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In the spirit of trying new things and accommodating my bizarre schedule, I'm going to shuffle the deck a little bit this morning and solely post the latest rumors/news trickling down from the top right now, then fill in the gaps with some actual analysis around the middle of the morning:
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The Arizona Fall League (AFL) wrapped up on November 19th. The Texas Rangers' triumvirate of Matt Harrison, Danny Gutierrez and Tanner Scheppers combined to pitch seven innings and hold the league-leading Phoenix Desert Dogs to three runs on four hits, a walk and nine strikeouts. Marcus Lemon ...
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If your absolute worst baseball-related fear is the
prospect of Tom Hicks rising from the dead and
retaining majority control of the Texas Rangers after it seemed 80-plus percent certain that he was headed out, then you might have to brace for the ...
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On The Hicks Ownership Situation
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Those of you who love terse, quick-to-read morning reports -- yeah, yeah, like time constraints are really any excuse -- and especially love rumors centered around high-risk commodities are in plenty of luck this morning, as the FOXSports .com hot stove power team of Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul ...
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Wherein we find ourselves wondering if Ron Washington was, on a pure job competency level, a top-three American League manager in 2009 ... and if so, whether the BBWAA electorate will agree on Wednesday:
● Speaking of that, one thing that I've come to find rather amusing is the vitriol which ...
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According to FanGraphs, C.J. Wilson was the ninth-most
valuable reliever in baseball in 2009 after accumulating 2.0
wins above replacement (WAR). He appeared in 73 games, tossed 73.2 innings and posted an 2.81 ERA, 10.3 K/9, and 3.9 BB/9. Following ...
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Contemplating C.J. Wilson As A Starting Pitcher
1. How much guaranteed money -- if any -- are you willing to gamble on Vladimir Guerrero in order to bring him to Arlington?
2. Did ESPN.com's Keith Law -- and any other BBWAA voter who receives an awards ballot -- err in excluding Elvis Andrus from his mock AL Rookie of the Year ballot? If ...
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Vladimir Guerrero
Keith Law
Josh Lewin
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When a devout Packers fan and unabashed Cowboys hater such as myself is fearful of Sunday afternoon's nationally televised clash turning into a double-digit embarrassment for Green Bay, you know that it's going to be a tense weekend:
● Texas inquired into the availability of Rays outfielder ...
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Once again illustrating that it's criminally easy to
find something compelling to write about during this bustling
period in the off-season timeline, FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi report that the Texas Rangers are interested in ...
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On The Vladimir Guerrero Rumor
From the "I Really Wanted To Write Something More Substantive But Ran Out Of Time" department:
● According to major league sources, free agent shortstop Omar Vizquel will not return to the Rangers in 2010; per one source, Vizquel would prefer to sign on with a "higher-profile team" in a ...
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Omar Minaya
Milton Bradley
John Lackey
Omar Vizquel
With the ridiculous surge in off-season news arising from assorted roster moves, market chatter and provocative quotes, I'm beginning to think that maybe, just maybe, once-per-day updates should go flying out the window and shorter, but equally pithy twice- or thrice-per-day updates should ...
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Behind a group of talented young position players and several surprising pitching performances, the 2004 Texas Rangers won 89 games after averaging 72 wins per season from 2000-2003. Ryan Drese and Kenny Rogers anchored a staff that improved from 67 runs above replacement (RAR) in 2003 to 122 ...
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It appears to be the consensus of itinerant
baseball beat writers everywhere that this week's general managers'
meetings won't be nearly as active and/or exciting as those which transpired at a ritzy southern California resort last November ... but ...
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Monday Morning Rangers Notes: Unleashing The Rumor Mill
1. Has the Yankees' heavily money-aided World Series victory finally pushed baseball beyond the tipping point where competitive imbalance must be addressed? If so, what sort of changes should baseball attempt to implement?
2. Gun-to-your-head hypothetical question regarding this winter's free ...
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Marlon Byrd
Jermaine Dye
Vladimir Guerrero
Powered by beautiful Saturday mornings, $200 million championships and the ever-present hope of tomorrow, we move on to the three longest Texas Rangers home runs from the season that was -- all from the two usual suspects:
True Distance, a.k.a. Actual Distance - If the home run flew ...
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With the long-overdue arrival of Major League Baseball's hot stove season comes the expected awakening of the rumor mill, which squandered absolutely no time on Thursday in identifying White Sox outfielder Jermaine Dye -- whose 2010 team option seems likelier to be bought out than not -- as a ...
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Jermaine Dye
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As we begin to recuperate from the Yankees' highly anticlimactic Game Six triumph, await the impending introduction of new Texas Rangers hitting coach Clint Hurdle -- who formally accepted the club's job offer on Wednesday -- and, most importantly, gaze down the road towards baseball's ...
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According to multiple sources, the Texas Rangers will announce the hiring of former Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle as the ballclub's new hitting coach later this week. More details to follow.
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Clint Hurdle
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Wherein we censure those "vagabond" Yankees who love to "scam the system" ... ignoring the fact, of course, that we would love to be able to do the exact same thing:
● While Rangers club officials "aren't expecting it to happen," the possibility of acquiring Milton Bradley from the Cubs is ...
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Milton Bradley
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Wherein we censure those "vagabond" Yankees who love to "scam the system" ... ignoring the fact, of course, that we would love to be able to do the exact same thing:
● While Rangers club officials "aren't expecting it to happen," the possibility of acquiring Milton Bradley from the Cubs is ...
