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Roster Transaction

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  • OF Gabe Kapler placed on 15 day DL retroactive
    to March 23rd
  • P Dan Kolb placed on the 15 day DL retroactive
    to March 23rd
  • P Francisco Cordero placed on the 15 day DL
    retroactive to March 23rd
  • P Justin Thompson placed on 60 day DL
  • SS Kelly Dransfeldt assigned to AAA Oklahoma
  • 3B Mike Lamb assigned to AAA Oklahoma
  • IF Michael Young assigned to AAA Oklahoma
  • OF Craig Monroe assigned to AAA Oklahoma
  • P Pete Munro assigned to AAA Oklahoma
  • C Mike Hubbard assigned to AAA Oklahoma
  • C Dave Steed assigned to AAA Oklahoma

Roster Transaction

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  • C Doug Mirabelli acquired via trade for $ from
    the SF Giants.
  • C Bill Haselman placed on 15 day DL.

Roster Transaction

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  • P Mike Munoz released.
  • P Chris Haney released.
  • P Alan Webb (A) released.

ST20: Rangers beat New York Yankees, 6-5

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After performing so weakly against the Phillies, I was dreading facing our nemesis – especially with the recent depressing news about the state of our outfield depth.
Doug Davis continued to look good, going 5 innings against the 3 time defending champs, giving up squat. No hits, no runs, although he walked four and struck out six. Can’t complain about the results here. Pudge woke up too, smacking two jacks today. Jeff Zimmerman pitched a scoreless inning, too.
However, the back end didn’t pitch so well today. Mike Munoz, who’s been spectacular this spring, gave up two runs (although they were unearned), and Tim Crabtree gave up three earned runs in his 1.1 innings of work. Not that great, but we won – and against the Yankees, you’ll always take that – especially when it makes the Yankees 7-16, the worst record in all of the majors this spring. ;)

Surprise! Rangers moving spring training to AZ

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SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — The Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals reached an agreement Friday with city officials to move their spring training facilities to Arizona in 2003.
The Surprise City Council still must approve the deal, which calls for the building of a new stadium in the Phoenix suburb.
The teams had said as early as last year that they would move their spring training sites from Florida to Surprise if the city built a site.
That was assured in November when voters in Maricopa County approved an increase in hotel and rental car taxes to fund construction of a new stadium for the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals and other sports projects.
Two-thirds of the money for the baseball stadium will come from the tax hike and one-third from the city.
The Rangers exercised a one-year option to remain in Port Charlotte, Fla., for one more year. Texas has trained in Port Charlotte since 1987.
The Royals have trained in Haines City, Fla., since 1988.