Rangers Flip Kevin Millwood Into 3 Players

Tom Hicks, the owner of the Texas Rangers, is having money trouble. That has caused the Rangers to get inventive when it comes to filling out the roster. GM Jon Daniels did just that — flipping Kevin Millwood into three players.

First Daniels traded Millwood to the Baltimore Orioles for Chris Ray. After saving money on that deal, the Rangers turned around and signed Rich Harden and traded for Mike Lowell of the Boston Red Sox.

The biggest name in that trio is Harden. He’s a starting pitcher with a high ceiling who has had trouble staying healthy. Ray is a reliever who struggled last year after recovering from surgery. Lowell is a veteran who could possibly fill in at third base, first base and DH.

The Rangers will miss Millwood but they were able to get younger and fill out their roster with three players who could blossom in the 2010 baseball season. Will this be enough for Texas to make the playoffs? Probably not but they have a better chance now than they did a few days ago.

Mike Lowell is running to the Texas Rangers (Image: Zuma Press)