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Feliz finally shuts the door! o win column!
yet another DP! New Yankee record!
Feliz finally shuts the door! o win column!
crap!yet another dp! New yankee record!
Pitching staff getting very thin... hopefully Hunter returns real soon. I'd hate to do this, but as bad as the bullpen has been, looks like Ogando is going to need to go back to being a set-up guy.
Kinsler and Cruz are really starting to piss me off.
Cruz i'm not quite as frustrated because he's obviously in a slump but it seems as if outside of the first 4 games he's done nothing. It seems as if 90% of his atbats end in a walk, strikeout, home run, or 500 foot pop up.
As far as Kinsler goes, there's the good Kinsler and the bad Kinsler. He always alternates between the two. The good one will hit for contact while the bad one tries to hit a homer everytime which ends up being a pop up 9 out of 10 times. He's currently in the bad stage. Oh well atleast Borbon looks like he's getting comfortable and Davis is actually hitting the ball into play.
And our bullpen sucks ass outside of Feliz but we all knew that
Harrisson blows
ugh
where's Phillip been? Curious to hear his thoughts iirc
this bullpen
and the hitters need to start putting up some more points dammit
on the other hand, Ogando is looking like he deserves to stay in the rotation when Hunter returns.
http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/ar...s_tex&c_id=tex
Rangers ink Cuban defector Martin for five years
Speedy center fielder has instincts that team found attractive
SEATTLE -- The Rangers' global search for premium talent has landed them a player who they are hoping will be an impact center fielder and leadoff hitter.
The price for Cuban defector Leonys Martin was a hefty $15.5 million, including a $5 million signing bonus, over five years. But the signing, announced on Wednesday, reaffirmed the Rangers' commitment under their new ownership group to be aggressive in all areas of player procurement.
"This is something we are really excited about," general manager Jon Daniels said. "Our scouts worked really hard on this, doing as much homework on this as possible. We had a lot of people look at this guy and there was a lot of sentiment he could be an impact guy.
Cuba's Leonys Martin makes a catch near the wall in a World Baseball Classic game against South Africa in 2009. (AP)
"Our ownership group has been extremely supportive and stepped up with what was a very substantial financial outlay. It shows ownership is committed to not only adding Major League talent but understands the importance of adding talent to the pipeline and keeping the organization going."
Martin last played for Cuba during the FISU World University Championships in Japan last July and August. He defected shortly after that and had been working out in Mexico for Major League clubs. Martin, 23, is a left-handed hitter who had a career average of .314 over five seasons in Cuba.
"He's an athletic kid," said Mike Daly, the Rangers' director of international scouting. "We feel he is a plus defender in center field. He can throw and he can run. He is a line-drive hitter with a knowledge of the strike zone and can put the ball in the gaps. We feel he is a guy who can hit, get on base and defend in center field.
"He has some pull power and has strength in his swing. I wouldn't be surprised if he hits some home runs. But that's not his approach. He uses all fields, knows the strike zone and has a leadoff-hitter type of approach. On the basepaths, he is an instinctive player. He's smart. He runs naturally, but he has a chance to have an impact with his knowledge and instincts."
Daly saw Martin play in Japan last year, and a number of Rangers officials, including top advisors A.J. Preller and Don Welke, saw him in Mexico. Most significant was the work of Latin American scout Jose Fernandez, who has a Cuban background and has known Martin for many years.
Any international free-agent signing can be hit-or-miss, but Daniels said Martin possesses some intangibles beyond his physical talent that attracted the Rangers.
"First of all, his intelligence, ap ude and makeup all graded out strong," Daniels said. "He's not just an athlete who doesn't know how to use his talent. He's able to make adjustments. He is a guy who controls the strike zone in international compe ion and gets on base."
Martin will also have help. His father and girlfriend are already in the country.
"Having a network of family and friends will help him in the process of being a big league player," Daniels said. "There were a lot of little factors that made us feel this guy is a good bet."
Martin is currently working out in Surprise, Ariz., and playing in extended spring games. He had a walk and a stolen base in his first plate appearance on Wednesday. He hasn't faced much live pitching since his defection, so the Rangers want him to play in Arizona until they believe he's ready for Minor League compe ion. He will most likely start at Double-A Frisco.
He was added to the 40-man roster, so there is a possibility he could be an option for the Rangers at the Major League level at some point during the season. But that is not in the works right now.
"I wouldn't rule it out, but we're not focused on that," Daniels said. "A lot of it will depend on his development and our needs."
Julio Borbon is currently the Rangers' starting center fielder.
"He's swinging the bat better lately," Daniels said of Borbon. "We need him to help our club right now. Julio has a chance to help our club for a long time. But as we go forward, we want to have as many options and depth as we can. Things happen. You think you're set at a position, and all of sudden a set of unusual cir stances come up and you have to improvise on the fly."
The Rangers have been relentless, especially on the international free-agent market, in acquiring players who are considered premium athletic talents in the middle of the field: catcher, shortstop and center field. Some of their best position-player prospects, including center fielders Craig Gentry and Engel Beltre, fit that description.
Beltre has been playing center field for Frisco, although he is currently serving a 10-game suspension for his involvement in an altercation with fans in San Antonio last week. If at some point Beltre and Martin find themselves in the same Frisco outfield, they could alternate between center and right field.
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Even though he is starting at Double A, the money he got signed for does not bode well for Julio Borbon.
Moreland's first career grand slam got negated by a rainout!
7-0 lead
Michael Young about to be on JRIB...ESPN...
Hamilton going to rehab stint...
Updated: May 18, 2011, 6:45 PM ET
Josh Hamilton cleared for rehab stint
By Richard Durrett
ESPNDallas.com
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The Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton, the 2010 AL MVP, will begin a minor league rehab assignment in Double-A Frisco on Wednesday night.
Hamilton, who went on the disabled list right after he suffered a hairline fracture in a bone in his upper arm on April 12, is expected to play in Frisco as the designated hitter on Wednesday and Thursday. He then will head to Triple-A Round Rock to continue his rehab for three more games.
"For the next five games, yes, I want to be careful before I get back," Hamilton said Wednesday before batting practice at Frisco. "If I get on first, I'm not going to get much of a lead. I'm not going to be diving back, and I'm not doing any stolen bases."
Hamilton returned from the club's road trip Tuesday night and had a CT scan on his upper arm and shoulder. He was examined by Rangers physician Dr. Keith Meister and the scan showed "significant healing," according to the club's release.
"It's a little extra comfort to get the CT scan today and see that it's healed up pretty good," Hamilton said prior to stretching and taking batting practice on Wednesday. "I'm ready to go. I've been champing at the bit for a while the last couple of weeks and now I get to get a little game action and hopefully work on my timing and get it back pretty quick."
Hamilton was hurt trying to score with a headfirst slide into home. The slugger made a daring dash to an uncovered plate on a foul popout after being told to go by third-base coach Dave Anderson.
After initially calling the play "stupid" and saying he ran because he was told to, Hamilton later met with Anderson and tried publicly to clarify what he meant -- that he was disappointed about being hurt -- and that he didn't blame the coach for getting hurt.
"I don't hate the way I got hurt. I could have been smarter and not gone, but I appreciate Dave's confidence in my ability to make it," Hamilton reiterated Wednesday. "Could I have slid in feet-first? Yes, but I wouldn't have made it."
When Hamilton got hurt, the Rangers said he would be out six to eight weeks, and wouldn't swing a bat for about a month.
Hamilton resumed taking batting practice with the Rangers last Friday, a month and a day after he got hurt. The Rangers' game next Tuesday will be six weeks after the injury.
"The frustration wears off the more times you do it," he said. "Now I call it eagerness to get back there."
Hamilton said that while it's been challenging to sit in the dugout and not be able to help his team on the field, he's found a way to deal with it and focus on the recovery.
"I hate to say it, but I've learned because I have been injured quite a few times that I can't rush anything and that I can't do anything about being hurt," Hamilton said. "But I can do something about having a good at ude and being supportive of my teammates, being in the dugout and bugging them and keeping their morale up. That's exactly what I've done."
Hamilton was batting .333 with seven RBIs in 11 games at the time of his injury and had an eight-game hitting streak.
Hamilton will be in the same lineup with Nelson Cruz, who has been at Frisco since Monday on rehab for a strained right quadriceps muscle.
Cruz, who was in the field Wednesday night after two games as the DH, could rejoin the Rangers this weekend in Philadelphia.
Richard Durrett covers the Rangers for ESPNDallas.com. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
John Rhadigan has ruined watching TV broadcasts this year for me. I turn off games early when we're losing because of him and when we're winning I fast forward through most of the game because he sucks so hard. Biggest mistake of the off-season for the Rangers.
Rhadigan has been sent to the Tree of Woe around Dallas
I think Lewin is better but he's had years and years of experience. Rhadigan really isn't that bad. He's not a blind homer like some of these other dip s around baseball
yes he is.
ok fine i'll admit he sucks ass
I could care less if he's a homer or not. How about knowing the names of the players that you're broadcasting? How about knowing the actual rules to the game that you're supposed to be filling the viewers in on? Remedial crap like knowing a foul on a 2 strike bunt is counted as a strikeout. How about knowing that not every ball that's hit is sliced? Some can hook too, you know. You have the best seat in the house but the last to know if it's a home run or not. How about showing appropriate emotion during plays instead of using fake growls and overemphasis late because you have such little awareness as the plays happen?
He's ruined the game watching experience for me. The one good thing about the Rangers being good for a change is I won't have to listen to him anymore once the postseason rolls around.
Also, why hire someone with no experience? You better make damn sure that he's capable of doing a good job or you've just opened yourself up to getting roasted. The FO screwed this decision badly and I seriously have some resentment towards them for it. If he were even half mediocre I could live with it but he's just the epitome of suck. Put Emily Jones or Jim Knox in there. Have TAG do it all on his own. I don't give a damn. Just get Rhads out of there. It's gotten to the point where I can't listen to his voice at all anymore. If he subs on the Ticket during the offseason I'm switching to ESPN or the Fan when he's on.
you ollie
you
What happen to Lewin?
Ogando is the truth! Welcome back Hambone and Nellie.
Ogando = beast.... of a game...can't wait for our bats to wake up.
Cruz and Hamilton are back
ml
until their next injuries atleast
Rhadigan is out! YES!!!!!!!
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