Series Thread: Rangers Travel to Houston for Three Games with the Astros July 24-26

[scotsman1948]

You're reaching for some low hanging fruit there.

Why do you think that?

Or we could go after Keller and Bednar. Not much chance that the Pirates listen to any offer on Keller but they would on Bednar

 

[Bmurph]

Who would you call a significant upgrade

Basically the same line of thinking as Will.

I said "significant" but really meant an "upgrade" vs the guys being talked about that I would consider a downgrade in Kelly and Lynn

 

[saddles]

I wonder if the Padres would be interested in trading Nick Martinez.

 

[saddles]

Why do you think that?

Or we could go after Keller and Bednar. Not much chance that the Pirates listen to any offer on Keller but they would on Bednar

I guess I should have said you have set the bar low if whoever we get just has to be better than most of the guys we already have in the pen. More of a joke about the quality of our pen.

 

[scotsman1948]

Basically the same line of thinking as Will.

I said "significant" but really meant an "upgrade" vs the guys being talked about that I would consider a downgrade in Kelly and Lynn

So would i

 

[scotsman1948]

I guess I should have said you have set the bar low if whoever we get just has to be better than most of the guys we already have in the pen. More of a joke about the quality of our pen.

Okay you’re right our pen is a joke

 

[saddles]

 

[scotsman1948]

Basically the same line of thinking as Will.

I said "significant" but really meant an "upgrade" vs the guys being talked about that I would consider a downgrade in Kelly and Lynn

That’s why I mentioned Rodriguez. He’s considered 1 of the top starters being mentioned as trade targets

 

[DT LUNA]

Okay you’re right our pen is a joke

Tell it to Smith and Chapman

 

[scotsman1948]

That was perfect

 

[scotsman1948]

Tell it to Smith and Chapman

Outside of them and maybe Burke the rest of the pen is a joke

 

[DT LUNA]

Outside of them and maybe Burke the rest of the pen is a joke

Now thats better. Patr of the joke is the way it has been handled with White and Speas.

 

[saddles]

Trade Deadline notes: Verlander, Arenado, best player available

Could Justin Verlander be the name that turns a ho-hum Trade Deadline into a memorable one? According to two Major League executives, there is a belief within the industry that the Mets could very well move the three-time American League Cy Young winner and former AL Most Valuable Player in

www.mlb.com

"The frontrunner for Verlander, according to one source, would likely be the Rangers, who are said to be seeking rotation help and are taking an aggressive approach to the Trade Deadline. It should be noted that Texas pursued Verlander last winter, but the pitcher expressed no interest in joining the Rangers, who were coming off of their sixth consecutive losing season. "

“'Maybe that’s changed with their performance,” one executive said."

 

[saddles]

What would Verlander cost us?

 

[WastinSomeTime]

What would Verlander cost us?

Good question but he is a bulldog in big games and the playoffs. Just an extremely competitive pitcher.

 

[armadillooutlaw]

What would Verlander cost us?

Well, he's dominant, but old and expensive. It would definitely cost, but don't think it would cost as much as some others would cost. What would you be willing to give up?

 

[saddles]

Well, he's dominant, but old and expensive. It would definitely cost, but don't think it would cost as much as some others would. What would you be willing to give up?

The less we require the Mets to pay of his remaining salary the less we have to give up. That makes it really hard to say how much he would cost.

You know they are going to ask for Carter.

 

[armadillooutlaw]

The less we require the Mets to pay of his remaining salary the less we have to give up. That makes it really hard to say how much he would cost.

You know they are going to ask for Carter.

If that's their ask, I'd tell them to kick rocks. I'd probably do Foscue and Harris if the Mets would eat 10 million of Verlander's salary next year.

 

[Kelleyman]

Verlander salary surely undermines any prospect haul and he doesn’t have a good playoff history from memory. One win?

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

Soto, Snell, and Hader

for

Duran, Taveras, LeClerc, Foscue, Otto, and Grossman