Hank Blalock News

If the Rangers are to achieve their stated goal of upgrading their pitching this winter, they'll most likely have to do it through a trade rather than the free-agent market.

Rudy Jaramillo will never walk away from a batting cage if there is a hitter who wants or needs help.

We are now at part five of my multi-part series, "Around the Diamond", as we now take a peek over at third base.

Six compensation free agents were taken off the market before other teams could negotiate with them.

Why won't the Rangers commit to Travis Metcalf at third base? He's earned the shot, and if healthy has been productive.

Texas' exclusive negotiating rights ended, and Milton Bradley goes on the open market.

Boston Red Sox right-hander Clay Buchholz, a Nederland native, might be a good fit in the Rangers' rotation.

Reliever LaTroy Hawkins, in the middle of a May rhubarb with Orioles batter Luke Scott , was traded by the Yankees to the Astros on July 30.

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Ideally, they would add one solid bat there and complement that player with a good defensive player at the other middle spot.

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Rangers general manager Jon Daniels expects to spend about "90 percent" of his off-season conversations on improving the pitching staff.

The biggest news Jon Daniels could offer Tuesday from the general managers meetings was that he rolled a career-high 195 during a bowling outing with baseball's 29 other GMs.

Woo-hoo!...More radical than a World Festival of Youth and Students potato sack race! 1. Minnesota trades Francisco Liriano to Texas for Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Elvis Andrus, Hank Blalock and Omar Poveda.

The Cleveland Indians have reportedly talked to the Florida Marlins about lefty starter Scott Olsen, according to South Florida Sun Sentinel's Juan C. Rodriguez .

The Rangers had five players file for free agency Thursday, including All-Star outfielder Milton Bradley and first baseman Hank Blalock.

The Rangers are still looking for a pitching coach but believe they have hired two other coaches that will help their overall defense be better in 2008.

A quick public service announcement before taking a headfirst dive into a stingy collection of early-morning Texas Rangers notes: As the inimitable Jason Parks can no doubt attest to, I've been working overtime ...