2. When Jurickson Profar starts throwing from a position, it will be shortstop. GM Jon Daniels said the club believes that Profar will be more suited to make throws from shortstop than second base, based on the angle and the stress placed on his throwing arm. Profar wanted to continue to play after his stint in the Arizona Fall League ends, but the Rangers said he was so close to a clean bill of health there was no point in taking any risks in a winter league.
An interesting development in Profar's recovery and also a hint to "EVIS" that he might be getting a new zipcode... :) :) :)
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Latest bullcrap by ESPN writer Jim Bowden (And I use the term "writer" very loosely) has Alex Gordon LFer LHed going to the Rangers for 5 years $90M, LOL...
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2. Based on his defensive contributions and potential trade value, Leonys Martin will be tendered a contract by the Rangers before the Dec. 2 salary arbitration date.
"We will 100 percent tender him," Daniels said.
Martin made $4.75 million in 2015 in the last year of the initial contract he signed after defecting from Cuba.
Daniels also indicated that Martin has been one of the players in which the Rangers have received the most interest, based on his defensive abilities and offensive potential. The Rangers could tender him a contract and then deal him to another club, which would then pick up the arbitration case.
Looks like they plan on keeping Martin around, as trade bait at a minimum or maybe give him one last chance in Spring Training to get his schitt together...
Use him as a piece in a trade for Carrasco the Indians could use a LHed CFer...
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Latest bullcrap by ESPN writer Jim Bowden (And I use the term "writer" very loosely) has Alex Gordon LFer LHed going to the Rangers for 5 years $90M, LOL...
LOL. Yeah what we need. Another LH hitter. These national reporters don't know our team. They just say hey this guy is available and the Rangers seem to be a good fit:)
JD already indicated he was focusing on trades and not FAs.
We may get some BP help from the FA market, maybe a 4-5 rotation pitcher at a bargain price. If that happens it will be late Feb when middle rung FA pitchers realize there are loads of pitchers and few chairs. When Feb comes along the music will stop and Gallardo types will be begging their agent for a one or two year deal which will amount to a few mil below the qualifying offer.
It's a buyer's market this year.
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I don't really think they want Gallardo back to tell you the truth. They would rather have someone younger they can control for 3 or more years at a decent price, which means they will have to make a trade...
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Do we really need to go there to get BP help??? What if Scheppers gets his schitt together in Spring Training then there will be no need...
That's why I think they will sit out most of FA and see what happens next season/Spring training. I think he will do the exact same thing he did this year and that will be wait until the trade deadline to pick up any missing pieces there may be and make another run to the playoffs...
The only things I think he will do during the offseason is try to make a trade for a RHed starter, and if that fails resign Colby on a 1 year deal. The other thing is get 1-2 RHed bats to even out the lineup. I know they like Naps and his leadership ability but his bat is streaky, he's basically a 1B/Emergency C (not an OFer) and he made $16M last year. Do they think they are going to get a bargain deal from him considering they want him to be a platoon player. When he's still good/young enough to get a full time gig elsewhere???
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Looks like we won't have to worry about the Angels getting any better they just traded away their SS and best pitching prospects for an overrated over priced SS...
Must be the water there... LOL...
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He was doing alright until he made the point that the team needs a RHed platoon OFer for "CHOO"... And then totally blew it by suggesting they trade for Aroldis Chapman... LOL... Enjoy!!!
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Yeah LOL. They do double down on stupid. They traded their best SS prospect for a Grenke rental a few years ago. Now he is the starting SS for the Brewers.
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We got a #1-2 starter for a #3-4 replacement. I think we got the better deal with Hamels.
My point was Eickhoff should have never been included in the Hamels deal, they could have added an "A" ball pitcher with "supposed" high upside and not looked back... What are the odds the "A" ball pitcher would have ever made it to the majors anyway, 1-100 or more???
Now they have to spend a whole lot of money to get both #3 & 4 pitchers for next year and maybe even further into the future because they traded the future away. A much cheaper future by the way...
Remember what I said way back in the Spring about the Rangers had one of the top 3 farm systems in MLB and only had to sit tight for a year or 2 and then they would be set for a looooongggg time?? Don't see that anymore just another disaster waiting to happen if 1-2 key players get hurt..... again....
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Remember what I said way back in the Spring about the Rangers had one of the top 3 farm systems in MLB and only had to sit tight for a year or 2 and then they would be set for a looooongggg time?? Don't see that anymore just another disaster waiting to happen if 1-2 key players get hurt..... again....
Hard to look at the unknowns coming from the minors. The Rangers don't have any "generational" type talent right now and probably have not since ARod.
We have to take into consideration the core starters we have and look at age and contract length. The Rangers have a window of 2016- 2018, three seasons to do what they need to get done. Within that timeframe minor leaguers like Profar, Gallo and a few pitching prospects will either make it and fill in or not.
Remember most thought we sold the farm to get Dempster. We gave up Justin Grimm and Mike Olt. Grimm pitched out of the BP for the Cubbies and Olt is still in the minors passed over several times.
What I can't figure out is the Cardinals farm system. They seem to keep getting well above average results from their system. Could be better scouting of draft picks.
The Astros got great quick by being bad for so long. That's another way to do it, but very bad for selling tickets.
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The Rangers don't have any "generational" type talent right now and probably have not since ARod.
I could care less about having another A-Rod, one player does not a team make...
How many teams who have won WS in the last 10 years who have had 1 or maybe 2 players on their roster that were A-Rods or somewhere close to one??? 1 maybe???
If you have good pitching, good defense, decent base running and a lineup full of guys that can hit somewhere in the vicinity of .260-.280, 10-20 HR and 50-80 RBIs and I'll show you a team who has a hell of a good chance to win that WS when the opportunity arises...
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Remember most thought we sold the farm to get Dempster. We gave up Justin Grimm and Mike Olt. Grimm pitched out of the BP for the Cubbies and Olt is still in the minors passed over several times.
Grimm did a very good job for the Cubbies since he has switched to the pen a 1.99 ERA isn't shabby... Olt on the other hand was always over rated as far as I was concerned but at the time of that trade the farm system wasn't all that great...
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If you have good pitching, good defense, decent base running and a lineup full of guys that can hit somewhere in the vicinity of .260-.280, 10-20 HR and 50-80 RBIs and I'll show you a team who has a hell of a good chance to win that WS when the opportunity arises...
Leonys Martin now there's a player who is only worth $3M a year or $12-15M a year depending on just a very few things, mainly walks, OBP and runs scored...
He plays very good defense he probably saves the team in the neighborhood of 40 runs per year because of it. He also is a "decent" offensive player in that he can hit about 8 HRs and 45-50 RBIs. BUT.... What would put him over the top would be drawing more walks or upping his BA about 15-20 points, which would translate into him being a leadoff table setter for the offense and scoring over 100 runs. You put it altogether the runs scored, driven in and saved and he would have the impact of an A-Rod, but needless to say he doesn't. That's the reason he lost his job he couldn't get the offense moving he was just about an "automatic out" in certain situations. If he improves at the plate he will take his job back, he doesn't well he will probably be traded...
In other news today Gallardo turned down his qualifying offer, something I think he will regret before it's over with unless the Dodgers, RedSox or WhiteSox decide they could use him... He just isn't worth $16M a year... So I would expect that by now Colbys phone has rung and JD has left him a voice mail wanting to talk about 2016...
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What I can't figure out is the Cardinals farm system. They seem to keep getting well above average results from their system. Could be better scouting of draft picks.
The prospects that end up playing for them seem to be able to step right up and fill the hole created in the lineup by injury, retirement or trade...
I think they are just like everybody else in that they are looking for talent, but I think they take it a step or 2 further and only select/draft those that have "certain intangibles" the team is looking for. Players that don't fit the mold aren't drafted/selected and they end up in other teams farm systems... (Hard to look at the unknowns coming from the minors). Is it???
Didn't you used to judge people all the time for suitability in certain jobs in the military??? Didn't your units commanding officer trust you to do this job for him??? This is no different... If you had doubts or the "BOSS" had doubts the guy was gone or not considered anymore to fill that position, wasn't he!!!
And I also think the coaches in the farm system reinforce the "Cardinal philosophy" every step of the way until it's deemed time they play for the Cardinals or get shipped off to some other team because they just can't fully grasp/execute the Cardinal Philosophy... Sound familiar??
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We have to take into consideration the core starters we have and look at age and contract length. The Rangers have a window of 2016-2018, three seasons to do what they need to get done.
Most of them we traded for or signed as FAs instead of letting the younguns develop...
JD backed them into this corner cause he feared for his job instead of being patient...
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What I can't figure out is the Cardinals farm system. They seem to keep getting well above average results from their system. Could be better scouting of draft picks.
Cowboys just lost another game in the last min. Oh well .
I haven't really paid any attention to them other than to know they traded for Matt Cassel. Having someone else's reject for a backup QB usually doesn't end up well so I would just imagine "HE" is the major reason why they are losing...
What do you bet they draft a QB next Spring??
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Leonys Martin to Mariners in 5-Player Deal: Latest Trade Details, Reaction
After their center fielders finished 26th in WAR in 2015, per FanGraphs, the Seattle Mariners decided to upgrade their available options. Seattle confirmed it traded pitcher Tom Wilhelmsen, outfielder James Jones and a player to be named later to the Texas Rangers for Leonys Martin and pitcher Anthony Bass on Monday.
(From Bleacher Report)
Also I owe the Yankees organization an apology. The Padres could end up being the most inept organization:
Yea I seen this when I woke up in the middle of the night on MLB Channel. Looks like they solidified their BP even more but I thought they would give Scheppers a chance to get his act together first with the new pitching coach. Wonder who will fill Basses roll as long reliever now in the pen?
I'm surprised they wasted/used Martin for this instead of a RHed OFer. Guess he burned his bridge so badly when he refused to go to Arizona during the playoffs that the first offer that came along he was gone.
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Also I owe the Yankees organization an apology. The Padres could end up being the most inept organization:
Rangers trade rumors: Padres could pursue Elvis Andrus, per source
BWAAAAAAAAA!!!!
I've got my fingers, toes and nads crossed that this comes to fruition... Watch that big overblown contract go sailing off to the West Coast with all the other overblown contracts, must be something in the water there...
You do remember that Preller was one of JDs flunkies don't you???
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Schep might be a candidate for long reliever. Eh probably not:) The AL manager of the year probably has stuck in his head the 4 or so games Schep blew big leads. Four games which mean a lot at the end of season.
Rangers could ask Wandy Rod back as long reliever. Ohlendorf or Mayne Renauldo. Or maybe Colby is asked back. Who knows?!
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There are so many people to choose from as to who will be the long reliever, but I don't think they will spend a lot of money ($3M or more) on one. So my first guess is it will be someone who still has options for the minors and used to be a starter...
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Schep might be a candidate for long reliever. Eh probably not:)
No he is more the type that does well with 1-2 innings, no more...
When he's on he's on, when he's off he's really way off, there is no in between with him it's either sub 2.00 ERA or 5.00+ ERA. Don't know if it's a motion issue or it's a head/mental issue. I do think they will give him another chance to get his schitt together cause they know what he can do when he's on, he's dominant!!!
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Unless I miss my guess they are already talking to Colby about coming back it's only a matter of how much and how long. I know Colby probably would like a multi year contract but I don't think the team will do that. I think they only want him for one year (or less) because of all the youngsters that are about ready and Yu coming back.
Now if they aren't talking to Colby then my next guess is they are talking to Fister (or someone like him). One because he's a sinkerball pitcher and two because of Banisters emphasis on getting more ground balls (Colby is a fly ball pitcher). The thing is Fister made $11.4M last year, and will the team think that's too much or it's reasonable???
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