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Saturday a.m. things

Actually a few tidbits out there today... Richard Durrett says that the Rangers haven't made an offer to Ben Sheets, although he suspects that they ultimately will.  Durrett explains that the Ra...

Jeff Wilson with more Instructs notes

Jeff Wilson has some more notes up from Instructs, including some comments about Justin Smoak and Neftali Feliz, who appear to be announcing their presence with authority. The Rangers beat the Dodg...

Sunday a.m. stuff

The Rangers needed that start from Matt Harrison yesterday.  Hell, I think we, as fans, needed it. 17 straight outs to end his outing, no walks, and only three hits in eight innings (two of them...

Smoak signs

Per Mayo, Smoak has signed.  Details as they come available. Per Sullivan, it is NOT a major league deal. UPDATE -- BA says $3.5 million for Smoak. UPDATE 2 -- Keith Law provides a round-up. ...

Smoak deal close?

A deal with Justin Smoak is supposedly close, coming in at $3 million with a major league deal... UPDATE -- Jim Callis says Alonso has signed with the Reds, which should, one would think, pave the wa...

On Smoak and a major league deal

Several folks, the past several days, have asked if Justin Smoak getting a major league deal would start his free agency/arbitration clock sooner. The answer is, no. It would mean that the player wo...

Friday a.m. stuff

Thank goodness that road trip is done with.  That was ugly. Tommy Hunter got shelled, and is apparently heading back to the minors today to make room for Kevin Millwood, who is being activated f...

Smoak's college coach expects a deal to be done

From the Greenville News: University of South Carolina baseball coach Ray Tanner said Thursday afternoon that first baseman Justin Smoak and third baseman James Darnell haven't signed major league ...

A few things

A few other things I wanted to mention this morning... Mike Hindman talks about an experience he had with C.J. Wilson a few years ago, with Wilson working with Ryan Dittfurth, as sort of a counter-po...

Tuesday a.m. stuff

As someone who has been cautiously optimistic about Luis Mendoza's ability to contribute to the Rangers, I was pretty disappointed in yesterday's outing.  That was an absolute disaster, with Mend...


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