Omar Beltre and Alexi Ogando Finally to Report to ST!
Rangers officials have been told that the pair, who have been banned from the U.S. since 2005 for their part in facilitating a Dominican Republic-based human trafficking ring with sham weddings, will be given waivers to enter the U.S. for the 2010 season.
Once cleared to enter the country, the players will petition to be removed from MLB's restricted list, which is considered more a formality than a major hurdle. They are expected at spring training in Surprise, Ariz., in less than three weeks.
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Huh?
"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.
Oops
Didn’t see it.
"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.
Beltre and Ogando remained on the Rangers’ 40-man roster, albeit on the restricted list and have not counted as one of the 40 players. Once reinstated by the commissioner’s office, two spots will have created for them
Now we know why Mendoza and Arias have been making it through each round of cuts
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
by LSJ on Feb 1, 2010 7:50 AM CST up reply actions
Lol
Exactly what I was thinking as I read the story.
"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.
You know
I totally forgot he existed.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
by LSJ on Feb 1, 2010 8:25 AM CST up reply actions
As the Angels learned
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
Internet greatness http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/10/1125340/will-carroll-calls-out-josey-wales
So, the obviious question: where do they slot into our prospect rankings?
Top 10? 15?
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
Somewhere below Strop but ahead of younger high upside kids, like EE.
So, I would have them between 15 and 25.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
That's my first reaction
but we really need to hear reports of them in spring training to get a better idea. If their fastballs are as hot as reported and they have another pitch working it might warrant being in the top 10-12. I think it will take them a couple months at least to adjust to the competition level in the states, but it sounds like their stuff will certainly play well here.
Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.
Cool
Should be interesting to see what they’ve got, finally. Good for them.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
I never thought I'd see the day, but I'm happy for those guys
It seems like they’re more than repentant for their sin of getting mixed up with some bad folks, and they’ve more than paid the price for it.
It’ll be fun to watch those guys work out of the Frisco or OKC bullpens. As good as our upper-level pitching is, let this sink in: we just added two more guys with mid-to-upper 90s heat. Wow.
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
Internet greatness http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/10/1125340/will-carroll-calls-out-josey-wales
BA is gonna have to rethink that #1 ranking for the Rays!
Seriously, what good news and good for them to take the extra steps needed to get out of purgatory.
I hope JD tops it off with DePaula.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
Maybe Thad has the inside with the INS and DePaula likes that
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
Internet greatness http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/10/1125340/will-carroll-calls-out-josey-wales
Well, at the very least
the Rangers should be pretty informed about the immigration/visa process by this time.
Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.
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