2009 Rangers Instructional League Roster
by JasonCole on Sep 18, 2009 3:20 PM CDT
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Here is the link for those who are interested
Not a whole lot of surprises. Lots of 2010 contract/DSL guys, which is always fun to see. Off the top of my head, the most glaring omission is Miguel De Los Santos. Makes you wonder what is going on there. The team seemed confident that he would be able to return by the end of the AZL season, and now he's not even at instructs.
If you're going to be in the Phoenix area during instructs, I highly recommend going out there. It's a lot of fun to see all of that talent on the field at one time.
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Seeing that much pitching talent
in the lower minors just makes me drool. With all the graduations and guys in the upper minors it still amazes me to see that many intriguing names at the lower levels in the next couple of waves.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Sep 18, 2009 3:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I can't wait for Main
to reclaim his rightful prospect status.
That's why they call them business sox
by egriffey on Sep 18, 2009 3:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking the same thing T ball.
All that pitching makes me puff out my chest. However, I’m starting to get really scared about position players. It would be nice to have one or two moving aggresively through the system.
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by Parman on Sep 18, 2009 3:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Martin...
Should we consider his Instructs innings part of this year’s total? Or are they more simulated situations, and not quite the same stress level?
I wonder about the wear on his arm, and if he needs rest.
"[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
by hightowersmith on Sep 18, 2009 3:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
from Jorge Arangure
#Rangers sign DR RHP David Perez for 425k. Perez is 6’4’’, 180 lbs
On Aug 20th
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Sep 18, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Signed him out of Curacao this year
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Sep 18, 2009 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, at least the Netherlands Antilles
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Sep 18, 2009 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tim Steggall?
Sounds like an Aussie, but looks too old for a scouting find.
by shroomer on Sep 18, 2009 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
RHP Tim Steggall (NDFA—Texas-Arlington)
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Sep 18, 2009 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
was this the 86-88 Throwing dude who caused such stupid consternation?
Feliz says his greatest thrill was striking out Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz, one of his heroes. Yet, when he called to tell his parents, his mother had a request: Strike out New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, too.
"So when I did that," Feliz says, "I told my mom, 'There you go. There's your present. Don't ask me to strike anyone else out, OK?'
by blalock84 on Sep 18, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Sep 18, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who else is excited about seeing Profar's slash lines?
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
by TxStCa on Sep 18, 2009 5:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Me
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
by boomer1 on Sep 18, 2009 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me
http://secondbaser.blogspot.com
by secondbaser on Sep 19, 2009 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are slash lines
similar to stretch marks? :)
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland -Tom Grieve Rangers Minor League Player of the Year
Martin Perez - Nolan Ryan Rangers Minor League Pitcher of the Year
by RangerMad on Sep 20, 2009 9:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cratainly in the case of Andruw Jones.
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
by rooster on Sep 20, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure that I am
Texas has done a terrific job with pitchers early in their Latin American initiative. They hit big (relative to the market) on their biggest investments in 2006 and 2007, Font and Perez, they’ve “hit” on Boscan and Pimentel, Castillo still looks interesting, and others have promise as well. But the three guys who they hyped the most and invested the most money in positionally before last year, Santana, Solis and Yan, can’t hit. Santana is easily the most promising offensively, but he still had a 224/275 while repeating Low A as a 20 year old. They brought over a dozen of their former LA signees to instructs, so they obviously like some of them. But Telis is really the first guy after Santana who shows much possibility of showing eye pleasing slash lines. Guys like Leury Garcia and LDLS are intriguing for their tools, not their hitting prowess, particularly as exhibited by those sorts of stats.
Anyway, unlike with pitching talent, the organization hasn’t yet shown that it has an eye for spotting hitters among the 16 year olds.
by Brett Perryman on Sep 22, 2009 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
DR guys
Santana, Solis, Yan – Dominican, Dominican, Dominican
goyo has theorized about the “tryout” culture of Dominican baseball. If that is the case, I wonder if it militates against hitting on a positional guy from there.
Dominican pitching prospects seem to be doing well of course, especially the ones you mention… Maybe they are represented in tryout drills more realistically, just considering a pitch is a pitch whether to a live batter or a BP catcher.
"[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
by hightowersmith on Sep 22, 2009 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Edwin Garcia
I believe that EasyEddie is in the same class as Telis.
by Goyogringo on Sep 22, 2009 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
At this point
whether we’re talking about Telis or E Garcia or Pimentel or Santana, the common thread is that none of their signees has had full season success yet. Hopefully a couple of these guys will turn that around soon and hopefully Profar will put up good traditional numbers, but we’re four years deep into the program, so a less than positive trend has started, at least from those earlier classes.
by Brett Perryman on Sep 23, 2009 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
Just realized that Martin Perez is only a month older than me! Wow looking at this list and seeing even younger people makes me feel old heh
After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL
by hinduplaya on Sep 18, 2009 10:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't think...
many here want to hear about how a 19 year old feels old.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Sep 19, 2009 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
So where is the poll?
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Sep 19, 2009 12:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Err...wrong thread
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Sep 19, 2009 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also...
I don’t want to start a new post for this, but I figured I’d link the free story I wrote yesterday, which looks at the system’s catching prospects…
by JasonCole on Sep 22, 2009 5:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Are you going to Surprise any time soon?
by LiamP on Sep 22, 2009 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
October 7-11
I’ll get to see two instructs games, one camp day, and one advanced instructs game.
by JasonCole on Sep 22, 2009 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice overview, thanks.
"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.
by Rodney on Sep 23, 2009 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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