The Rangers are starting a series with the Baltimore Orioles this Friday and it got me thinking about the players they have shared over the years. I hope to make this a recurring theme in the blog every time the rangers play a new opponent. With trades and free agency and players shuffling from organization to organization these lists might get a little out of hand.

 

Hits.

 

Rafael Palmeiro. Spent the 90’s with the Orioles and Rangers putting up monster numbers for both.

Johnny Oates.-The former Oriole manager was fired and promptly signed by Texas,then led us to the AL WEST div. title 3 out of 5 years.

 

Misses.

Sammy Sosa? Toss up. he was the man with the Cubs but had a disappointing Oriole run.He redeemed himself a bit in 2007 and put up respectable numbers with the rangers but was out of the league at the end of the season.

Adam Eaton -definitely a miss. we traded Adrian Gonzalez and Chris Young to San Diego for 1 terrible year.

 

Other notable names include David Segui,Mickey Tettleton,Mark Mclemore,Fernando Tatis,and Kevin Brown.

 

Scott Erickson (Mr.Lisa Guerrero) had a cup of coffee with the Rangers in 2004.

 

TEXAS RANGERS PROBABLE PITCHERS.

Fridays matchup brings the dependable and surprising Scott Feldman (14-4, 3.72 ERA)

Scott has been vastly underrated this season (even by his own team). He started the year in the bullpen as the long man while the rangers gave Kris Benson (shout out to Anna Benson) the 5th starter role, but was back in the rotation within weeks and has become the rangers most dependable starter. doesnt K too many, but features a nasty cutter that leaves many broken bats and weak ground outs.