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Rangers Could Pick Up Blalock's Option To Trade Him?
"I don't know what the club is going to do," Blalock said. "I don't worry about things that I can't control. All I can do is prepare and work hard to stay healthy and play well every day." Texas Rangers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Rangers' Hamilton Despises Day Games
"I can't stand them," Hamilton said. "It's OK in the field, but I can't hit with (sunglasses) on." Hamilton is hitting .306 with 31 home runs and 124 RBI for the Rangers this season. Texas Rangers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Bradley Deserves Long-Term Deal In Texas?
Bradley said recently that he wants to be paid like "one of the elite players in the game" and desires "a long-term contract." He did have issues remaining healthy this season but appeared focused and determined when in the lineup this season. "There?s always going to be a negative knock on me," Bradley said last Friday. "If they?re not going to talk about my attitude, or incidents, then they?re going to talk about my health." Bradley is hitting .316 with 22 home runs and 74 RBI in 121 games through Sunday. Texas Rangers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Rangers Sep 2008 Archive
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Hank Blalock is hitting well and making a case to be in the Rangers' lineup next season. The Rangers could exercise his $6.2 million option for 2009 and either play him or trade him. The club also could buy out his contract for $250,000.
Texas' centerfielder Josh Hamilton has cooled down in the second half of the season and admitted that he hates playing during the day, according to Dallas Morning News.
Some around the Rangers believe that Milton Bradley deserves a lucrative long-term deal with the team, according to Star-Telegram.