Andruw apparently making the team
by Adam J. Morris on Apr 1, 2009 6:36 PM CDT
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PrintThe Rangers final roster is ready to be set. The final move is to decide what to do with Frank Catalanotto because the Rangers want to go with Andruw Jones as their fifth outfielder.
The Rangers have been trying to trade Catalanotto but have unable to get any bites. They were close to a deal with the Marlins but that fell through when Florida acquired Russ Gload. If they can't trade him, the Rangers will likely release him.
The Rangers, strongly prodded by hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo, want Jones on the team as a fifth outfielder and possible right-handed designated hitter.
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I never cared about getting the 40+ hr Andruw, but I thought there might still be flashes of the elite CF defender – and that alone would make him worth a roster spot. But the reports I’ve read suggest that his defensive ability may be farther gone than his hitting.
Doctor please. Some more of these.
I don't think this ends as badly as everyone else does
I don’t care if blalock, murphy and byrd lose at bats vs lefties and I ultimately trust the front office to ensure Davis and Cruz don’t lose time to him.
the preceding post was a great success.
that's the one i'm scared of
even cat as the 25th man would hit 2nd.
Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam - Cahill the Elder
I hope so...
we know Wash would let Cat just sit at the end of the bench, he did it last year.
I also don’t care about Blalock or Murphy losing AB’s to Jones. However if Cruz and Davis are losing AB’s to Jones on a weekly basis I may hop aboard the fire Wash train. It doesn’t matter if Cat or Jones was the last guy on the roster. It’s all about how that last guy is used. The last guy on the roster doesn’t start 3 games a week and hit cleanup. That’s my fear.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
once again, you have taken my exact thoughts and crystalized them into a beautiful explosion of prose and reason...
in other words:
+1
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
ElectricOkra.com
Zero sum decision
I don’t much want Andruw on the team, but didn’t much want Cat around either. My gut tells me that Jones is more likely to regain his past form (since his decline seemed somewhat abnormal, maybe he can be fixed). Cat’s decline seems pretty inevitable.
Sorry JB,
but the decline might have been pharmaceutically induced.
Just keep your mask on and umpire the game! - Tom Grieve, 5/25/08
by EssBee on Apr 2, 2009 12:57 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
So was Jason Giambi's
the year he went .208/ .342/ .379 and folks thought he was done.
"The idea that the Rangers are going to be a solid contender for a number of years is a fantasy." - Adam J. Morris
So?
Giambi always had great plate discipline. Steroids don’t change that one way or another. And while people thought he was done, that was 1 injury filled year after many dominating seasons. The 5 years before that terrible season were spent putting up an OPS+ that couldn’t come close to in his best years. Now take a look at Jones. You have a power driven OPS with some good plate discipline, but nothing spectacular. You have his best year by far in 2005, a noticeable decline in 2006, and then he drops off in 2007 with a nose dive in 2008. He is nothing like Giambi
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
I wonder who they were close to getting
From the fish?
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
Got to be Volstad.
"Come on man you have to admit the average guy in a baseball clubhouse...... is relatively a douchebag." BGL.
The 2008-2009 Dallas Mavericks are the biggest teases in the world.
Oh cool and maybe Maybin as a throw in?
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
Woah, let's not get crazy now :)
"Come on man you have to admit the average guy in a baseball clubhouse...... is relatively a douchebag." BGL.
The 2008-2009 Dallas Mavericks are the biggest teases in the world.
Come on this is Cat we are talking about! lol
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
This is true
He is the all knowing of every minor league team out there.
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
In trade for Cat
they’d get someone even Zywica wouldn’t know of.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
I saw that the Marlins acquired Gload
and thought to myself – “Huh… why should I care?” Now I know why…
I'm going to pour one out for the Cat
Crowded House said it best. I’m sure he’ll land on his feet. Either in the national league or on a farm somewhere, where he’ll have plenty of room to run around.
Free Frank Catalanotto
i never know what to do when i see someone taking a flash photograph
where it is clearly not allowed.
People kept doing it in Egypt when I saw the pyramids. It does upset me that someone is ruining stuff that is 10,000 years old even though they were told not to. However, I don’t really want to say anything either because I don’t really know how much damage it’s causing and they’re not exactly my pyramids. And nobody likes a tattle tale.
Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam - Cahill the Elder
flash photography
ain’t gonna hurt the pyramids. those suckers are thousands of years old and are still around after world war 2, sand storms, floods, etc…
they just are party poopers
Omar Vizquel: your starting shortstop for the 2009 AL all-star team.
That's 'shopped.
Still funny as hell, but it should say “Double Fail” or somesuch.
"...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
I see a Jill Valentine in the background
On the opposite side of the room, there appears to be a guy in a Slim Jim suit
i like the comment from the Mets fan
who seemed upset and wondered where they would play Davis.
Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam - Cahill the Elder
Random different subject....Was I drunk on Kool Aid or did Holland look like he could step right into the rotation today?
When I see a solar eclipse I think "oh no, is the moon eating the sun?"
It's important to remember he was basically facing the Angels AAA club
But yeah, just getting to see what the hype is all about was awesome.
She was a grand old lady...
by LSJ on Apr 1, 2009 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah I know....I kept telling myself that when I was watching...
His move to first was something I haven’t seen on the Rangers in a long time….He just looks really polished for such a young guy.
When I see a solar eclipse I think "oh no, is the moon eating the sun?"
Part of me couldn't help but think I was seeing the second coming of Kenny Rogers.
She was a grand old lady...
by LSJ on Apr 1, 2009 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions
If he turns out like
Kenny did that wouldn’t be bad. I think he has way more potential than Kenny had at that age though.
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
Kenny Rodgers + 5 to 10 MPH - 20 years = Derrek Holland
When I see a solar eclipse I think "oh no, is the moon eating the sun?"
Kenny threw fairly hard when he first came up, didn't he?
Not as hard as dutch, but still…
She was a grand old lady...
by LSJ on Apr 1, 2009 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah...I found a VHS of a game Nolan Ryan started and Kenny came in, in relief he was throwing pretty hard then.
When I see a solar eclipse I think "oh no, is the moon eating the sun?"
Perhaps a bit of koolaid was at work
But he doesn’t seem very far from being ready. With him, all I see is fine-tuning and a bit more experience at fighting through trouble. I think Feliz is a Sept callup at best, but Holland looks to be on the cusp.
Interestingly enough
RonWash said pretty much the same thing about Holland. Said he thought he was a one trick pony, just blowing away guys in the minors. But, after watching him pitch several times, he saw that Holland was not scared to go to his second, or even third best pitch to get hitters out. Wash said that is a huge difference, being able to trust your lesser pitches when your best one is getting smacked around.
Nice to hear, and concurs with your feelings, it seems.
"...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
I dunno why... (/sarcasm)
But Rudy is really starting to piss me off.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
x
Can someone remind me who the Blue Jays drafted with the 15th (or whatever) pick they got from the Rangers as compensation for the Catalanotto signing?
Really?
i dated Betty Ahrens very hard for a few years…
"...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
I think
you’re supposed to call the dr. if it stays that way more than a few hours.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
And fwiw...
…I suspect if the Rangers had still had the 16th pick, they would have gone Beavan-Main-Borbon, so the question then is, who would they have taken at 33?
by Adam J. Morris on Apr 1, 2009 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Al Leiter on MLB just now
The Rangers aren’t a playoff team as currently configured
commenting on the Rangers flipping Andruw Jones for a young pitcher.
When I see a solar eclipse I think "oh no, is the moon eating the sun?"
Sports Flash!
"...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
I'm here all night. Thanks. Next up....play by play of the next Geico commercial.
When I see a solar eclipse I think "oh no, is the moon eating the sun?"
Guuuuuuuuhhhhhhhh.
Andruw Jones is a waste of salary, a roster spot, a place on the bench, a seat on the bus, a locker, a jersey, a number and time.
My 2009 New Years Resolution: Quit feeding the trolls.
i remember people wanting us to sign him for the big money when he became a FA.
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
Official per Jamey's newsflash
Cat released, Jones in
Future Rangers - Minor League Information
by fightingengineer on Apr 1, 2009 8:30 PM CDT reply actions
I'm a little sad about the release of Cat
I know he didn’t make a lot of sense here, but I still really liked the guy and hoped for a better situation for him.
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I want to be the next Annie Savoy.
I'm sad too
Loved seeing his fumanchu picture all season, seemed like a nice guy, and liked hearing Chuck Morgan say his name.
Good luck, Cat.
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
Goodnight, sweet prince of the bad facial hair.
My 2009 New Years Resolution: Quit feeding the trolls.
yeah now he and "the Stache" are gone.
I wonder if we’ll ever see anything like that outta Chris Davis or Kinsler?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 2, 2009 1:17 AM CDT up reply actions
i don't like this
is a guy like andruw jones going to be a good PH’er? Is that what he really envisions doing? Either he’s just going to take up space at the end of the bench or he’s going to get slightly hot and either overplayed or whiny about playing time.
Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam - Cahill the Elder
why though?
I was thinking well before Andruw was even a thought for this club that we should find a way to get rid of Cat…it would’ve been nice to have traded him for SOMETHING, but he’s gone now…and now, if Andruw succeeds, we succeed as a team most likely – at least in a major way offensively. if he sucks, no harm done – we simply trade him and roll with Boggs/Borbon/Golson and/or Max-Ram
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 2, 2009 1:18 AM CDT up reply actions
I say there will be
at least two games in April that LSBers will blame AJ/RW/JD for the loss.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Andruw Jones sucks.
Give me Sheets or give me Offseason Blues Part III.
by inactive lsb user on Apr 1, 2009 11:10 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs
+1
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Apr 1, 2009 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Has anyone actually said that yet?
Or it’s just been implied, in different words?
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/3/24/809151/gordon-mendoza-sent-down#13361906
Give me Sheets or give me Offseason Blues Part III.
by inactive lsb user on Apr 2, 2009 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Will Andruw get more than 248 ABs?
One guess who got that many last year.
This isn’t a big deal.
But Jones will fill in better in the event Blalock or Byrd goes down (or gets traded).
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
Yeah...
but how many of those AB’s came in the last couple months of the season?
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Jones
If/when he is let go, who replaces him on the 25 man roster? Max? Boggs?
"Was this really necsarry?" - cowpoke/hurler hurley
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