Texas Rangers 2018-2019 Offseason Thread

[Kelleyman]

The skeptic in me thinks that the delay in choosing a manager deflects the next round of questions.

Like who is going to pitch, will our young guys improve more, what do we do with DDJ who was atrocious offensively.

 

[DT LUNA]

Joe Buck being the JERK he is, just had to mention David Freese and the 2011 WS. Not kidding, if you missed it.

 

[Kelleyman]

Joe Buck being the JERK he is, just had to mention David Freese and the 2011 WS. Not kidding, if you missed it.

He is a definite Cardinal homer. I am watching and fast forward his Ab which was an out.

Funny they start Holt over Kinsler win a LHP on the mound

 

[Kelleyman]

We shall see if he gets a shot

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Joe Buck being the JERK he is, just had to mention David Freese and the 2011 WS. Not kidding, if you missed it.

That fucker will find a way to reference 2011.

former Rangers great Mitch Moreland hit another World Series homerun last night.

 

[Duane1952]

Glad to see Mitch get a ring. Let the off season begin.

 

[DT LUNA]

Glad to see Mitch get a ring. Let the off season begin.

Me too and Kinsler

 

[saddles]

Let the official offseason begin.

 

[saddles]

Very happy for Mitch.

 

[Bmurph]

Very happy for Mitch.

Very under appreciated player for the Rangers, by the organization and Nightcrawler! Congrats Mitch...

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Keep seeing the Rangers associated with Kershaw.

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

I am usually glad when the AL wins the WS because I really can't stand NL ball with the pitcher batting.

I was also glad to see that the team with the best offense in baseball won the WS. Pitching is very important, but I have always thought that most baseball fans, and some in the game itself, slightly overrate pitching especially compared to how they rate offense in baseball. I think a formula where you are at or very near the top in slugging and average along with being in the top 5 in your league for ERA is a great formula.

 

[saddles]

This tweet seems like a bad idea to me.

 

[saddles]

 

[Kelleyman]

This tweet seems like a bad idea to me.

Agree. Weak attempt at being funny IMO.

 

[Kelleyman]

Keep seeing the Rangers associated with Kershaw.

I sure hope not. He is on the downside

 

[saddles]

Now that the World Series is over, the Rangers are free to announce their decision once they have made it. They could also continue to expand the process. Red Sox bench coach Ron Roenicke, who managed four-plus years with the Brewers, could get consideration as well as Dodgers third-base coach Chris Woodward.

The Rangers interviewed eight candidates through the initial stages of the process, and five are presumably still in play.

• Don Wakamatsu finished the season as the interim manager, and he is the only one of the five with Major League managerial experience. He led the Mariners to an 85-77 record in 2009 after they had finished 61-101 the year before. He was dismissed after a 42-70 record in '10. Wakamatsu was a bench coach for the Royals when they went to the World Series in 2014-15, and he was the Rangers' bench coach this past season. He knows the organization well and commands respect in the clubhouse. He should be getting strong consideration for the position.

• Jayce Tingler just finished his 12th season in the Rangers organization, serving as farm director the past two years after serving as Major League field coordinator in 2015-16 and Minor League field coordinator in 12-14. He has a long history with most of the Rangers' young players, but he's also relatively inexperienced at the big league level.

• There is a strong feeling within the industry that Astros bench coach Joe Espada will eventually be a big league manager, whether it is with the Rangers or somebody else. He spent last season with the Astros after three years as the Yankees' third-base coach. He also had four years as the Marlins' third-base coach, although his only managerial experience was one season in the Puerto Rico Winter League.

• Cubs bench coach Brandon Hyde received interviews with multiple teams. He has a strong resume that includes serving as a Minor League manager in the Marlins organization. He has spent the past five seasons working under Joe Maddon on the Cubs' coaching staff.

• Phillies third-base coach Dusty Wathan spent 10 years managing in their system with an impressive overall record -- three Manager of the Year awards -- before taking his first job at the Major League level this past season. He is the son of former Major League manager John Wathan but otherwise has limited exposure to the Major Leagues.

 

[saddles]

Agree. Weak attempt at being funny IMO.

It makes it seem that whoever is in charge of their Twitter account is a bigger Twitter fan than they are a Rangers fan.