by EssBee on
May 29, 2008 11:11 PM CDT
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There are a couple hotties
on the UCLA team, too. You know that locker room is just a dyke love-fest, though.
re: Ann Coulter - "She doesn't get raped nearly enough." - DJ Cahill
by EssBee on
May 29, 2008 11:08 PM CDT
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McCarthy and the disabled list
anyone remember Brandon McCarthy? What is the word with him? Is he coming back this season? Anyone remember why he is on the 60? Hell of a good trade on that one JD. How many times has been on the list in some form or fashion?
On a separate injury issue, how did Hank Blalock get Carpal Tunnel Syndrome while on the 15 day. too much internet porn? Game Boy injury? What’s the deal?
¡yo soy Horsedooty!
I soloed in the mile high club.
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