Thursday a.m. things
Lone Star Ball —
... Evan Grant's article this morning says that Jon Daniels and his group have spent about 90% of the time focused on pitching, with the other 10% devoted to finding a third baseman. Grant says Hank Blalock likely won't be able to play third base, and neither Casey Blake nor Joe Crede look like good fits among free agents. ...
Rangers Rumors: Blalock, Blake, Catchers
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Next up we'll dig into the latest Rangers rumors, courtesy of Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News.
The Rangers are expected to pick up their $6.2MM option on Hank Blalock today. It doesn't seem that Blalock will spend much time at third base if he's with the Rangers in 2009. Instead, he'd play first and DH. Of course, a trade is possible.
The Rangers may look at outside options for third base, and they've been in touch with Casey Blake's agent. The Rangers have an eye on defense, which might ...
TomaHuff
The DiaTribe —
... Not even getting into how we have to go deep into the heart of Texas for information that may give a glimpse into both how the Indians are going to find the market for Kelly Shoppach and what teams may be a match for young pitching, here’s the text from the story: ...
