5:15pm: Club officials say there is a one-hundred percent probability that Greene's replacement will be internal, according to Sullivan (via Twitter).
4:58pm: Rangers officials say they have no interest in Lopez, tweets MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan.
10:58am: Infielder Khalil Greene "will not be joining the team and will not report to spring training camp," according to a statement from the Rangers. They'll leave the door open for Greene, who signed for $750K as a free agent in January after missing much of '09 with social anxiety disorder. Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News tweets that "options on Greene could include the restricted list and voiding his contract."
According to another Grant tweet, the Rangers will give Joaquin Arias a longer look for a utility role. The 25-year-old, who came to the Rangers in '04 as part of the Alex Rodriguez deal, didn't hit much in his second Triple A stint. Though he had shoulder surgery a few years back, Arias could still be a plus defender. Also, he's out of options.
Grant also tweets that the Rangers reached out to Felipe Lopez and are surveying the thin free agent market. They've got Esteban German around as a non-roster invite, but lost Joe Inglett to a Brewers waiver claim in January.
Shocking.
He certainly won’t be ordering nearly as many sausage pizzas during Social Studies, now, will he?
No Loss, absolutely terrible player.
Khalil Greene.. what a mess.
Maybe it’s time for him to find some quiet monastery where nobody talks or interacts much. Or he could found the first baseball monastery where the theme is: “Shut up and play ball!”
“Maybe it’s time for him to find some quiet monastery where nobody talks or interacts much.”
He already played for the Padres.
that makes no sense
Who cares!
I do.
Who cares!
that makes no sense
Clever but that’s not actually a knock I’ve ever really heard about the Padres. Have you? (not that anyone gets to hear much about them on the east coast….)
Just that it’s such a small market without much expectations from anyone. It wasn’t supposed to be a profound point. 🙂
Gotcha, Moe-guy!
i’d rather be in san diego were no one talks or interacts than at citi field looking for people that know how to perform the heimlich maneuver towards the end of the season.
i get your point and couldn’t pass up the cheap shot, sorry dude.
Couldn’t agree with you more. I’m a VERY self-deprecating Mets fan.
Do you know what a “Padre” is?
“Padre?” Por qué no me lo explicas tú, hermano?
>:)
No idea why they would even bother signing him to begin with. I guess they took a flyer and it didn’t work out.
What I’m wondering is why HE would even sign a contract in the first place… I wonder what he was thinking.
I can see a team spending a little on him, he was a promising player at the beginning of his career and he showed signs of recovery last year (that series where he hit 2 or 3 home runs against the Royals comes to mind)…
This guy just needs to get away from baseball and straighten himself out, something obviously isn’t right…
I remember seeing him do that, I thought he was turning things around too. I was also at the game after that series where he hit a 3 run double i think. Then he went back on the DL for anxiety.. Sad.
He could never live up to his potential. Just couldn’t hack it I guess and the pressure got to him.
Poor guy. Sad to see mental illness derail a career in any profession.
Wish him well but he should just retire. He loves the game but can’t handle the pressure and the pressure will always be there, therapy or not
Loved watching him in San Diego. I thought he was going to be a stud. Hope it works out for him.
Hoping Kahlil can get some help, and have some peace, and a quality life. There are more Important things then baseball. Gods blessing and grace be with you Kahlil.
if all i had to do was show up and someone would cut me a $750k check, i’m pretty sure i could pull it together.
But its not that easy for Khalil. I know its hard to imagine, but every day interactions are extremely stressful for him. I’ve been where he is and it’s no fun. It’s probably best for him to get things straightened out.
But its not that easy for Kahlil. I know its hard to imagine, but everyday interactions are extremely stressful for him. I’ve been where he is and its no fun.
you know what is fun, though? making a cool $750k for playing baseball. if that doesn’t cheer you up, nothing can.
You are missing the point while saying the right thing.
Having an anxiety disorder isn’t a choice. You are right when you say “nothing can”.
so if i’m interpreting all the replies i’m getting correctly: we’re supposed to feel sorry for a millionaire athlete that gets to play baseball and work out all day for a living, and the responsible course of action for khalil greene is to back out of contract, quit his job, and retreat from regular life? somehow none of that sounds right.
Have you ever had clinical depression or anxiety? There is more to life than just money, and his mental health is one of those things. Fact of the matter is that what he has is an actual disease and has more people realize this, more businesses treat this as any other illness that the worker needs time off for.
just to be clear, though, by “treat” everyone means he should quit his job, retreat from regular life, and take a lot of drugs, though, right? sorry, that’s not how i solve problems.
Yeah, just tough it out, Khalil! I’m sure if he tries hard enough he can rearrange his brain chemistry all on his own, much like how people with diabetes can simply choose to have normal blood sugar levels.
i have to admit, you’re right on both points you make. first, diabetes and mental illness are directly comparable. well done on making that connection. second, i agree, there’s no amount of sadness that tons of psychoactive medication can’t fix.
I’m glad you see things logically now. I wish you the best of luck in your future Scientology endeavors.
how dare you disrespect a completely legitimate religion.
It would indeed be pretty disrespectful to the religion to link you to it. I really hadn’t thought of it that way.
it seems as if you don’t think of a lot of things in a lot of ways. perhaps you should consider quitting your job and signing yourself up for lots of prescription drugs.
Now you’re just hurting my feelings.
its probably not a good policy to let your emotional state be at all affected by an anonymous commenter on an internet message board. if this has been personally hurtful, i apologize for my part in that.
I am not sure how old you are, or prehaps you lack any compassion for people, but he has a mental illness, just as some physical illnesses will make us have to quit our job at times mental issues will also cause the same thing. The goverment recognizes this as a disease and pays people disability benifits for those who are afflicted.Being a baseball player is no big deal when you are suffering the way Khalil is. I am sure if you make a million or more a year, or minimum wage, this disease does not discriminate.
Hats of to the texas rangers for keeping a spot open for him.
All the money in the world doesn’t matter if you experience extreme anxiety or depression. It is absolutely crippling.
If you haven’t experienced it first hand or been around friends and family that have it you really have no idea what you are talking about.
eeesh. we’ve been over this. it’s not the money, it’s that khalil greene has a great life for a great number of reasons. i’m not saying he doesn’t have a problem, i’m just saying that quitting your job and signing up for a bunch of high-power pharmaceuticals is not the way i would go about trying to solve this problem. is there anything wrong with that?
I don’t think it’s as easy as putting money in front of his problem to make it go away. The man is suffering from a very real problem that is causing him mental distress and it’s been affecting his play quite clearly. It isn’t typical nervousness or lack of confidence, rather a chronic fear of being judged and constantly scrutinizing every last detail about how he is presented in public.
He needs to get it treated, then get back into baseball if he chooses. Zack Greinke had the exact same issue as Khalil and he’s rebounded just fine. All the best to Greene and his health.
I don’t think it’s as easy as putting money in front of his problem to make it go away. The man is suffering from a very real problem that is causing him mental distress and it’s been affecting his play quite clearly. It isn’t typical nervousness or lack of confidence, rather a chronic fear of being judged and constantly scrutinizing every last detail about how he is presented in public.
He needs to get it treated, then get back into baseball if he chooses. Zack Greinke had the exact same issue as Khalil and he’s rebounded just fine. All the best to Greene and his health.
I have social anxiety. The fact that most people are ignorant when it comes to this situation is not news to me. I’ve been dealing with these people for 30+ years. Really until around 10 years ago even most mental health professionals were completely unaware of s.a. and I was abused by doctors.
I was never an elite athlete, but I had extreme expectations of another kind. FWIW, I have worked through things completely from a cognitive standpoint. However, social anxiety manifests in physical symptoms as well. Even when I try my hardest to deal with it and push through situations there are always symptoms that people notice and usually try to use against me.
Most of the people I know with extreme S.A. are fortunate to treat/contain it to a level that allows them to just get by in life, with the use of chemicals and therapy. This often includes living very modestly and accepting work and other opportunities well below their skill level. There are many others that pretty much never go anywhere. A lucrative job offer in any field is not going to “cure.”
In a way I am envious of the type of people who think that no one is depressed or that a million bucks buys happiness,etc. They probably lead a blissful existence, and on some level that’s what most of us want. Some of us have brains that aren’t so simple, good and bad.
Geez guys come on. empathizerightonyourbehind is trolling. Ignore him and he might go away, respond and you make his argument relevant. Plus, he’s probably a Mets fan.
for the record:
1. legitimate argument against quitting your job and taking psychoactive meds as a treatment for depression ≠ trolling.
2. calling someone a mets fan is easily worse than anything i’ve written here.
let’s make one thing clear, too, as i feel that i’ve misrepresented my self: i’m rooting for khalil greene to get better. i just think that sticking with the team, getting some time in the sun, and working to realize how pretty darn good your life is, is the path i would take, not quitting and taking drugs. that’s just one man’s opinion, but i think it’s a legitimate one.
If only we could down rank / ignore morons this guy …
Agreed
Disagree.
People can have viewpoints different than your own. Sorry.
Also “ignore morons this guy”? Ironic much?
alright, guys. i was having fun at first, then things got serious, now they’re in a place that i feel totally uncomfortable. i never intended to “troll”, but i probably didn’t mean 100% of what i said either. in any case, this probably isn’t a conversation we should be having here. i’m sincerely sorry if i’ve caused anyone undue stress. let’s put this one to rest.
peace and baseball
People, people! All this argument is taking away from my enjoyment of Felipe Lopez being paid back in disinterest for the disinterest he showed the Nationals when they paid him to play baseball!!!!
Best of luck Khalil. As someone with Asperger’s syndrome and who’s battled depression for years, I feel terrible for Khalil and I hope and pray he can get the help he needs.
I also have Aspergers syndrome, my friend.
Maybe after he is released from the Rangers the Royals should offer him an incentive laden deal. They helped Zack through his social anxiety disorder, and having another guy on the team that learned how to cope with it may work like a support group. KC is about as small market as you get in MLB and the fact that they plan on fielding clowns like Yuniesky Betancourt he might actually be an upgrade in that infield.