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Arbitration offer deadline approaching.
There are a number of likely reasons that the free agent and trade markets have been slow to get rolling this winter, but one impediment goes away a week from now, as the deadline for clubs to offer arbitration to their free agents - in order to get compensation if they sign elsewhere - is on ...
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Roster set to change.
The Rangers' 40-man roster has only 35 players on it at the moment, but that's about to change, as one window is about to shut and another is on the verge of opening. The deadline to add non-roster players to the 40 is tomorrow, and the surest bet for Texas is 23-year-old lefthander Michael ...
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Bound Edition update.
Some good news, some bad news.   Justin Smoak is not going to be able to make it to the Newberg Report Book Release Party, but today we got a tentative commitment from Ian and Tess Kinsler.  The Kinsler's are the Rangers ambassadors for the Toys for Tots holiday ...
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A plea to JD.
JD, please make a trade. Max Ramirez and Wilfredo Boscan for Ryan Tucker.  Tim Smith and Manny Pina for Danny Duffy (maybe the Royals won't notice).  Randy Galloway for Ben Shpigel.  The guy who does the Rangers Ballpark video board prospect features for a couple Carl's ...
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Stratego.
The GM Meetings wrap up today, and the Rangers have been a hot topic nationally, showing up on both sides of various starting pitcher trade scenarios.  The latest circulating rumor involves Kevin Millwood going to the Cubs in a deal for Milton Bradley, with the possibility that cash ...
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Rising stars on the mound?
Hope you caught the visitor halves of innings five and seven from last night's Arizona Fall League Rising Stars Showcase game.  Righthander Tanner Scheppers did what he does, sitting 96-99 in his perfect inning of work and spinning a couple big curves.  But righthander Danny ...
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The phenomenal Clint Hurdle.
There are probably fewer than 10 Sports Illustrated covers that, for whatever reason, branded themselves for life on my brain.  The March 20, 1978 cover was one of those.  At age nine, I can't swear I read the cover story on Clint Hurdle.  But I always remembered the cover ...
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Stuff.
I've been warding off a cold for a few days and have some things to say about Clint Hurdle, the Rangers' new hitting coach whose presence at his Thursday press conference reminded me of Mike Maddux during his own introduction to the media almost exactly one year ago, about the free agency ...
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Rangers expected to name hitting coach today.
According to local reports, "chances are good" that the Rangers will announce their new hitting coach today.  Each of the four finalists - Rusty Greer, Thad Bosley, Gerald Perry, and Clint Hurdle - interviewed for two hours yesterday with Jon Daniels, Nolan Ryan, Ron Washington, Thad ...
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2010 Newberg Report Bound Edition: Preorders underway.
THE 2010 BOUND EDITION OF THE NEWBERG REPORT   I'm now taking preorders for the 2010 Bound Edition of the Newberg Report, my 11th annual book on the Texas Rangers.  It's over 300 pages commemorating the 2009 season, an intense, dynamic year of baseball that gave ...
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K-Rich & a haiku.
The Rangers have re-signed catcher Kevin Richardson to a minor league contract with an invite to big league camp.  The club had outrighted Richardson last week. This week's Friday haiku: Feliz/Smoak/Perez Best farm trio, says BA -- With Scheppers: best four?
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