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West Notes: Rose, Angels, Lincecum, Mariners

By | January 30, 2016 at 8:31pm CDT

Former Rangers managing partner Edward “Rusty” Rose has passed away, writes T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com. The 74-year-old was part of the group, including former President George W. Bush, that bought the Rangers in 1989. The Ballpark In Arlington, now Globe Life Park, was constructed during Rose’s tenure. The Bush-Rose group sold the Rangers in 1998 to Tom Hicks. We at MLBTR extend our condolences to Rose’s friends and family.

Here’s more from the West:

  • The Angels farm system lacks high end talent, writes Jeff Fletcher of the OC Register. No Angels were listed among the top 100 or 101 prospects on MLB.com or Baseball Prospectus. They did enter the offseason with one player who would have drawn consideration – Sean Newcomb. He was ranked 21st by MLB.com and 32nd by Baseball Prospectus. The Halos dealt Newcomb as part of the Andrelton Simmons trade. As Fletcher writes, the Angels system probably explains why they didn’t land any top talent at the 2015 trade deadline. For example, Yoenis Cespedes returned Michael Fulmer (53rd per MLB.com) and Luis Cessa. L.A. simply lacked the fire power for a move.
  • Tim Lincecum’s tenure in San Francisco is probably over, figures Andrew Baggarly of the Mercury News. The former ace and free agent is auditioning for a regular major league job. The Giants have a set rotation, meaning Lincecum doesn’t have a clear path to starts. The Marlins and Padres are among the teams currently connected to Lincecum. For Giants and Lincecum fans, Baggarly contributes a nice review of The Freak’s San Fran tenure.
  • The Mariners were thought to be nearing a minor league deal with first baseman Travis Ishikawa, but it’s gone sideways, writes Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune. Dutton notes that the addition of Gaby Sanchez could be to blame for the Ishikawa deal falling apart.
  • In other news, Dutton expects the club to sign 31-year-old journeyman catcher Steven Lerud to a minor league deal. He would provide depth now that Jesus Sucre is expected to miss extended action with a broken fibula. We’ll of course report on that signing if and when it becomes official.
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16 Comments

  1. Brixton

    9 years ago

    Between BP and MLB, the Phillies have 8 prospects in the top 100;
    Crawford, Williams, Thompson, Alfaro, Appel, Randolph, Quinn and Kilome

    Add that to Velasquez, Nola, Herrera, Eickoff and Franco
    The future is bright in Philly.

    Reply
    • jimmyz

      9 years ago

      Phils are set up to have a lot money to spend in 2018 when a ton of talent should be available in free agency. It’ll be interesting to see who they go after.

      Reply
      • PhilliesFan012

        9 years ago

        Harper! (I wish)

        Reply
  2. Thurman8er

    9 years ago

    This organization is not….well…run.

    Reply
    • Philliesfan4life

      9 years ago

      Its sad the angels have a bad farm system, and it use to be one of the best

      Reply
      • SoCalShu

        9 years ago

        It was one of the best when Stoneman didn’t trade away players at the TDL….

        Reply
        • Philliesfan4life

          9 years ago

          He wasn’t responsible for trading away Corbin and Skaggs for Haren though

          Reply
        • bkbkbk

          9 years ago

          Eh, it was that we have had almost no high draft picks and the one draft we had a ton ended up being the dud of that decade.

          Reply
        • WeggieJackson44

          9 years ago

          Stoneman killed me! He was too afraid to trade his “can’t miss” “untouchables” like Dallas McPherson, Brandon Wood, Jeff Mathis, etc., etc. The real problem started when they parted ways with Eddie Bane.

          Reply
        • lazorko

          9 years ago

          Agreed on Eddie Bane, and the three other veteran scouts they fired with him. Probably the worst of all the awful decisions Tony Reagins made. And the team is still paying for it.

          Reply
      • ryanw-2

        9 years ago

        Farm systems rise and fall just like teams go in and out of contention.

        Reply
    • Philliesfan4life

      9 years ago

      the phillies will have the money, but in 2018 when harper is a free agent, they could be in a bidding war between the red sox and yankees for harper.

      Reply
    • ryanw-2

      9 years ago

      It’s called being a high market franchise with a high payroll. The Yankees have gone through it. It goes with the territory.

      Reply
  3. PhilliesFan012

    9 years ago

    I would like for the Phillies to take a flyer on Lincecum just for a season, if he does well enough we can flip him at the TDL plus we need a vet for the rotation he fits the bill and won’t cost much

    Reply
  4. redking

    9 years ago

    This guy’s been done for awhile. Hope the Padres pass.

    Reply
  5. kingfelix34

    9 years ago

    He went to college at university of Washington, I like Washington state university more, so, I don’t like lincecum, that is my very logical logic

    Reply

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