SB Nation User Blog: Rodney

More Surgery For Eric Nadel

Rodney — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:06:03 -0000

Nadel hopes to put an end to the problem once and for all on Monday when he’ll undergo his second surgical procedure in a month. After essentially having the attachment "soldered" back to the eye in emergency surgery in New York in early June, he will undergo a full-scale attachment procedure Monday morning at UT-Southwestern. Noted retina specialist Dr. Yu-Guang He will perform the surgery. Nadel will miss Monday’s series opener against the Los Angeles Angels, but should be able to return to the booth at some point during the homestand. He will, however, miss the upcoming road trip to Anaheim and Seattle.

This sucks...get Well Soon Sir! linky

Texas Rangers To Place Matt Harrison on DL; Recall Tommy Hunter

Rodney — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:32:05 -0000

The Rangers will place LHP Matt Harrison on the DL for the second time this season Sunday and will recall Tommy Hunter to replace him in the starting rotation on Sunday. It’s uncertain whether Hunter would get more than one start since the Rangers have an off day on Thursday and could juggle the rotation leading up to the All-Star break.

Harrison, who spent three weeks on the DL with shoulder soreness earlier this month, is returning with soreness in the shoulder/biceps area. He has struggled in two starts since returning from the first stint on the DL. Most recently, he allowed Arizona, which ranks 15th of 16 teams in the NL in batting average, seven hits, four walks and seven runs in 3.2 innings on Tuesday.

Crap.

I guess Mike E was correct.

Tom Hicks’ Liverpool Debt To Be Refinanced

Rodney — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:28:45 -0000

The BBC is reporting that Royal Bank of Scotland will refinance a debt of £350 million that was due to be paid in July. There are, however, still negotiations ongoing with Wachovia, which also is due part of the loan.

Email response from Hicks:

“We have been working closely with RBS for several months on both an extension and a permanent financing, and have their commitment to do so. Our new Managing Director, Christian Purslow, is leading the negotiations for us, and we anticipate finalizing everything during the next few weeks. Liverpool had a record year financially and came within a few points of winning the English Premier League for the first time in 20 years.”

From Insidecorner.

Let's hope this frees up some cash in the budget for an acquisition.

Poveda to AAA, per Jamey

Rodney — Sun, 31 May 2009 17:09:50 -0000

Poveda to AAA, per Jamey

The Rangers announced a handful of minor league moves this morning (14, to be exact), including the promotion of 21-year-old righthander Omar Poveda to AAA Oklahoma City, where righty Luis Mendoza has landed on the DL. Poveda was 5-3, 3.10 in nine Frisco starts this season.

MJH Interview With Danny Clark

Rodney — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:40:01 -0000

This is a must read, such a wealth of information on some of the guys we, as prospectophiles, drool over every day.

Read it here.

On Perez:

We want him to come in around 110 this year. But he’s just a special player, ability-wise. He can put the fastball where he wants it, and it’s 94. He can drop the curve where he wants it and it‘s a plus pitch. His change is there now. He’s just on another level. (He has) Big league swagger.

Rangers Top Ranked D in MLB

Rodney — Fri, 22 May 2009 23:38:45 -0000

The Rangers are leading MLB in Defensive Runs Saved, according to John Dewan of Acta Sports.

Defensive Runs Saved—Top Five Teams

Texas Rangers 28

Toronto Blue Jays 25

Tampa Bay Rays 21

Cincinnati Reds 18

Houston Astros 14

Defensive Runs Saved—Bottom Five Teams

Arizona Diamondbacks -9

Washington Nationals -9

Chicago White Sox -16

Boston Red Sox -22

Balmah Orioles -24

Keep in mind, Texas was 27th out of 30 teams in Runs Lost in '07, with a total of 27 runs. AJ and OMAH! have been very good thus far, contributing 4 runs saved betwixt them.

Other notables: The Mariners outfield has saved 11 runs this season, just one behind the 12 runs saved by the Rangers and the 12 runs saved by the Angles in the outfield in Los Angeles.

Rangers Won’t Add Andruw Jones to 40-Man Roster By Friday

Rodney — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:18:32 -0000

SURPRISE, Ariz. - Rangers general manager Jon Daniels acknowledged the team will decline to add non-roster outfielder Andruw Jones to the 40-man roster by Friday, thus giving the 10-time Gold Glove winner a chance to take free agency.

Daniels said the Rangers would like to keep Jones in camp if he elects not to exercise the escape clause in his contract, but it’s clear he does not have a role on the major league team. He has not started an “A” game in a week. Jones has been playing primarily in minor league games this week.

Linky

Rocky Mountain News...OUT!

Rodney — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:10:38 -0000

Rocky Mountain News...OUT!

Dang, this sucks, Tracy Ringolsby was a very good baeball writer, to stay on topic.

"Colorado's oldest newspaper, the Rocky Mountain News, announced Thursday on its Web site that the paper will publish its last edition Friday."

Nats strongly considering change

Rodney — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:35:46 -0000

Nats strongly considering change

The Nationals, according to multiple industry sources, are strongly considering firing general manager Jim Bowden and replacing him with Blue Jays assistant GM Tony LaCava.

Ha-ha!

Meet Dr. X2

Rodney — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:22:28 -0000

Meet Dr. X2

Fascinating article up by Will Carroll at BP. Great stuff, a must read.