28-year old lefty swinging Josh Hamilton will be moving from CF to LF for the 2010 baseball season. Hamilton played in 89 games for the Rangers last season and he was 90 of 336 (.268 avg, .741 OPS) with 43 runs scored, 10 homers, 54 RBIs and 8 stolen bases. The Rangers are fulling expecting him to make a huge comeback in 2010 for the Rangers as he has a career batting average of .292 with a .864 OPS in 335 major league games. Hamilton was a decent CF defensively so he should do fine in LF in 2010.

28-year old lefty swinging David Murphy is going to be the Rangers’ #4 outfielder in 2010. Murphy played in 128 games last season for the Rangers in which he was 116 of 432 (.269 avg, .785 OPS) with 61 runs scored, 17 homers, 57 RBIs and 9 stolen bases. Murphy only made 1 error in 104 games in LF last season while showing good range. Murphy also had 4 assists from LF as he has a strong throwing arm.

27-year old righty swinging Brandon Boggs will also be around for the Rangers in 2010. He played in only 3 games in LF for the Rangers last season and he made 1 error there while showing outstanding range. Boggs will need a good spring to make the Rangers this April.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE LF IN 2010: B+