Pudge Rodriguez Back with the Rangers

The 2009 baseball season continues to get better and better for fans of the Texas Rangers. Not only is the team in the thick of the playoff race, they recently completed a trade for catcher Pudge Rodriguez — perhaps the most popular player in the history of the franchise.
Rodriguez, who had been starting for the Houston Astros, was acquired in a trade that for Matt Nevarez, a minor league pitching prospect. With the Astros, Rodriguez was hitting .251 with eight homers, 34 RBIs and 41 runs.
The Rangers became interested in Rodriguez after losing starting catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia to injury. …read more