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Mets Trade Jeff Francoeur to Rangers

The end of Jeff Francoeur's Mets career has seemed imminent for the past few days and now we finally know where he's headed; the Texas Rangers announced Tuesday night that they've acquired the struggling outfielder. Francoeur's been the odd man out in the Mets' outfield since Carlos Beltran returned from his knee injury....

Nelson Cruz Hits Disabled List With Pulled Hamstring

For the third time this season the Texas Rangers had to place Nelson Cruz on the disabled list with a hamstring injury. Cruz spent the first few weeks of May and the first three weeks of June on the disabled list thanks to his hamstring, and it seems he's enjoyed his time there quite considerably because he's going back...

Ian Kinsler Heads to Disabled List With Groin Injury

The Rangers will head to Anaheim for their big weekend set against the Angels without their second baseman. Ian Kinsler was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Thursday with a strained left groin. The timing could be better, but it could also be worse. The injury, which forced him to miss Wednesday night's game, has...

Michael Young Will Move to Third Base

Well that stand didn't last very long now, did it? After telling the Texas Rangers that he didn't want to move to third base to make room for Elvis Andrus at shortstop, and then demanding a trade because he was so adamant about not playing third base, I'll bet you'll never guess what Michael Young told the Rangers he'd do...

Ian Kinsler's Groin May Cost Him The Season

While Josh Hamilton gets most of the publicity when it comes to the Texas Rangers, that doesn't mean he's the only player on the team having an MVP-caliber season. Let's not forget about the team's second baseman, Ian Kinsler, who is currently hitting .319/.375/.517 with 18 homers and 71 RBI.Unfortunately for the Rangers...

Joaquin Arias News From the Web

05/26/12 Giants Show Promise in Close Defeat Against Miami Source: CBS - KPIX 5 - San Francisco CA Well every loss definitely hurts, but that one actually didn't feel too bad, all things considered.
05/24/12 Giant Infield Problems: Second Should Be First Priority Source: Bleacher Report While many articles have been written about Tim Lincecum's start-of-season struggles, there should be even more about the problem at second base.
05/23/12 Giants option Culberson to Fresno Source: MLB The Giants have optioned infielder Charlie Culberson to Triple-A Fresno, a move they announced after Wednesday's 8-5 loss to the Brewers.
05/23/12 Arias taking advantage of improved health Source: MLB - San Francisco Giants It's legitimate to wonder why Joaquin Arias, who has helped the Giants weather the absence of third baseman Pablo Sandoval, has played for five organizations in 11 professional seasons.
05/22/12 Arias, Posey homer in Giants' 6-4 win at Milwaukee Source: The Press Democrat - Santa Rosa CA MILWAUKEE (AP) Buster Posey homered off the Miller Park scoreboard and had three RBIs as the San Francisco Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 on Tuesday night.

Background on Joaquin Arias

Joaquín Árias (born September 21, 1984, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball.

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