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Baseball Time in Arlington (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Behind a group of talented young position players and several surprising pitching performances, the 2004 Texas Rangers won 89 games after averaging 72 wins per season from 2000-2003. Ryan Drese and Kenny Rogers anchored a staff that improved from 67 runs above replacement (RAR) in 2003 to 122 RAR in 2004. The 2004 bullpen was slightly better than what had been a very good bullpen in 2003 (91 RAR vs....
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Here's a new addition to our Scott Boras clients list - Hank Blalock. MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan informed us that Blalock switched to Boras before the season. Blalock, 29 later this month, hit .234/.277/.459 this year in 495 plate appearances. He played 567 innings at first base and spent the rest of the time at DH. It was Blalock's healthiest season since '06, and he showed decent power, but his OBP...
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Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Click charts to enlarge. Full data after the jump. 2009 STATS & VALUE First basemen AGE TYPE CLUB OPTION WAR UZR/150 wOBA ISO Russell Branyan 34 2.8 2.4 0.368 0.269 Adam LaRoche 30 B 2.4 -0.5 0.357 0.211 Nick Johnson 31 B 2.4 -6.6 0.373 0.114 Fernando Tatis 35 B 1.5 3.0 0.338 0.156 Eric Hinske 32 0.8 26.0 0.344 0.189 Carlos Delgado 38 B 0.8 -2.0 0.394 0.223 Miguel Cairo 36 0.2 N/A 0.304 0.156 Jeff...
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Baseball Time in Arlington (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
As we begin to recuperate from the Yankees' highly anticlimactic Game Six triumph, await the impending introduction of new Texas Rangers hitting coach Clint Hurdle -- who formally accepted the club's job offer on Wednesday -- and, most importantly, gaze down the road towards baseball's fast-approaching hot stove season, let us take a moment to reflect a little more upon the most jaw-dropping home...
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Baseball Time in Arlington (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
For what seems like months now, the concept of achieving better run prevention via the power of defense has been stuffed down your collective throats. Knowledgable fans are embracing it, sportswriters are begrudgingly recognizing it -- some more quickly than others, of course -- and front offices have taken steps to neutralize any market inefficiencies that might have left it undervalued. Baseball,...
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MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Matt from Seven Train to Shea wishes Keith Hernandez a Happy Birthday, as he turned 56 yesterday. In a post to Amazin Avenue, Meddler looks in to the off-season Bargain Bin, shopping in the BABIP aisle, while looking at players like Jody Gerut and Hank Blalock. Dominick at Pessimets looks in to answering the seemingly inevitable question [...]
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Looking for free agent bats that can crush lefties? Among those with 100 plate appearances against southpaws this year, here are your best bets, ranked by OBP: Nick Johnson - .440 Mike Cameron - .420 Matt Holliday - .405 Jason Bay - .402 Marco Scutaro - .389 Jermaine Dye - .387 Adrian Beltre - .384 Gabe Kapler - .379 Felipe Lopez - .379 Additonally, Mark DeRosa, Bengie Molina, Gabe Kapler, and Jason...
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Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
According to Adam Rubin his sources believe that the Mets will look to fill the power void with a left fielder through free agency while trading for a right handed 1B to platoon with Murphy. This appears to be a result of the market along with the emergence of Ike Davis. The market has several quality left fielders, lead by Matt Holliday and Jason Bay, who if your willing to pay would be a great addition...
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Lone Star Ball (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
The news that Rudy Jaramillo is not coming back next season (all other coaches will return) is, of course, pretty big, and there's a lot of buzz out there about it... Evan Grant offers some thoughts on the matter , and also some quotes from Ian Kinsler , who isn't happy that Rudy is leaving. Jeff Wilson also has a write-up at the S-T blog . Richard Durrett has a story up on ESPN that includes some...
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Pursuit of Red Sox (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
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Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
There are really only five starting 1B options through free agency; the often injured Nick Johnson, the aging and injured Carlos Delgado, Journeyman off a career year Russell Branyan, struggling Hank Blalock and Adam LaRoche... Of course, the Mets could get creative, as I suggested with Kevin Kouzmanoff or they could make a trade. But of course, Omar considers his prospects precious as evident by the...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Hank Blalock knows he won't return to the Rangers in 2010, according to MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan. GM Jon Daniels hinted that the club could have interest in free agents-to-be Marlon Byrd and Ivan Rodriguez, but hasn't made any such overtures to Blalock. "Nothing has been said to me, but I know I won't be playing here next year," he said. "It is what it is. I'll just move on." Because...
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Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
The 28 y/o left handed hitter player is a free agent at the end of the year and MLBTR speculated that the Mets could take a look at him. Blalock was originally a 3B who solely played the position for his first six seasons, after suffering through two injury plagued seasons (2007-2008) he reluctantly moved to 1B. This season he played strictly 1B and apparently 3B is not an option, his shoulder will...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Hank Blalock will become a free agent after the season, and there's no guarantee that the Rangers will want him back. They paid Blalock $6.2MM this year, but they have uncertain payroll flexibility going forward and an abundance of talented position players. Michael Young should combine with Chris Davis and Justin Smoak to man the corner infield positions. Josh Hamilton, Julio Borbon, Nelson Cruz and...
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Lone Star Ball (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
More photos » by Tony Gutierrez - AP 5 months ago: From left to right, Texas Rangers' Marlon Byrd, Hank Blalock and Josh Hamilton sit in the dugout in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, April 18, 2009. Hamilton was 0-for-4 in the 2-0 Royals win. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Browse more photos » The Rangers have shut down Josh Hamilton...
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azaliaa8jd7 | 08/25/2009
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celandine518pf | 08/25/2009
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rowelly9y87 | 08/24/2009
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