This name rarely came up during conversations in Indy, and that's surprising. In discussions with a scout (who's not with the Orioles, Giants, or Rangers) last week about the list, Snyder was his number one target, as he already has one definite big-league skill. A beefy lefty with good fastball and an even better breaker, Snyder is absolute murder of lefties, limiting them to a .146/.198/.197 mark during the regular season. He would have been my Giants sleeper for their Top 11, now he just might be the Rangers' version. This is my number-one choice to stay with his new team. Odds to Stick: 2-1.
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good job of scouting by the Rangers
and possibly addressing a need
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Rule 5
I just noticed, reading the Goldstein article, that the Giants took a player from the O’s, after the O’s took Snyder from San Francisco.
Wonder how often that happens?
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The Rule 5 Draft is a mystery to me
I’ve stopped trying to understand it.
Not mediocre. Right about average
Sounds Good
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
pretty good
and we got that other guy, too…in fact I’m going to refer to him as “Other Guy” from here on out, even after somebody mentions his name. I like all of these options, it’s kinda weird having so much pitching depth…
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by Walter Sobchak on Dec 11, 2009 12:05 PM CST reply actions
Winston marquez?
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"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
no.
Rapada. the other “Other Guy”
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by Walter Sobchak on Dec 11, 2009 2:08 PM CST up reply actions
I agree
Should we really be surprised given the recent history of RP the rangers FO has found?
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Got to love how JD works
He doesn’t have the money to go out and get a good LOOGY, so he just finds a way to get one in the Rule 5 draft
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
This is from the Andro article this morning:
JD keeps getting awesomer:
“Would I like to have five guys with the ability and plus-stuff and a track record? Yes. But that’s not realistic,” Daniels said. “Talent, makeup and depth. We’ll take that over experience.”
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
Exactly right
Experience is nice, but experience alone doesn’t make you a better pitcher.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
198.2 innings
how you gonna replace those?
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Well since 45.2 IP of those had a 5.32 ERA
Harden can give you around 150 IP and then I’m sure we can find some scrubs to pitch like shit for the remaining 50 innings just like Millwood.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
i was being facetious
I probably typed 5,000 words over the last week arguing that Millwood’s innings will not be difficult to replace. I consider myself a first mover on the trade Millwood bandwagon, so much so that this trade was as much mine as it was JD’s.
JK.
sorta.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
oh, my bad, i didn't catch that
Oh well, my response can just go to all the others that do think that
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
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-The Outlaw
Crane
Interesting, I thought it had been reported that he dropped out because he was basically told he would never be approved.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
at least there is a deadline of the 15th to make a decision
otherwise, this would throw another wrench in the situation to make it drag out
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
My greatest fear, which I hesitate to even voice,
is that Hicks will somehow try to pick the bid that is most unpalatable to MLB hoping it gets voted down so he has more time to try to wriggle his way into keeping control.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
I think that'd be kind of funny
just to watch everyone freak out and run like lemmings off a cliff.
Of course Hicks realizes that he’s one year too early. The Rangers could well be favorites to win the AL West next season, if he could somehow hold on until then, revenues may increase, he may get some better financing… and Hicks could keep his team.
Of course, since all he wants to do is turn the Rangers into the Marlins and run the Rangers into the ground, cackling in the background…
Go Rice Owls!
But
Are the Rangers still favorites to win the West next year if Hicks and the tightened purse strings remain? What if the arb eligible players perform well? Do the Rangers have to trade or non-tender guys because Selig won’t allow the Rangers to pay them?
by Neftali's arm on Dec 11, 2009 3:13 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Speaking of Arb Eligible players
does the team have money to sign their Arb eligible players? are we looking at any non-tenders from the Rangers here?
Esteban German
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by Kinslerhomer on Dec 11, 2009 6:08 PM CST up reply actions
So you'd rather the Rangers be fucked...
instead of having a healthy ownership just so you can laugh at some assholes on a website?
Cool.
by ghostofErikThompson on Dec 11, 2009 6:52 PM CST up reply actions
he's his own poison pill
fascinating.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
if he really wanted to sink the ship
he could just get Limbaugh in on the ownership team. That should be good for at least 27 blog posts from JJT on the subject.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Isn't he the richest?
I’d put him ahead of Gilbert.
I guess our roster was at 39
but I was actually a little surprised we didn’t then take a catcher in the second round. Because there is so little risk attached to Rule 5 picks, I thought the team might take a chance on Steve Clevenger or Matt McBride (two names Mayo threw out there in his preview article). Clevenger in particular is supposedly a great defensive guy, which is what you really want in a backup C.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Here's what I want in a backup C.
Heidi Richardson.
Gracchus (about Obama): I think he knows what America is. America is the mob. Conjure money for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of America is not the paper of the Constitution, it's the power of the media. He'll bring them debt - and they will love him for it.
by Aquaman, Esq. on Dec 11, 2009 2:42 PM CST up reply actions
Only if I could be the pitcher
:)
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
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