The anatomy of an emerging ace; Ben Broussard Death Watch begins; Baseball Prospectus's Kevin Goldstein wraps up the Texas Rangers' 2007 draft class.
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Several influential ex-RedHawks propel the Texas Rangers to a fourth consecutive victory, while the transcendent Josh Hamilton gets a little unexpected something out of his American League Player of the Month award.
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The Texas Rangers waste a golden opportunity to reach the .500 threshold with a disappointing 12-inning loss to the Seattle Mariners in Wednesday afternoon's series finale at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
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Why Sidney Ponson and Franklyn German can't be trusted any further than you can throw them; the Texas Rangers struggle to turn the early-season home turnstiles; touching base with the farm contingent.
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Why the suddenly effervescent Vicente Padilla is raising eyebrows in Texas; the superhuman Josh Hamilton; is Gerald Laird Bronx-bound?
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Chris Shelton confidently arrives, Ben Broussard nervously sweats, and Jason Botts publicly airs his grievances as an era potentially draws to a close in Arlington.
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Texas Rangers third baseman Hank Blalock becomes the latest casualty of a miserable 9-17 start to the 2008 season.
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In just 24 days baseball will give us the 77th Midsummer Classic. That’s right, the MLB All-Star game is less than a month away. I for one am looking forward to watching the best players in the game come together and do battle. However, as it stands right now, there will be some dominant players   more...
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The trio in the booth can't seem to agree on how to pronounce Craig Monroe's last name. Is it MON-roe or mon-ROE? At least Steve Lyons is consistent. He goes with MON-roe, and also refers to the Tigers hometown as DEE-troit. Know what? They should ask the cops who arrested him for stealing that   more...
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The Rangers would be looking for Jeremy Bonderman and Chris Shelton in return. If 'MLB Rumors Periscope' is correct, Chris Shelton is the player holding up the deal. Detroit isn't quite ready to give up on 'Red Pop' just yet.
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Great hitter by hitter breakdown of the 2007 Tigers Lineup, should be interesting to see what happens with the development of Marcus Thames and Curtis Granderson, and how many ABs the two of them get.Who wins the AL Central this year?Are the Tigers the favorite to win the AL?Has Zumaya learned the   more...
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Position battles, injuries and plain old mediocrity makes ranking the first basemen in the American League West a little tough. Here's a "dry run" very early for the 2008 season. Expect this ranking list to change a bit as we approach Spring Training.
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Detroit acquired Pittsburgh Pirates' first baseman Sean Casey in exchange for minor-league pitcher Brian Rogers. To make room for Casey, the Tigers optioned Chris Shelton to Triple-A Toledo. Casey's a much steadier hitter than Shelton, but he's got no pop for a first baseman - only three homers   more...
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Former Ranger Akinori Otsuka undergoes potentially season-ending elbow surgery; Texas closes in on a Major League deal with free agent right-hander Jason Jennings, ticket prices at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington are on the rise once again.
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Although Chris Shelton had a successful first game in AAA (2-for-4 with an RBI triple), he got booed when he made a mental mistake on the basepaths. "Running to second on a ground ball hit by Josh Phelps, Shelton eluded the tag by Louisville second baseman William Bergolla, then the fielder threw   more...
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