The Rangers have placed 32-year old righty swinging 3B Adrian Beltre on the 15-day disabled list due to a hamstring strain. Beltre has played in 100 games this year for the Rangers and he is 107 for 388 (.276 avg, .823 OPS) with 61 runs scored, 20 homers and 76 RBIs. The Rangers have called up 25-year old lefty swinging 1B/3B/OF Chris Davis to replace Beltre on the active roster. Davis played in 21 games earlier this year for the Rangers and he was 14 for 52 (.269 avg, .814 OPS) with 7 runs scored, 3 homers and 4 RBIs. Davis has also played in 48 games in AAA-ball for the Rangers this year and he is 71 for 193 (.368 avg, 1.229 OPS) with 39 runs scored, 24 homers, 66 RBIs and 1 stolen base. Michael Young will also get some playing time at 3B but Chris Davis will likely start somewhere for the Rangers all of this week as they want to showcase him before the trade deadline next Sunday.

The Rangers took a $3 million dollar gamble on 32-year old righty starting pitcher Brandon Webb and all they got for their money was four starts in AA-ball. Webb will undergo righty shoulder surgery next week which will end his 2011 season. Webb pitched in 4 games (all starts) in AA-ball for the Rangers this year and he was 0-2 with a 9.75 ERA and a 2.25 WHIP. Webb has pitched in 199 games (198 starts) in his first seven years in the majors and he is 87-62 with a 3.27 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. The Rangers were naive to think that Webb was going to give them a productive year in 2011.

The Rangers have placed 27-year old righty swinging infielder Andres Blanco on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to July 7th with a stress reaction in his lower back. Blanco has played in 24 games for the Rangers so far this year and he is 14 for 60 (.233 avg, .653 OPS) wiht 7 runs scored, 2 homers and 2 RBIs. The Rangers have called up 29-year old lefty swinging infielder Omar Quintanilla to replace Blanco on the active roster. Quintanilla has played in 51 games in AAA-ball so far this year and he is 62 for 208 (.298 avg, .821 OPS) with 46 runs scored, 5 homers, 25 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. He last played in the majors in 2009 with the Rockies. Quintanilla has played in 216 games in his first five years in the majors and he is 110 for 500 (.220 avg, .567 OPS) with 60 runs scored, 2 homers, 32 RBIs and 3 stolen bases.

The Rangers have placed 29-year old righty swinging catcher Mike Napoli on the 15-day disabled list due to a strained oblique. Napoli has played in 46 games for the Rangers so far this year and he is 30 for 136 (.221 avg, .836 OPS) with 24 runs scored, 10 homers, 25 RBIs and 1 stolen base. The Rangers have recalled 27-year old righty swinging catcher Taylor Teagarden to replace Napoli on the active roster. Teagarden played in 3 games earlier this year for the Rangers and he was 0 for 4 (.000 avg, .200 OPS). He has also played in 24 games in AAA-ball this year and he is 28 for 86 (.326 avg, 1.170 OPS) with 20 runs scored, 9 homers and 18 RBIs. Maybe Teagarden will step up this time around for the Rangers.

24-year old righty reliever/starter Tanner Scheppers came into this season as the Rangers’ #3 rated prospect according to Baseball America. But, he has only pitched in 1 game (1 start) in AAA-ball so far this year and he is 0-0 with a 13.50 ERA and a 2.00 WHIP. He is on the minor league D.L. with a back injury. Scheppers has now pitched in 41 games (12 starts) in his first three years in the minors and he is 2-4 with 6 saves, a 4.72 ERA and a 1.46 WHIP. He has whiffed 113 batters in his first 101 innings in the minors but he has also given up 106 hits and he’s walked 41 batters. The Rangers were hoping that Scheppers might be ready to help them at some point in 2011, but, those plans are likely on hold for now.