Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports that the Rangers have designated righthander Vicente Padilla for assignment. Grant says the team has "no plans on bringing him back." Padilla went unclaimed when the team placed him on waivers in early June.

http://insidecorner.dmagazine.com/2009/08/07/rangers-have-seen-last-of-vicente-padilla/

Good, I hate to lose him cause he had some nasty stuff and a veteran presence. But it seemed to me like he was a drain on the clubhouse. I think it's better in the long run

I'm iffy about this. Padilla can be pretty good when he's on, but he can also be pretty bad when he's not

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“It’s about time. When a player disrupts a team, eventually there is going to come a time when management has enough. They have seen enough. We are fighting for a playoff spot. The last thing we need in the clubhouse is a distraction like that. There are 25 guys in this clubhouse who are behind management on this. They showed that they are serious. They did their job. That just serves as assurance that they are doing the right thing here.”

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That's from Marlon Byrd, about the release of Padilla.

Wow. Didn't know the team felt so strong about this. Glad they did it then

Yeah those were my thoughts exactly

Blue star for the Ranger front office...glad he is gone

I'm tired of seeing Kinsler or Young getting drilled because of Padilla. Good move.

I think it's a FANTASTIC and smart move by the front office. Apparently, we are now seeing how much of a cancer he was in the clubhouse. Just look at the difference in attitude this team seems to have tonight with him gone.

I say good riddance and don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya!

The guy was a sure fire head case, no doubt. However, I was always entertained when he was having a bad outing because you never knew who or when he was going to plug somebody. You just knew it was a matter of time.

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I'm tired of seeing Kinsler or Young getting drilled because of Padilla. Good move

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I was so pissed when they showed him laughing when Young got hit against Oakland. The dude is a jackass and it interferes with his performance.

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I was so pissed when they showed him laughing when Young got hit against Oakland. The dude is a jackass and it interferes with his performance.

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Couldn't agree more. Padilla has no class

His ERA is damn near 5, and it's August.

If you're gonna be an ass, your ERA should damn well be better than 5.

Good f'ing riddance.

His biggest contribution to the clubhouse this year was swine flu.

Nice. CJ is next.