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ussmariner.com - 12/11/2009
M’s Draft Kanekoa Texeira
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The M’s used their Rule 5 selection on RHP Kanekoa Texeira today. Think Sean Green – he’s a right-handed sinker-slider guy who gets a lot of groundballs and uses an arm slot that makes him tough against righties. His slider is good enough to get some swinging strikes, and his ...
baseball-reference.com - 12/10/2009
Kanekoa Texeira Minor League Statistics & History
— baseball-reference.com — Year Age Tm League AL - American League (1901-present) NL - National League (1876-present) AA - American... Association ( UA - Union Association (1884) PL - Players League (1890) FL - Federal League (1914-1915) NA - National Association (1871-1875)')">Lg ... (more) Kanekoa Texeira Minor League Statistics & History

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yanksblog.com - 12/10/2009
Yankees Pick Dodgers OF Jamie Hoffmann, Lose Zach Kroenke, Kanekoa Texeira
— yanksblog.com — Joel Sherman at the Post reported that the Yankees would select Dodgers outfielder Jamie Hoffmann with the... first pick in the Rule 5 draft, acquired from the Nationals for Brian Bruney. Hoffmann, 25, played in 14 games for the Dodgers last seas... (more) Yankees Pick Dodgers OF Jamie Hoffmann, Lose Zach ...

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Hot Stove Coal: All About Rule 5
No, You're a Towel — ... Now many were disappointed with this pick for the Yankees. The Yankees lost 5 pitchers this week--Bruney, Coke, Kennedy, as well as Kroenke and Kanekoa Texeira in the Rule 5 draft (though Texeira may be returned as U.S.S. Mariner surmises)--and many thought they'd select a pitcher to replace them. Others thought they should shoot for the moon and take a player with great upside. But with the fact the player picked has to stick on the Major League Roster, and with the knowledge that the Yankees don't usually carry around extra guys on the roster who need time to develop, this ...

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