elvis andrus Stories - Lone Star Ball
Happy belated birthday, Elvis Andrus
Happy belated birthday to Elvis Andrus, who turned 20 years old on Tuesday... The Rangers website has a nice feature article up on him, including some quotes from Frisco hitting coach Scott Coolbaugh on what Andrus needs to work on (pulling the ball is one of his projects).
Elvis has left the building
Per Evan Grant, Elvis Andrus has a broken finger and will miss the next three weeks or so. Bah.
Putting minor league error totals into context
There's been some discussion about Elvis Andrus's high error totals this season, and whether that is indicative of Andrus's defensive abilities being overrated, or just a product of playing shortstop in the minors. So I went and looked up the minor league data on some generally well-regarded...
More thoughts on Hank Blalock and defense
A few more things, having digested the announcement of the Hank Blalock move... At the end of the day, I think this reflects an organizational decision that has been made about the prioritization of defense. It is interesting to note that, a few years ago, there was discussions about how Billy...
And so it begins...
From the latest Ken Rosenthal column: The Rangers could have crumbled after learning that manager Ron Washington was in danger of getting fired. Instead, they've won five straight series, and their offseason acquisitions of outfielders Josh Hamilton and Milton Bradley look like winners. As the...
AA Matinee
The Roughriders won this morning/afternoon against Arkansas, 8-0. And Chris Davis has moved beyond beast. He's a beasticon. Home run today, and hitting .391 on the year. Elvis Andrus is hitting .333, but he's also 0 for 3 stealing bases. That could be better. Still, it feels good to look at...
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