Stat of the Day
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 18, 2009 12:00 PM CDT
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Adam...
did you perchance catch this in real time?
And, to stay on topic, it seems Chris Davis really needed a mental break from trying so hard to hit baseballs for the Texas Rangers.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jul 18, 2009 12:03 PM CDT reply actions 5 recs
tweeting himself
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
What is he doing different?
I guess 8 Ks in 9 games is an improvement.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
Hitting to LF is one thing.
He claims he’s gotten back to old drills that focus on hitting up the middle.
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
Why wasn't he doing them in Arlington?
Was he told he didn’t need to or they wouldn’t help? It is just coincidence that he gets sent down and he comes up with the idea to do some old drills at the same time?
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
The slug-like young of Ceti eels.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
Well,
at one point in the majors he said he was doing that, at Omar’s suggestion. I guess the lunkhead forgot anything but the Rudy method of “swing as hard as you can in case you hit it”
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
What is he doing different?
Hitting against AAA pitchers would be my guess.
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
by LSBUser on Jul 18, 2009 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions
even still
he was swinging and missing on 88 mph fastballs in the majors, and he is hiting them in the minors.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
I guess
I just see that he’s doing this against guys like Sidney Ponson and Casey Fossum and it tempers my enthusiasm.
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
by LSBUser on Jul 18, 2009 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions
It's not like he faced a Cy Young candidate every night in the bigs
For every Greinke, Halladay, Cain, etc. that he faced, there were others who aren’t that much (if any) better than Fossum and Ponson.
If he was destroying the ball in Class A, yeah it wouldn’t mean much and I’d agree. But much of the pitching he faces in Triple A will be replacement level or something near it. Until every ML team starts running out a rotation like the 90s Braves, it’s cause for at least some optimism.
"andruw jones hits 3 HRS at LA of Anaheim last nite after hitting zero at LA of LA as Dodger in all of '08. thats nuts." SI_JonHeyman
by WestTxAg06 on Jul 18, 2009 4:06 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
You are correct.
I think he succumbed to the pressure, and then just spiralled out of control.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
How huge would it be if he could come back in August
and put up numbers like he did last season?
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
That would be huge.
But it seems like they are going to go with AJ until his numbers turn negative.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
until?
haven’t they alredy done that?
Never argue with a fool. Onlookers might not be able to tell you apart.
.208/.284/.479 since May 1.
I’m not suggesting they DFA him today, or that Davis is ready to come back yet, but let’s not pretend Jones has been tearing things up.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
Adam. why do you do that?
You know AJ’s numbers are in freefall. You also know that any stat by itself is rather meaningless.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
I just was pointing out...
…that while Jones’ numbers have been weak the last couple of months, he has still, for the year as a whole, hit pretty well, and thus they are likely going to give him some more time before they cut him loose.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 18, 2009 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions
So how does AJ compare
to Sideshow Sammy?
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
He's better than Sideshow was
Also, when Sideshow was here, we were out of the race by May 1, and should have been in auditioning younger players mode. That’s not the case this year.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 18, 2009 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Also
Jones has, generally speaking, sat against RHPs. Sideshow played every day for four months.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 18, 2009 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep
thats the biggest difference.
Actually, Sideshow Sammy on this team, being handled the way that AJ is would be a fairly useful player.
I think the front office and manager have gotten a lot more mature since they had sideshow sammy.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
Well, maybe in handling old Dh types
but this is still the bunch that put Kris Benson in the rotation.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
and pulled him out
after 2 starts.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
Isn't he the FT DH now?
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
I'm shocked
No AJ tonight
Here is the lineup you have to work with against Minnesota RHP Scott Baker: 2B Ian Kinsler, 3B Michael Young, CF Josh Hamilton, RF Marlon Byrd, 1B Hank Blalock, DH Nelson Cruz, LF David Murphy, C Jarrod Saltalamacchia, SS Elvis Andrus and pitching for the Rangers … RHP Scott Feldman.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
Good to see Murphy back in the lineup.
Weird to write those words.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
Murphy in the field
I’m surprised that Murphy is playing the field given the defensive difference between him and Cruz.
by Excel Hearts Choi on Jul 18, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep, wouldn't you just DH Hammy until Byrd is gone?
"We're One Nation Under a Groove"
- Ayjayem
by inactive lsb user on Jul 18, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Hamilton at DH
So, you’d keep him at DH until the end of the year? Maybe it is just me, but I don’t the Rangers dealing Byrd.
by Excel Hearts Choi on Jul 18, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Why not?
Either DH or LF.
"We're One Nation Under a Groove"
- Ayjayem
by inactive lsb user on Jul 18, 2009 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I just don’t think the organization views Hamilton as a DH, unless trying to get the occasional day off or recover from injury. There is nothing wrong with what you propose, but I suppose that it won’t play out that way.
by Excel Hearts Choi on Jul 18, 2009 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions
What I don't get
Is since Hammy has been back in the lineup, not once has he DH a night. Every game so far he has been playing in the outfield. Wasn’t it a goal of Wash’s to not play Hammy so much in the outfield and give him some rest in the DH spot?
Can’t you just move Byrd to CF, Murph in LF, and Cruz in RF? Sometimes I just don’t get Wash
Bill Simmons: "I will tell you right now, if the Boston Red Sox traded Clay Buchholz for Justin Smoak, I will run around my neighborhood naked...celebrating for an hour. I love Justin Smoak"
To be precise, his numbers have been weak the last two months and 17 days.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
I would prefer not to
have a .233 batting forth no matter what his obp and ops are. This team needs a cleanup hitter.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
Move Kinsler there
he sucks ass as a leadoff hitter.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
Murphy/Andrus leading off, then?
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
Thats what I would do.
A platoon is the best option I see right now.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
Kinsler
Thats what i was thinking, he trys to hit for power more than contact so why not put him into a more traditional power hitting spot
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
One argument's that he shouldn't be trying to hit for power
more than contact, and so a move to cleanup would do more harm than good, both for him and the team.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
I agree he needs to move
from leading off but that won’t happen midseason.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
I don't get that
changing lineup seems like something you can do midseason, especially to a guy like Kinsler, who doesn’t seem to go out of his way to get on base.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
I don't think Wash is the
type that wil make such a move midseason. It will take a edict from Nolan JD in the off season to get Wash and Ian to accept a role cahnge.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
What could be different?
I wonder if the AAA competition just isn’t adept at exploiting the holes in his swing yet. In other news, two weeks since the demotion and Chris Davis STILL leads the AL in strikeouts, haha.
Yup, that's funny.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
i say keep him down until you are pretty damn sure he cant break the single season strike out
record, then bring him back up… Of course, that could be a while
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
only by one though
Pena’s done his best to catch up.
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
Hey Gdawg ~
Kaisersoze was asking where you were the other day at Newberg’s forum… should I tell him you send your love?
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
Add me to your list.
He needs to post over here.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
I disagree, but I'll pass you message on.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
I doubt he'll be doing that anytime soon
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 18, 2009 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions
You two didn't get along?
I honestly can’t remember…
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
I guess I missed something too.
Oh well.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
He was sort of wufdog, jr., when I postd on NMLR
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 18, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Still is.
And, unfortunately, wufdog himself has only gotten worse.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
That's unpossible
Wufdog couldn’t have gotten worse.
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
by LSBUser on Jul 18, 2009 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions
He hath become NMLR's version of Joe Morgan.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
About wuf...
I thought I was the only one irritated by wuf. That guy would disagree if you told him the day of the week.
You're not alone by a LONNNNNG shot
Almost everyone disliked him coming over from the ESPN message boards.
He would actually make some valid points, but if it wasn’t brought up by him or if you showed how he was wrong, he wouldn’t even acknowledge any good points from others.
R
That's because he played in the minor leagues in 1950
That shit’s legit
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
x
wufdog himself has only gotten worse.
That’s impossible.
He singlehandedly killed the ESPN Rangers boards.
by Adam J. Morris on Jul 18, 2009 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
I wasn't ever on the ESPN board,
but from a strictly NMLR perspective, I’m telling you: hard as it might be to believe, he’s gotten worse.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
Actually
the biggest problem with LSB atm is too many of the morons at NMLR jumped over, especially the folks who like to have long arguments with jw.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
I laughed.
Then I realized you might be referring to me.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
lol
I still pop in there occasionally, but I don’t have as much time and the huge anti-stats movement over there just got to be too big of a beating. I got sick and tired of wufdog saying Padilla was a good pitcher because the Rangers won x number of his starts (and that he’s an arrogant prick to begin with).
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
Heh.
I’ve been posting over there less, as well. Hasn’t changed much. wufdog and Kaiser are still going at it over Padilla ~ now with Blair and Doug, which makes for some pretty entertaining back-and-forth.
Your 2009 Texas Rangers: "Can't take a fucking to save their lives" (lisa w, 2009).
Davis
One thing lost in bringing Davis back is how well Blalock has hit playing everyday. His July line: ,412/.723/1.135 in 51 PAs. He is hitting incredibly well since Davis left and he started playing everyday. Until he starts to slow down I see no reason to bring Davis back.
well,
I don’t imagine you’d bring Chris back for 100PA anyway.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
If you bring him back
then Blalock should move into the FT dh role(if he continues what he is currently doing). Makes us real vulnerable to lefties, but that’s no different than the current lineup.
Never argue with a fool. Onlookers might not be able to tell you apart.
If Blalock is still hitting, sure.
However, there is no telling if he will be hot or in a slump in a few weeks.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
oh, I know
I’m just kind of tired of The Great Andruw Experiment of 09.
Never argue with a fool. Onlookers might not be able to tell you apart.
Always funny to me
how much heat the player with the top OPS on the Rangers is drawing.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
OPS has dropped
almost 500 points since May 1.
Never argue with a fool. Onlookers might not be able to tell you apart.
and yet
its still the highest on the team.
Everyone else must really suck.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
don't make me answer that...
the truth will make me crawl in the fetal position.
by death of the cool on Jul 18, 2009 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions
OPS
the be all, end all stat. :>(
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
True
No need for playoffs or WS, just give the rings to the tam with the best OPS.
Never argue with a fool. Onlookers might not be able to tell you apart.
That's what Billy Beane and his computer would do! /Joe Morgan
"andruw jones hits 3 HRS at LA of Anaheim last nite after hitting zero at LA of LA as Dodger in all of '08. thats nuts." SI_JonHeyman
by WestTxAg06 on Jul 18, 2009 3:59 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Glad for Chris....
I was one that was very hard on him when he was a lock to strikeout 2 or 3 times a night.
He is a good kid that plays hard and works his tail off.
I hope he comes back up here and starts mashing like the Crush that we thought he would be.
by death of the cool on Jul 18, 2009 2:49 PM CDT reply actions
Same here
Even when he was in the throes of awfulness, he was still giving his all in every facet of the game and you could see how much it was bothering him to fail. Some players tend to lollygag in the field or on the basepaths at times, particularly when they face adversity, but I never saw that out of CD.
"andruw jones hits 3 HRS at LA of Anaheim last nite after hitting zero at LA of LA as Dodger in all of '08. thats nuts." SI_JonHeyman
by WestTxAg06 on Jul 18, 2009 4:02 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
If Ron Washington could...
he’d adopt Marlon Byrd and they’d go fishing and have a catch together.
by ghostofErikThompson on Jul 18, 2009 4:20 PM CDT reply actions
Angels/As
Going into the Bottom of the 4th, Angels got an 8-1 lead….
Stupid Angels
Bill Simmons: "I will tell you right now, if the Boston Red Sox traded Clay Buchholz for Justin Smoak, I will run around my neighborhood naked...celebrating for an hour. I love Justin Smoak"
yeah
What are they doing scoring 8 runs when they are missing Guererro and Hunter?
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
Errors
Some costly errors by the A’s.
by Excel Hearts Choi on Jul 18, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
OT: Heyman tweeting on Halladay
Says he hears Rangers don’t have the $, Angels don’t want to give up prospects.
Good grief, have the Angels EVER wanted to give up a prospect? It’s like that franchise operates under the assumption that trading bid prospects is against MLB rules. Sometimes you can trade “meh” for value (see their Teixeira trade), but if you’re not careful you’ll end up with too many once valuable, now busted assets on your hands (see McPherson, Dallas).
"andruw jones hits 3 HRS at LA of Anaheim last nite after hitting zero at LA of LA as Dodger in all of '08. thats nuts." SI_JonHeyman
by WestTxAg06 on Jul 18, 2009 4:46 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
The Angels don't have the prospects
Who are they going to give from their minor league system that would match up with the kind of offers that Toronto is looking for. The proposed deals from the Rangers that are apparently not enough for Halladay (ignoring the money aspect) would top just about anything the Angels could offer.
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
SS
I’ve heard rumors that the Jays are looking for a SS. As such, Brandon Wood’s name has been tossed about quite a bit. Of course, Wood has been mentioned in many deals, but has always been kept in the organization.
by Excel Hearts Choi on Jul 18, 2009 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions
They've refused to trade him about 11 billion times, it seems like
They either have to trade him or eventually play him or he’s going to be collecting Social Security benefits while still riding the Orange County-Salt Lake shuttle.
He’s still young, but geeze, it seems like we’ve been hearing about him as “the guy” for about ten years already and yet they still refuse to give him a fair shake. We’ve got hotshot rookies and near-ready prospects who were like in 4th grade when I first heard Brandon Wood’s name.
"andruw jones hits 3 HRS at LA of Anaheim last nite after hitting zero at LA of LA as Dodger in all of '08. thats nuts." SI_JonHeyman
At what point does Chris come back?
The purpose of sending him down was 2-fold: help him find what he lost this year at the plate and get rid of a 50% strikeout chance every time he came up to the plate. He has obviously found a way to hit, albeit against a lower level of pitcher. So that leaves the question would bringing him back up now improve the Rangers lineup?
My guess would be he arrives one hour after Blalock has been traded (just before the deadline)...
Ephesians 3:20-21...and I can only imagine
I don't see the Rangers getting a quality major league or major league-ready pitcher for Blalock
Right now, Blalock’s bat is too important a part of the daily lineup to trade him for anything less. Trading Blalock for less is giving up on winning the AL West this year.
by Mark from OC on Jul 18, 2009 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I've been a proponent of finding a way to trade Blalock for several years
But you’re exactly right. Under the current circumstances, it’d be a bad idea to move him at this deadline. If only he hadn’t been hurt last summer or the economy hadn’t sucked this winter…
"andruw jones hits 3 HRS at LA of Anaheim last nite after hitting zero at LA of LA as Dodger in all of '08. thats nuts." SI_JonHeyman
With the numbers hes putting up he may bring a nice player in return
Having said that if this team is still in a pennant race I don’t see them trading one of their best offensive players. The only way I think Blalock is traded is if there is already a deal in place to bring in a guy like Halladay and you can say the trade is to free up the salary to bring that guy in.
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.
As much as it stuns me to say this, subtracting Blalock may create bigger problems than the benefits added with Halladay
Halladay is of my favorite pitchers in the game today, but as good as he is, he can still only pitch every five days. Consistently scoring runs is a bigger issue this year than upgrading to a true ace at the front of the rotation. When you take Blalock out of the lineup, how much more troublesome does the offense become?
"andruw jones hits 3 HRS at LA of Anaheim last nite after hitting zero at LA of LA as Dodger in all of '08. thats nuts." SI_JonHeyman
That would depend on how Davis does when he comes back
I agree with you but if Davis came back and put up numbers like last year it would mitigate some the loss of Hank.
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.
I just wonder how quick they plan to bring back Davis
Has anyone heard a comment from JD on this? I’m sure they don’t want to risk rushing him back and the lessons of Triple A not sticking like they should. I could see them keeping him in Triple A until September call-ups and then use him in the race down the stretch. I’d be real surprised, though, to see him back before the deadline.
"andruw jones hits 3 HRS at LA of Anaheim last nite after hitting zero at LA of LA as Dodger in all of '08. thats nuts." SI_JonHeyman
You mean
the Blalock thats 1 for 8 after the break? I’m curious to know if his pre ASB hot streak is already over, and if we are back to Blalock in a funk we saw earlier.
I don’t know if its a sure thing that taking Blalock out of the order will hurt this team, because he is yet another streaky hitter on a team full of them.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
Trading question
Aren’t the Rangers going to find themselves in a little bit of a crunch, 40-man speaking, this winter, and worse next year?
My question-couldn’t they package 2-3 of these middling/fringy prospects to maybe get a guy to help a little this season(a guy whose contract is up), as well as ease the numbers crunch this winter? I have no idea who, just hypothetically?
Never argue with a fool. Onlookers might not be able to tell you apart.
this winter shouldn't be
a problem. Next winter, yes.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland - 2009 Rangers Minor League POY
I see-next wintwer and the one after-yikes.
Never argue with a fool. Onlookers might not be able to tell you apart.
I really hope...
he just had to go down and get his confidence back up. It really seemed like he was expecting to fail when he stepped up to the plate the last month or so. I hope the problem was that it was just in his head before he even stepped into the box.
Sure would be nice if the CD from last year is the guy the Rangers can get in the future too.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
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