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3 trades to make before next spring

    Greetings from under this hot rag.

 

I want to propose the following trades and see if you would make those trades and if you think it would improve your Texas Rangers in 2009 and beyond.

 

Trade Uno

Marlins and Rangers..

 

Marlins get: Elvis Andrus, Eric Hurley, and Nelson Cruz

Rangers get: Hanley Ramirez

 

Trade Dos

Reds and Rangers..

 

Reds get: Gerald Laird

Rangers get: Homer Bailey

 

Trade Tres

Royals and Rangers..

 

Royals get: a pick of one of our top pitchers in the minors NOT named Neftali (sp?), Blalock, Salty, and another top to med minor leaguer

Rangers get: Zack Greinke

 

That would give us two solid arms and an All-Star SS for years to come.  We can then move MY to 3rd and have an infield of MY, Ramirez, Kinsler, Davis.

Our Catcher would then be Teagarden

Our 5 would be Greinke, Bailey, Padilla, Millwood, McCarthy with Harrison and Hunter ready to step in in the minors.  We could then move Feldman and Mendoza to the Bullpen and let Eddie walk in the off season and try and trade Benoit.

 

It would weaken our minor league system no doubt but we would greatly upgrade our MLB team with young and proven talent.

I would also resign MB only if he can play the OF 70% of the time next year and beyond because I want MaxRam as my backup catcher and everyday DH.

 

 

Poll
Would this improve the Rangers in 2009 and beyond?
Yes
38 votes
No
16 votes
Only by a few games, but not enough to win the West
10 votes

64 votes | Poll has closed

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I like them,

but what would be the TRUE possibility of those trades even comming close to going through??

by thad728 on Aug 7, 2008 3:19 PM CDT reply actions  

High

We are trade good young talent for these guys. Elvis I think is the next Hanley Ramirez and Florida is getting a SS, Pitcher, and Nelson Cruz whom I believe is a good player and will develop into a very nice everyday OF for years to come.

Free Palestine!

by The Ahmad on Aug 7, 2008 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

Enjoy

Aikman and Bradshaw?

Please. They are in the same league as Trent Dilfer and Jim McMahon as QBs who were taken to the SB by great Defenses and great Running Games.
-DJCahill

by SarasotaRanger on Aug 7, 2008 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

Nope

Cruz is 27 or 28 years old and has never shown he can hit MLB pitching. He has no trade value. Hurley is a mid-rotation starter and Elvis has not shown anything to suggest he is the next Hanley. I realize that Hanley never showed much power in the minors, but just because he went from little power to 40 bombs, doesn’t mean that every skinny Latin SS can do the same thing. There is no way Florida makes that deal.

by uthornfan on Aug 7, 2008 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

Cruz...

...I believe he will be a ML FA.

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by HaoleKlaus on Aug 7, 2008 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

-1000

this is the stupidest logic ive ever seen.

by 6th street on Aug 7, 2008 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

Depending on who the mysterious minor leaguer is in the KC deal

that one might fly, though I fail to see why they’d agree to take on Blalock when they have Gordon at 3rd and Butler can play 1b. Something like Salty, Borbon, Holland and Poveda would probably get it done. Think about the Dan Haren deal when thinking of Grienke.

That Hanley trade is just f’ing ridiculous. May as well ask them to throw in Uggla and Maybin.

Who knows what Bailey’s value is at this point. My guess is the Reds are just going to hold on to him. There’s no way they could get real value for him at this point.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

by thedirkatron on Aug 7, 2008 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

If it was Salty, Borbon, Holland, and Poveda

I don’t think I would do it. IMO, I think Holland can be a future ace and Salty will eventually figure things out.

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by MayurP on Aug 7, 2008 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

for HANLEY RAMIREZ?

you wouldnt do salty/borbon/holland/poveda

Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark

by knockoutking on Aug 7, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

oops misread

grienke

my offer would be:

would salty/poveda or phillips/holland get it done though? would YOU do it?

(fwiw, i dont think it would get it done for KC)

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by knockoutking on Aug 7, 2008 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

That's almost as ridiculous as Ahmad's Hanley offer.

Well, okay. No it’s not. But, still…

Anyone who wouldn’t deal Salty/Poveda or Dutch/Phillips for Grienke is crazy.

He’s worth far more than that.

Even if you don’t like him you’d have to do those deals just so you could flip him to another team for a package of better prospects, cause he’d bring back a much nicer package than either of those.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

by thedirkatron on Aug 7, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

Greinke

I’m not sure why everyone is on the dude’s jock.

He’s not been that good outside of an outstanding start. He pitches in a pretty pitcher-friendly park with a decent defense behind him, but he’s HR prone and lacks great stuff.

He seems like a 4.50 ERA guy in Arlington to me, and he only has 1 year of team control left and is a headcase.

Where’s the great value in a guy like that?

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2008 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don't get the Greinke love either

Warner Madrigal makes Ezequiel Astacio look downright handsome.

by tricer on Aug 7, 2008 6:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

Well he has 2 years of team control left after this one, so that's one thing

Plus he has great pure stuff and he’s still very young (only 24) so there’s reason to believe he could improve. He’s shown flashes of greatness, or at least very-goodness. He has a very nice k/bb (131/42 in 146ip this year). There aren’t any big injury concerns. He’s apparently put all his psychological issues that made him a “head case” behind him. His FIP the past two year have been 3.74 and 3.80, which are both really pretty darn good. I think he’s better than you think. A pitcher like that has serious value, whether you want him for your team or not.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

by thedirkatron on Aug 7, 2008 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

+ 10000000

thank you sir!!

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by Jayslick on Aug 7, 2008 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

To tell you the truth

I think a healthy McCarthy could equal Greinke.

A Lonestar in California

We need to hire Chuck Norris to kick the ass of any Ranger fan caught booing one of our young pitchers at the RBiA.

by LSJ on Aug 7, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

4.50

Oh, if we could only find 3 or 4 guys who do that.

And, while I think that some people are going a little crazy over him here, he’s a little better than you are making him out to be.

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by badradiorules on Aug 7, 2008 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

Another trade

You forgot these:

Juaquin Arias for Tim Lincecum

Marlon Byrd for Josh Beckett

John Rheinecker for the reanimated corpse of Ted Williams.

Fire Ron Washington

by pblack on Aug 7, 2008 3:20 PM CDT reply actions  

no

those are all way too logical suggestions. please try again. think more abstract.

by 6th street on Aug 7, 2008 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

Wow

That Hanley trade is just so ridiculously not enough. Like, wow.

It’s funny that you included Nelson Cruz in there.

Funny “Ha-Ha”.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

by thedirkatron on Aug 7, 2008 3:20 PM CDT reply actions  

Good god

why is this tool not banned yet?

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2008 3:24 PM CDT reply actions  

Not a bannable offense

Anytime you read “x trades we should make before next year by The Ahmad”, you should open the thread only for the comedic qualities that it will no doubt contain.

If click on it looking for intelligent baseball opinions and thought provoking concepts and you’re frustrated by the content, its your own fault. You should know better by now.

by robert_d_wilfong on Aug 7, 2008 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

it pushes down decent threads that we might actually want to read

and when the extent of your contribution is “hey guys, let’s all watch me rosterbait”, I’d argue it is very much a bannable offense.

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2008 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

+1

you should have at least a minimal understanding of baseball to post on lonestarball, much akin to the “you must be X tall to ride this ride” at the carnival.

by 6th street on Aug 7, 2008 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'd argue that there's not a whole lot of meat

in the fanposts section these days. I’m not sure that if something gets pushed off the page that you’re missing a whole lot anyway.

These types of posts have become the norm this year.

by robert_d_wilfong on Aug 7, 2008 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

Please,

put down the hookah pipe.

by scooterr on Aug 7, 2008 3:26 PM CDT reply actions  

The hanley trade is surely cause for a ban.

And I wouldnt give up 2 top pitching prospects, salty and blalock for 2 years of greinke. hes not THAT good.

the preceding post is not nearly as negative or insulting as you think it is

by DShep on Aug 7, 2008 3:30 PM CDT reply actions  

Nah

What we really need to do is trade for Pujols, A-Rod, Webb, and Santana.

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by trza on Aug 7, 2008 3:31 PM CDT reply actions  

The Hanley trade

is seriously the worst trade I have EVER seen.

It’s so bad that if you proposed it in a video game, a hand would come out of the tv and smack you silly.

by Coolbean04 on Aug 7, 2008 3:31 PM CDT reply actions  

+1

HAHA

Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark

by knockoutking on Aug 7, 2008 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

Worst trade ever

and cause for my first sig. was burnett for gold, arias, and a middling prospect

I'm sorry my parents never had me sarcamsized.

by rchawk12 on Aug 7, 2008 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

oh and that was made a couple of months ago

and on second thought it wasnt my first sig., just my first that was quoting someone else on this page.

I'm sorry my parents never had me sarcamsized.

by rchawk12 on Aug 7, 2008 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

No worst trade proposal ever

was when the Rangers were in Cleaveland and some guy in the newspaper said Andy Marte and 2 other late 20’s prospects, I think, for Josh Hamilton. And I remember TAG’s reaction.” You know I’m pretty sure the Rangers wouldnt even take 2 of those guys if the Indians just gave them to them, and you expect the Rangers to do this.”

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by MayurP on Aug 7, 2008 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hanley Ramirez

Maybe if we substituted CD for Cruz AND threw in Main or Beavan. Seriously, dumb.

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by booyahcaveman on Aug 7, 2008 3:34 PM CDT reply actions  

hanley

davis, andrus, feliz, teagarden + throw in arm (young latin kid, holland, beavan, main) might not be enough to get the guy

Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark

by knockoutking on Aug 7, 2008 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

yes it is

I'm sorry my parents never had me sarcamsized.

by rchawk12 on Aug 7, 2008 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

please

that’d be enough to get pretty much anyone.

Aikman and Bradshaw?

Please. They are in the same league as Trent Dilfer and Jim McMahon as QBs who were taken to the SB by great Defenses and great Running Games.
-DJCahill

by SarasotaRanger on Aug 7, 2008 5:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

*I don't know who'd be worth that though

not Hanley. This teams needs effing pitching. You make big moves for a young star pitcher like Lincecum or Liriano. However, I wouldn’t give up all of that for either of those guys either.

Aikman and Bradshaw?

Please. They are in the same league as Trent Dilfer and Jim McMahon as QBs who were taken to the SB by great Defenses and great Running Games.
-DJCahill

by SarasotaRanger on Aug 7, 2008 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

hahahahah

I really needed that, thanks for the laugh

by Baseball North on Aug 7, 2008 3:37 PM CDT reply actions  

How many drugs

would you have to give their GMs to make this happen?

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by DJCahill on Aug 7, 2008 3:46 PM CDT reply actions  

i think everyone has hurt the poor guys feelings!!

but after that, hahahaha!!!
Think we should trade for Rusty Greer, Will Clark, Micky Tetleton, Bobby Whitt for Hamilton, Kinsler, and Feliz!!!

by thad728 on Aug 7, 2008 3:48 PM CDT reply actions  

you can NOT be serious!

Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark

by knockoutking on Aug 7, 2008 3:54 PM CDT reply actions  

to show my giant wanker, bro!

duh!!!

"I’m sure you’ve seen Kiker before but I’ll just reiterate that the kid is mean on the mound. He is only 5’10’’ but he is an intimidator. He looks like he hates hitters. He has the juice for pressure situations."
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by Jayslick on Aug 7, 2008 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

This was

funny, thanks for the laugh.

Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.

by t ball on Aug 7, 2008 3:59 PM CDT reply actions  

i want to trade

The Ahmad for herpes.

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by willamos2 on Aug 7, 2008 4:13 PM CDT reply actions  

Wow

Prepare for the wrath of Ahmad.

by robert_d_wilfong on Aug 7, 2008 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

sorry

herpes feels its value is much more than that of the ahmad. herpes counters and asks for the ahmad and miles.

by 6th street on Aug 7, 2008 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

ripoff

you could easily get Herpes from miles rather than for him

by FirebatM3 on Aug 7, 2008 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

With the contract Hanley just signed...

There’s no way the Marlins trade him. I’d put the over/under at about 2.5%, and take the under without hesitation.

For a team that has a reputation of alienating their fan base by trading off elite young talent once it becomes to expensive, there’s no way they’d be able to justify trading off Hanley Ramirez at 24 years old signed through 2014 for what looks to be below market value…

by N41D on Aug 7, 2008 4:28 PM CDT reply actions  

By definition, if YOU choose the over/under, that means you think the number you chose is 50/50

Thus, you can’t set the over/under and then choose one of them.

Pet peeve.

Last week I took a pleasure trip. I drove my wife to the airport.

by Brian Thomas on Aug 7, 2008 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

No

by definition where you pick the over/under is where you think the majority of betters will balance out.

Oddsmakers and bookies are free to take one side of the line or the other if they feel the betting public will be on the wrong side.

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by DJCahill on Aug 8, 2008 3:53 AM CDT up reply actions  

For this particular situation, semantics

As someone who spent countless saturday and sunday aftermoons in his early 20’s with a 5 o’clock shadow,a gold sheet, and a nervous tic, I can assure you that I am well aware of that distinction. Totals were my favorite bet.

But when using this particular gambling metaphor to make your point, I think it sounds oddly ridiculous. Usually the person making the comment is trying to convey that they think the odds are really low (in this case), not “I think the odds of this happening will be perceived as quite low by the general public, and I am personally much, much more bearish than them.”

If that’s what he meant, fine.

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by Brian Thomas on Aug 8, 2008 6:51 AM CDT up reply actions  

i would only do the homer bailey trade

we shouldn’t trade any young pitching, especially eric hurley. i wouldnt do the hanley trade and the marlins wouldnt either. depending on which pitcher we give for greinke then i might do that

Feliz and Hurley. The 1-2 punch of the future

by Steal Home on Aug 7, 2008 4:38 PM CDT reply actions  

No

Plaschke: Scioscia, the former Dodgers catcher, is the model manager who has created an atmosphere of winning.
Junior:It's that simple. Mike Scioscia brings a Glade Plug-In labeled "Winning™" into the clubhouse and everyone who breathes it in gains 15 points in average.

by TheBZA on Aug 7, 2008 5:05 PM CDT reply actions  

WHY are people in love with eric hurley

what did he show at AAA?
5.74 era, 24.7 ip, 9:13 bb:k, 5 HR allowed, allowed 9.49 hits/9, 1.42 whip, 77 era+ in 5 starts in the majors

5.30 era, 74 ip, 29:72 bb:k, 15 hr allowed, allowed 10.37 hits/9, 1.54 whip

last year at AAA:
4.91 era, 73.1 ip, 28:59 k:bb, 13 hr allowed, 1.27 whip

over his career: only topped 8 k/9 once (2005 in clinton – 155 IP and 2008 in oklahoma city)

2007 AAA: 3.44 bb/9
2008 AAA: 3.50 bb/9
2008 MLB: 3.28 bb/9

over his last 171ish IP the guy has allowed 33 HR.

WHY does anyone think he is more than a #3 at BEST?

Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark

by knockoutking on Aug 7, 2008 5:07 PM CDT reply actions  

I don't get it either.

He got clubbed in his first stint in OKC. He got clubbed even worse in his 2nd stint in OKC, yet still was subsequently called up. If someone isn’t ready, don’t call him up. This is reminiscent of us calling up Volquez in ‘06 even though his control was horrible (he had the worst BB-IP ratio in all of minor-league baseball among all starting pitchers with 75 or more IP, even worse than Thomas Diamond’s and fellow walk machine Radhames Liz). What a surprise that Volquez got destroyed and that two years later his control is still pretty bad. He was rushed to the bigs unfinished.

by Rangerchick on Aug 7, 2008 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

#3's at best

As a Ranger fan, I place a high value on those, especially the cheap and under long term control variety.

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by Brian Thomas on Aug 7, 2008 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yup

Consider that if we had a team ERA of around 4.50 we’d probably be leading the WC race right now.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

by thedirkatron on Aug 7, 2008 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ditto

a stupendous development success if that pans out.

Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.

by t ball on Aug 7, 2008 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

the issue is that some

think hes gonna be a #2 or even a #1 – see some signatures around here

Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark

by knockoutking on Aug 8, 2008 2:25 AM CDT up reply actions  

Classic

This board needs a “Classics” section so idiotic and moronic threads like this one can be held in the glory they deserve.

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 5:13 PM CDT reply actions  

+1

there ought to be a hall of fame for posts like this. specifically, posts of a serious nature with high unintentional comedic value.

by 6th street on Aug 7, 2008 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

You mean

Hall of Flame.

Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.

by t ball on Aug 7, 2008 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

So who do we put in your starting five after the first week when...

McCarthy blows out his arm putting his fork in his mouth, and Millwood slips stepping out of the shower and pulls his groin?

by Ranger Capt on Aug 7, 2008 5:13 PM CDT reply actions  

On a semi-related note

I’m all for getting Bailey. I have to think that a change of scenery would benefit him.

But….I hope that no one who wants to bring him over thinks that he’s necessarily going to step right in and be a cog in a good rotation. He’s kind of a mess right now, and he’s still really young.

Offense doesn't doubt me, but my first and primemost thing is defense and punt return and kickoff return

by Brett Perryman on Aug 7, 2008 5:44 PM CDT reply actions  

Bailey

I brought up the idea of a Bailey for one of our catchers deal to Will Carroll last weekend, and he said he could see it. Will also said that the stories about Bailey not being very responsive to coaching are also true, and that the Reds question whether or not he really wants to play baseball.

Bailey might be a good “buy low” candidate, but yeah, he’s apparently a real mess at the moment.

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by RCCook on Aug 7, 2008 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

Bailey

Same here. We should move a catcher in the offseason, and Bailey as a buy-low arm. The guy has a low 3 ERA in his career at AAA. If we could get him for Laird + low level prospect I’d be ecstatic.

Plaschke: Scioscia, the former Dodgers catcher, is the model manager who has created an atmosphere of winning.
Junior:It's that simple. Mike Scioscia brings a Glade Plug-In labeled "Winning™" into the clubhouse and everyone who breathes it in gains 15 points in average.

by TheBZA on Aug 7, 2008 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

“Royals and Rangers..

Royals get: a pick of one of our top pitchers in the minors NOT named Neftali (sp?), Blalock, Salty, and another top to med minor leaguer

Rangers get: Zack Greinke”

Why would the Royals want Blalock? To play 3B? Nope, Alex Gordon is there. 1B? Nope, stud prospect Kila Kaaihue is going to be their starting 1B next year if not by September. DH? Nope, not with Billy Butler there.

Why don’t we just keep Blalock until Andrus is ready to go and Young subsequently has to be shifted to 3B? Pick up Blalock’s option for next year, let him play until Andrus is ready, and if Andrus is ready by the deadline, deal Blalock then. If Andrus isn’t ready until late next season, just keep Blalock for the whole year and hopefully he’ll have performed well enough to be deemed a Type-B FA after the season (even though he didn’t/won’t do much this year) and get us a draft pick.

by Rangerchick on Aug 7, 2008 6:23 PM CDT reply actions  

Except

MY’’s range is going to continue to deteriorate after this year and honestly, who knows if Blalock’s shoulder is going to hold up to play 3rd base for the entire year.

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by MayurP on Aug 7, 2008 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

Kila Kaaihue is a stud 1b prospect?

Not to be mean, but he’s the Nate Gold of KC. As in, he sucks.

He’s a 23 year old 1b who has posted a sub-.800 ops in A+ and AA this year.

Brace yourselves, Kansas City! Your savior is coming!

Though I whole-heartedly agree that no one wants any part of Hankles this off season. Why would they? He officially sucks.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

by thedirkatron on Aug 7, 2008 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

Huh?

Maybe you’re looking at the wrong year.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/statistics/players/cards/?pl_id=63397

2008:

Between double-AA Northwest Arkansas and AAA-Omaha, Kaaihue has a combined:

30 HR;
85 RBI;
84 BB’s;
46 K’s;
.321 BA
.464 OBP;
.641 SLG;
1.105 OPS

http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/K/Kila-Kaaihue.shtml

by Rangerchick on Aug 7, 2008 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hmmm

Two good stints, one in the Cal league and the other in the TX league. I’m suspicious that it’s park aided, and his overall minors numbers are definitely not stud-like. A 24-yr. old repeating AA might not be a stud.

Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.

by t ball on Aug 7, 2008 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ah, I was indeed

I just looked at the most year on firstinning.com and assumed it was ‘08.

Though I still hesitate to call him an elite prospect.

The numbers are unreal, but he’s never done anything remotely like this before. If the production is real, then he’s a stud prospect. But good God he was putrid before this year, and he’s a 24 year old 1b who needs to hit or perish.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

by thedirkatron on Aug 8, 2008 12:24 AM CDT up reply actions  

firstinning.com

Sometimes I think that site only displays year-old player pages. I think it may be when they are updating after the previous night’s games because they are often fine shortly thereafter.

Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.

by t ball on Aug 8, 2008 7:22 AM CDT up reply actions  

did he get traded from the braves or have a brother who plays for the braves

i always thought that kid had some decent potential if its the atlanta kid

"I’m sure you’ve seen Kiker before but I’ll just reiterate that the kid is mean on the mound. He is only 5’10’’ but he is an intimidator. He looks like he hates hitters. He has the juice for pressure situations."
-Jason Parks on Jul 22, 2008 10:08 PM

by Jayslick on Aug 7, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

His younger brother

by a year Kala is a Braves 1B prospect also. Kala, Kila, confusing-la..

by Rangerchick on Aug 7, 2008 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

heh

Yah, I’m too lazy to track it down and provide a link, but the two guys I absolutely had to have when Tex was rumored to the Braves were Kala and Neftali.

I’d say JD did a pretty good job of choosing from among my two man crushes.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

by thedirkatron on Aug 8, 2008 12:28 AM CDT up reply actions  

stud prospect

thats pushing it. isnt that guy like 25 already?

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by knockoutking on Aug 8, 2008 2:26 AM CDT up reply actions  

I almost missed

the part where he said he wants MaxRam to be his backup catcher and everyday DH.

Either this means we are carrying 3 catchers on the 25 man roster, or he plans on risking losing the DH every night by taking the chance that our starting catcher doesnt get hurt.

it almost bit us the other night when Laird was DH’ing. Theres a reason you dont see teams do that. Its called common sense.

by 6th street on Aug 7, 2008 6:30 PM CDT reply actions  

I'd have no problem dealing Andrus or Borbon for the right price

I wouldn’t be surprised if Vallejo or Lemon end up better than Andrus, and I think it is pretty obvious that they wouldn’t retrieve nearly the same ballpark in return (I so punny).

Borbon is fool’s gold.

Sell high, baby.

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by Brian Thomas on Aug 7, 2008 6:41 PM CDT reply actions  

Good trades

for the Rangers.
Why they wouldn’t happen:
1. Ramirez is a horrible defender at short. Infield defense needs to improve if we want to have groundball-type pitchers.

2. If it didn’t happen at the deadline, it won’t happen during the offseason.

3. Does Blalock still have any value? Will his option be picked up?

by chrisR on Aug 7, 2008 7:24 PM CDT reply actions  

meant to say

“develop” groundball-type pitchers

by chrisR on Aug 7, 2008 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

tell me youre joking

your reason why the trade wouldnt happen is because Hanley Ramirez is a subpar defender? REALLY?

my head is absolutely spinning right now. cannot compute.

by 6th street on Aug 7, 2008 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

I can see that

The Marlins call JD and offer Ramirez for Andrus, Hurley and Cruz. JD giggles and tells them no thanks because the 24 year old SS with the career .900 OPS isn’t a good enough defender.

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by LSBUser on Aug 7, 2008 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

Of course it's not the only reason it wouldn't work

Hanley is an young cheap MVP-caliber player (offensively) . I know that. 2 prospects and a 4-A will never be enough to get him. I just didn’t want to point out the obvious.

by chrisR on Aug 7, 2008 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

+1000000000000000000000000000000000000000

Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark

by knockoutking on Aug 8, 2008 2:28 AM CDT up reply actions  

None of those three are realistic

And Ramirez would be the guy to change positions, not Young. He’s a worse defender than Young.

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 7, 2008 8:33 PM CDT reply actions  

Yeah, you think our mid-inflield defense is bad

Between Ugglan and Hanley, the Marlins might have the worst defensive double play combo in the majors. Good thing they can both hit kinda good.

A Lonestar in California

We need to hire Chuck Norris to kick the ass of any Ranger fan caught booing one of our young pitchers at the RBiA.

by LSJ on Aug 7, 2008 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

lol

Every pitch thrown to Josh Hamilton is recorded as an E1. -- clark

by knockoutking on Aug 8, 2008 2:28 AM CDT up reply actions  

Three trades I'd like to see

Frank Catalanotto for Cliff Lee

Gerald Laird for Carlos Quentin

Drew Meyer for Tim Lincecum

I think that would be swell.

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

by DJCahill on Aug 8, 2008 8:20 AM CDT reply actions  

i like where youre going

but dont you think that would leave us a little thin at the chubby white guy spot?

by Smoakin in the Boys Room on Aug 8, 2008 9:00 AM CDT up reply actions  

I don't like the last one

Giving up a guy with Meyer’s versatility for someone that only plays once every 5 days sounds like a bad idea. I mean, come on, he can play like 4 different positions!!!

by CS3 on Aug 8, 2008 9:04 AM CDT up reply actions  

Good point.

Maybe they should throw in Cain just to make it more even.

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

by DJCahill on Aug 8, 2008 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions  

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