Rangers Trading Deadline Megathread

[jta4437]

Still have Matuella, Mendez, Guzman, Cordell, Gallo, and Profar...they will be okay and will reload it soon.

Don't forget Ariel Jurado

 

[jta4437]

We need to focus on picking up some high ceiling pitching prospects soon. The only person I hated giving up in the Hamels trade was Thompson.

Of those, only Eickhoff is the only one that burns me bc he was essentially included bc the Rangers didn't want to pay Harrison

 

[jta4437]

Also Tanner Roark with the Nats...

This one burns too, Christian Guzman right?

 

[jta4437]

Exactly, and we might have the best bullpen in baseball now.

We'll see, they have to prove it now

 

[RevSader]

This one burns too, Christian Guzman right?

Yes...it was one of JD's worst panic moves....

 

[scotsman1948]

For me, it's:

Profar
Desmond
Beltran
Beltre
Odor
Lucroy
Mazara
Moreland
Andrus

When Choo is back, he takes Profar's spot.

i heard somewhere that Odor and Andrus will hit at the bottom of the order probably 9th(Odor) & Andrus at 8th

 

[RevSader]

Don't forget Ariel Jurado

I expect them to make a bigger splash in the international J2 signings next summer. That will restock the pond.

 

[Tharvot]

We lost 2, 3 & 5, Other than that it was untouched, it's still a stout system, just a little less top heavy, of which I only considered Brinson elite

Pretty depleted when you lose 3 of your top 5 prospects in the minors. The other side of the argument is the big league club is scary now. JD has done a good job of identifying which years to really go all in and to make a run.

 

[romeo212000]

Pretty depleted when you lose 3 of your top 5 prospects in the minors. The other side of the argument is the big league club is scary now. JD has done a good job of identifying which years to really go all in and to make a run.

If you really knew about our farm system you wouldn't say that.

 

[jta4437]

i heard somewhere that Odor and Andrus will hit at the bottom of the order probably 9th(Odor) & Andrus at 8th

I was posting what I thought it would be which is all I think anyone has done, no one officially has said what it will be tonight

 

[Tharvot]

If you really knew about our farm system you wouldn't say that.

I'm fairly aware of the farm system. I stand by it.

 

[jta4437]

Pretty depleted when you lose 3 of your top 5 prospects in the minors. The other side of the argument is the big league club is scary now. JD has done a good job of identifying which years to really go all in and to make a run.

Its not depleted when it was pretty stacked about 20 deep, Luis Ortiz and Tate were overrated to me, so I don't see any serious depletion

Doesn't mean I didn't hate losing Ortiz

 

[jta4437]

I'm fairly aware of the farm system. I stand by it.

I think you know the buzz names, Jim Bowden is aware of our system but all he knows is buzz names, he doesn't know much of anything after about 10

 

[RevSader]

Its not depleted when it was pretty stacked about 20 deep, Luis Ortiz and Tate were overrated to me, so I don't see any serious depletion

Doesn't mean I didn't hate losing Ortiz

Starting pitching depth is what the big club needs more than anything. Texas has handed away some strong talent in that area the past few years. At some point were gonna need to develop a true TORP

 

[jta4437]

I expect them to make a bigger splash in the international J2 signings next summer. That will restock the pond.

Agreed. I think this is always our focus, we do so much better here than the amateur draft

 

[jta4437]

Starting pitching depth is what the big club needs more than in mining. Texas has handed away some strong talent in that area the past few years. At some point were gonna need to develop a true TORP

Developing one would be nice, but I see mostly 3s and lower right now, maybe a 2 if things go right, we've been pretty successful at accumulating talent in bulk and packaging it for TORPs

 

[Tharvot]

Its not depleted when it was pretty stacked about 20 deep, Luis Ortiz and Tate were overrated to me, so I don't see any serious depletion

Doesn't mean I didn't hate losing Ortiz

Top 5 going into the season were Gallo, Mazara, Brinson, Tate, Ortiz. Mazara is on the big club now, still have Gallo, and the other 3 are gone.

That's not a bad thing, its why you stack the farm system, so you have assets to trade away for big league guys when you're ready to make a push like they are this year. It's a depleted system now, but not a bad system in any stretch of the imagination. Probably still top 1/2 of baseball even with the guys they just lost.

 

[Tharvot]

I think you know the buzz names, Jim Bowden is aware of our system but all he knows is buzz names, he doesn't know much of anything after about 10

I don't know every name in our system, no. I do know people in the system though and others who work in the systems of other teams and I trust their judgement.

 

[jta4437]

Top 5 going into the season were Gallo, Mazara, Brinson, Tate, Ortiz. Mazara is on the big club now, still have Gallo, and the other 3 are gone.

That's not a bad thing, its why you stack the farm system, so you have assets to trade away for big league guys when you're ready to make a push like they are this year. It's a depleted system now, but not a bad system in any stretch of the imagination. Probably still top 1/2 of baseball even with the guys they just lost.

Tate was overrated, he wasn't going to be that high next year, Ortiz and Brinson hurt, but thats the cost of doing business

 

[RevSader]

Developing one would be nice, but I see mostly 3s and lower right now, maybe a 2 if things go right, we've been pretty successful at accumulating talent in bulk and packaging it for TORPs

I worry about the sustainability of that. I mean the market for starting pitching was stupid high this season. We would have been lucky to get. Cole Hamels for that same initial package this year.