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Guardado sweats out practical joke Team had reliever believing he was bound for Nationals By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com

I have always liked baseball practical jokes, the bubble gum on the hat, and the hot foot always make me laugh.  I love watching old school replays of the Jay Johnstone stuff even though I know it is cheezy.  Forgot to mention that I have a warped sense of humor I guess because I remember laughing at this and the Kyle Kendrick to Japan thing.

2 things interesting to me about the Ranger practical joke:

John Hart was with the mgmt team

and Eddie was mad about going to the Nats.

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Jayson Stark

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Unbeknownst to most of North America, only two teams in the whole sport -- the Angels and Rays -- have a better record than the Rangers over the last three months (45-34). So GM Jon Daniels says: "I don't see us unloading the farm system to get into the rental market. I don't see us holding any sort of fire sale." But that doesn't mean the Rangers don't have some interesting pieces on their shelves. Step right up and make an offer for Vicente Padilla, Kevin Millwood, Hank Blalock, Marlon Byrd, Frank Catalanotto or Gerald Laird. Daniels would listen to anything that "makes sense." And to make sense, any offer would have to upgrade this team's rotation, at least for the long haul. So why are the Rangers willing to trade Padilla, their leading winner (11-5)? No, not because of dollars. And no, not because he's an astronaut, either. Because he's as talented as any pitcher on the market. So the Rangers are telling other clubs they're willing to deal him if they can get back a young starter they can plug into their rotation by next season, if not immediately. They've had only back-burner interest so far, from a group that's believed to include the Tigers and Yankees. But in one of the least-inspiring rotation markets ever, that could easily change in the next week. Incidentally, two pitchers the Rangers don't intend to deal, despite extensive interest, are relievers Eddie Guardado and Jamey Wright.

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Why would we keep either of them?  Serviceable? Yes they are. I love Eddie's demeanor but lets face it that arm is held together with chicken wire and duct tape.  And the electrician?  Not a bad middle reliever but he has come back to earth as of late and he gives me seizures when he comes in the game lately!  And honestly does anyone but me remember that people were begging the Rangers to DFA Vinnie this offseason?  Props to management for hanging on to him and now he may be at the top of someone's wish list at the trade deadline.  Unbelievable.  Anyone out there put any eggs in Jayson Stark basket?

Just FYI - Some nice options there in Colorado and they will be eager to get a good pitcher for the right price later in the year. May be something worth watching in the future.

http://www.denverpost.com/rockies/ci_9163855

"The Rockies also have kicked the tires on Oakland's Rich Harden and Joe Blanton and Texas' Kevin Millwood. Harden is hurt, limiting interest; Blanton is currently not available. And while the Rangers will listen on Millwood, they want the right players in return, not salary relief.'

Rangers items of note so far:

Chris (Waco, TX): Is there an ace in theRangers system and if so when will we see him?

SportsNation Keith Law: (2:20 PM ET ) I really like Michael Main, one of their first-round picks this year, but he's probably 3-4 years out. Eric Hurley's not an ace but he's very good and he's a year or so away.
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Jon Daniels (Arlington, TX): How would you rate the job I have done so far? One really bad trade but otherwise not too bad. From the bottom to the top half of farm systems.

SportsNation Keith Law: (2:34 PM ET ) I think you've done a very good job, much better than some of your local writers want to admit. You've got a legit case to say your system is #2 overall behind the Devil Rays'.

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Only Ranger Question so far:
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Tom (League City, TX): Who is the most likely suitor for Teixiera? What kind of return can we expect?

Keith Law: (2:46 PM ET ) I'm not sure he gets traded this year. He's got over a year left, and unless the Rangers decide to dismantle the team, it might make more sense to hang on to him - entertain offers, of course, but don't deal him unless you're bowled over - into 2008.

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2 Ranger related items:

Jason (Wichita): How about the top 3 picks from the Rangers Beavan, Main, and Borbon?

 Keith Law: (2:58 PM ET ) I rated their day-one draft as the best. Main really seems to be underrated - great stuff, great athlete, good track record, appears to have slipped because his last outing wasn't good. Borbon was a good value play there; a lot of teams saw him as a first-rounder, and as a college bat he should put up good #s in A-ball. A CF who performs in high-A or AA has trade value.

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Jonathan (Mansfield, Tx): Did the Rangers pass on Porcello b/c of signability issues/Boras? Or did they just like Beavan and Main better?

 Keith Law: (3:23 PM ET ) I'm assuming it was signability, but they didn't exactly go cheap.