Texas Rangers 2024-2025 Offseason Thread

[saddles]

Again, I think this team has what it will start the season with, unless something unexpected or unusual presents itself. Very good health amongst our starting pitchers coupled with some contenders having a major starting pitching injury could lead to a trade of Mahle, but that can't be expected.

It will be hard enough to keep all of our starters healthy. In addition to that, it would require enough injuries to contending teams' starting pitchers to create interest.

I guess the same kind of scenario would have to play out for us to trade Taveras, although I think him being traded is a lot more likely. Maybe a 40% chance versus a 10% chance.

If this team had a good closer I would be very bullish on a win total. I really like our 6th and 7th inning bullpen guys, and I can live with the possibility of a decent 8th inning guy being in the fold. I am just not sold on us currently having a good closer in the fold. It is hard for me to see this team winning more than 90 games, at this point. If we had that closer I would expect a win total closer to 100 than 90.

 

[saddles]

From June 7, 2023 until the end of last year the Rangers have a record of 128-136 in the regular season. It is time to turn that, almost 10 months worth of regular season games, trend around.

 

[scotsman#1948]

Again, I think this team has what it will start the season with, unless something unexpected or unusual presents itself. Very good health amongst our starting pitchers coupled with some contenders having a major starting pitching injury could lead to a trade of Mahle, but that can't be expected.

It will be hard enough to keep all of our starters healthy. In addition to that, it would require enough injuries to contending teams' starting pitchers to create interest.

I guess the same kind of scenario would have to play out for us to trade Taveras, although I think him being traded is a lot more likely. Maybe a 40% chance versus a 10% chance.

If this team had a good closer I would be very bullish on a win total. I really like our 6th and 7th inning bullpen guys, and I can live with the possibility of a decent 8th inning guy being in the fold. I am just not sold on us currently having a good closer in the fold. It is hard for me to see this team winning more than 90 games, at this point. If we had that closer I would expect a win total closer to 100 than 90.

i agree if we had any kind of closer i would be bullish on this team

 

[saddles]

From John Blake:

Congratulations to Elvis Andrus, who was announced this morning as the 27th member of the Texas Rangers Baseball Hall of Fame. His induction ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, June 28 when the Rangers play the Mariners at Globe Life Field.

Also, the Rangers will unveil a life size statue of Adrian Beltre on
Friday, August 22 outside the Northeast Entrance at Globe Life Field.

 

[saddles]

Owen White has been claimed by the Yankees after being DFAed by the Reds

He might be a good candidate to go to Japan fir a couple of years. He also might be a good candidate to spend some time with Tread Athletics.

 

[saddles]

From Evan Grant:

RHP Matt Festa, DFA'd by Cubs last week, has rejoined the Rangers on a non-roster invite to spring training.

 

[Kelleyman]

From Evan Grant:

RHP Matt Festa, DFA'd by Cubs last week, has rejoined the Rangers on a non-roster invite to spring training.

Well that was a productive non roster eh?

 

[saddles]

From The Prospect Times:

AL West 2025 Playoff Chances according to FanGraphs:

58.2% Rangers
56.2% Mariners
53.0% Astros
11.5% Athletics
8.9% Angels

 

[WastinSomeTime]

From The Prospect Times:

AL West 2025 Playoff Chances according to FanGraphs:

58.2% Rangers
56.2% Mariners
53.0% Astros
11.5% Athletics
8.9% Angels

Hope they are right.

 

[saddles]

Alonso goes back to the Mets.

 

[saddles]

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Alonso goes back to the Mets.

2 years 54 mill

 

[saddles]

MLB Pipeline thinks our top prospect in 2 years will be Malcolm Moore.

I think i would pick one of either Santana, Dreiling, or Castillo over Moore. Maybe Corniell, Drake,and Bratt as well. If they are not in the big leagues before then.

 

[Kelleyman]

MLB Pipeline thinks our top prospect in 2 years will be Malcolm Moore.

I think i would pick one of either Santana, Dreiling, or Castillo over Moore. Maybe Corniell, Drake,and Bratt as well. If they are not in the big leagues before then.

Would be awesome if he was though but I get where you are coming from. Let’s hope he progresses this year

 

[Kelleyman]

Corniell needs to be in the bigs before then.

Yes I was higher on Dreiling over Moore

 

[saddles]

Corniell needs to be in the bigs before then.

Yes I was higher on Dreiling over Moore

His injury will most likely keep him from doing that. He will miss a good chunk of this season. At that point he will have several other starting pitchers ahead of him. He could come up at the end of next year, maybe. That would still cause him to be considered a prospect two years from now.

 

[saddles]

It was good to hear CY and Fenstermaker on The DLLS podcast with Jeff Wilson and John Rhadigan. Ross was asked for his next under the radar breakout candidate. Last year he picked Rosario, when asked the same question, and he definitely picked that one right. This year he chose David Davalillo as the breakout camdidate.

 

[saddles]

Jake Burger and Corey Seager have each hit 63 HR over the last 2 seasons.

 

[Kelleyman]

His injury will most likely keep him from doing that. He will miss a good chunk of this season. At that point he will have several other starting pitchers ahead of him. He could come up at the end of next year, maybe. That would still cause him to be considered a prospect two years from now.

Well hard to stash guys forever too long

 

[saddles]

Well hard to stash guys forever too long

That's true. I just don't see how he comes close to being one of three young pitchers who have a chance at the rotation between when he starts pitching again and say toward the end of next season. He will have Bradford, Rocker, Leiter, Teodo, Santos. Acker, Stephan, and Rosario in front of him. A couple of those guys may falter by the early part of next season, but that still leaves a lot of conpetition. If we get a rash of injuries he could have a chance by the middle of next year, but let's hope that doesn't happen. And that is if CY doesn't go out and sign another SP next offseason.

That leaves out guys like Bratt, Drake, and Davalillo. We are currently blessed with a lot of good possibilities for the future rotation.