Rios Activated
- OF Alex Rios activated
- OF Joey Butler optioned to AAA [ Link ]
NOTES: Well, that didn’t last long for Butler, he was sent back to AAA to make room for Alex Rios. However, Butler fared better than Adam Rosales, he got his first major league start and hit during the short time he was here. I wrote about Rios the other day, so I’ll leave this unremarked. :)
Adam Rosales
You know, the strange case of Adam Rosales made its way through Arlington this past week. It occurred to me that this guy has had what can be described at best as “disorienting”, and at worst “a fiasco”. Check out this list of roster moves made involving him recently:
- July 8th: Designated for assignment by the Oakland A’s.
- July 12th: Cleared waivers and assigned to AAA Sacramento by the A’s.
- July 31st: Designated for assignment again by the A’s (to make room for Albert Callaspo).
- August 2nd: Claimed on waivers by the Texas Rangers
- August 5th: Designated for assignment by the Texas Rangers (to make room for Joey Butler)
- August 8th: Claimed on waivers by the Oakland A’s (Why? They just DFA’ed him twice in a month)
- August 10th: Designated for assignment AGAIN by the Oakland A’s (to make room for Sonny Gray).
Why the heck did the A’s grab him back on August 8th? That doesn’t seem to make much sense, to be honest.
In his time as a Texas Ranger, he never got an at bat, but was in uniform for three days, and took up space on the 25 man roster, so I count him. He wore Uniform #9.
Alex Rios
Well, the Rangers went and traded for Alex Rios. This strikes me as a move that was made more out of necessity due to Nelson Cruz being suspended. I think they probably would have tried to move forward with kids from here, but when we could get Rios, we did. This strikes me as more of a “best player available”, kind of thing. It’s not like Rios is bad. He’s decent enough. Not going to light the world on fire, but a good, solid player at a time when we could use one of those.
We were trying to get him before the deadline, and the Sox apparently wanted some big major league ready guys, so we backed off. In the end, they took merely a PTBNL or cash. The rumours are that they wanted Leury Garcia in return . Garcia is a guy I’d like to hang onto, so as with the Garza trade, we’re sending decent, if young/unproven pieces back for a veteran. At some point we’re gonna run out of pieces like that to send. But I guess it depends on how Rios does here.
The White Sox also sent $1M in cash too, this covers two clauses Rios had in his contract that escalated the value of his 2015 buyout, and his 2014 contract by $500k each. So basically the White Sox covered the increases in his salary due to the trade.
I’m looking forward to see how the Rios bat affects our lineup, which has been surprisingly potent the last couple of weeks. Speedy as well. After the Cruz suspension, it seemed like the “need to steal more bases” light went off.
Cruz gone, other moves
- OF Nelson Cruz placed on restricted list, after 50 game suspension for PED use
- SS Adam Rosales designated for assignment
- OF Engel Beltre recalled from AAA
- RF Joey Butler purchased from AAA [ Link ]
NOTES: Well, Nelson Cruz was suspended 50 games for PED use. Can’t say I’m thrilled about that, because his bat was working well this year. It might improve our RF defense a bit, but there’s no doubt his offense will be missed. Adam Rosales, who we just got a couple of days ago from the A’s was DFA’ed. He ended up being claimed back by the A’s on waivers a day after this, which is hilarious to me. Engel Beltre is back, and we purchased Joey Butler, who is looking to make his major league debut. This move definitely skews our roster younger by their corresponding moves.
Adam Rosales claimed
- SS Adam Rosales claimed on waivers from Oakland A’s
- OF Engel Beltre optioned to AAA [ Link ]
NOTES: Uh, OK. Not sure I get this one, but there you are. Neftali Feliz & Michael Kirkman were sent out on rehab assignments, too. That’s more interesting to me than the technical roster move here.
Ogando back
- P Alexi Ogando activated from 15 day DL
- P Matt Garza activated
- P Cory Burns optioned to AAA
- P Smokin’ Joe Ortiz optioned to AAA [ Link ]
NOTES: Well, Alexi Ogando comes back, and I’ve pretty much lost faith in him as a starter at this point. I really wish we’d just stop messing around, put him in the bullpen where he was significantly better, and look for an answer elsewhere. We also activated Garza formally this day, so some of the “movable pieces” like Burns & Ortiz were on the road back to Round Rock. Which is much closer to Driftwood, TX and the Salt Lick, so it’s not all bad for them. :)
Garza acquired, Darvish Back
- P Yu Darvish activated from 15 day DL
- P Matt Garza acquired from Cubs via trade for CJ Edwards, Justin Grimm, Mike Olt, & 1/2 PTBNL’s [ Link ]
NOTES: Well, Darvish is back from his “fake” stint on the DL. However, the bigger news is that the Rangers got Matt Garza from the Chicago Cubs for what seems to be a hefty price for a rental player. CJ Edwards I don’t know much about, but Justin Grimm & Mike Olt are both names. Olt has had his stock drop a little this year, but last year, he was at the same level as “untouchable” as Jurickson Profar. To me, his inclusion is HUGE. Although it could be Justin Smoak again, big name, never fulfilled it. Justin Grimm I have a love/hate with. Sometimes I think he’s awesome, other times, get him out of here. I don’t dislike the guy, but his performances weren’t consistent enough for me. It would be nice if we could work it so Garza stayed here, but for now, he’s just here for the playoff run, so we’ll see how that goes first before addressing the truckloads of $ it will take to keep him later.
Some Post ASG Moves
- P Wilmer Font optioned to AAA
- C Robinson Chirinos optioned to AAA
- IF/OF Jeff Baker activated from DL
- OF Craig Gentry activated from DL [ Link ]
NOTES: No real surprises here, except possibly that we switched out a pitcher for a position player. We sent down one of each, and activated two position players. Hopefully Baker can pick up where he left off, he was doing quite well when he got hurt. Font was pretty much here to hold a roster spot while Darvish was “on the DL” over the All Star break.
Darvish to DL
- P Yu Darvish placed on 15 day DL (retro to July 7)
- P Josh Lindblom optioned to AAA
- P Smokin’ Joe Ortiz recalled from AAA
- P Wilmer Font recalled from AAA [ Link ]
NOTES: Much is made of Darvish being on the DL, completing the “Opening Day Starting Rotation on the DL all at the same time” list. However, this is more about giving him a rest in the middle of the season. Couple the DL assignment with a retroactive date, plus the All-Star game in the middle of it, and it effectively amounts to him just missing a single start. I don’t think there’s anything major here, and the official DL designation (right trapezius strain) sounds like one of those made up things. Wilmer Font adds to the list of pitchers we’ve used this year, which is really high.
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