Rangers AFL Contingent
The Rangers have announced the players who the team is sending to the Arizona Fall League. They are pitchers Eric Hurley, Tim Murphy, Danny Gutierrez, and Adalberto Flores, catcher Jose Felix, infielder Davis Stoneburner, and outfielders Engel Beltre and Joey Butler.
This is an interesting mix of guys. AFL pitchers are usually guys who missed significant time in the summer and need to make up innings, and Hurley and Gutierrez definitely apply on that front. In addition, the Rangers probably want to get a good look at where Hurley is and how he's progressing in his comeback, as there are going to be some tough decisions regarding the 40 man roster this offseason, and the Rangers may not be confident that Hurley should have a spot.
I know nothing about Flores. Murphy is a lefty who had some buzz around him when he was first drafted, but who has struggled of late.
The positional players, outside of Beltre, seem to be fringe or organizational depth guys. Beltre going to the AFL isn't surprising, as he's probably the Rangers' top positional prospect right now, but a guy who needs to improve his pitch recognition and plate discipline...getting him in a place with other highly regarded prospects where he's in game situations regularly should help with that.
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You know one thing about Flores...
Adalberto is an awesome name.
by ghostofErikThompson on Sep 1, 2010 10:27 AM CDT reply actions
I would like to request that you write an open letter to Joaquin Arias, please,
if you are so inspired.
Not a lot of excitement there...
Beltre is the biggest name of course.
I guess I’ll keep an eye on Gutierrez, Hurley, and Murphy, but overerall a very meh group of guys.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Hurley is a huge name
and he’s not that old. if he’s back, that’s cool!
Sir Warwick Harrow: I know him, and I think he's a psychotic lowlife.
Mal: And I think calling him that is an insult to the psychotic lowlife community.
Flores is a decent prospect
58.2 IP | 57 H | 26 R | 26 ER | 3 HR | 19 BB | 58 K | .251 BAA | 3.99 ERA
He did that as a reliever in Frisco. At 6’ 7" & 225, he’d better be a power arm.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
OBTW, the Rays have another one on the way
208 Ks in 144.2 innings, the first minor leaguer to exceed 200 Ks since 2005.
"I support you, Wash; I’ve always supported you," Young said
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
guy is a baller.
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
Isn't Hurley
eligible for Social Security yet?
"Look, we're basically on earth to shit and fuck. So unless your job's to help people shit or fuck, it's not that important, so relax."-https://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
im suprised hes still considered a "prospect"
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
he's still a prospect
As of right now, he’s not a top 20/30 guy after 2 straight years off the field, but he’s still a prospect.
I hope he can finally get some innings in in the AFL and show that he can still pitch. If he does, he might still have some value as AAA insurance next year if nothing else.
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

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