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Bad Rangers' Pitching News and it's Only Friggin' January

By Richie Whitt in Texas Rangers

Thursday, Jan. 22 2009 @ 3:00PM

From the same team that lost Adam Eaton in spring training 2006 just hours after general manager Jon Daniels announced his starting rotation comes news that top pitching prospect Eric Hurley has undergone rotator cuff surgery and is out for the 2009 season.

In news that will surprise no one: Rangers = Snakebit.

Hurley, the team's first-round pick in '04, showed flashes at the big-league level last season, going 1-2 with a 5.47 ERA. Flashes, I said. His loss isn't devastating news, but it ain't good neither.

I'm going on a work-related field trip today and don't have time to mull over all of Texas' underwhelming options, but since Hurley was expected to compete for a spot in the starting rotation who do you have as your Fave Five now?

Jump for the candidates ...

Kevin Millwood.

Vicente Padilla.

Scott Feldman.

Matt Harrison.

Brandon McCarthy.

Kason Gabbard.

Dustin Nippert.

Thomas Diamond.

Neftali Feliz.

Derek Holland.

Off the top of my head, I'd like to see Millwood, Padilla, Harrison, McCarthy and Feliz.

You?

Tags: Eric Hurley, Jon Daniels, Mike Maddux

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Spare Me says:

Why did he have to wait to get the surgery now? They have not played a game for 4 months!

Posted On: Thursday, Jan. 22 2009 @ 3:13PM

Craig says:

The 2009 Rangers are going to be all about efficiency: this young batch of go-getters is not going to wait until after the All Star Game to start the inevitable decline to irrelevance and laughing-stock-hood. No sir, let's get started in January, when no one will expect it.

Posted On: Thursday, Jan. 22 2009 @ 3:53PM

Craig says:

THEY will be all about efficiency, Craig's efficiency in 2009 will continue to hover around the level comparable to "Droopy Dawg" on diazepam, apparently.

Posted On: Thursday, Jan. 22 2009 @ 3:58PM

Kije Ramsey says:

So what else is new? He probably got hurt when he was making that bad commercial with Nolan and the other young (pop) guns. Maybe they should sign Mike Bassik. He could pitch and do radio.

Posted On: Thursday, Jan. 22 2009 @ 4:51PM

Jeff W says:

Feliz's future is likely as a closer.

Posted On: Thursday, Jan. 22 2009 @ 6:36PM

Jay says:

I'll be done watching this pathetic franchise until the Masters. Have you ever heard Jon Daniels on the radio? Talk about a give up. The guy and the hosts cannot wait until it is over. I guess John Blake is fixing everything.

Posted On: Friday, Jan. 23 2009 @ 12:26AM

Jay says:

Find it very interesting that there is no "Contact Us" connection on the web page as there is on every other team site. In other words, "we don't want do hear from you because we will get busted".

Posted On: Friday, Jan. 23 2009 @ 12:40AM

Brandon says:

Millwood, Padilla (traded before the All-Star break, Puh-leeze), Feliz, Harrison, Holland.

Posted On: Friday, Jan. 23 2009 @ 1:19PM

Name that Dude Singing Like a Rolling Stone says:

Can someone please bring me the head of Ben Sheets? When healthy, very dominate! Look for Sheets to reunite with Maddux.

Sincerely,

The Un-baseball know-it-all

Posted On: Monday, Jan. 26 2009 @ 8:34AM