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Gammons says Beckett will want Sabathia money
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Gammons says Beckett will want Sabathia money
Peter Gammons says Josh Beckett, a free agent after 2010, will want C.C. Sabathia money on his next deal
Twins exercise 2011 option on Michael Cuddyer
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Twins exercise 2011 option on Michael Cuddyer
The Minnesota Twins exercised their $10.5 million option on Michael Cuddyer for the 2011 season. They apparently think the market will have rebounded by next offseason.
Saturday a.m. Rangers things
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Evan Grant takes a closer look at the Rockies' performance with Clint Hurdle as their hitting coach over at the DMN blog, with some interesting data on, among other things, how Ks and walks changed once Hurdle took over the job.
In not-really-Rangers...
Scheppers has the qualities of a guy who can pitch at the top of the rotation, but some talent...
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Scheppers has the qualities of a guy who can pitch at the top of the rotation, but some talent evaluators think he could be a closer in the big leagues next season if the team wanted to pursue that route.
Jason Grey on Tanner Scheppers.
Top 30 Prospect Rankings are for wimps
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Top 30 Prospect Rankings are for wimps
True Blue L.A. is ranking the top 200 prospects in the Dodger system
2010 ZiPS projections for the Texas Rangers
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Dan Szymborski has the ZiPS projections for the Rangers in 2010 up at BTF. ZiPS views this group, as constituted, as around a .500 team, and seems to identify the need for a legit DH.
Brewers trade for Carlos Gomez
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The Milwaukee Brewers have traded J.J. Hardy to the Twins for Carlos Gomez.
This could impact the Rangers, since Gomez taking over in center for the Brewers means Mike Cameron likely won't return to Milwaukee. Cameron is a guy the Rangers could bring in on a one year...
Friday morning Rangers stuff
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Clint Hurdle has been hired as the Rangers hitting coach, and Jeff Wilson writes that Hurdle wants to focus on the hitters' approach, rather than on their mechanics.
Gil LeBreton says the Rangers have hired Hurdle to be an offensive coordinator as much as anything...
Forget Vlad. Dunn can't even hold Vlad's jock. There's no comparison between the two. Watch Dunn...
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Forget Vlad. Dunn can't even hold Vlad's jock. There's no comparison between the two. Watch Dunn strikeout like Pete Incaviglia and you'll realize why he's quickly becoming a journeyman.
Vlad: I'd love to see him here. He'd be awesome here.
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BoSox trade for Jeremy Hermida
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by Tom Mihalek - AP
2 months ago:
Florida Marlins right fielder Jeremy Hermida snags the ball hit by Philadelphia Phillies' Ryan Howard in the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009, in Philadelphia...
Tim Lincecum charged with possession of weed
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Tim Lincecum charged with possession of weed
Shocking news, isn't it?
Angels re-sign Abreu -- reportedly 2 years, $19 million
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by Andy King - AP
3 months ago:
Los Angeles Angels' Bobby Abreu is congratulated by Angels coach Dino Ebel after Abreu's home run in the seventh inning during a baseball game in Minneapolis on Friday...
Evan Grant on Clint Hurdle
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by David Zalubowski - AP
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Clint Hurdle, the just-fired manager of the Colorado Rockies, talks during a news conference in Denver on Friday, May 29, 2009. Hurdle was dismissed after seven years...
The Tanner Scheppers Challenge
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by Gene J. Puskar - AP
Manager of the 1979 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates Chuck Tanner, left, and reliever Kent Tekulve prepare to throw out a group first pitch during Pirates alumni festivities before a baseball...
Royals reportedly trade Teahen to the ChiSox
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The Royals have reportedly traded Mark Teahen to the Chicago White Sox for third baseman Josh Fields and second baseman Chris Getz.
This makes no sense for Chicago, as best as I can tell. Teahen is supposedly going to replace Jermaine Dye as their right fielder. Teahen...
Thursday morning Rangers things
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And so we are done for baseball on the diamond, for the next few months. Congrats to the Yankees.
Jeff Wilson writes that Clint Hurdle will be announced as the Rangers' hitting coach today. Wilson says that the announcement was delayed until today because of MLB...
World Series Game 6 Discussion Thread
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by Julie Jacobson - AP
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Philadelphia Phillies' Raul Ibanez fails to catch a two-run RBI double to center field by New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez during the eighth inning of Game 5 of the Major League Baseball World...
Happy birthday, Jon Shave
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Happy birthday to Jon Shave, who turns 42 today.
Shave is a former Ranger who was a 5th round pick in 1990, and who came up as a backup middle infielder in 1993 with the Rangers. Shave didn't make it back up to the majors until 1998, when he spent a little bit of...
LSB Pick 'em Update
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Vicente Padilla accidentally shot in hunting accident
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Vicente Padilla accidentally shot in hunting accident
Per Adam Katz, Padilla's agent, Padilla was accidentally shot in the thigh by his bodyguard when the bodyguard was trying to fix his gun.
Wednesday a.m. Rangers stuff
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by Gene J. Puskar - AP
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Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle watches from the dugout during the second inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, May 16...
LSB with 1 million comments
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This is a little late, but at some point yesterday, we had our 1 millionth comment on LSB.
Congrats to the commenters here for being a talkative, argumentative bunch of folks...
MLB Daily Dish on Adrian Gonzalez
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MLB Daily Dish on Adrian Gonzalez
MLB Daily Dish mentions teams that could be in on Adrian Gonzalez, with the Rangers one of those mentioned.
Tuesday a.m. Rangers stuff
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As you may have noticed, we've tweaked the format and layout for the SBN sites. Feel free to provide feedback as to what you think about it...
T.R. Sullivan has a story up about the hitting coach interviews that took place.
Jeff Wilson writes that a hire may be made...
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