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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
It would be easy to forget Andrew Brown's strikeout of Jarrod Saltalamacchia on Saturday. The whiff came in the ninth inning of Oakland's 6-3 loss to Texas and did not influence the game's outcome - but it illustrated why A's catcher Kurt Suzuki has become an...
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
It would be easy to forget Andrew Brown's strikeout of Jarrod Saltalamacchia on May 3. The whiff came in the ninth inning of Oakland's 6-3 loss to Texas and did not influence the game's outcome - but it illustrated why A's catcher Kurt Suzuki has become an...
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Lone Star Ball (Free subscription) | 04/27/2008
According to Richard Durrett, Gerald Laird has been told that he and Jarrod Saltalamacchia will "split time evenly" behind the plate. Personally, at this point, I'd like to see Chris Shelton called up to replace Ben Broussard, with Shelton and Botts splitting time at 1B, and Salty getting some time at DH (along with Botts, Bradley, and Cat). Shelton being a possible third catcher would...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 04/26/2008
Jarrod Saltalamacchia has been called up, and GM Jon Daniels has no plans for him to warm the bench. Salty performed well at AAA Oklahoma, and when backup backstop Adam Melhuse broke a bone in his hand on Thursday, the call-up seemed imminent. However, incumbent Rangers catcher Gerald Laird has also been solid to start the season. Given the organization's desire to get Saltalamacchia...
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Lone Star Ball (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
Jarrod Saltalamacchia is in D/FW and will be active for tonight's game, per Jon Daniels (via the S-T) . No corresponding move yet to clear a spot on the 25 man for him, but my guess is that Luis Mendoza goes to the d.l., and they wait a day or two to see how Adam Melhuse is. If he's only going to be out a game or two, Salty gets sent back down in a few days to make room for another pitcher,...
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Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 04/24/2008
After my last post about catcher framing, many people (at least two or three) suggested that the pitching staff had a fair amount to do with the results we were seeing. The poor performance of both the Rangers' catchers (Gerald Laird and Jarrod Saltalamacchia) seemed to lend credence to that stance. I started wondering what factors might influence an umpire to call a pitch a certain...
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Lone Star Ball (Free subscription) | 04/19/2008
The Daily Oklahoman has a piece up today about Jarrod Saltalamacchia... Nice item, with some good quotes from Bobby Jones about Salty's defense...
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Brew Crew Ball (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Yovani Gallardo made his second rehab start today. The game was shortened by rain, but he got his work in. You can see the box score here. He was actually pitching against a decent lineup--Jason Ellison, Nelson Cruz, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Chris Shelton, etc. If I get bored later I might run the numbers and see how that lineup compares to what we saw from the Giants last weekend. Anyway,...
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Rangers blog (Free subscription) | 03/27/2008
So now that Gerald Laird is starting and Adam Melhuse is backing up, let's talk about catcher. I think this decision makes the most sense. Jarrod Saltalamacchia wants to catch. He's not going to do that often enough playing behind Laird. Saltalamacchia needs to get used to handling a pitching staff on a fulltime basis and to improving defensively. He's good enough to play in the...
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Baseball Musings (Free subscription) | 03/26/2008
Jarrod Saltalamacchia starts the season at Oklahoma. It seems the Rangers want him to play every day to develop more as a catcher. I say let his bat do the talking....
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CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 03/26/2008
Gerald Laird won his duel with Jarrod Saltalamacchia for the job as the Texas Rangers' starting catcher. Saltalamacchia was optioned to the Rangers' minor league camp Wednesday.
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 03/26/2008
The Texas Rangers optioned pitcher Kameron Loe and catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia to their minor league camp on Wednesday.
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Fox News (Free subscription) | 03/26/2008
Gerald Laird won his duel with Jarrod Saltalamacchia for the job as the Texas Rangers' starting catcher. Saltalamacchia was optioned to the Rangers' minor league camp Wednesday. The 22-year-old switch-hitter, acquired in the July trade that sent Mark Teixeira to Atlanta, will catch every day at Triple-A Oklahoma. The Rangers spent spring training allowing Laird, the opening day...
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Rangers blog (Free subscription) | 03/26/2008
Adam Melhuse said he was told this morning that he has made the club. No official word from the Rangers, but that would put Jarrod Saltalamacchia in Triple-A Oklahoma to start the season. Melhuse said he was told when spring training began that he was a long shot to get a job, but knew that circumstances could help him. He said he wasn't surprised, but was excited to get a spot on the...
