The Center of the Ranger Yuniverse 2012-02-16T16:41:59Z http://www.lonestarball.com/rss/fanshots 2012-02-16T16:41:59Z 2012-02-16T16:41:59Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Aj1jTA5mhzlBeUi8CM6aWFwRvLYF?slug=ti-brown_hot_stove_daily_rangers_darvish_hamilton_021512">Tim Brown's Hot Stove Daily Offseason Review of the&nbsp;Rangers</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>Yahoo ranks the Rangers as the third best team coming into the season.</p></div> http://www.lonestarball.com/2012/2/16/2802448/tim-browns-hot-stove-daily-offseason-review-of-the-rangers ghostofErikThompson 2012-02-15T22:48:36Z 2012-02-15T22:48:36Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/engel_another_sad_cautionary_tale_for_josh_hamilton">BTF commenters rag on a terrible Josh Hamilton&nbsp;column</a></h3> <div class="description"><p></p></div> http://www.lonestarball.com/2012/2/15/2800906/btf-commenters-rag-on-a-terrible-josh-hamilton-column Adam J. Morris 2012-02-14T20:49:50Z 2012-02-14T20:49:50Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/BizballMaury/status/169519883648897024">Brown: Cruz contract is $500K bonus, $5 million in 2012, $10.5 million in&nbsp;2013</a></h3> <div class="description"><p></p></div> http://www.lonestarball.com/2012/2/14/2798315/brown-cruz-contract-is-500k-bonus-5-million-in-2011-10-5-million-in Adam J. Morris 2012-02-14T17:16:48Z 2012-02-14T17:16:48Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.mlbdailydish.com/2012/2/14/2797626/roy-oswalt-rumors-royals-rangers-reds-red-sox">Roy Oswalt Rumor&nbsp;Roundup</a></h3> <div class="description"><p></p></div> http://www.lonestarball.com/2012/2/14/2797745/roy-oswalt-rumor-roundup Adam J. Morris 2012-02-14T14:45:32Z 2012-02-14T14:45:32Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/article.cfm?tbid=31159">MLB Study: Pitchers Elbow Angle Not Related To Injury&nbsp;Risk</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>"Where a baseball pitcher holds his elbow while throwing might make his fastball livelier, but it probably won't affect his risk of arm injury, a researcher said here."</p> <p>- MLB Supported Study</p></div> http://www.lonestarball.com/2012/2/14/2797357/mlb-study-pitchers-elbow-angle-not-related-to-injury-risk FungoFrog 2012-02-13T18:53:51Z 2012-02-13T18:53:51Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://bullpenbanter.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=548:2012-top-100-22-martin-perez&amp;catid=21:2012-top-prospects-write-ups&amp;Itemid=5">Bullpen Banter Prospect #21: Martin&nbsp;Perez</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>Needs to shore up that command.</p></div> http://www.lonestarball.com/2012/2/13/2795620/bullpen-banter-prospect-21-martin-perez MonkeyEpoxy 2012-02-13T18:38:14Z 2012-02-13T18:38:14Z <h2><a href="http://www.lonestarball.com/2012/2/13/2795575/kevin-goldstein-on-leonys-martin">Kevin Goldstein on Leonys&nbsp;Martin</a></h2> <blockquote class="chat"> <div class="chat_chunk"><strong>Ryan (GR):</strong> Why no Leonys Martin? How close was he? Thanks </div><div class="chat_chunk"><strong>Kevin Goldstein:</strong> I like him, just not Top 101 enough. Underwhelming secondary skills. </div> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p><a href="http://www.baseballprospectus.com/chat/chat.php?chatId=899">From Goldstein's chat today.</a></p></div> http://www.lonestarball.com/2012/2/13/2795575/kevin-goldstein-on-leonys-martin Adam J. Morris 2012-02-13T15:38:09Z 2012-02-13T15:38:09Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Buster_ESPN/status/169080068268752896">Boston, David Ortiz reportedly settle arbitration&nbsp;case</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>The David Ortiz arbitration was scheduled to take place today. The settlement is reportedly for $14.575 million, the midpoint between his asking price and Boston's offer.</p></div> http://www.lonestarball.com/2012/2/13/2795126/boston-david-ortiz-reportedly-settle-arbitration-case Adam J. Morris