Hurley to the d.l., Hunter up

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 1, 2008 4:16 PM CDT

Per the DMN blog, Tommy Hunter and Travis Metcalf are up, Ryan Roberts is down, and Eric Hurley has been put on the d.l.

Kason Gabbard has been moved to the 60 day d.l. to make room for Hunter on the 40 man roster.

The only other 40 man move that would appear to be imminent is bringing Brandon McCarthy back from the 60 day d.l. At that time, you'd figure either Hank Blalock would head to the 60 day d.l. (if he isn't coming back), or Ryan Roberts would be DFA'd.

Or who knows...Frank Catalanotto could be traded by then, or one of the myriad of hurt Ranger pitchers could turn out to have a season-ending injury.

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Metcalf...

I assume Wash isn’t happy with the defense he’s seen from Vazquez at 3rd the last couple nights. Can’t say that I blame him.

Hurley going to the DL is disappointing.

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

by slc ranger on Aug 1, 2008 4:23 PM CDT 0 recs

They also have...

...less of a need for a “true” utility IF, since Young is able to play in the field.

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 1, 2008 4:30 PM CDT up 0 recs

Hurley

The DL assignment will be retroactive so in essence he will only miss about another week or basically one start. Unless that is the injury is more serious

Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.

by bigsteve on Aug 1, 2008 5:22 PM CDT up 0 recs

With Hunter on the 40, does he have to stay on the 40?

Or can they option him off at the end of the season?

by mattrpav on Aug 1, 2008 4:28 PM CDT 0 recs

40 man

If they take him off the 40 man, he has to clear waivers. Someone would claim him and option him, so it wouldn’t make sense for them to do that.

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 1, 2008 4:29 PM CDT up 0 recs

So..

.. that sucks. Obviously, they think he’ll be in the mix for the rotation or bullpen for next year, but that could be really painful if he has a setup back.

by mattrpav on Aug 1, 2008 4:46 PM CDT up 0 recs

He could be sent back down to OKC,

just not taken off of the 40.

That is why the 40 trumps all.

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"As a Ranger discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Danks, Volquez, or Young approaches one."

by LBBRangerFan on Aug 1, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up 0 recs

Yeah

Part of the reason why they liked him as a supplemental pick was because they thought he’d move fast.

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 1, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up 0 recs

he doesn't

Why not let him stay for the month and not burn an option?

"An effortless 98" - Scott Gardner after Neftali Feliz's first AA pitch

by RangerMad on Aug 1, 2008 4:30 PM CDT up 0 recs

Yes, he does

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 1, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up 0 recs

we're talking about the 40

not the 25

""If they'd have told me you can make the team but you've got to shine the shoes, I'd have been there shining shoes." -Bradley

by ab03 on Aug 1, 2008 4:42 PM CDT up 0 recs

As I understand it and please correct me if I am wrong.....

Options only apply when moving from the 25 to the 40. To move off of the forty man roster, a player has to be DFA’ed and got through waivers. Once they clear wavers then they can be assigned to the minor league roster of the organizations choice.

If a player clears wavers once, then gets added back to the forty man roster, they have to be put through wavers again. If said player clears waviers a second time, then said player can request and must be granted his release so that he can become a minor league free agent.

Also, placing a player on the 60-day DL will clear a roster spot on the 40, however, all players are automatically removed from the DL I believe the day after the World Series is completed. So, the Rangers will have to have spots for all of the pitchers right after someone wins the world series.

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"As a Ranger discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Danks, Volquez, or Young approaches one."

by LBBRangerFan on Aug 1, 2008 4:46 PM CDT up 0 recs

looks correct to me

good recap.

by Garcia on Aug 1, 2008 4:49 PM CDT up 0 recs

I believe that is correct.

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 1, 2008 4:57 PM CDT up 0 recs

Metcalf #2

Glad to see Metcalf back. But is is a series too late. He wore out Seatlle last year, 1.182 ops.

"An effortless 98" - Scott Gardner after Neftali Feliz's first AA pitch

by RangerMad on Aug 1, 2008 4:29 PM CDT 0 recs

Tonight's lineup

2B Ian Kinsler
DH Frank Catalanotto
SS Michael Young
CF Josh Hamilton
RF Marlon Byrd
LF David Murphy
C Gerald Laird
1B Chris Davis
3B Ramon Vazquez

by tyd3311 on Aug 1, 2008 4:51 PM CDT 0 recs

Hmm...

showcasing Cat much?

by meatbonelefty on Aug 1, 2008 4:56 PM CDT 0 recs

JD doesn't want to

Bowden things up…that would make him a stupid Bowdening a-hole.

Some team will put in a waiver claim for Catman.

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by Rodney on Aug 1, 2008 5:03 PM CDT up 0 recs

Waiver claim...

then they can have him.

I like Cat and he has handled all this stuff lately with a lot of class, but there really is no place for him on this team right now.

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by slc ranger on Aug 1, 2008 5:06 PM CDT up 0 recs

Yep

One of the selling points on signing Cat, from what I understand, is that he’s considered a good teammate who doesn’t cause waves vis-a-vis playing time.

He’s not going to pull a Richie Sexson and be a jackass if he’s benched.

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 1, 2008 5:13 PM CDT up 0 recs

Vazquez

He also doesn’t pull a Ramon Vazquez.

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by Andy Seiler on Aug 1, 2008 5:17 PM CDT up 0 recs

so...

would that be a Dirty Vazquez….

by clinton33 on Aug 1, 2008 5:27 PM CDT up 0 recs

is it stupid...

Is it stupid for me to think we should sign Livan Hernandez?

by nickzaji on Aug 1, 2008 5:11 PM CDT 0 recs

Chris Davis hitting 8th when Byrd is hitting 5th continues to hiss me f off…I understand balancing lineups so you don’t have too many lefties in a row, but it doesnt do much good when your 5th place hitter comes through only once out of every 5 ab..

by LongviewLegend315 on Aug 1, 2008 5:18 PM CDT 0 recs

Byrd

kinda been knocking the ball around lately

by meatbonelefty on Aug 1, 2008 5:27 PM CDT up 0 recs

Davis

This issue has been discussed ad nauseum. He is a rookie with a little over a month in the bigs. He has put up very impressive numbers so far. But he has also been in a less pressure situation of hitting at the bottom of the lineup. His numbers hitting with RISP are not very good, albeit small sample size. From a pure visual standpoint his at bats with runners on base have been bad. Really bad. He likes to go after the first pitch, which teams have learned and have started throwing off speed stuff early in counts. He is way out in front. While Davis looks like he is going to be the stud ML hitter we all think he will be I really like having him at the bottom of the order because he has been able to work on his plate discipline.

This is all not mentioning the fact that Byrd has been very good of late.

Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.

by bigsteve on Aug 1, 2008 5:28 PM CDT up 0 recs

hitting 5th

Can someone please explain how batting 5th is different than batting 8th?

"An effortless 98" - Scott Gardner after Neftali Feliz's first AA pitch

by RangerMad on Aug 1, 2008 5:53 PM CDT up 0 recs

ABs

Five comes before eight, so a 5th batter gets a good number more ABs over an extended period of time. Also, the fifth guy usually comes up with a mix of Kinsler, Young, Hamilton, or Bradley on base somewhere.

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by Andy Seiler on Aug 1, 2008 5:57 PM CDT up 0 recs

OK

Let me give it a shot. Hitting 5th would, in this lineup, be behind Bradley or Hamilton. A good amount of the time would be with runners on base. Some of them in scoring position. Nobody can know what exactly is going through Davis’ head when he comes to bat. But I would imagine, based on a combination of his stats and by watching him, that when he comes up with runners in scoring position he tries to drive them in. Tries harder than normal and forgets about working the count and working on the one area we all know he has a deficiency at, drawing walks.

Im not trying to say he isn’t our best option there. He would probably have more RBIs than currently and probably at least the same amount of homers. But I feel in the long run having him hitting 8th or 7th right now is whats best for not only him but the Rangers as a team. He gets to work on plate discipline and can still showcase his offensive abilities whenever a pitcher makes a mistake.

Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.

by bigsteve on Aug 1, 2008 6:01 PM CDT up 0 recs