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trsullivan.mlblogs.com - 7/6/2009
Hamilton's back, Davis to AAA
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The Rangers called outfielder Josh Hamilton to the Major Leagues and sent struggling first baseman Chris Davis to Triple-A Oklahoma City. This move comes as a surprise because the Rangers and manager Ron Washington valued Davis' defense at first base, and it leaves the Rangers with six ...
Rangers May Have Borrowed As Much as $15 Million from MLB to Make Payroll
bizofbaseball.com - 7/2/2009
Rangers May Have Borrowed As Much as $15 Million from MLB to Make Payroll
— bizofbaseball.com — In a sign that Tom Hicks’ financial woes may have reached a critical level, the Texas Rangers... may have borrowed as much as $15 million from Major League Baseball to make payroll. The news of the possible shortfall by the club arose yesterday on “Inside Pitch” which airs on SIRIUS XM Radio’s ... (more) Rangers May Have Borrowed As Much as $15 Million from ...

Comments vote down Maury Maury posted 7/2/2009posted this
Josh Hamilton's return to Rangers delayed at least a day
star-telegram.com - 7/4/2009
Josh Hamilton's return to Rangers delayed at least a day
— star-telegram.com — Josh Hamilton will not return to Arlington until Sunday, at the earliest.... (more) Josh Hamilton's return to Rangers delayed at least a day

Comments vote down The Hot Corner found this 7/4/2009found this
Chris Davis Had a Hard Time Making Contact
fangraphs.com - 7/7/2009
Chris Davis Had a Hard Time Making Contact
— fangraphs.com — On Sunday the Rangers sent Chris Davis down to AAA. After a good rookie season last year... Davis’ performance took a step back this year. His power is still there (23% HR/FB), but his already poor strikeout rate has ballooned up to an unacceptable ... (more) Chris Davis Had a Hard Time Making Contact

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Lone Star Ball:  Hamilton back, Davis down

Uwe Blog:  Roster moves

FanGraphs Baseball:  Chris Davis Had a Hard Time Making Contact

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Hamilton back, Davis down
Lone Star Ball — Per T.R. Sullivan, Josh Hamilton is being activated from the disabled list, and Chris Davis is heading down to AAA. Sort of expected. 

Roster moves
Uwe Blog — ... In fact, Hamilton is back and Davis is now a RedHawk until further notice.  Still, this leaves the Rangers with six outfielders (Hamilton, Nellie Cruz, Dave Murphy, Marlon Byrd, Andruw Jones and Julio Borbon).  I see ...

Chris Davis Had a Hard Time Making Contact
FanGraphs Baseball — On Sunday the Rangers sent Chris Davis down to AAA. After a good rookie season last year Davis’ performance took a step back this year. His power is still there (23% HR/FB), but his already poor strikeout rate has ballooned up to an unacceptable 44.2% K/AB. At the same time his walk rate is still below average. It is very hard any player to succeed with that many strikeouts, and impossible if he doesn’t walk a ton. His wOBA is a paltry 0.288, not acceptable for a 1st baseman (although he was probably due for a bump with his BABIP of .287). The ...

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