Climbing Tal's Hill » Neftali Feliz http://climbingtalshill.com A Houston Astros Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Tue, 21 May 2013 10:00:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Rangers sign Joe Nathan http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/11/21/joe-nathan-signs-with-rangers/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/11/21/joe-nathan-signs-with-rangers/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:55:43 +0000 Greg Thurston http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=2660 The Texas Rangers have signed former Minnesota Twins closer Joe Nathan to a two-year contract with a club option for 2014. The move paves the way for Neftali Feliz to move to the Rangers starting rotation. The Rangers have had tremendous success turning relievers into starters. Over the past few seasons both C.J. Wilson and [...]

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]]> The Texas Rangers have signed former Minnesota Twins closer Joe Nathan to a two-year contract with a club option for 2014. The move paves the way for Neftali Feliz to move to the Rangers starting rotation. The Rangers have had tremendous success turning relievers into starters. Over the past few seasons both C.J. Wilson and Alexi Ogando have made the switch. The Rangers toyed with the idea of turning Feliz into a starter last season but elected to go with Ogando instead. Feliz figures to replace Wilson in the rotation. The Rangers have little to no interest in re-signing Wilson, who is a free agent.

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]]> http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/11/21/joe-nathan-signs-with-rangers/feed/ 4 Rangers provide Blueprint for a Championship http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/10/16/rangers-provide-blueprint-for-a-champion/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/10/16/rangers-provide-blueprint-for-a-champion/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:34:40 +0000 Greg Thurston http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=2304 Last night the Texas Rangers claimed their second straight American League Championship with a blowout victory over the Detroit Tigers. The Astros can learn a lot from what their neighbors to the north have done to build a winner. The Rangers market size and fan demographic is similar to that of the Astros. The Rangers [...]

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]]> Last night the Texas Rangers claimed their second straight American League Championship with a blowout victory over the Detroit Tigers. The Astros can learn a lot from what their neighbors to the north have done to build a winner. The Rangers market size and fan demographic is similar to that of the Astros. The Rangers have been able to put together a winner despite recent financial challenges that forced MLB to auction off the franchise, which was on the verge of bankruptcy.

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