Pitcher C.J. Wilson on making the Rangers rotation.
“We told him he’s making the team in the bullpen,
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“If he comes out of that all right, he’ll be ready to catch in A games,” manager Ron Washington said.
The Rangers are now 6-16 for the spring with seven games left. The record for most losses in the Spring is 19,
wholesale YUMS Hats, set in 1991 and matched in 2005. The Rangers were 85-77 in 1991 during the regular season.
Oliver tips to Melvin: Darren Oliver threw another scoreless inning on Saturday. He has not been scored upon in six innings this spring, He also tipped his cap to Brewers general manager Doug Melvin when he took the mound in the bottom of the seventh inning. Melvin, who was sitting his skybox,
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Washington still has not named a No. 1 catcher yet. They could end up sharing the position but Saltalamacchia will likely get the Opening Day assignment if he’s ready.
“You’d have to talk to the Texas club,
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Selig was also asked if managers should be held to higher standards?
“I guess that’s a judgment that the Texas club has to make and we have a drug testing program and you’ve read his comments,” Selig said. “I’m supportive of what the Texas club has done but I want to make the point to you again,
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“We’ve got to score runs,” Washington said. “The offense is not consistent right now. But we’ve got some professional hitters in our lineup. Once we get Kinsler back,
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Saltalamacchia catches: The Rangers are growing more confident that catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia will be ready after missing a week with muscle spasms in the left side of his neck and shoulder. He was able to DH in a Minor League game on Friday without problem and caught four innings for Triple A Oklahoma City on Saturday.
The Rangers are hitting just .223 in their last 14 games and they have gone two straight games without an extra basehit. They have one extra basehit or less in five of their last eight games.
“I think there is a lot of people who haven’t seen me pitch healthy as a starter. They only saw a glimpse of the haggard,
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General manager Jon Daniels watched the game and said Saltalamacchia was fine.
He was asked why Rangers manager Ron Washington wasn’t penalized last year for his drug transgression.
O’Day watch: Darren O’Day remains sidelined with inflammation in his right elbow. He had an injection on Friday and he is hoping to start throwing again in a day or two. That might make him questionable for Opening Day.
That was one of many pitching decisions made by the Rangers in a Friday night meeting. The Rangers have not ruled out Feliz becoming a starter in the future but they do not consider that an option right now.
If so,
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Feliz still a reliever: Neftali Feliz is going to the bullpen. While the Rangers are willing to move C.J. Wilson from the bullpen to the rotation, Feliz will remain a reliever.
Commissioner Bud Selig spoke with reporters in Mesa,
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He said it:
Eight in a row: The Rangers losing streak reached eight with a 3-1 loss to the Brewers on Saturday in Maryvale. The Rangers lineup – which was without Michael Young, Josh Hamilton, Vladimir Guerrero,
cheap Chicago Cubs Hats, Ian Kinsler and Chris Davis – managed just four singles.
Last call on Saturday Selig on Washington…Feliz
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