Rangers Rumors: Andruw Jones, Joaquin Arias

Andruw? Really? I know he is right handed and all, but really?

turnbow needs to get himself together.....how the eff do u go from very nice closer one year to just plain....awful for the rest of ur career.......besides PED's?
anything?

"Like Carl Pavano, Doyle Alexander, and many others... the real highlight of his career will be he was traded for a HOFer"

I wouldn't be so down on Doyle. The guy actually had a rather productive career. He was no John Smoltz, but he was a productive player.

"I wouldn't be so down on Doyle."

Alright, a little cruel of me to throw his name next to Pavano's. But let me put it this way... the only time his name will be an answer to a trivia question is "who did the Tiger trade John Smoltz for?"

T.R. Sullivan, wow you really don't have a clue about the Reds do you. Keppinger was traded cause they had too many infielders they liked. You can quote me on this one. The Reds are not looking for utility guys. I promise you that.

There are others who have corroborated they (Phils) are presently scouting Arias, so it doesn't appear Sullivan is making that up. And if you haven't seen Arias before, I wouldn't dismiss him so easily. If not for Andrus and Kinsler, he'd be a much more valuable prospect for Texas. He makes good contact, can drive the ball, plays good defense, and has very good speed. The only knock on him is that he had a very serious shoulder injury about 3 years ago that completely derailed his career, and is only now able to adequately make a throw from the ss hole. It's a shame too, because I've read that before the injury he had a real gun.

So the Reds might be eying him not for a utility role, but to be their SS for the foreseeable future.

I imagine that if these rumors persist, they will be accompanied by rumors about Homer Bailey from the other side - Texas has been eyeing him for awhile.

I don't see any deal to let Jones go now...why? He won't be bringing much in return and the Rangers need a right handed bat in the order.

Arias is a lot better than people realize or give him credit for being. He did a superb job subbing for Kinsler last season and he's fast. I wouldn't give Arias up cheaply.

"Arias is a lot better than people realize or give him credit for being. He did a superb job subbing for Kinsler last season and he's fast. I wouldn't give Arias up cheaply."

I'm not so sure. The metrics say his defense while playing in Texas wasn't too good, and while he makes a lot of contact, there isn't a lot of power or patience going on there. I'm not really sure that he can maintain a 6.0% walk rate, considering that's higher than the level he had set in AAA in 2006 and 2008, so I just don't see him improving his discipline that much upon arriving to the big leagues.

He's a decent young player, but he's not going to be a good everyday player on a really good team, and I really don't think he'd hold any more value than say, Ronny Cedeno.