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the next big event for baseball is the combined owners/general managers meetings next week in Milwaukee, and that should provide ample time and place to finish laying the groundwork for future offseason dealings. The Winter Meetings are scheduled for Dec. 5-8, and this year they will be right down the Turnpike in Dallas. Last year's meetings were in Orlando, Fla., and it wasn't until that point in early December that the Rangers got a real indication of what it would take to sign Lee.
It was also at Disney World that the Rangers started veering away from Lee and pointed themselves toward Beltre, something that was unforeseen a month earlier. That should be a reminder that Pujols and Fielder might not totally be out of the Rangers' plans until they officially sign somewhere else. If Young can be uprooted, so can Mitch Moreland. So can Feliz.
The Rangers have a plan -- they always have a plan, and pitching is always integral in that plan -- but they also have contingency plans in case Plan A, B or C goes awry. Adaptation is crucial in the fluid events of the offseason.
At this point in the offseason, there are two forces at work. The Rangers are expressing "preliminary interest" in as many players as possible to keep their options open, and agents are trying to manufacture as much "serious interest" in their clients as possible. The second mission for any diligent agent is to get the word out that his client has no issues playing in New York. That is fundamental in November.
The Rangers' fundamental approach right now is to keep all avenues open, because they know how things change during the offseason. This process is only getting started.
It was also at Disney World that the Rangers started veering away from Lee and pointed themselves toward Beltre, something that was unforeseen a month earlier. That should be a reminder that Pujols and Fielder might not totally be out of the Rangers' plans until they officially sign somewhere else. If Young can be uprooted, so can Mitch Moreland. So can Feliz.
The Rangers have a plan -- they always have a plan, and pitching is always integral in that plan -- but they also have contingency plans in case Plan A, B or C goes awry. Adaptation is crucial in the fluid events of the offseason.
At this point in the offseason, there are two forces at work. The Rangers are expressing "preliminary interest" in as many players as possible to keep their options open, and agents are trying to manufacture as much "serious interest" in their clients as possible. The second mission for any diligent agent is to get the word out that his client has no issues playing in New York. That is fundamental in November.
The Rangers' fundamental approach right now is to keep all avenues open, because they know how things change during the offseason. This process is only getting started.
