We need a MiLB thread since the other one fell off.

Son of Judeska and Chesmond is da Sally League MVP.

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6/20

SPO-8:30- Alvarez (!!!)
HIC- Off
MYR- Off
FRS-7:00- Erlin (!!!!)
RRE-7:00- Hurley (!!)
AZRL-pm- Koufax (?)

The always clutch Jason Cole with the rookie league Rangers roster

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6/15

HIC-6:00- Thompson (!) - downgraded for now
MYR-9:30am- Ross (!!)
FRS-6:30- Erlin (!!!) - Hurray!
RRE-7:00- McClung

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Dan Szymborski has posted 2011 ZiPS Projections for the Rangers.

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Haven't had one of these in a while.

Which team do you think is the most exciting Rangers farm team?

I think the Spokane team might be the most exciting Ranges farm team (I think the AZL team is pretty exciting too). Lots of guys to keep an eye on on that team. Deglan, Olt, Profar, Chirino, Clark, Skole, Richmond, Hoying, etc.

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aaronfitt Georgia RHP Justin Grimm (Rangers, 5th) has agreed to terms for an $825,000 bonus—"with good incentives," per source. #mlbdraft <AF>

So the only guy who hasn't signed yet is miles. This is turning into to a very likable/passable draft.

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The Rangers have acquired Class A catcher Michael Thomas from the Red Sox as the player to be named later in the Jarrod Saltalamacchia trade. The Rangers are sending him to Arizona and converting him to a pitcher. They had some success doing that when they took Alexi Ogando in the Minor League phase in the Rule 5 Draft. He was an outfielder for Oakland but A.J. Preller, who had scouted him in the Dominican Republic, suggested he be turned into a pitcher.

From T.R. Michael Thomas is not good at hitting the baseball. Seriously. Don't even bother looking at his stats becasue it's depressing.

via web.minorleaguebaseball.com

Is Eric Fry impressed? You decide.

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I included the box score links because I am cool like that and you guys are lazy.

Today’s Starters (via Scott Lucas)
7:00 -- AAA: Omar Beltre
7:00 -- AA: Elizardo Ramirez
9:15 -- High-A: Andrew Doyle
5:00 -- Low-A: Neil Ramirez
7:00 -- Short-A: Roman Mendez
9:00 -- Rookie: Shawn Blackwell

JC is in Hickory.

Looks like someone is slacking so I will do this for today + I have a fancy new chart to post.

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Wish AJM would have put up this poll for the Lee trade like the one we had for the Molina trade. Going to use the same scale as AJM did for the Molina trade with "0 being "Travis Hafner for Einar Diaz," and 10 being the Teixeira trade".

The M's sent Lee and reliever Mark Lowe to Texas for first baseman Justin Smoak and minor leaguers Blake Beavan, Josh Lueke and Matthew Lawson.

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AAA: Beltre
AA: Tanner Roark
High-A: Pimental
Low-A: Neil Ramirez
Short-A: Randol Rojas
Rookie: Melo

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Today’s Starters (from Scott Lucas' Farm Report)
AAA: Brandon McCarthy (coming off DL)
AA: Tanner Roark
High-A: Michael Main and Yoon-Hee Nam
Low-A: Robbie Erlin
Short-A: Nick McBride

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According to Craig Calcaterra:

A major league source is telling me that the Rangers have been talking to the Astros about Roy Oswalt and that the teams are "getting closer" to having a deal in place.  It's not yet clear which player(s) would be coming back from Texas to Houston, but my understanding is that the live bodies part of the deal is more or less agreed to.

 

But in place is not the same thing as done: the sticking point: the Rangers are trying to convince Major League Baseball -- who holds the purse strings until the sale of the Rangers is complete -- to allow them to take on Oswalt's salary.

 

So yes, there are a lot of "ifs" here at the moment. But unlike the multiple reports we've seen in the past several days regarding where Roy Oswalt would theoretically allow himself to be traded, we know right now that there are at least two teams -- the Rangers and the Astros -- who would like to see him pitching in the Dallas Metroplex, complicated financial considerations willing.

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Haven't had one of these in a while. Seems like today is a good day to start one...

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HIC-6:00- Ross
BAK-9:30- Boscan
FRS-7:00- Bleier
OKC-9:00- Kirkman

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HIC-6:00- Thompson
BAK-9:00- Pimentel
FRS-6:30- Perez
OKC- Off

Shroom's Calender

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Couple of notes from Jason Cole (via twitter):

LoneStarDugout   LHP Zach Phillips has been promoted to Triple-A Oklahoma City; RHP Cody Eppley promoted to Frisco.

LoneStarDugout Continuing the round of bullpen moves, LHP Yoon-Hee Nam is joining the High-A Bakersfield bullpen tonight.

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5/4

HIC-6:00- Wieland
BAK-9:00- Pimentel
FRS-7:00- Beavan
OKC-6:30- Holland

Shroomer calender

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Buster_ESPN   Tanner Scheppers was promoted by the Rangers to Class AAA. His numbers in Class AA: 11 innings, three hits, 1 ER, 19 Ks -- and zero walks.

Will post a link as soon as I find one. Don't see it reported anywhere else.

I wonder how Buster got this while Sullivan and Grant didn't. 

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4/30

HIC-6:00- Font 

BAK-9:00- Brigham 

FRS-7:00- Roark 

OKC-7:00- Kirkman

Shroom's calendar

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The other one got pushed down so, here is a new thread.

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