Day 36 And Counting

On his Friday XM Radio show, Down On The Farm Friday, John Sickels has the Rangers' Director of Player Development, Scott Servais, as a guest. Servais said something that should make all AL-only 4x4 players pay attention.

In a discussion on 2005 1st round pick John Mayberry Jr., Servais said the team expects him to be in the majors in the second half of this season. With 30 HR and 16 SB between High A and AA in 2007 and the Rangers' unsettled OF situation, Mayberry could be that second half injury replacement we all hope for.

With Al rookies in mind, he is a list of those by Baseball America from their 2008 Prospect Book.

TM	POS	PLAYER
NYY	RHP	Joba Chamberlain
BOS	OF	Jacoby Ellsbury
TOR	LHP	Dave Purcey
TB	3B	Evan Longoria
BAL	LHP	Troy Patton
DET	RHP	Yorman Bazardo
CLE	RHP	Masahide Kobayashi
CSX	LHP	Gio Gonzalez
KC	RHP	Luke Hochevar
MIN	RHP	Nick Blackburn
LAA	SS/3B	Brandon Wood
SEA	C	Jeff Clement
TEX	LHP	Luis Mendoza
OAK	1B	Daric Barton