Gerald Laird News

There's a decent chance Mike Maddux is going to be the biggest offseason addition to the Rangers this year.

JIM REEVES For the Texas Rangers to have an actual Catch-22 situation working behind the plate this off-season, they'd have to pick up another 18 catchers somewhere along the way.

Jarrod Saltalamacchia can't hide his excitement when he hears rumors of being traded to Boston.

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Well, one of the Ranger catchers is saying he wants to be dealt to Boston. And, surprisingly, it isn't Gerald Laird, who has put his foot in his mouth a few times in the past.

Most general managers here this week are playing things so closely to the vest that they feel uneasy revealing what they ate for lunch.

Powered by democracy, holograms and the late, great Edna Taylor of Dallas, here are a few Election Night morsels from deep in the heart of Texas: a- While Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News submitted on ...

Get your Marlins Tickets now! left-hander Scott Olsen. Though the Texas Rangers are among them and appear a fit because of their catching surplus, Gerald Laird is not the Marlins' first choice.

Is catcher Max Ramirez the Texas Rangers' hottest trade commodity at the moment? - Anthony Amobi/MVN.com According to an official Monday afternoon team press release, the Texas Rangers have formally announced ...

Want an experienced big league starter whose contract is still affordable and who would be under a club's control for more than one year? There is Gerald Laird, who can't become a free agent until after 2010.

The Rangers on Monday will invade the St. Regis Monarch Hotel in Dana Point, Calif.

The Rangers will explore two specific avenues of trades when Major League general mangers hold their annual meetings Monday-Thursday in Dana Point, Calif., next week.

Late-blooming John Baker is the starting catcher unless a better option comes along.

We will be taking a look at all 30 major league teams to see which hitters and pitchers failed, which excelled, and which youngsters you might want to keep in mind as you begin to prepare for your 2009 fantasy ...

A quick public service announcement before taking a headfirst dive into a stingy collection of early-morning Texas Rangers notes: As the inimitable Jason Parks can no doubt attest to, I've been working overtime ...

It's hard to believe that it's October already -- that 185-day regular season really flew by! It's even harder to believe that we're in the postseason and haven't seen Derek Jeter perform a single gratuitous ...

What are the odds that Texas signs Josh Hamilton to an extension this offseason that will keep him here beyond 2012? -- Matt E., Ada, Okla.

Well, so much for that BoSox/Cubs World Series. The Detroit Free Press says that the Tigers will talk to the Rangers about acquiring a shortstop and a catcher.

Second verse,same as the first: Ron Washington needs to come up with a new quote - and a couple of pitchers.

Texas Rangers' Gerald Laird tosses a ball attached to a long rubber band to tease fans sitting above the dugout in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., ...