Laird--->Tigers

by Aaron Campeau on Dec 8, 2008 2:01 AM PST

Texas gets RHPs Guillermo Moscoso and Carlos Melo. Moscoso is a 25 year old who put up a 4.64 tRA* at AA Erie last season. Melo is a 17 year old. I got nothin'.

Detroit doesn't have to throw ridiculous amounts of money at Varitek and they pick up a pretty okay player. Texas adds minor league pitching depth, which will be awesome because maybe someday they can make it to the majors and have their confidence destroyed. Also, I'd like to take this opportunity to say Inge Inge Inge please God get Brandon Inge.

So long one-man-five-tools, I shall miss your face.

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Also, Darren Oliver accepted arbitration with the Angels so they don't get his 2 Type A picks...

Thank God. I’m still baffled he was Type A.

by SethGrandpa on Dec 8, 2008 2:18 AM PST reply actions

Beltre is likely to be Type B.

The next CBA needs to fix that shit.

by Aaron Campeau on Dec 8, 2008 2:31 AM PST up reply actions

I thought Elias was responsible for that nonsense

by Bearskin Rugburn on Dec 8, 2008 6:09 AM PST up reply actions

They are, but the standards were agreed too in the CBA.

I don’t think they’ve changed since they were agreed too in 1983.

Tools Whore

Sign Bonds!

by Tyler on Dec 8, 2008 7:50 AM PST up reply actions

To.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 8, 2008 7:58 AM PST up reply actions

T'oo.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Dec 8, 2008 9:15 AM PST up reply actions

I love how Texas keeps trading for pitching.

Reconstructing Arlington is the only solution.

by Wilder. on Dec 8, 2008 9:52 AM PST reply actions

Or build a giant dome that surrounds Arlington and install giant dehumidifiers

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by Corco on Dec 8, 2008 10:08 AM PST up reply actions

Arlington isn't the problem

Bad pitchers do worse in Arlington than good pitchers. Texas has more bad pitchers than anyone.

by Edgar for Pres on Dec 8, 2008 10:19 AM PST up reply actions

Baseball Reference has their park factor...

…at 100 or 101 for the last three years. My guess is that shitty defense is their biggest problem—from the Hardball Times’ team page, the Rangers had the worst team +/- in the AL this year, and off the top of my head, it seems like they’ve had more awful defenders than they’ve had great defenders.

by ubelmann on Dec 8, 2008 10:22 AM PST up reply actions