Saturday a.m. things

by Adam J. Morris on Feb 2, 2008 9:08 AM CST in News

Evan Grant has some quotes from Jon Daniels about the possibility of Nolan Ryan joining the Rangers as team president, with Daniels having positive things to say about it.

Anthony Andro has an item up saying that the Rangers and Ian Kinsler are still discussing a long-term deal, but aren't real close.

Andro and Grant also both mention that there are some discussions about bringing Kevin Mench back on a minor league deal. The Rangers have apparently had some interest in a righthanded bench bat, to provide some insurance in case Nelson Cruz and Jason Botts flame out, but I don't know how interested Mench would really be in coming back to Texas to, most likely, spend the bulk of the year in Oklahoma.

T.R. Sullivan has an update on Omar Beltre and Alexi Ogando. Nothing has changed. They aren't coming to the U.S. anytime soon.

Sullivan also says that Daniels has talked to several teams about Armando Galarraga, and hopes to get a deal done this weekend...

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Beltre/Ogando

George W. Bush owes the Rangers. The least he could do is take a break from tapping my phone and get those guys over here. Maybe if we sweeten the deal by allowing him to waterboard them once they get here he'd do it.

Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.

by WyoRanger on Feb 2, 2008 10:33 AM CST reply actions

Greatness...

if we waterbord them at least we will know they aren't terrorists.

Seriously though it is frustrating that we can't get them over here.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Feb 2, 2008 10:55 AM CST up reply actions

Maybe he'll

do them a visa favor as he's making his round of exit pardons.

by Brett Perryman on Feb 2, 2008 11:27 AM CST up reply actions

+1

This is one of the funniest comments I've ever read on this blog!

Damn straight he owes...
I don't like the guy as president of the US...but maybe he'll buy the team back from Hicks!

by ChrisH on Feb 2, 2008 4:49 PM CST up reply actions

Heh

that was good.

Shoehorn.

by t ball on Feb 2, 2008 8:06 PM CST up reply actions

Heh

Surprised you left out the Sidney Ponson mention in TR's piece, Adam.

Go Strangers.

by hightowersmith on Feb 2, 2008 10:57 AM CST reply actions

Omar Beltre and Alexi Ogando

When I read T.R.'s article this morning, it said these guys were both on the 40-man roster. Looks like he caught his own error.

But Daniels said, "it is coming to the point where the Rangers may have to let both pitchers go and allow them to pitch in a higher league in another country like Japan."

Does anybody know how they've maintained rights to foreign players that can't come over here? It seems like these guys have been on the 40-man roster in the past. Is there a special provision from Selig's office that allowed them to be removed, but somehow protected?

by Wemedge on Feb 2, 2008 11:00 AM CST reply actions

They are on the 40

But they're on the restricted list so they don't count againt the 40-man limit.

by AZranger on Feb 2, 2008 11:11 AM CST up reply actions

restricted list

both are on the restricted list, not sure if theres any rule saying how long a player can be on that list but from the sounds of things the rangers want to do what is best for the players by allowing them to play in japan.

I think the fear is they release them and suddenly another team gets them into the country but by all reports these guys wont be let in anytime soon

"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum

by rentz on Feb 2, 2008 11:22 AM CST up reply actions

Galarraga...

Well at least this puts a stop to those that said a deal was already in place with the Cubs involving Byrd and AG.

Daniels picked Galarraga as the player to remove from the 40 hoping to deal him for a younger talent that is years away from the 40.

Lets hope it works out, because if people are considering dealing for him, there is now way he clears waviers.

by clinton33 on Feb 2, 2008 12:40 PM CST reply actions

A coupla weeks ago ...

... the Rangers had a mini-camp for the high minors pitchers - Harrison, Hurley, Mathis, Mendoza, maybe Murray. I assume that Galarraga was there, but I don't know for sure. It's kinda interesting that shortly thereafter Galarraga was DFA'd. Makes you wonder if the Rangers spotted the weakling and culled the herd.

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by shroomer on Feb 2, 2008 2:52 PM CST up reply actions

interesting thought

Mitt Romney - Fred Thompson in 2008. "Real change that those who are wise can believe in."

by dstar442005 on Feb 2, 2008 3:34 PM CST up reply actions

Hmmm

Interesting idea. I wonder which catcher, SS, or CF Daniels is trying to get for him.

Shoehorn.

by t ball on Feb 2, 2008 8:06 PM CST up reply actions

Reminds me - value of catchers

Jamey mentioned the trade value of our catching depth the other day, and this post at Right Field Bleachers which lusts after Taylor Teagarden kinda touches on that - http://www.rightfieldbleachers.com/2008/01/bagging-teagarden.html - read the comments, too.

And speaking of Tea, Grant Schiller interviewed him at fanfest the other day -
http://texasrangerstrades.blogspot.com/2008/02/taylor-teagarden-interview.html

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by shroomer on Feb 2, 2008 8:24 PM CST up reply actions

Milwaukee

Heh, Galarraga and Tea for Sheets!

Shoehorn.

by t ball on Feb 2, 2008 11:07 PM CST up reply actions

baseballmusings.com lineup analysis

Their computer really likes Young leading off and Bradley in the 2 hole:
http://tinyurl.com/2d9sj4

Team offense projections - http://www.baseballmusings.com/archives/024671.php

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by shroomer on Feb 2, 2008 5:32 PM CST reply actions

2nd link is dor the Dodgers

here is the Rangers Team offense projections - http://www.baseballmusings.com/archives/024579.php

by coolaid on Feb 2, 2008 5:38 PM CST up reply actions

The Dodgers link ...

has the complete list of teams analyzed to date.

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by shroomer on Feb 2, 2008 5:45 PM CST up reply actions

ooh okay

by coolaid on Feb 2, 2008 5:51 PM CST up reply actions

As punishment ...

you must gaze upon Freddie Mercury as a child ...

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by shroomer on Feb 2, 2008 6:07 PM CST up reply actions

Freddie is my hero

"heres to you brett for making me get all wet" -NYTXFAN

by jparks77 on Feb 2, 2008 6:12 PM CST up reply actions

thats one ugly 'stache

by coolaid on Feb 2, 2008 6:25 PM CST up reply actions

Ugly?

Nah. Perfect.

"heres to you brett for making me get all wet" -NYTXFAN

by jparks77 on Feb 2, 2008 6:28 PM CST up reply actions

+ 1

Freddie was a God!! Queen is one of my favorite bands ever.

by LAMuscleFag on Feb 2, 2008 7:31 PM CST up reply actions

No way!

say it ain't so.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Feb 2, 2008 7:39 PM CST up reply actions

I am a Queen

fan but that a ugly mustache

There are no stupid questions, just stupid people.

by coolaid on Feb 2, 2008 8:15 PM CST up reply actions

Borat-tastic!

Go Strangers.

by hightowersmith on Feb 2, 2008 10:03 PM CST up reply actions

Dream Team

I'd love to see Mark Cuban and Jerry Jones partner up an make a hostile takeover of the Rangers. Hell, Hicks paid 250K for the team. Take it over for 750K.

Then hire Nolan as team president and steal Omar Minaya away from the Mets.

That's my fantasy.

by LBrooks on Feb 3, 2008 10:15 AM CST reply actions

Minaya, huh?

The guy who traded Milledge for Ryan Church and Brian Schneider last month?

And, lest we forgot, the guy who traded Scott Kazmir for Victor Zambrano, straight-up?

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by a bebop a rebop on Feb 3, 2008 12:32 PM CST up reply actions

I believe

Jim Duquette was the GM who traded Kazmir for Zambrano

"heres to you brett for making me get all wet" -NYTXFAN

by jparks77 on Feb 3, 2008 12:39 PM CST up reply actions

my bad

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by a bebop a rebop on Feb 3, 2008 2:51 PM CST up reply actions

Steve Phillips

was the perpetrator. He was fired at season's end, and now analyzes/critiques trades (among his other 'responsibilities') as an ESPN baseball analyst.

I lack the required experience to be an intern.

by TheRupeIsOnFire on Feb 4, 2008 1:31 AM CST up reply actions