Rangers Friday Afternoon Transactions

Posted on June 26th, 2009 5:09pm by Jeff Miller
Filed under Baseball, Texas Rangers, Transactions

ARLINGTON - Righty reliever Willie Eyre has been activated, OF Brandon Boggs was sent to Oklahoma City and RedHawks INF German Duran was placed on outright release waivers.

“After last night, we needed to get an extra arm down there,” manager Ron Washington said. “He can give us some length, can give us two innings.”

Washington wouldn’t specify which relievers won’t be available tonight but admitted C.J. Wilson and Frank Francisco would be “candidates’ to sit out.

Duran, from Fort Worth and Weatherford College, hit .149 in 25 games this season with the RedHawks with 13 hits and 17 strikeouts. In 60 games with the Rangers last season, he hit .231 with 33 hits and 32K’s.

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5 Comments to “Rangers Friday Afternoon Transactions”
  • becca @ June 26th, 2009 at 5:16 pm

    are the rangers worried about duran being picked up by someone? couldn’t they release someone else on outright waivers that isn’t as good? waivers make my head hurt.

  • Jeff Miller @ June 26th, 2009 at 5:23 pm

    @becca: This is “beyond” waivers. Duran basically will become a free agent after the paperwork is processed, probably a two-day deal. The most likely way for him to stay in the organization would be if he were to agree to re-sign with a minor league contract, and that wouldn’t appear likely.

  • becca @ June 26th, 2009 at 5:30 pm

    dangit. so now we will only have one german in the org. how will they ever protect themselves against the french?

  • badspellr @ June 26th, 2009 at 6:09 pm

    Bad news about Duran. Nicest kid in the organization.

    I never say this, but I hope this turns out to be one of the all time big mistakes and that the Rangers have to shell out millions to bring him home in five or six years.

  • Mike @ June 26th, 2009 at 6:48 pm

    badspellr, afraid it is not going to happen!
    Bradley also had a classic meltdown today for the Cubs and Pinella sent him home.