News is that the Texas Rangers are trading for Ivan Pudge Rodriguez. The trade will apparently involve a couple of mid level prospects but the Rangers are staying tight lipped about who they might be. Pudge Rodriguez started his career with the Texas Rangers before moving around to various teams including the Houston Astros, Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, and New York Yankees.
Ivan Pudge Rodriguez Stats for 2009 before this trade.
Batting Average .251 Home Runs 8 Runs Batted In 34 Runs 41 Stolen Bases 0
The purpose of this trade is to sure up the void at catcher left when Jarrod Saltalamacchia was placed on the 15 day DL with fatigue in his throwing arm. He is expected to miss more than 15 days, maybe the rest of the season.
