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Ummm...what?

Ken Rosenthal's latest says that Brian Giles has been claimed on waivers, and the Padres have 48 hours to work out a deal with the claiming team or pull him back.

But the part that grabbed my attention?  This:

The claiming team is not necessarily a contender. It is possible that a non-contender is willing to land Giles with the idea of keeping him in 2009. The Blue Jays and Rangers considered trading for the Mariners' Raul Ibanez, another left-handed hitting outfielder, before the non-waiver deadline. Ibanez is a free agent after this season. The Blue Jays were willing to offer him arbitration and have him return next year.

 I'm trying to figure out why the Rangers would want another lefty hitting DH who is defensively stretched in left field.  They already have a bunch of DH/OF types, and Frank Catalanotto (who, granted, isn't the hitter Ibanez is) isn't getting much playing time as it is.

The only thing I can figure is that the Rangers liked the idea of getting draft picks for him after the season, and were willing to part with lesser talent in order to try to get the draft picks at the end of the year (assuming Ibanez didn't accept arbitration when it was offered).

Or Rosenthal is wrong.

 

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Draft picks

I believe that was the only reason…JD said it himself when he was on some talk show (Norm maybe?) saying they were looking to add some guys who WOULD bring back some draft picks.

But seeing how we are the Rangers there will be a Rod Barajas type snafu and jip us of the picks

What's the rumpus?

by Hypo-Luxa on Aug 7, 2008 10:16 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

FWIW

The team could probably use that outfield depth right around now.

I’ve never heard of the approach of acquiring a player only for the draft picks. But there’s not much other obvious reason for acquiring the guy. Weird.

Go Strangers.

by hightowersmith on Aug 7, 2008 10:23 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

JD wants

Brian Giles because of his sexual preference.

Today is the youngest you will ever be. Act like it.

by miles on Aug 7, 2008 10:26 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

For Giles, a present need combined with

draft picks? I don’t understand the interest in Ibanez before the Murphy injury, however. I’d rather see them add a right-handed bat now, though.

Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.

by t ball on Aug 7, 2008 10:28 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh,

guess I misinterpreted that. Giles to Texas is an idea about 2-3 years too late anyway.

Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.

by t ball on Aug 7, 2008 10:57 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Baseball Musings

I guess I wasn’t the only one who thought that:
http://www.baseballmusings.com/archives/028265.php

Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.

by t ball on Aug 7, 2008 11:51 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hah
Or Rosenthal is wrong.

Wouldn’t be the first time.

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by TheBZA on Aug 7, 2008 10:29 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That would be my bet...

with this story as well.

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

by slc ranger on Aug 7, 2008 10:04 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ibanez

would look good hitting 5th

but thats the least of our worries

by kumizi on Aug 7, 2008 10:55 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Giles claimed by the Red Sox.

"Mr. Hicks, you watch, I'm going to be a leader on this team." Kinsler

by sprite on Aug 7, 2008 11:02 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

whew

link

Signature! I don't need no stinking signature!!

by DerekSTheRed on Aug 7, 2008 11:25 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Kind of surprised

he slipped that far. 800+ OPS in Petco isn’t bad.

"And I stopped beating my wife just a couple of weeks ago." -John McCain

by DJCahill on Aug 7, 2008 11:27 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Or maybe

The Bradley injury is worse than we think and we were looking to add Ibanez to offset losing Milton for awhile

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 7, 2008 11:11 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I wonder if this

team would put Bradley on the DL if he had a compound fracture?

"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."

by Josey Wales on Aug 7, 2008 11:48 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ibanez would be a good move

Even before Murphy injury. OF of Ibanez in LF, Hamilton in CF, Murphy/Byrd in RF with Bradley DH. Ibanez hitting LHers better than RHers this year.

Plus 2 more draft picks next year.

by Baider on Aug 7, 2008 12:08 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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