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Teagarden’s explosion forcing Rangers hand

By john • Sep 16th, 2008 • Category: jarrod saltalamacchia, major leagues, max ramirez, taylor teagarden, texas rangers

Yesterday I read that the Boston Red Sox had interest in Texas Ranger catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia. I figured it was just another baseball rumor, knowing that Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek was headed towards free agency.
Then something caught my eye. Then again, how could it not. Taylor Teagarden’s recent success has people abuzz. The 24-year-old [...]


Ramirez maxing out his stats in Frisco

By john • May 6th, 2008 • Category: jarrod saltalamacchia, max ramirez, taylor teagarden

Frisco Roughriders catcher Max Ramirez has been on a tear of late. In his last 10 games Ramirez the starting catcher for the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers has hit .543 driving in 8 and scoring 6 times. This week he was honored as the player of the week for the Texas League.
Ramirez is [...]


Having fun in the Teagarden

By john • Apr 26th, 2008 • Category: jarrod saltalamacchia, max ramirez, oklahoma redhawks, taylor teagarden, texas rangers

The Texas Rangers have promoted Taylor Teagarden to Triple-A Oklahoma. The 24-year-old catcher had been starting at Double-A Frisco.
Teagarden is a strong right handed hitter in the mold of Mickey Tettelton. Prior to being drafted there were some concerns about his approach at the plate but he has put those questions and others to [...]