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Akinori Otsuka Could Be Done This Season

Rangers closer Akinori Otsuka hasn't pitched in a game since July 1st, ever since he was put on the disabled list to give his sore forearm a little rest. That's all it was supposed to be, but here it's over a month and a half later, and Otsuka is still experiencing soreness in his arm. Otsuka has been examined by both...

Kason Gabbard Has Forearm Stiffness

It was supposed to be a nice little story when Kason Gabbard took the mound for the Rangers on Sunday. He was half of a high school reunion in the Rangers battery, as Jarrod Saltalamacchia was donning the tools of ignorance.Gabbard and Saltalamacchia, two of the most recent additions to the Rangers, went to high school...

Somebody Please Take Sammy Sosa

The Rangers have been out of contention for a while this season, so as a result, a lot of teams have been talking to them about possible trades. The names you hear most often are Mark Teixeira, Eric Gagne, and Akinori Otsuka, but they aren't the players the Rangers really would like to trade.Now that Sammy Sosa has...

Mark Teixeira to Atlanta?

With just about every single baseball writer in the country in San Francisco the last few days, you can be sure there was a ton of talks going on about trades that could be made in the next few weeks before the July 31st deadline. On of the more popular names bandied about was Mark Teixeira. The Rangers have made it...

The Tigers Could Be Interested In Eric Gagne

With all of the injuries to their bullpen, it doesn't come as a surprise that the Detroit Tigers could be interested in looking for some bullpen help. Fernando Rodney will return to the bullpen tonight and the Tigers hope his return can help stabilize the pen. Still, considering they won't have Joel Zumaya for a while,...