Rangers signings and transactions

[Cowtipper]

Instead of starting a thread for each one, I thought I'd put them all in this mega thread.

Big news:

They lost Beau Vaughan to the Rule 5 Draft. Woo.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=7395

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Signed: C Robbie Alcombrack (Traverse City (Frontier)), C John Otness, SS Ray Olmedo
Outrighted to Triple-A and removed from 40-man: LHP Clay Rapada, 3B Esteban German

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=7417

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have signed free agent infielder Matt Brown to a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseb...34008388_x.htm

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Victor Payano signed with the Rangers. Payano had a deal with the Red Sox in July for $900K that was voided due to shoulder concerns.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/pagethree.html

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Named Bill Haselman manager of Bakersfield (Cal).

http://espn.go.com/mlb/transactions

I'd also like to report that after this offseason, I am retiring from reporting the daily team by team transactions (and the Baseball Fever community breathes a collective sigh of relief). It takes far too long to do.

[philliesfiend55]

http://espn.go.com/mlb/transactions

I'd also like to report that after this offseason, I am retiring from reporting the daily team by team transactions (and the Baseball Fever community breathes a collective sigh of relief). It takes far too long to do.

Cowtipper: You retired just a few hours to early. You missed a big scoop. mlb.com is reporting this morning on the Rangers' signing of Vladimir Guerrero and Khalil Greene.

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Cowtipper: You retired just a few hours to early. You missed a big scoop. mlb.com is reporting this morning on the Rangers' signing of Vladimir Guerrero and Khalil Greene.

I'm not retiring yet, after this offseason I will be.

[Cowtipper]

The Rangers and RHP Dustin Nippert avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $650,000 contract.
A "Super Two" player, the 28-year-old right-hander was eligible for arbitration for the first time. Nippert was slowed by shoulder and rib cage injuries to start last season, but posted a 3.88 ERA in 20 games (10 starts) after coming off the disabled list in July, including a 1.86 ERA out of the bullpen.

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/pla...=280833&spln=1

They signed Lewis to a two-year deal.

http://tsn.ca/mlb/transactions/

Brandon McCarthy and the Texas Rangers agreed to a one-year, $1.3 million contract, avoiding arbitration for the injury-plagued pitcher. McCarthy, acquired from the White Sox in a deal that sent pitcher John Danks to Chicago before the 2007 season, was 7-4 with a 4.62 ERA.

http://www.statesman.com/sports/mcca...rs-181811.html

1B Chad Tracy assigned to Texas Rangers.
1B Justin Smoak assigned to Texas Rangers.
RHP Tanner Scheppers assigned to Texas Rangers.
RF Mitch Moreland assigned to Texas Rangers.
LHP Kasey Kiker assigned to Texas Rangers.
C Emerson Frostad assigned to Texas Rangers.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/transactions/#month=1&year=2010

[Cowtipper]

They signed CJ Wilson, avoiding arbitration.

http://tsn.ca/mlb/transactions/

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ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers have agreed to terms with outfielder Josh Hamilton and relief pitcher Chris Ray on one-year contracts, the team announced Tuesday.

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/mlb...ory?id=4839296

The Rangers signed 16-year-old Colombian catcher Jorge Alfaro for $1.3MM, reports Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/pagefour.html

Named Joe Furukawa coordinator, Pacific Rim operations.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/transactions

[Cowtipper]

They DFA'd Greg Golson.

http://tsn.ca/mlb/transactions/

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The Texas Rangers announced Friday that they have signed catcher Toby Hall to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training.

Hall, 34, gives the Rangers depth at catcher should Jarrod Saltalamacchia experience any other setbacks in his return from shoulder surgery.

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/mlb...ory?id=4850175

Also, right-hander Elizardo Ramirez, who spent 2009 in Oklahoma City and went 9-11 with a 4.63 ERA, has signed a Triple-A contract that does not include an invitation to big league camp.

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/mlb...ory?id=4850175

[Cowtipper]

The Texas Rangers have added right-hander Colby Lewis to their 40-man roster, clearing space for the former supplemental first-round pick by designating infielder Joe Inglett for assignment.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/nation...,7449768.story

P Clay Rapada - Signed to a Minor League Contract
P Jailen Peguero - Signed to a Minor League Contract

http://tsn.ca/mlb/transactions/

Released: RHP Dustin Brader, RHP Jake Geglein, RHP Brock Piper, 2B Dave Berg
Reinstated from inactive list: 2B Dave Berg

This is the same Dave Berg who served as a utility infielder for the Marlins and Blue Jays from 1998 to 2004. He signed with the Rangers in May 2006, only to retire about a month later.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/...7444#more-7444

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NEW YORK -- Looking to replenish their outfield depth, the Yankees acquired Greg Golson on Tuesday from the Rangers in exchange for a Minor Leaguer.

In what general manager Brian Cashman termed a "minor move," the Yankees agreed to part with infielder Mitch Hilligoss in exchange for Golson, a 24-year-old who batted .258 with 40 RBIs in 123 games with Triple-A Oklahoma City in 2009.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...=.jsp&c_id=mlb

MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan reports (via Twitter) that the Rangers have avoided arbitration with reliever Frank Francisco by agreeing to a one-year, $3.265MM contract.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/pagetwo.html

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http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...=.jsp&c_id=mlb

MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers added another left-handed bat to the roster Wednesday by claiming the versatile Joe Inglett off waivers from the Rangers.


Inglett, 31, has appeared in the Majors with the Indians and Blue Jays and can play just about anywhere on the diamond. He saw most of his Major League action at second base in 2008 as a fill-in for the injured Aaron Hill and batted .297 that season. In 2009, Inglett logged 99 Major League plate appearances for Toronto and batted .281 with a .347 on-base percentage.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...=.jsp&c_id=mlb

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The Associated Press reports that RHP Scott Feldman and the Texas Rangers reached a one-year, $2.245 million settlement. He went 17-8 with a 4.08 ERA. He had been asking $2.9 million while the Rangers offered $2.05 million. The $2.455 million deal is $50,000 under the $2.475 million midpoint. Feldman represented the final player in salary arbitration for the Rangers. Frank Francisco was the other player to have exchanged figures for the club, while Esteban German, Josh Hamilton, Chris Ray, Brandon McCarthy, Dustin Nippert, and C.J. Wilson settled before figures were exchanged.

http://www.bizofbaseball.com/index.p...des&Itemid=153

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Australian catcher Guy Edmonds has signed with the Texas Rangers, according to Christian Nicolussi of The Daily Telegraph. Nicolussi writes that the 16-year-old has the potential to outperform the country's greatest baseball export, Dave Nilsson.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/

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Rangers signed OF Endy Chavez to a minor league contract with a $1.25 million club option for 2011.

Chavez will earn $1 million if he makes the major league roster this season. He underwent right knee surgery last July and hit just .273/.328/.342 last year in the 182 plate appearances he was healthy for, but he's always been a solid defender and he still boasts some speed on the basepaths. That said, the 32-year-old Chavez shouldn't register on most fantasy radars.

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/354131...s-player_news/

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The Rangers signed Jae Kuk Ryu.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/...7527#more-7527

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SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Rangers have added infielder Marcus Lemon to their Spring Training roster, replacing Khalil Greene.

The Rangers were informed on Sunday that Greene will not be reporting this week because he is dealing with social anxiety disorder, an issue that put him on the disabled list twice last year while with the Cardinals.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...=.jsp&c_id=mlb

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Infielder Khalil Greene’s contract was voided by the Texas Rangers. They said it was for a private matter, which they did not disclose, and not the social anxiety that led Greene to miss 46 games for the St. Louis Cardinals last season in two stints on the disabled list. Texas agreed to a one-year, $750,000 contract with Greene, 30, on Jan. 21.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/26/sp...fs-khalil.html

The Rangers have signed infielder Wes Bankston to a minor league contract. Born in Dallas, Bankston starred at Plano East High School in both baseball and football. He was committed to the University of Texas before he was selected in the fourth round (104th overall) of the 2002 June draft by Tampa Bay.

http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/ar...-bankston.html

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PHOENIX -- The Rangers acquired right-handed pitcher Edwar Ramirez from the Yankees for cash considerations on Tuesday.

Ramirez, 28, has been added to the team's 40-man roster. He will wear jersey number 23.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...=.jsp&c_id=mlb

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The battle for the utility infielder spot has a new candidate. The Rangers claimed infielder Hernan Iribarren off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.

To make room for Iribarren on the roster, the club put Eric Hurley on the 60-day disabled list. Iribarren is out of minor league options.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...1a6eb7d35.html