Trade Watchin': Part II

Here is an update on the Rangers off-season trades. On the Trading Block:

• No Ranger Catcher is Safe (includes Saltalamacchia, Teagarden, and Ramirez)
• Vicente Padilla
• Kevin Millwood
• Hank Blalock
• Marlon Byrd
• Greg Olson (from John Mayberry Jr. trade)

Already Traded Away:

• Kameron Loe (to Japan for cash)
• John Mayberry Jr. (for Greg Olson)
• Wes Littleton (to Boston for two Players to be Named or Cash, may be dependant on whether Littleton makes opening day roster)
• Gerald Laird (to Detroit for Guillermo Moscoso and Carlos Melo)

Free Agents Signed:

• Joe Torres (minor league deal)
• Elizardo Ramirez (minor league deal)

Off-Season Tally

Off-Season 08-09	Players Left	Players Aquired	Cash
Trades	4	3 to 5	1
Free Agents	4	2	N/A

Baseball America has released its Top 10 Rangers Prospects ranking:

1. Neftali Feliz, rhp
2. Derek Holland, lhp
3. Justin Smoak, 1b
4. Elvis Andrus, ss
5. Martin Perez, lhp
6. Taylor Teagarden, c
7. Engel Beltre, of
8. Michael Main, rhp
9. Julio Borbon, of
10. Max Ramirez, c/1b

Milton Bradley declined the arbitration offer from Texas and is exploring the free agent market. He is seeking a multi-year deal.

MLB's Top 50 Prospects:

9. Neftali Feliz, rhp

21. Elvis Andrus, ss

46. Derek Holland, lhp

51. Justin Smoak, 1b

The Rangers were one of seven teams to have 3 or more in the top fifty. They were one of three teams to have four in the top fifty-one.

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