Elvis Andrus Rumors

Odds & Ends: Church, Macha, Farrell

Some more reading for the last Friday night of the 2009 regular season.... Mark Bowman of MLB.com wonders if Ryan Church has played his last game for the Braves. Bowman thinks, because of Church's back injuries, the Braves may not want to pay for a salary bump through arbitration. Brewers GM Doug Melvin has not yet met with Ken Macha to discuss his future in Milwaukee, according to Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. It looks as if Macha will be back in the Brewers' dugout in 2010, but Melvin probably won't make it official until after Sunday's finale. Red...   Continue Reading

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Odds And Ends: Atkins, Ortiz, Bedard

Some links for your Friday morning... Garrett Atkins hit a pair of homers yesterday, emerging from an extended slump and taking the first step towards restoring his trade value. Could Big Papi's struggles be related to a vision problem? Ron Borges of the Boston Herald reports that David Ortiz will get his eyes tested. On the Newberg Report Jamey Newberg sees Elvis Andrus as the leader of great Rangers teams to come. Newberg passes along a comment from Baseball America's Jim Callis: Andrus would be "in the mix" for the second overall pick in this year's draft if he were...   Continue Reading

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Verducci: "It's A Young Man's Game"

SI.com's Tom Verducci links two of the year's most-discussed trends: the demand for young players and the demand for good defense, writing that "the renewed emphasis on defense hasn't helped the value of older players." As a result, teams are reluctant to sign older free agents like Frank Thomas and Jim Edmonds. Many of the older players who signed contracts this offseason are struggling; Verducci mentions Edgar Renteria and Orlando Cabrera among others. Of course it's too early in the season to make sweeping generalizations, but Verducci concludes that baseball's "a young man's game." Verducci adds that teams like the...   Continue Reading

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Rosenthal On Edmonds, Cooper, Angels

The latest from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports... Jim Edmonds still wants to play in 2009. Rosenthal learned from his agent that the outfielder intensified his workouts recently. It still may take him up to three weeks to be game-ready. Rosenthal finds the Astros' decision to exercise Cecil Cooper's 2010 option questionable. Rosenthal had wondered earlier in the week if Cooper might be the first manager fired. While we're on the topic, Ron Washington's job in Texas does not seem to be in jeopardy according to MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan. Rosenthal notes that calling up Derek Holland now instead of letting...   Continue Reading

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Rangers Sign Francisco, Close With Vizquel

11:37pm: An agreement has been reached with Francisco, according to the AP. He gets $1.615MM. 9:56pm: According to T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com, the Rangers will avoid an arbitration hearing with reliever Frank Francisco. He is expected to sign a one-year contract on Tuesday. Sullivan is also reporting that free agent shortstop Omar Vizquel is close to signing with the club and that a deal could be done as soon as Tuesday. Vizquel will be invited to spring training as a utility infielder and backup to rookie shortstop Elvis Andrus.   Continue Reading

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Rangers Interested In Vizquel

T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reports that the Texas Rangers are interested in signing Omar Vizquel to a one-year deal. Vizquel would help the Rangers for a year in the event that Elvis Andrus isn't major league ready in 2009. It again appears that Michael Young will not be playing shortstop for the Rangers anytime soon. Writes Sullivan, "A source said there is a good chance the deal will get done."   Continue Reading

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Michael Young Agrees To Play Third

According to MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan, Michael Young has agreed to play third base for the Rangers this year. Young has also taken back his request for a trade. This creates room for Rangers shortstop prospect Elvis Andrus.   Continue Reading

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Michael Young Requested Trade From Rangers

9:41pm: More from Sullivan - he has quotes from Jon Daniels on Young tonight: "We're not looking to trade him and have no plans to. We plan on him being a big part of our ballclub going forward." 5:22pm: Another interesting update from T.R. Sullivan at MLB.com regarding the Michael Young situation. The article focuses on Elvis Andrus' official invitation to Spring Training. Sullivan makes a point to clarify that the starting shortstop job is not Andrus'. Sullivan writes: "It is also not guaranteed that Andrus will be the Opening Day shortstop. The Rangers still have Joaquin Arias as an...   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Lowell, Carroll, Saltalamacchia

Time to gather up today's links. With Mike Lowell headed to the DL, Jeff Horrigan wonders if a waiver trade for an infielder could be in order. ESPN's Buster Olney mentioned the Indians' Jamey Carroll as a possibility for the D'Backs on Monday, though he noted the two teams have not talked. Evan Grant suggests the Rangers trade Engel Beltre or Elvis Andrus for pitching this winter. Additionally, he thinks the Rangers might end up trading Jarrod Saltalamacchia rather than Gerald Laird. Aaron Gleeman revisits the '03 trade of Bobby Kielty for Shannon Stewart. Patrick Newman runs down some lesser-known...   Continue Reading

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Rangers Rumors: Patterson, Bradley, Bay

T.R. Sullivan recently filed his Rangers report at MLB.com. The Rangers will meet with Scott Boras soon to talk about Eric Gagne. Another topic for the Boras conversation: Corey Patterson. The Rangers like Milton Bradley, and have asked for his medical reports. Bradley's agent said a few days ago that he would be ready for Opening Day. The Bucs' asking prices for Jason Bay and Nate McLouth were deemed too high - Eric Hurley and Elvis Andrus were suggested. External first base options: Mike Lamb, Tony Clark, and Ben Broussard   Continue Reading

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