Pawsox Lineup and Game Notes 6/4
The Pawtucket Red Sox are riding high and have won three of their first four games on this homestand against the Syracuse Chiefs. Pawtucket will begin a four game homestand against the Charlotte Knights, who they defeated last fall to win their first Governor's Cup in 28 years. Currently, the Pawsox are first in the International League North Division with 35-23 record and...
Do Red Sox have hidden gem in Pawtucket with Brandon Snyder?
Every year there are Major League Baseball teams that sign a bunch of veteran players to minor league deals and stick them away in Triple-A since there is no room on their current 24-man roster. This year, the Boston Red Sox signed former Baltimore Orioles and Texas Rangers utility player Brandon Snyder to a minor league deal on April 2 and since then, have gotten quality production...
Pawsox Lineup and Game Notes 5/2
After a much needed day off on Wednesday the Pawtucket Red Sox return to action on Thursday night to begin a four game set with the Durham Bulls at McCoy Stadium. Alfredo Aceves will make his first start for the Pawsox tonight and it will be his first Triple-A start since April 29, 2011. Durham Bulls lineup Rich Thompson LF Jason Bourgeois CF Wil Myers RF Leslie Anderson DH Chris...
Destination Red Sox Nation - 4/19
Destination Red Sox Nation is our look at how the minor league teams of the Boston Red Sox fare each night. Game story and box score links as well as links to team rosters, team stats and league standings can be found by clicking on the read more button below if you're on the home page.
If you would like to listen to any of the Red Sox minor league affiliates' games...
Destination Red Sox Nation - 4/3
Destination Red Sox Nation is our look at how the minor league teams of the Boston Red Sox fare each night. Game story and box score links as well as links to team rosters, team stats and league standings can be found by clicking on the read more button below if you're on the home page.
If you would like to listen to any of the Red Sox minor league affiliates' games...
Rangers acquire C Whiteside on waiver claim
The Texas Rangers have acquired catcher Eli Whiteside on a waiver claim from Toronto.
Texas, which lost All-Star catcher Mike Napoli in free agency, also Wednesday re-signed infielder-outfielder Brandon Snyder to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training.
Whiteside has been claimed on waivers by three different clubs this offseason. He had been...
Rangers non-tender catcher Geovany Soto
The Texas Rangers have decided not to offer a contract to catcher Geovany Soto for the 2013 season.
The Rangers had until 11 p.m. to make a decision, and opted to non-tender Soto as well as infielder Brandon Snyder and right-hander Jake Brigham.
The club still has interest in Soto, just not at the price it would have cost them. Soto, who was eligible for arbitration, made 4.2...
Rangers to call up top prospect Olt
The Texas Rangers, perhaps in a sense of desperation due to their struggles of late in the AL West, are calling up top prospect Mike Olt. Olt has replaced Brandon Snyder, who has played five positions for the Rangers this year, on the bench.
Olt should probably get some more substantial playing time for the Rangers this year instead of just coming off of the bench, though...
Rangers promote top prospect Olt
The Texas Rangers told teams third baseman Mike Olt was off-limits at the trade deadline because he was too important to their own future to be dealt. The future starts now. On Wednesday night, the Rangers purchased the contract of Olt from Class AA Frisco, where he was hitting .288 with 28 homers and 82 RBI. Olt hit homer No. 28 on Wednesday, driving a ball into the swimming...
Rangers call up top prospect Olt from minors
The Texas Rangers have purchased the contract of highly-touted prospect Mike Olt from Double-A Frisco.
To make room for Olt on the roster, the Rangers have optioned infielder Brandon Snyder to Triple-A Round Rock. The Rangers have also moved right-hander Colby Lewis, who will miss the rest of the season with a torn flexor tendon in his right elbow, to the 60-day disabled list.
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Rangers call up top prospect Olt from minors
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) The Texas Rangers have purchased the contract of highly-touted prospect Mike Olt from Double-A Frisco.
To make room for Olt on the roster, the Rangers have optioned infielder Brandon Snyder to Triple-A Round Rock. The Rangers have also moved right-hander Colby Lewis, who will miss the rest of the season with a torn flexor tendon in his right elbow, to the...
Rangers bring up prospect Olt
The Texas Rangers have brought up top hitting prospect Mike Olt and optioned utility player Brandon Snyder to Triple-A Round Rock.
Olt's contract was selected Thursday from Double-A Frisco, where the corner infielder was hitting .288 with 28 homers and 82 RBIs in 95 games. Olt's homer total is tops in Double-A.
Olt was prominent in trade speculation before Tuesday's...
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Video: Rangers rookies perform Shania Twain in drag
During a kids' charity event last month, the Texas Rangers made three of their rookies, Yu Darvish, Robbie Ross, and Brandon Snyder put on dresses and perform Shania Twain's song "Man, I feel like a woman."
Yankees 2012 10th round draft pick: Matt Snyder
With their 10th round pick (337th overall) in the 2012 MLB amateur draft, the Yankees selected Matt Snyder, a 6-foot-6, 215-pound first baseman out of Ole Miss.
Here is yet another college senior taken by the Yankees. Snyder is about to turn 22 and was drafted by the Nationals with the 44th pick in the 2011 draft. Both his brother (Brandon Snyder) and father (Brian Snyder) have...
Feldman hopes bullpen session aids sharpness
ARLINGTON, Texas Texas right-hander Scott Feldman is hoping a batting practice session Saturday will have him better prepared for his Tuesday start against Seattle.
Feldman faced Alberto Gonzalez, Craig Gentry and Brandon Snyder during his throwing session.
"Just being more consistent with my release point is what it is," said Feldman. "I was getting behind a lot...
Lefty-righty offensive shuffle backfires on Rangers
Mitch Moreland was the Texas Rangers' offense on Thursday. And at the moment when the team most needed its offense, Moreland was nowhere to be found. In a 5-4, 10-inning loss to the Oakland A's, manager Ron Washington elected to pinch-hit for left-handed-hitting Moreland in the seventh when Oakland brought in left-handed reliever Jordan Norberto with a runner on second...
Washington's choice backfires in Rangers loss
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Rangers manager Ron Washington says he doesn't play the odds.
Yet Washington definitely was playing the percentages when he pinch-hit for Mitch Moreland in the seventh inning of Thursday's 5-4 loss to the A's.
The left-handed Moreland had hit two home runs in his last two plate appearances, a 368-foot shot the opposite field in the fourth and a...
Rangers hit the road after losing homestand
ARLINGTON, Texas The Texas Rangers had everything going for them when they started their seven game homestand last Friday.
Backed by the hottest player in the American League, the Rangers took two of three games from rival Los Angeles in their first matchup of the season in front of packed houses at Rangers Ballpark.
The packed houses continued for series against Kansas City and...
Rangers hit the road after losing homestand
ARLINGTON, Texas The Texas Rangers had everything going for them when they started their seven game homestand last Friday.
Backed by the hottest player in the American League, the Rangers took two of three games from rival Los Angeles in their first matchup of the season in front of packed houses at Rangers Ballpark.
The packed houses continued for series against Kansas City and...
Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Report – May 14
Welcome back from the weekend. I didn’t publish any value reports over the weekend but I’m back on the grind now that it’s Monday. Today looks like a great day to fit as many Rangers in your lineup as you can. Playing at home against an easy lefty is just asking for 10 runs. The problem will be the pricing of the Rangers. Brandon Snyder is a cheap option that crushes lefties...
Every infielder's worst nightmare
Things are going pretty well for the Texas Rangers right now. They're the owners of the best record in Major League Baseball (21-11) and perhaps the best player in the game as well in Josh Hamilton.However, even the best of us trip up every now and then. And that's quite literally what they did in Baltimore on Thursday.Trailing 6-1 with two outs in the bottom of the seventh...
Adam Jones gets his glove stuck in outfield wall (Video)
Over the years, we've seen baseball outfielders lose their gloves over the outfield wall but have you ever seen a glove get stuck in the wall?
It happened last night during the Baltimore Orioles/Texas Rangers game at Camden Yards as Rangers Brandon Snyder hit a solo home run.
As Orioles outfielder Adam Jones attempted to rob him of it, Jones got his glove stuck in between...
Can’t Catch the Ball with Your Glove in the Wall (Video)
Brandon Snyder hit an absolute blast off of Orioles’ pitcher Brian Matusz this evening. The Baltimore Orioles took on the Texas Rangers, and the Rangers put on a display. The Texas team clubbed 19 hits in 44 at bats for a total of 14 runs. Most notably, Rangers’ third baseman, Brandon Snyder had a career day. Snyder went 3-5 with a home run and six RBI.
The Orioles entered...
Orioles struggle on Monday Night; Rangers end five-game winning streak
The magic for the Orioles did not manifest itself tonight against the Texas Rangers in the start of their four-game set. After yesterday's win, everyone in the region was happy about the Orioles' recent run and were hoping for it to continue against the formidable Rangers; however, baseball can be a humbling game. There were no miracle comebacks, dazzling pitching performances...
Snyder has six RBI to lead Rangers' rout
Brandon Snyder homered and had a career-high six RBI against his former team, and the Texas Rangers beat Baltimore 14-3 Monday night to end the Orioles' five-game winning streak.
Snyder, the Orioles' top draft choice in 2005, hit a two-run single in the second inning, a three-run drive in the sixth and an RBI single during a seven-run ninth. He played in only 16 games with...
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