Reeves on Ramirez

by Adam J. Morris on Jan 5, 2009 5:50 PM CST Comment 71 comments

Jim Reeves is now contributing to the Rangers blog at the S-T, and weighs in on the Manny Ramirez to Texas rumor that Jon Heyman has been pushing for a couple of days now.

Reeves says Boras called Daniels about Manny, Daniels said, no thanks, and that's that. He also weighs in on the Vicente Padilla trade rumors.

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A Rangers Baseball Blog?

What on God’s green earth is that?

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008

by Rodney on Jan 5, 2009 5:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Good for JD.

Did Jon Daniels downsize your old position at Dunking Donuts?

by lonestarJon on Jan 5, 2009 6:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Boras

on MLB Network talking Ramirez right now.

by Chris Hanes on Jan 5, 2009 6:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

lol

victor’s about to ask him about arod.

awkward.

Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012

by Longhorn on Jan 5, 2009 6:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

That was pretty good.

Harold actually put him on the spot there.

Sidenote — I like Mitch Williams on this show.

by Chris Hanes on Jan 5, 2009 6:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

yeah it was

who’s the guy that was sitting by Boras?

A Buster Olney type?

Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012

by Longhorn on Jan 5, 2009 6:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

ah, nevermind

Tom Verducci.

Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012

by Longhorn on Jan 5, 2009 6:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Had to go put the kids to bed. All kids in bed by 8:00 kickoff. Now that’s good stuff.

by Chris Hanes on Jan 5, 2009 6:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

lol that he tried to reference barry zito in a positive manner

in derek lowe contract reference.

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by DSheppard on Jan 5, 2009 6:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

solid pitcher who gets wins

in a DREAM world…lmao.

He doesn’t talk numbers. Yeah, right

Wait 'til the year after next

by NothinG on Jan 5, 2009 6:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I still think its only a bad idea because of the rangers budget

i dont know why some people have such a bad reaction to the very thought.

if we could sign sheets and still have the money to get manny for maybe 2 years + an option I would want to do it. but unless everyone involved is lieing, we only have a chance of barely scraping out the money for sheets even if we trade payroll with it, so… basically I view it as unrealistic, but not stupid.

i dont have a problem spending on offense because so few of the high priced pitchers are open to coming here anyway. Its 400K feliz, holland, hurley, harrison and co. that are the long term pitching hope..

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by DSheppard on Jan 5, 2009 6:23 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, Manny is very likely to still give you a lot of bang for your $15 million bucks. He is an elite talent that transforms the whole lineup.

"I see their [Angels] rotation as John Lackey and a bunch of decent starters." - AJM

by tricer on Jan 5, 2009 6:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

he's more likely to still get 20M per I would assume.

Wait 'til the year after next

by NothinG on Jan 5, 2009 6:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

haws that MY contract look now?

mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.

by Jayslick on Jan 5, 2009 6:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

:(

:’(

by hiafex on Jan 5, 2009 6:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

5 years 62MM left

that’s actually not too bad…

Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012

by Longhorn on Jan 5, 2009 6:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Where did you get 62?

Mike Grouse Interview - Rangers' Midwest Cross Checker

by Andy Seiler on Jan 5, 2009 6:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

link

Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012

by Longhorn on Jan 5, 2009 7:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I must have missed something.

There’s $15 million deferred, but from all I’ve seen there’s still $80 million coming his way total. Unless he’s talking present value (which still isn’t right), I’m pretty confused.

Mike Grouse Interview - Rangers' Midwest Cross Checker

by Andy Seiler on Jan 5, 2009 7:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

here

Young, who holds a full no-trade clause, is owed approximately $60 million over the next five seasons, some of it deferred. His contract is for $80 million over five years, but after agreeing to the extension in March 2007, he received some of the money the past two seasons as a bonus.

Rosenthal

Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012

by Longhorn on Jan 5, 2009 7:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Got it.

Thanks for the link. Had forgotten about the bonus part.

Mike Grouse Interview - Rangers' Midwest Cross Checker

by Andy Seiler on Jan 5, 2009 7:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Cot's

So his contract comes out to be something like 7yr/$88.5M with $28.5M already paid.

http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/2005/01/texas-rangers.html

Mitch Moreland - Rangers 2009 Minor League Player of the Year

by RangerMad on Jan 5, 2009 9:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

i wonder what he would have gotten in this market

since this would have been his year.
with crazy stuff like 2/16 for burrell you have to wonder.

though he does have the gold glove =)

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by DSheppard on Jan 5, 2009 7:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

What do you think he'd get on the FA market right now?

4/40, at the most, no?

It’s really damn hard to defend that contract.

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by thedirkatron on Jan 5, 2009 10:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

L.A. offered him 2 years, $45 million

I’d rather have Burrell at 2 years, $16 million.

by Adam J. Morris on Jan 5, 2009 6:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

well so would I, but oh well.

i’d be very curious to know if the rangers were involved. JD said they had looked at righty DH’s and it wasnt manny. Not much else out there besides burrell (well, was out there).

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by DSheppard on Jan 5, 2009 7:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

well last season

Manny was worth about 4 extra wins compared to Burrell (using fangraphs value wins), so there is certainly precedent that Manny could be a better value, even considering the difference in those salaries.

"I see their [Angels] rotation as John Lackey and a bunch of decent starters." - AJM

by tricer on Jan 5, 2009 7:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

OT: mlb network

this was probably discussed somewhere else but can we hope for a MLB HD in the future?

Mandatory reading before suggesting a trade

by ab03 on Jan 5, 2009 6:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

they have MLB HD

Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012

by Longhorn on Jan 5, 2009 6:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Do you have it?

Who carries MLB HD? Time Warner doesn’t.

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‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract

by tyd3311 on Jan 6, 2009 7:38 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

DirectTV does.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

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by thedirkatron on Jan 6, 2009 6:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

So... Why doesn't DishNetwork carry the MLBN?

I could’ve really used it today.

by hiafex on Jan 5, 2009 7:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Here

http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/1/1/706946/mlb-channel#

Nothing pithy here. Please move long.

by WyoRanger on Jan 5, 2009 10:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, its up on some providers and not on others

it will be up for all of the mlb carriers in time for the WBC games, at least thats what I read.

the preceding post was a great success.

by DSheppard on Jan 5, 2009 7:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

great

thanks

Mandatory reading before suggesting a trade

by ab03 on Jan 5, 2009 7:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

An OT to your OT: What kind of programming are they gonna throw at us?

I’d love some sort of minor league/college baseball coverage during the season and some AFL/Winter League coverage during the off season.

Replays of old games don’t really do much for me, and the studio shows are great but can get old fast.

Original live programming would be great.

And have they announced how they plan on covering the draft?

The 40 Trumps All!!!

The Perfect X-Mas Gift For Any True Rangers Fan

by thedirkatron on Jan 5, 2009 10:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Oops, meant what kind of "live" programming.

I’ve read all about their studio shows and whatnot on their site.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

The Perfect X-Mas Gift For Any True Rangers Fan

by thedirkatron on Jan 5, 2009 10:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Ooh,

I hadn’t thought about the draft. There is a lot of potential there, with player video, scout interviews, and some Mel Kiper wannabe with horrible hair rising to prominence. Anything to keep Selig offscreen as long as possible.

G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....

by t ball on Jan 5, 2009 10:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

'09 offseason

Assuming the Rangers have $0 to spend, would it be smart to trade Blalock ($6.25mil) and Padilla (12mil) or Millwood (11mil) for minimal offers to free up $18 million that, with demand so low, might buy you more on the market than you gave up?

by Randy Richardson on Jan 5, 2009 7:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

If we new about Spider Arias...

being healthy enough to play short, I would trade MY and sign Manny. Then trade Padilla and sign Sheets. Not sure why, but I want to hang on to Blalock for one last go around. If he stays healthy we could get a better return at the break, if not he walks and we say bye bye. Something tells me we may be in it at the break this year though. ( ranger fan in my head talking)

by Ranger Capt on Jan 5, 2009 7:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

MY's not really

comparable to those guys who are all have one year remaining (with an option and vesting option thrown in). Young’s contract is only tradeable if they’re accepting a similar contract in return.

by Randy Richardson on Jan 5, 2009 7:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

andruw jones, righty DH 09!

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by DSheppard on Jan 5, 2009 7:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

at league minimum,

sign me up

by Randy Richardson on Jan 5, 2009 7:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

He'd be one heck of a COF, gut be damned.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

The Perfect X-Mas Gift For Any True Rangers Fan

by thedirkatron on Jan 5, 2009 10:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Jones is toast

did you see the post over at BTF today? He apparently “left” his winter ball gig, but word is they wanted him gone because he was playing so badly on both sides of the ball.

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by t ball on Jan 5, 2009 10:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

No, hadn't seen that.

Maybe he is all the way done.

I thought he still had a little something left, especially in the field. The guy was a special defender for a while there. Loved watching him play CF during his fast days.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

The Perfect X-Mas Gift For Any True Rangers Fan

by thedirkatron on Jan 5, 2009 10:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Here's the thread

from over there. I thought he might have something left, too, but I have yet to hear anything this winter to support that hope. I just hate to see any player just collapse like that.

http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/newsstand/discussion/report_andruw_jones_quits_winter_ball/

G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....

by t ball on Jan 5, 2009 10:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

wow, has FOX's sound been crappy

throughout all their bowl games.

Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012

by Longhorn on Jan 5, 2009 7:10 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Yes

Miami bound...

by boomer1 on Jan 5, 2009 7:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

yup

and the booth guys have been pretty damned crappy too, tonight is a prime example

"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg

by rentz on Jan 5, 2009 8:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

If Texas can't find

an answer for Wells it is going to be a long night for the Horns.

Miami bound...

by boomer1 on Jan 5, 2009 8:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

yeah

texas really isnt playing that well and the run d is awful right now

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by rentz on Jan 5, 2009 8:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Good thing for the Longhorns

that tOSU keeps shooting themselves in the foot.

Miami bound...

by boomer1 on Jan 5, 2009 8:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Shooting themselves in the foot=

Taking Pryor out at QB?

by Chris Hanes on Jan 5, 2009 8:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

that and the penalties

Miami bound...

by boomer1 on Jan 5, 2009 8:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

The Big 12 doesn't face the type of running attack tOSU has

I have faith that Muschamp will make the necessary adjustments at half.

Unless tOSU can start punching some of these opportunities into TDs instead of FGs Texas should win

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 Jan 5, 2009 8:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

the other way around there too

chief.

Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012

by Longhorn on Jan 5, 2009 8:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

they're playing like crap right now

and Greg Davis is like Bruce Read…what the hell is he still doing there??

Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012

by Longhorn on Jan 5, 2009 8:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

Love the draw play on 2nd and goal from the 18 yard line. Thats a great way to get close to the goal

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 Jan 5, 2009 8:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Muschamp is insane

in a good way.

Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012

by Longhorn on Jan 5, 2009 7:39 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

ahh

always can rely on Colt to be Colt…

Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012

by Longhorn on Jan 5, 2009 8:47 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I don't know about Ramirez

but the the USC Trojans should be ranked ahead of UT by the end of the week! Too close for comfort!

by mrichardson70 on Jan 6, 2009 12:15 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

The USC love fest is crazy

They still lost to a decent, but not by any means great, Oregon State team. UT lost one game, to a top ranked team, on the road, in the last seconds. There is no reason they should be ranked ahead of UT.

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by Gdawg on Jan 6, 2009 12:38 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Utah...

should be # 1. Uncontested.

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by Walter Sobchak on Jan 6, 2009 2:18 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Certainly ahead

of UT.

I still think they should add a new division to College Football. Non BCS conference schools can be Division 1 and a half. Or they can just have a playoff system like every other sport.

Get off my lawn.

by DJCahill on Jan 6, 2009 4:35 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs