May 3rd
Rangers Trades:
5/1 B.Harrison(LF), M.Harrison(SP) and I.Ostlund(MR) we traded to the Colorado Rockies for Dexter Fowler(CF). It looked like this deal would never happen but adding M.Harrison in place of A.J.Murray(MR/SP)seemed to do the trick it was a choice between Harrison and B.McCarthy but i decided to send Harrison to Colorado. The Rockies had weaknesses in left field, the bullpen and their rotation and I've been searching for a better center fielder for a few months, Fowler is a switch hitter and he has a useful turn of pace in the field and going round the bases. As part of the roster moves Eric Hurley has been called up from the Oklahoma RedHawks and he'll move into the 5th starter slot.
Rangers Achievements:
4/30 N.Feliz 4 hit shutout Vs Seattle Mariners
Milestone:
5/2 Chipper Jones(Atlanta Braves) 2500th hit
Achievements:
5/1 Adrian Beltre(Baltimore Orioles) 20 game hitting streak
5/2 Ryan Ludwick(St.Louis Cardinals) 5 hits in a 15-2 win Vs Los Angeles Dodgers
Injuries around the League:
5/2 Sean Marshall(Chicago Cubs)-Shoulder inflammation- 7 months
Suspensions:
5/3 Jack Cust(Oakland Athletics) and David Price(Tampa Bay Rays) 3 game bans for fighting.
Contract news:
5/3 Derrick Turnbow who only signed with the Mets in October 09, signed a 3 year extension worth $21,120,000.
5/3 Victor Martinez sigend a 5 year extension with the Cleveland Inidans for $77,350,000.
Next up for us a 2 game series @
Projected starters;
Tampa Bay Rays
(1st AL East 14-6)
S.Kazmir 2-1 3.91ERA 15BB 25K
J.Shields 1-1 4.91ERA 9BB 13K
Texas Rangers
(1st AL West 14-5)
E.Hurley 0-0 0.00ERA 0BB 0K
S.Feldman 2-0 4.44ERA 3BB 20K