JULIO BORBON RUMORS & GOSSIP

Borbon bouncing back with Dominican squad

Recovered from last season's hamstring injury and determined to win a starting role in center field with the Rangers, Julio Borbon is focused on helping his Dominican Republic teammates secure a Caribbean Series championship.
Via mlb.com  |  8 days ago

Rangers Winterball Roundup – 1/4

Through six games, Julio Borbon's Escogido club leads the Dominican Winter League's round robin postseason with a 5-1 record. Lone Star Dugout takes a look at Tuesday and Wednesday's winterball action in the Texas Rangers' system.
Via rangers.scout.com  |  January 05, 2012

Rangers place OF Borbon on disabled list

The Texas Rangers placed speedy outfielder Julio Borbon on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a sprained left ankle. Tests did not reveal any bone or ligament damage and he is eligible to return on July 24. Borbon, 25, is hitting .270 with 11 RBIs and six stolen bases in 89 at-bats.
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  July 09, 2011

Julio Borbon, and options.

The amateur draft starts in two days, and before we even get to Day Three on Wednesday, there will be grades out there, as there are in every sport, from reliable judges of talent who write about thes...
Via The Newberg Report  |  June 04, 2011

Immediate ramifications of the Borbon injury.

The facts are that Julio Borbon strained his left hamstring tracking down a fly ball in the seventh inning and came out of the game, and that Endy Chavez was lifted from Round Rock's game almost immed...
Via The Newberg Report  |  May 14, 2011

Rangers option OF Borbon to Round Rock

The Texas Rangers have activated outfielder Julio Borbon from the disabled list and optioned him to Triple-A Round Rock. Borbon, the Rangers' starting center fielder when the season began, had been out since mid-May because of a pulled hamstring. He was batting .270 with 10 runs scored and six stolen bases in 32 games. Borbon completed a minor league rehabiliation assignment...
Via AP on Fox  |  May 14, 2011

Borbon getting it done with bat, glove

He did it again. The he in question is Rangers center fielder Julio Borbon while the it is having another huge play that impacts a win over Seattle. On Tuesday night, with the bases loaded with Mariners in the top of the eighth and it being a 3-2 game, Borbon robbed Milton Bradley with a solid diving catch in center to end the inning. The Rangers held on for the win, making them...
Via Fox Sports Southwest  |  April 06, 2011

MLB Fantasy Baseball Profile: Is Julio Borbon a Good Source for Stolen Bases?

Click here to enter the 2011 Fantasy Baseball Team Name Contest With 34 stolen bases in 183 games, it would be reasonable t… Source
Via Daily Sports News Trends  |  March 07, 2011

Borbon gets back in the Rangers' lineup

Julio Borbon was back in the lineup on Sunday after sitting for four straight games. Manager Ron Washington has been going with David Murphy at Borbon's expense.
Via mlb.com  |  August 08, 2010

If you have nothing nice to say about Julio Borbon, say it here

It would be an exaggeration to say that Julio Borbon(notes) swings at everything. But so far this season, he's hacked at most things. Borbon has swung at 50.9 percent of the pitches he's seen and 38.5 percent of pitches outside the strike zone. That gives him the 17th highest rate of bad-ball swings in the majors, according to the data at Fangraphs. Borbon is, without question...
Via Roto Arcade  |  April 19, 2010
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