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Royals Claim Metcalf; Rangers Sign German
According to MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan, the Royals claimed third baseman Travis Metcalf off waivers from the Rangers today. The Rangers signed infielder Esteban German, formerly of the Cubs and Royals, to replace Metcalf.
Metcalf, 26, has a career line of .249/.300/.475 in 242 plate appearances. He has not had success in a couple of Triple A stints. Back in their '06 Handbook, Baseball America said Metcalf profiled as "as average hitter with potentially above-average power." They considered him a "solid defender" at the time. Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star notes that Metcalf starred at the University of Kansas back in the day.
German, 31, hit .245/.303/.338 in 242 plate appearances last year, spending time at multiple positions. He played for the Rangers back in '05 before he was traded to the Royals for Fabio Castro.
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I hope the Royals like guys who ground out to the left side of the infield 90% of their at bats
Posted by: JH32 | April 08, 2009 at 04:12 PM
Don't worry, we do. He'll fit right in with Guillen and Butler.
Posted by: RoyalBlue | April 08, 2009 at 04:16 PM
He has a .250 career BA so technically he only grounds out to the left side of the infield about 70% of the time, seriously though. I didn't like Metcalf much as a Rangers fan, even Rudy can't fix some batters, although I guess one can argue he is still developing, best of luck to you in your new organization kid, I hope your memories in Texas are very nice because unfortunatly until you prove you got a better stick you wont even be a back-up on most teams. But the Royals may give him a shot but with Gordon blocking you? Probably not. Best of luck to you Metcalf.
Posted by: tex1325 | April 08, 2009 at 04:19 PM
Haha I'm glad to hear it RoyalBlue...I also wasn't a Metcalf fan because of his stick and all those damn groundballs lol, but I wish him the best of luck in Kansas City...you never know!!!
Posted by: JH32 | April 08, 2009 at 04:50 PM