TEXAS

TEXAS RANGERS


TOP 10 PICKS (DRAFTED NO. 4)

1-C GONZALEZ
2-J HEYWARD
3-R HOWARD
4-J DE LA ROSA
5-F GUITIERREZ
6-T SNIDER
7-R SORIANO
8-J BENOIT
9-D BARD
10-D BRADEN

WENT WITH GONZALEZ B/C OF CONTRACT LENGTH AND THOUGHT HEYWARD AND HOWARD WERE STEALS, ALTHOUGH THE GAME DESIGNERS SEEM TO THINK HOWARD IS GOING TO FALL HARD AND QUICK.

DE LA ROSA BEST SP AT THE SPOT, WENT WITH GUITIERREZ B/C OF CONTRACT - DEALT HIM IN THE SPRING WHEN CATCHING HELP WAS NEEDED, PICKED UP M MONTERO FOR HIM PLUS SP J MAINE, WHO WAS HAVING AN OUTSTANDING PRESEASON AND FORCED ME TO SEND D BRADEN, PICK NO. 10, TO AAA.

T SNIDER JUST 23 AND CAPABLE OF HITTING 45 HRs. RELEIVERS FILLED SLOTS SIX TO NINE, AS I HAVE FOUND A SOLID RP CORE IS NEEDED. R SORIANO WILL CLOSE, J BENOIT HAS A 3-YR DEAL AND D BARD WAS LIGHTS OUT IN 2010.

ROSTERS
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OPENING DAY

TEXAS
SP
37-J DE LA ROSA
35-T HUNTER
33-C RICHARD
38-J MAINE
56-M MINOR

RP
23-TAKAHASHI
51-BARD
53-J BENOIT
47-T BYRDAK
40-T SAITO
54-A RHODES
29-R SORIANO

C
32-M MONTERO
31-R WHITE
3-B ANDERSON

IF
15-T GRISSOM
44-R HOWARD
27-A FERNANDEZ
2-R FINN
17-E ALDRIDGE

OF
19-T COLVIN
55-C GONZALEZ
22-J HEYWARD
43-A CONNER
45-T SNIDER
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AAA
SP
50-D WILLIS
36-K ERBE
52-D BRADEN
18-V RODRIGUEZ
20- E HARRIS

RP
26-F MEADOWS
29-Z BRADDOCK
7-R RUSSELL
28-B LAYFIELD
53-D.R. HERRERA
48-V MARTE
13-G CHAVEZ

C
0-H CONGER
22- M BRITO

IF
5-S SHERMAN
75-F FREEMAN
24-D VICIEDO
12-J GOFF
3-J GONZALEZ
14-C SANDOVAL

OF
27- D JENNINGS
31-J TABATA
9-DO BROWN
8-S McCAULEY
21-D TROTTER
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AA
SP
36-P TEJADA
28-H CORTES
30-A LUGO
22-D TENACE
7-W HAMMEL

RP
44-J GARDNER
6-J GONZALEZ
23-A MONTALVO
10-
5-M DE LOS SANTOS
19-
8-B STEEN

C
43-N NESS
20-M PERALTA

IF
80-I BARRIOS
34-L HANCOCK
17-K KENDRICK
24-P JERNIGAN
14-E ORTEGA

OF
16-M WATSON
38 J McDERMOTT
4-O VALDEZ
11-R SAMUELS
13-
23-
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A
(FREE AGENT SIGNEES)

RF-25-N CASE
SP-3-B JOHNS
RP-16- K DI BIASE
SP-26-R ELMORE
RP-5-J GIL
SP-7-M RUIZ
RP-20-R FERGUSON
SS-11-S FUENTES
SP-2- S GUERRERO
RP-71-H HUMPHREY
3B-10-J LIMA
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