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Twittering from first workout of spring training Josh Hamilton: On swing issues, position changes, predicting 96 wins and root canal surgery Final countdown: Texas Rangers' top five prospects Fraley: Thoughts on A-Rod ... and new ownership; A chance at playoffs? Fraley: Harden for Millwood a step back; Rating Washington as a manager Fraley: C.J. needs to get knocked around in spring; Who's 25th man? Fraley: Vlad ... Hall of Famer? Can Hamilton regain 2008 form? Fraley: Who wins the AL West? Do Rangers have enough hitters for average and glue guys? Mysteries of the spring: Why is the Texas Rangers' starting catching situation suddenly wide open? Rangers pitchers, catchers all arrive on time Chat recap: Gerry Fraley answers your Rangers and Cowboys questions The Top 25: Ranger prospecting Day 4 (Nos. 10-6) Get in here: Chatting Rangers now, leaving for spring training tomorrow Top 25: Best Rangers prospects (Nos. 15-11) Lunch notes: Rangers have Endy Chavez until at least July, financial update and an Aussie invasion! Ranking the Rangers top prospects, Day 2 (Nos. 20-16) Categories
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SURPRISE, Ariz. - Unlike Tiger Woods Friday, Josh Hamilton was taking questions upon his arrival to Rangers spring training Friday. Among the subjects he hit: • His batting stance: He won't mess with it like he did last year. Hamilton said he listened to hitting instructor Rudy Jaramillo's suggestion prior to last year that they remove a toe-tap trigger mechanism from his swing to make things more conventional. What neither completely understood, however, was that...
But give it another hour and there will be frolicking on these fields of dreams....
In our week-long series on the top 25 prospects in the Rangers farm system, we've talked about Dominican pitchers who endured a five-year ban before getting US entrance visas.We've examined a potential breakout corner outfielder. We've discussed 16-year-old shortstops who commanded major bonuses. We've talked twin lefty starters. Today, we discuss the cream of the crop, the top five prospects in one of the deepest systems in all of baseball. Three members of this group... February 18, 2010
The DMN's Gerry Fraley answered your Rangers questions Thursday. Here are some highlights ... On saying the Rangers made the right choice years ago in not re-signing Pudge Rodriguez, who signed with Florida: They made the right call. Pudge needed the wakeup call of going onto the free-agent market and receiving minimal interest. That told him that he had to change his game. Remember, he got only a one-year deal with Florida. Never said he...
The DMN's Gerry Fraley answered your Rangers questions Thursday. Here are some highlights ... On Alex Rodriguez's strong postseason after years of failure: For the first time in his career, Alex Rodriguez did not crumble under pressure, although the Phillies handled him well in the World Series. I would have gladly noted that, had I been at the postseason. I've never denied Alex Rodriguez is a superb player. His problem is that he is not...
The DMN's Gerry Fraley answered your Rangers questions Thursday. Here are some highlights ... On whether the Rangers' pitching will be better in 2010: The pitching should be better because the young arms have more experience. I covered Atlanta in the 1980s and saw the learning process that Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, etc. went through. There is no replacement for getting on the mound. The one drawback to the pitching is substituting Harden for Millwood...
The DMN's Gerry Fraley answered your Rangers questions Thursday. Here are some highlights ... On the odds of C.J. Wilson being in the starting rotation: I don't get the fascination with C.J. Wilson as a starter. I'm not sure that he has two quality pitches as a reliever, and he'll need three quality pitches as a starter. The best thing that could happen to the Rangers is that Wilson gets knocked around in spring training,...
The DMN's Gerry Fraley answered your Rangers questions Thursday. Here are some highlights ... On whether new Ranger Vladimir Guerrero is a Hall of Famer: Vlad is very, very close. Many people have forgotten that he was a 40-steals guy with the best right-field arm in the majors for most of his career. I'm curious about how much he has left. When Vlad came off the AL in the second half last season, he looked...
The DMN's Gerry Fraley answered your Rangers questions Thursday. Here are some highlights ... On where Texas fits in the AL West: For me at this time, they're second. The LA Angels are the heavyweight champion. Until someone knocks the Angels out, they are the best. Seattle has improved, but the Mariners are going to have to win a lot of games 2-1. Not a lot of offense there. As for Oakland, boy-wonder GM Billy...
SURPRISE, Ariz. - Jarrod Saltalamacchia entered spring training last year expected to be the starting catcher. He finished it as the starting catcher. In the first two months of the season, before his arm started tiring out due to the building effects of a circulatory problem, he was doing a "great" job, manager Ron Washington said Thursday afternoon on the eve of spring training. He said it right after reiterating for the third or fourth...
From the Rangers: ALL PRESENTED AND ACCOUNTED FOR: The 31 pitchers and 6 catchers participating in the Rangers 2010 major league spring training camp have all arrived in Arizona and will participate in the team's first official workout on Friday morning in Surprise. Position players already in camp include infielders Chris Davis and Justin Smoak and outfielders Brandon Boggs, Craig Gentry, Mitch Moreland, and David Murphy. The first full squad workout is February 24. DALY...
Dallas Morning News sports writer Gerry Fraley answered your Rangers and Dallas Cowboys questions. Recap below: Gerry Fraley answers your Rangers and Cowboys questions...
Before I get on the big bird, here's the penultimate dispatch on the Rangers' top prospects. Today we feature a Nolan Ryan pet project, some lefty lookalikes and the prospect with perhaps the highest ceiling in the entire system. If you want to freshen up on the previous parts of our little series, here are Nos. 25-21, Nos. 20-16 and Nos. 15-11. Only the top five still remain. 10. RHP Joe Wieland: Nolan Ryan took... February 17, 2010
Here's the deal: I leave for spring training Thursday morning, so how do I intend to spend my last day in town? With y'all, of course. Join me at 2 pm Central on Wednesday afternoon for Rangers discussion. I'll be here for at least an hour, maybe more. Can never get enough Rangers talk on the eve of spring training, can you? Rangers Spring Training Preview and Bon Voyage Party... |
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