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| Height: 6-1
Weight: 220
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Nov 13, 1979, Westminster, CA Contract: Signed though 2008 |
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| August 24, 2007 Gerald Laird was out of the lineup for the second consecutive game on Friday with flu-like symptoms. Manager Ron Washington said Laird would start Saturday and Sunday against Seattle left-handed starters Horacio Ramirez and Jarrod Washburn. |
| July 23, 2007 Gerald Laird, who left Sunday night's game after being hit on the left hand by a pitch while batting, expects to play in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader, according to the AP. Laird wasn't in the lineup Monday, but said he's just "dealing with a bruise" and waiting for the swelling to go down. |
| July 23, 2007 Gerald Laird was knocked out of Sunday's game after being hit on his left hand by a pitch in the second inning. He'll sit out Monday's game to rest up and hopes to return to the mix Tuesday, according to the Dallas Morning News. X-rays were negative, and he was diagnosed with only a bruised hand, so it doesn't appear to be anything serious. |
| July 22, 2007 Gerald Laird left Sunday's game against the Indians after getting hit on the left hand by a pitch. X-ray's on his hand came back negative, and he's considered day-to-day, according to the AP. It's unclear if he'll be forced to miss any time with the injury. |
| June 21, 2007 Gerald Laird is expected to play Thursday, even though it's a day game after a night game, the AP reports. Saturday is another day game after a night game, and that's when Washington said Adam Melhuse likely will start instead of Laird. |
| May 9, 2007 Although Gerald Laird was held out of Wednesday's game due to a bruised left buttocks muscle, he was available to pinch hit and Ron Washington plans to use him Thursday, the AP reports. |
| May 9, 2007 Gerald Laird left Tuesday's game in the seventh inning with a sore left side. He was 0-for-2 with a walk before departing. |
| April 20, 2007 Gerald Laird was held out of the lineup Thursday because Ron Washington wanted to use a different catcher with Vicente Padilla, the Rangers official site reports. Chris Stewart got the call Thursday, while Laird (and his .132 average) sat on the bench. Washington said Laird would probably be back in the lineup Friday. |
| April 4, 2007 Gerald Laird threw out two of three attempted basestealers in Monday's opener and has now thrown out 41.5 percent in his career, the Rangers official site reports. That's the third-best rate among active catchers with at least 100 starts in the Major Leagues; Laird trails only Yadier Molina (45.9) and Ivan Rodriguez (44.2). Most fantasy leagues don't incorporate defense into the game, but throwing this well could help keep Laird in the lineup even if his bat hits a dry spell. For what it's worth, he's 1-for-8 with three strikeouts to start the year. |
| March 21, 2007 Gerald Laird homered twice Wednesday and raised his spring average to .423. Laird can still be had as a fairly-reasonable late-round catcher in a lot of leagues. |
| March 15, 2007 Gerald Laird was 2-for-3 with a three-run homer Thursday. Laird, who could be a sleeper this year in Texas, it batting .400 with two homers and seven RBI this spring. |