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Lone Star Ball (Free subscription) | yesterday
Marlon Byrd and Pudge Rodriguez both decline arbitration, per T.R. Sullivan . That was expected. Not expected, though, is the report from Yahoo's Tim Brown that the Washington Nationals have signed Pudge Rodriguez to a 2 year, $6 million deal. If true, that's baffling. Pudge was a nice insurance policy for the Rangers , if he had accepted arbitration, although I suspect the Rangers weren't interesting...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
Yesterday we heard that the Royals were interested in free agent catcher Ivan Rodriguez, and today SI.com's Jon Heyman adds the Rangers, Giants, and Rays to the mix. Texas could be looking to bring Pudge back for depth after Jarrod Saltalamacchia left winter ball with a shoulder injury, while the Giants and Royals are looking to replace the departed Bengie Molina and Miguel Olivo, respectively. Tampa...
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CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
The Texas Rangers have pulled catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia out of winter ball in the Dominican Republic following discomfort in his surgically repaired right shoulder.
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ESPN (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Rangers catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia will resume baseball activities in a month.
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ESPN (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Rangers catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia is returning to Texas to have his surgically repaired right shoulder examined after experiencing discomfort in a winter league game.
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CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Rangers catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia is returning to Texas to have his surgically repaired right shoulder examined after experiencing discomfort in a winter league game.
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6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
And yes, it's his throwing shoulder . The Rangers catcher had shoulder worked on to repair thoracic outlet syndrome; the injury is not uncommon, and may be the result of scar tissue being torn. Free agent Pudge Rodriguez could get a lot more money as a consequence. (Via David Pinto .)
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Next up in our Offseason Outlook series, the Rangers. Their likely commitments for 2010: C - Jarrod Saltalamacchia - $411K C - Taylor Teagarden - $401K 1B - Chris Davis - $407K 2B - Ian Kinsler - $4MM SS - Elvis Andrus - $400K 3B - Michael Young - $16MM (partially deferred) IF - Joaquin Arias - $402K LF - David Murphy - $415K CF - Josh Hamilton - $555K+ RF - Nelson Cruz - $408K OF - Brandon Boggs -...
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Lone Star Ball (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Hot Stove at BP "Though Cruz hit 33 homers and was selected to the All-Star Game this past season, the Rangers are looking to sell high because they feel he had a career year." I still feel like this is an awful idea unless they get a great offer. "Catching has become an increasingly difficult position for teams to fill, yet there are some interesting names floating as trade possibilities:...
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Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
by Eric Risberg - AP about 1 month ago: Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Chad Billingsley takes a break on the mound after the San Francisco Giants scored their third run in the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009. San Francisco won the game 7-2; Billingsley was the losing pitcher. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) View full size photo » Every Sunday, John Perrotto...
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ChicagoCubsOnline.com (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
The 2008 NL Rookie of the Year is coming off a horrible season but is Jim Hendry shopping his catcher? According to a report from Baseball Prospectus on the eve of the GM Meetings in Chicago, " Catching has become an increasingly difficult position for teams to fill, yet there are some interesting names floating as trade possibilities : the Pirates' Ryan Doumit , the Rays' Dioner Navarro , the...
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Lone Star Ball (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
More photos » by Ted S. Warren - AP 22 days ago: Texas Rangers' Taylor Teagarden hits a go-ahead RBI single in the ninth inning of a MLB baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, at Safeco Field in Seattle. The Rangers beat the Mariners 7-4. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Browse more photos » Richard Durrett writes that Taylor Teagarden is being sent by the Rangers to...
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Lone Star Ball (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
More photos » by Mark Duncan - AP 5 months ago: Detroit Tigers catcher Gerald Laird attempts to catch a foul bunt by Cleveland Indians' Dave Dellucci in the seventh inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 9, 2009, in Cleveland. The ball popped out as Laird hit the ground. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan) Browse more photos » Driveline Mechanics has a lengthy, stat-geeky post up, seeking to find a...
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Baseball Time in Arlington (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
1. Do you agree that the usage of instant replay in baseball needs to be expanded? For that matter, has the questionable post-season umpiring already pushed baseball beyond the tipping point? 2. Now that we know that mutual interest exists between the Rangers and free agent-eligible outfielder Marlon Byrd, what is the absolute largest contract offer -- in terms of both dollars and years -- that you...
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