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August 31, 2008
Patience Is A Virtue
On August 22, 2008, Laynce Nix broke a streak of 125 plate appearances without a walk. His previous walk occurred September 24, 2004, as a Ranger.
Since walking in his first MLB plate appearance on September 13, 2006, Joaquin Arias has 51 appearances without one.
Baltimore's Corey Patterson had a streak of 153 walkless appearances, during which he batted .180/.185/.260.
Posted by Lucas at 01:32 AM
August 28, 2008
Better Than The Alternative, I Suppose
From here (potentially NSFW)
Posted by Lucas at 06:00 PM
August 19, 2008
Frisco vs. Tulsa, 14 August 2008, Part Two
Jose Vallejo
Jose Vallejo
Julio Borbon
Julio Borbon
Elvis Andrus
Scott Little, Tyler Coolbaugh, Derek Holland
Posted by Lucas at 05:57 PM
August 18, 2008
Frisco vs. Tulsa, 14 August 2008, Part One
All Neftali Feliz, All The Time
Posted by Lucas at 11:25 PM
August 17, 2008
Frisco vs. Tulsa, 13 August 2008
Derek Holland
Derek Holland
Holland draws a crowd.
Derek Holland
Derek Holland
Derek Holland
Elvis Andrus
Julio Borbon
Manuel Pina
Chad Tracy
Elvis Andrus and Neftali Feliz
Posted by Lucas at 04:32 PM
August 16, 2008
Texas Rangers Eligible for Rule 5 Draft
Note: Players in italics can declare free agency
Drafted:
Fox, Adam (IF)
Frostad, Emerson (C/3)
Gac, Ian (1B)
Gold, Nate (1B)
Harrison, Ben (OF)
Herren, KC (OF)
Kometani, Kea (P)
Mayberry, John (OF)
Mehl, Truan (OF)
Meyer, Drew (IF)
Murphy, Steve (OF)
Rogers, Kyle (P)
Schlact, Michael (P)
Trade or Minor-League Rule 5 Acquisitions:
Cruz, Nelson (OF)
Gradoville, Tim (C)
Hamilton, Clayton (P)
Majewski, Dustin (OF)
Restko, J.T. (1/O)
Non-Drafted Free Agents:
Bannister, John (P)
Benjamin, Casey (IF)
Diaz, JB (P)
Dominguez, Carlos (C)
Giles, Josh (P)
Gomez, Mauro (1B)
Poveda, Omar (P)
Richardson, Kevin (C)
Rowe, Steve (P)
Santana, Julio (P)
Soto, Eleno (P)
Vallejo, Jose (2B)
Minor-League Free Agents (ALL can declare free agency):
Batista, Kendy (P)
Calero, Kiko (P)
Diaz, Joselo (P)
Eyre, Willie (P)
Flores, Adalberto (P)
Gonzalez, Alfredo (P)
Gordon, Brian (P)
Hodges, Trey (P)
Lee, Derek (P)
Maeda, Yukinaga (P)
Parker, Zach (P)
Pickett, Justin (C)
Puffer, Brandon (P)
Ragsdale, Corey (P)
Ramirez, Elizardo (P)
Roberts, Ryan (IF)
Trzesniak, Nick (C)
White, Bill (P)
Posted by Lucas at 11:21 AM
August 01, 2008
Age Distributions In Ranger-Affiliated Minor Leagues
All League players, not just the Rangers, and including those on the DL. As of July 28, 2008:
Age |
Rookie |
Short-A |
Low-A |
High-A |
AA |
AAA |
17 |
4.6% | 0.4% | 0.3% | - | - | - |
18 |
17.2% | 2.0% | 1.0% | 0.4% | - | - |
19 |
20.9% | 6.7% | 9.1% | 0.7% | 0.9% | - |
20 |
15.7% | 12.2% | 9.6% | 7.4% | 2.3% | - |
21 |
13.2% | 23.9% | 18.0% | 8.5% | 6.0% | 1.1% |
22 |
16.0% | 31.8% | 26.6% | 20.2% | 10.2% | 2.7% |
23 |
8.3% | 16.9% | 26.6% | 28.3% | 24.2% | 6.9% |
24 |
0.9% | 4.3% | 6.1% | 21.3% | 18.1% | 9.3% |
25 |
1.5% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 9.9% | 17.7% | 16.0% |
26 |
0.3% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 7.0% | 14.9% |
27 |
0.6% | 0.4% | - | 0.7% | 5.6% | 11.8% |
28 |
0.3% | - | - | 0.4% | 1.9% | 10.4% |
29 |
- | - | - | 0.4% | 3.3% | 8.4% |
30 |
- | - | - | - | 0.5% | 5.3% |
31 |
- | - | - | - | 1.4% | 4.0% |
32 |
- | - | - | - | 0.5% | 2.4% |
33 |
- | - | - | - | 0.5% | 1.6% |
34 |
- | - | - | - | - | 2.0% |
35 |
- | - | - | - | - | 1.1% |
36 |
- | - | - | - | - | 0.7% |
37 |
- | - | - | - | - | 0.7% |
38 |
- | - | - | - | - | 0.7% |
Avg. |
20.8 | 22.1 | 22.3 | 23.4 | 24.7 | 27.5 |
Med. |
20.4 | 22.1 | 22.4 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 26.9 |
Posted by Lucas at 05:20 PM