baseballamerica.com - 12/8/2008
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A rundown of who are Texas' top 10 prospects.
boston.com - 12/8/2008
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boston.com —
Predicting what the Red Sox will do in
terms of acquiring players is always a tricky thing.
But here is one man's belief regarding what they should do as the winter meetings get underway in Las Vegas.
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Five things the Sox should do in Vegas
hotstove.mlblogs.com - 12/10/2008
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hotstove.mlblogs.com —
Leftover from the day... * Rangers manager
Ron Washington said Neftali Feliz and Derek Holland will
be invited to Big League camp as non-roster players. * The Twins have asked about Joaquin Benoit. They are willing to trade Boof...
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Tuesday wrap
dallasnews.com - 12/7/2008
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Former Braves Prospects Rank High
Talking Chop —
... Baseball America also released their list of the Rangers' top-10 prospects, and to no surprise there are some Teixeira-trade gems that have found their way to the top. The hard-throwing Neftali Feliz is number-1 on the Rangers' list and rates as having the best fastball in their system. Shortstop Elvis Andrus ranks fourth. This is a significant drop for Elvis, who was their top prospect on last year's list. Catcher Max Ramirez, also a former Braves farmhand who was traded to Cleveland for Bob Wickman, but was then traded to the Rangers, ranks tenth. ...
Monday Evening Rangers Notes: Winter Meetings Wrap-Up: Day 1
Baseball Time in Arlington —
... Though Jason [Parks] and I are obviously quite proud of the BBTiA Top 25 Prospect Rankings we collectively produced in late October and stand by our assessments, we would both be irredeemably remiss in our journalistic duties if we did not briefly review the system rankings published by esteemed industry publication Baseball America on Monday. ...
Baseball America: Texas Rangers Top 10 Prospects
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
... —The Best News Links from the Baseball Newsstand Monday, December 08, 2008 Baseball America: Texas Rangers Top 10 Prospects 1. Neftali Feliz, rhp 2. Derek Holland, lhp 3. Justin Smoak, 1b 4. Elvis Andrus, ss 5. Martin Perez, lhp 6. Taylor Teagarden, c 7. Engel Beltre, of 8. Michael Main, rhp 9. Julio Borbon, of 10. Max Ramirez, c/1b Remember the good old days of the DVD? ...
Closing Time: 101 reasons to like Neftali Feliz
Roto Arcade —
... . Two innings into his big league career, Feliz remains perfect. He entered the season as the top prospect in Texas' system according to Baseball America, so the success isn't a complete surprise. ...
Closing Time: 101 reasons to enjoy Neftali Feliz
Roto Arcade —
... . Two innings into his big league career, Feliz remains perfect. He entered the season as the top prospect in Texas' system according to Baseball America, so the success isn't a complete surprise. ...
Waiver Trades Review Part I – Pudge’s Return to Texas
BaseballMoves Blog | —
... Vallejo will be 23 in September of 2009 and was labeled “a premium athlete” before this season began by Baseball America. He is an example of a prospect that has the raw materials to become a productive major leaguer, but needs to translate them on the field. His stock took a bit of a hit this season due to struggles at the plate. Last year between A and AA ball, he had a 292/345/415 line; this year through AA and AAA, to date, he has hit 245/290/316. An OPS of 606 does not strike fear in any pitcher. ...
Trades Of The Decade: Teixeira To The Braves
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Feliz, 21, astounded in his major league debut this summer, striking out 39 and walking just eight in 31 innings. The incredible part? He allowed a mere 13 hits. He's not likely to sustain those rates, of course but he is a top prospect and could crack the team's rotation as soon as next year. ...
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1) Neftali Feliz, RHP, Grade A: I don’t give out Grade As lightly, especially to pitchers. I might go down to A-.
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Winter Meetings Update 12-8-08 —
Bleacher Report - MLB 12/8/2008
The Winter Meeting officially started today and several small deals went down, while others, seem to be in the working.
Earlier today, The Tigers sealed a deal with the Rangers, landing them catcher Gerald Laird of the Rangers in exchange for two ...
Tigers Ship Surplus to Detroit —
Bleacher Report - MLB 12/8/2008
Late Sunday evening , the Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers came to terms on a deal that would send Gerald Laird to Detroit in exchange for two pitching prospects, Guillermo Moscoso and Carlos Melo. My first impression of this deal, is that the ...
Rangers Ship Surplus to Detroit —
Bleacher Report - MLB 12/8/2008
Late Sunday evening , the Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers came to terms on a deal that would send Gerald Laird to Detroit in exchange for two pitching prospects, Guillermo Moscoso and Carlos Melo. My first impression of this deal, is that the ...
