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PRINT THIS PAGE | E-MAIL THIS PAGE Saturday, July 18, 1998 Rangers trade Van Poppel to Pirates for Loaiza ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Less than a month after calling up local product Todd Van Poppel from the minors, the Texas Rangers traded him Friday to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Esteban Loaiza, another right-handed pitcher. Loaiza is scheduled to start Saturday night when Texas hosts Tampa Bay. Loaiza, 26, was 6-5 with a 4.52 ERA for the Pirates this season in 14 starts and seven relief appearances. In 91 innings this year, he has given up 96 hits and 30 walks while striking out 53 batters. In two-plus seasons with the Pirates, Loaiza is 27-28 with a 4.63 ERA. Van Poppel, 26, who grew up in Arlington and starred at Arlington Martin High School, was 1-2 with an 8.84 ERA in four starts for Texas. He was signed as a minor-league free agent and spent time at Class AAA Oklahoma City before joining the Rangers on June 20. Van Poppel was a first-round pick of the Oakland Athletics in the 1990 amateur draft, but has never fulfilled the expectations of scouts. He is 21-35 in his major-league career. The Rangers also gave up minor-league second baseman Warren Morris, 24, who was hitting .331 with 14 home runs and 73 runs batted in for Class AA Tulsa. Morris played in the recent Class AA All-Star game. Van Poppel will join the Pirates this weekend, and Morris will be assigned to the Pirates' Class AA Carolina team.   Send a Letter to the Editor about This Story | Start or Join A Discussion about This Story Send the URL (Address) of This Story to A Friend: Enter their email address below: texnews.com Reporter OnLine Local Sports Texas Sports Copyright ©1998, Abilene Reporter-News / Texnews / E.W. Scripps Publications Send the URL (Address) of This Story to A Friend: Enter their email address below:

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