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ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Kansas City Royals have gotten some relief help, acquiring veteran reliever Jason Frasor from the Texas Rangers for Triple-A right-hander Spencer Patton. Air Max Plus Saldi . The trade was made Wednesday, the same day Patton was in the Triple-A All-Star game. The Rangers assigned him to Triple-A Round Rock. Frasor was 1-1 with a 3.34 ERA in 38 appearances this season, his second in Texas. The right-hander spent nine seasons with Toronto (2004-12), returning to the Blue Jays after being traded to the White Sox in July 2011 and finishing that season in Chicago. Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said catcher Geovany Soto will be activated from the disabled list before Fridays game at Toronto and set for his season debut in the majors after knee surgery. The injury-plagued Rangers (38-57) went into the All-Star break with the worst record in the major leagues. They were 21 games behind AL West-leading Oakland. Daniels said the deal with the Royals is "just a good baseball trade and we like the return" and not any indication that Texas will start unloading potential free-agent players, such as the 36-year-old Frasor. "Its not necessarily related to anything else we may do," Daniels said. "Were certainly going to listen. I think the closer guys are to free agency, its just the more natural those conversations are to take place. But were still going to make good baseball trades at this point." Kansas City (48-46) is second in the AL Central, 6 1/2 games behind Detroit. To make room on their roster for Frasor, the Royals optioned Louis Coleman to Omaha and designated utility player Jimmy Paredes for assignment. Patton is 4-3 with a 4.08 ERA and 14 saves in 34 relief appearances for Triple-A Omaha this season. The 26-year-old righty has 60 strikeouts in 46 1-3 innings while holding opponents to a .161 batting average. In 624 major league games, Frasor is 31-35 with 36 saves and a 3.65 ERA. Soto had surgery for torn cartilage in his right knee after getting hurt near the end of spring training. Before that, he had been limited to only six spring games because of a surgical procedure on his left foot. The Rangers acquired Soto from the Chicago Cubs at the non-waiver trading deadline in 2012. He hit .245 with nine homers in 54 games last season for the Rangers. Soto was arrested last week and charged with misdemeanour possession of marijuana under two ounces after a traffic stop by police in Grapevine, Texas. He was released on $500 bail and has apologized to his family, the Rangers organization and fans. Air Max Plus Saldi Sconti . Not that he was complaining. Davis had 13 points, nine rebounds and a career-high eight blocks, and the New Orleans Pelicans emphatically snapped a three-game skid with a 135-98 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night. Vapormax Prezzo Basso .C. -- Panthers offensive tackle Jordan Gross is saying goodbye to the NFL after 11 seasons. http://www.airmaxshoponlineitalia.it/ . Sources tell TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger that the team is quietly gauging interest on the Senators captain, though Spezza has a limited no-trade clause and carries a large contract.Paul Merson believes his former club Aston Villa must look towards a manager with Championship experience as they search for Remi Gardes replacement. The Frenchman left Villa Park by mutual consent on Tuesday with the club rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table, 12 points from safety with just seven games remaining.Mersons believes, with the survival task a perilous one, the club need to turn to the most suitable candidate to be successful in the Sky Bet Championship. Aston Villa boss betting Who will get the job? Find Sky Bets odds on the next Aston Villa manager here. The club have to be careful as its very rare that a team bounces straight back from relegation and they need a man who knows the league and which players will get them out of it, Merson told Sky Sports.The fact that David Moyes is favourite for the job, a man who was taking over Manchester United - the biggest club in the country - a few seasons back, tells you just what a big club this is.However, Id be looking for the manager with the best credentials in securing promotion, which Nigel Pearson obviously achieved with at Leicester and Mick McCarthy has with Wolves and Sunderland. Hes also doing a tremendous job at Ipswich with very little resources. Why finish a football game and then have a two-week break and then 10 days into the two-week break you sack someone? Paul Merson Id also be quite keen to see Ian Taylor involved with the coaching staff as hes a massive fans favourite.The Soccer Saturday pundit is, however, unconvinced that Villas board will make the right decision.Why have they sacked the manager now? Theres no point, he added. David Moyes has been reportedly linked to the vacant Villa position Weve just had a two-week break and now Eric Black has got just a coouple of days to get the side ready for Chelsea. Nike Air Max 95 Offerte Uomo. Its remarkable.Im not sure the people upstairs know much about football.Merson feels Garde was always destined to fail and should have left the club after they failed to make any significant signings in the January transfer window. Aston Villa fans ask for change at the club following the sacking of Remi Garde He said: I thought it was a bad appointment in the first place. Nothing against him, but he had never managed before in the Premier League or managed in a relegation battle, either.He should have left when the January transfer window closed after they did not buy anybody. FantasyFC Podcast Listen to Merse and Max preview the Premier League weekend If you are bottom of the league and you do not buy anybody, are you really getting out of trouble? No, so he should have gone then.Why now though? Why finish a football game and then have a two-week break and then 10 days into the two-week break you sack someone? Also See: Villa contenders Pearson, Moyes in frame Garde was sacrificial lamb Mersons predictions ' ' '