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Texas Rangers Roster Report 2008-09-30


Texas Rangers Roster Report 2008-09-30
The Rangers entered the offseason focused primarily on improving the majors' worst pitching staff. But that help is going to have to come internally; club president Nolan Ryan said it is unlikely the team will bid on any big-time free agents. A solid pitching staff would make this team a contender, but the Rangers exited the season at least two starters shy of a full rotation and with a hole in the seventh- and eighth-inning roles in the bullpen.

BIGGEST NEEDS: Pitching. Pitching. Pitching. The Rangers think RHP Scott Feldman and LHP Matt Harrison are on the brink of establishing themselves as pitchers, but one problem this team has had in recent years is that the pitchers who end one season on the brink of establishing themselves never seem to follow it up the next year. Texas might try to trade from its deep farm system or from its wealth of catchers in order to upgrade the rotation.

FREE AGENTS: OF-DH Milton Bradley, 1B Hank Blalock (club option), INF Ramon Vazquez, RHP Jason Jennings, RHP Jamey Wright.

What to do about Bradley, the team's cleanup hitter, and Blalock, who hit fifth or sixth when healthy, are the two biggest non-pitching related issues. Bradley is clamoring for a multi-year deal but still missed more than 30 games this season despite never going on the DL. Blalock has missed significant parts of the last two seasons with injuries and can no longer play third. But he hit .337 with eight homers and 23 RBI in September after finally getting healthy. The Rangers will likely pick up the option and then decide whether to use him as a DH next season or to try to trade him. Vazquez and Wright are likely gone; if Jennings returns, it will be on a minor league deal.

ARBITRATION-ELIGIBLE: C Gerald Laird, OF Marlon Byrd, LHP C.J. Wilson, RHP Brandon McCarthy, RHP Kameron Loe.

It's very possible the Rangers will trade Laird for pitching. A number of teams have been interested in him. Byrd has emerged as a team leader and might get offered a multi-year deal to keep him past free agency (this is his last year of arbitration). Wilson and McCarthy didn't perform as hoped this season, but the Rangers remain hopeful they can both contribute over the long haul. Loe is the most likely non-tender candidate in the group.

IN LIMBO: 1B Hank Blalock, C Gerald Laird, C Jarrod Saltalamacchia.

The Rangers have an emerging starting catcher in Taylor Teagarden, which could make both Laird and Saltalmacchia expendable if a deal for pitching comes up.

MEDICAL WATCH:

LHP C.J. Wilson (elbow surgery), 2B Ian Kinsler (sports hernia surgery), LHP Kason Gabbard (elbow surgery), RHP Brandon McCarthy (strained finger ligament) are all expected to be ready without limitation for spring training.

There are bigger questions about C Jarrod Saltalamacchia (forearm inflammation) and RHP Joaquin Benoit (shoulder inflammation). Both will be re-evaluated in early November.

Player Stats

HITTERS

Joaquin Arias, 2B

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .333 18 2 6 2 1 0 4 0

Season .291 110 15 32 7 3 0 9 4

Joaquin Benoit, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Hank Blalock, 3B

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .414 29 9 12 4 0 5 12 0

Season .287 258 37 74 19 1 12 38 1

Brandon Boggs, LF

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .091 11 0 1 1 0 0 4 0

Season .226 283 30 64 17 4 8 41 3

Jason Botts, 1B

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .250 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0

Last 7 Games .111 18 1 2 1 0 1 1 0

Season .158 38 2 6 3 0 2 5 0

Milton Bradley, DH

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .346 26 3 9 1 1 0 3 1

With ALS .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Marlon Byrd, CF

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .333 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .280 25 5 7 1 0 0 4 1

Season .298 403 70 120 28 4 10 53 7

Kiko Calero, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Frank Catalanotto, 1B

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .250 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .235 17 3 4 2 1 0 2 0

Season .274 248 28 68 23 1 2 21 1

Nelson Cruz, RF

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .333 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .333 30 4 10 3 0 2 5 0

Season .330 115 19 38 9 1 7 26 3

Chris Davis, 1B

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .333 24 4 8 2 0 1 3 0

Season .285 295 51 84 23 2 17 55 1

German Duran, 3B

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .250 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .261 23 3 6 1 0 0 2 0

Season .231 143 22 33 6 1 3 16 1

Jason Ellison, LF

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .375 8 5 3 0 0 0 2 0

Season .231 13 5 3 0 0 0 2 0

Scott Feldman, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .333 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season .333 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Frank Francisco, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kason Gabbard, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .250 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season .250 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Josh Hamilton, CF

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .241 29 4 7 1 0 1 6 0

With ALS .333 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

Eric Hurley, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .500 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .500 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season .500 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Ian Kinsler, 2B

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .250 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .406 32 8 13 2 0 4 9 0

With ALS .200 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

Gerald Laird, C

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .190 21 6 4 1 0 0 0 0

Season .276 344 54 95 24 0 6 41 2

Doug Mathis, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Luis Mendoza, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Travis Metcalf, 3B

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .286 14 4 4 1 0 2 6 0

Season .232 56 11 13 2 0 6 14 0

Kevin Millwood, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game 1.000 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .250 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

Season .250 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

David Murphy, RF

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game 1.000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .417 24 3 10 1 1 1 7 0

Season .275 415 64 114 28 3 15 74 7

Vicente Padilla, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Max Ramirez, C

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .250 12 4 3 1 0 0 3 0

Season .217 46 8 10 1 0 2 9 0

Ryan Roberts, 3B

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Josh Rupe, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .412 17 2 7 3 0 0 2 0

Season .253 198 27 50 13 0 3 26 0

Chris Shelton, 1B

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .200 10 2 2 0 0 0 1 0

Season .216 97 14 21 5 0 2 11 1

Taylor Teagarden, C

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .222 18 3 4 2 0 1 5 0

Season .319 47 10 15 5 0 6 17 0

Ramon Vazquez, 3B

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .290 300 44 87 18 3 6 40 0

C.J. Wilson, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Jamey Wright, P

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Season .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Michael Young, SS

BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB

Last Game .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games .462 26 7 12 4 0 0 6 0

With ALS .250 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

PITCHERS

Joaquin Benoit, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0

Last 7 Games 3.86 0 0 0 3 2.1 3 1 0 1 2

Season 5.00 3 2 1 44 45 40 25 6 35 43

Kiko Calero, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 3

Last 7 Games 5.40 0 0 0 3 3.1 3 2 0 2 6

Season 3.86 0 0 0 5 4.2 3 2 0 3 7

Joselo Diaz, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2

Last 7 Games 0.00 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2

Season 0.00 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2

Scott Feldman, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 1.50 1 0 0 1 6 5 1 0 0 2

Last 7 Games 5.54 1 1 0 3 13 14 8 2 1 7

Season 5.29 6 8 0 28151.1 161 89 22 56 74

Frank Francisco, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1

Last 7 Games 0.00 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 3 3

Season 3.13 3 5 5 58 63.1 47 22 7 26 83

Kazuo Fukumori, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 11.57 0 0 0 1 2.1 5 3 2 0 1

Last 7 Games 14.73 0 0 0 3 3.2 9 6 2 2 1

Season 20.25 0 0 0 4 4 11 9 2 4 1

Kason Gabbard, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 2.70 0 0 0 1 3.1 4 1 2 5 4

Last 7 Games 5.02 1 1 0 3 14.1 18 8 3 10 13

Season 4.82 2 3 0 12 56 64 30 5 39 33

Brian Gordon, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games 2.25 0 0 0 3 4 4 1 0 0 1

Season 2.25 0 0 0 3 4 4 1 0 0 1

Matt Harrison, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 3.00 1 0 0 1 6 6 2 1 1 7

Last 7 Games 4.50 2 0 0 3 18 20 9 4 7 13

Season 5.49 9 3 0 15 83.2 100 51 12 31 42

Tommy Hunter, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 48.60 0 1 0 1 1.2 7 9 1 1 1

Last 7 Games 16.36 0 2 0 3 11 23 20 4 3 9

Season 16.36 0 2 0 3 11 23 20 4 3 9

Eric Hurley, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 27.00 0 1 0 1 2 4 6 2 2 1

Last 7 Games 5.93 1 2 0 3 13.2 15 9 2 7 5

Season 5.47 1 2 0 5 24.2 26 15 5 9 13

Jason Jennings, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 22.50 0 1 0 1 2 8 5 0 1 0

Last 7 Games 8.31 0 2 0 3 13 16 12 3 8 5

Season 8.56 0 5 0 6 27.1 35 26 8 18 12

Wes Littleton, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2

Last 7 Games 0.00 0 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 2 3

Season 6.00 0 0 0 12 18 18 12 1 8 14

Kameron Loe, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 4.50 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0

Last 7 Games 1.80 0 0 0 3 5 6 1 0 3 2

Season 3.23 1 0 0 14 30.2 36 11 3 8 20

Warner Madrigal, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games 0.00 0 0 0 3 2.1 1 0 0 0 2

Season 4.75 0 2 1 31 36 36 19 4 14 22

Doug Mathis, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 1 0

Last 7 Games 8.18 1 0 0 3 11 22 10 3 6 5

Season 6.85 2 1 0 8 22.1 37 17 3 14 9

Brandon McCarthy, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0

Last 7 Games 6.00 1 1 0 3 12 11 8 2 3 5

Season 4.09 1 1 0 5 22 20 10 3 8 10

Luis Mendoza, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 9.00 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1

Last 7 Games 6.75 0 1 0 3 2.2 5 2 0 1 2

Season 8.67 3 8 1 25 63.1 97 61 7 25 35

Kevin Millwood, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 6.00 0 1 0 1 6 9 4 1 1 6

Last 7 Games 4.50 0 1 0 3 20 22 10 1 4 18

Season 5.07 9 10 0 29168.2 220 95 18 49 125

A.J. Murray, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 3.86 0 0 0 1 2.1 6 1 0 1 3

Last 7 Games 3.52 1 0 0 2 7.2 12 3 0 3 5

Season 3.52 1 0 0 2 7.2 12 3 0 3 5

Dustin Nippert, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 5.68 0 0 0 1 6.1 6 4 2 3 4

Last 7 Games 5.74 1 1 0 3 15.2 16 10 2 11 17

Season 6.40 3 5 0 20 71.2 92 51 10 37 55

Vicente Padilla, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 1.50 1 0 0 1 6 4 1 0 2 8

Last 7 Games 4.24 1 1 0 3 17 16 8 1 8 17

Season 4.74 14 8 0 29 171 185 90 26 65 127

Elizardo Ramirez, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 30.38 0 1 0 1 2.2 8 9 1 2 1

Last 7 Games 30.38 0 1 0 1 2.2 8 9 1 2 1

Season 30.38 0 1 0 1 2.2 8 9 1 2 1

Josh Rupe, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 27.00 0 0 0 1 0.2 2 2 0 3 1

Last 7 Games 11.57 0 0 0 3 4.2 6 6 1 5 6

Season 5.14 3 1 0 46 89.1 93 51 8 46 53

Bill White, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0

Last 7 Games 19.29 0 0 0 3 2.1 4 5 1 7 0

Season 20.25 0 0 0 8 4 7 9 1 11 1

C.J. Wilson, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 108.00 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 4 1 2 1

Last 7 Games 23.14 1 0 1 3 2.1 4 6 1 2 2

Season 6.02 2 2 24 50 46.1 49 31 8 27 41

Jamey Wright, P

ERA W L Sv G IP H ER HR BB K

Last Game 0.00 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1

Last 7 Games 0.00 1 0 0 3 2.2 1 0 0 1 2

Season 5.12 8 7 0 75 84.1 93 48 5 35 60


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Added: September 30, 2008

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