Rangers Survivor: Round 18

[Molina00]

Players Remaining
CP-Aki Otsuka
1B-Mark Teixeira
2B-Ian Kinsler
3B-Hank Blalock
SS-Michael Young
OF-Gary Matthews Jr.

Eliminations
Round 1: RP-Joaquin Benoit (3 out of 8 votes-37.5%)
Round 2: RP-Scott Feldman (3 out of 8 votes-37.5%)
Round 3: RP-Brian Corey (3 out of 7 votes-42.9%)
Round 4: RP-Francisco Cordero (2 out of 7 votes-28.6%)
Round 5: 2B-Jerry Hairston (4 out of 6 votes-66.7%)
Round 6: RP-Rick Bauer (3 out of 6 votes-50%)
Round 7: DH-Jason Botts (4 out of 6 votes-66.7%)
Round 8: OF-Brad Wilkerson (5 out of 6 votes-83.3%)
Round 9: RP-Ron Mahay (2 out of 5 votes-40%/Tiebreaker Vote Placed)
Round 10: C-Rod Barajas (3 out of 6 votes-50%)
Round 11: OF-Kevin Mench (4 out of 7 votes-57.1%)
Round 12: C-Gerald Laird (4 out of 7 votes-57.1%)
Round 13: SP-John Koronka (5 out of 7 votes-71.4%)
Round 14: SP-Kevin Millwood (4 out of 6 votes-66.7%)
Round 15: SP-Vicente Padilla (4 out of 6 votes-66.7%)
Round 16: SP-John Rheinecker (4 out of 5 votes-80%)
Round 17: OF-Mark DeRosa (4 out of 7 votes-57.1%)

[Raphictor]

Aki.

[Dry1313]

Aki.

Bottom 3: Otsuka, Blalock, Matthews.

[Molina00]

Aki for me.

[Witlon]

Kinsler for me. Hasn't been healthy enough to deserve to be there over the closer.

[Raphictor]

Kinsler for me. Hasn't been healthy enough to deserve to be there over the closer.

Not healthy enough? He dislocated his thumb on a hustle play sliding into second. Missed 15 games on the DL and that's all. If this wasn't the year of the rookie pitchers, he'd lead ROY voting by a mile.

[Molina00]

Pretty tough croud when a .331 BA, .392 OBP, .550 SLG, and 43 runs produced in 50 games gets voted for.

[mattyfatty4]

Teixeira.

[Fishercat]

Blalock

[Molina00]

Aki Otsuka-3
Hank Blalock-1
Mark Teixeira-1
Ian Kinsler-1

Round 18 Elimination: CP-Aki Otsuka with 3 out of 6 votes