Blalock ready for return to Rangers

Projo Sox Blog found this 7/17/2008 on www.star-telegram.com [flag]

FRISCO — Hank Blalock got all he needed out of his final rehab start for the Frisco RoughRiders. [link]

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Baseball Today: Thursday, July 17
Published 7/17/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... Pirates have high price tags on Xavier Nady and Jason Bay, but the New York Post reports other executives believe they'll come down on their asking price . . . The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the Phillies have an interest in the A's Joe Blanton. TRADE PROPOSAL: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer's Jim Moore thinks the Mariners would be wise to place Ichiro Suzuki on the lot to see who kicks the tires. RETURNING: Both the Rangers' Hank Blalock (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) and the Tigers' Magglio Ordonez ...

Thursday morning things
Published 7/17/2008 by Adam J. Morris at Lone Star Ball
... Hank Blalock is expected to be activated -- finally -- on Friday. No word on who will be sent down to make room for him, but the speculation has been that it will be Chris Davis. ...

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