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Texas Rangers 2019-2020 Offseason Thread

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This also means the ChiSox will hold on to Abreu
 

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As well as 29 other teams
At some point, not necessarily in this case, but at some point, we are going to have to find a way to consistently rise above almost all of those other teams. You can't get anywhere living in the midst of 29 "other" teams.
 

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From TR Sullivan's weekly mailbag.

The Yankees have two third basemen -- Miguel Andujar, who was great in 2018 and hurt this past season, and Gio Urshela, who did a great job filling in for him. Do you think the Rangers would have interest in either one of those two players?
-- Jose R., Dallas

The Rangers definitely have interest in both players, if the Yankees are looking to make a move. Andujar is especially attractive to the Rangers, given how much cheaper his salary would be than that of free agents Anthony Rendon and Josh Donaldson.

The problem is that the Yankees want a front-line starter, and that would mean someone like Mike Minor or Lance Lynn, not one of the young guys, such as Brock Burke, Joe Palumbo or Kolby Allard. After all, the Yankees are always in "win now" mode. Maybe the Rangers could get creative with some of their bullpen arms -- the Yankees love relievers -- or one of their outfielders. But the lack of an impact starting pitcher to deal would make it tricky.
 

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Latest On Zack Wheeler

It seems the White Six are in hor pursuit of Wheeler also. I would love to see him get signed somewhere, so he can"t end up here.
 

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Rob Manfred is about to drop the hammer on the Astros. The Rangers, along with the rest of the AL West, will be the beneficiary

What appears to be clearer: The hammer is about to fall on the Houston Astros. And it will smash their little video cheating operation to smithereens, if not wreck the entire organization.

There was a growing sense among owners and executives that the Astros are about to suffer severe penalties extending beyond fines, the loss of a draft pick or the loss of international cap space. And, yes, that potentially means general manager Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch.

On Tuesday, before the meetings began, Manfred suggested he could levy penalties beyond the fines and draft pick forfeiture he warned of in 2017. On Thursday, he wasn’t backing off from that.

“I take myself seriously. I do,” Manfred said in a wrap-up media conference. “I think that when [technology-aided sign stealing] began to bubble up during the ’17 season, I looked backward at how the issue had been dealt with. … I wrote what I wrote because I did not believe that the disciplines that had been handed out in the past were in line with the significance of the issues that we were dealing with. So I do view [the public statement] as a line of demarcation.

“Clubs were on notice,” Manfred added when asked to further explain. “However the commissioner’s office has dealt with these issues historically, going forward, I viewed them with a particular level of seriousness.”
 

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The coming severe punishment of the Astros makes signing a guy like Rendon even more important. I wonder if the Rangers will decide to ramp up the budget even more than before?
 

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Rob Manfred is about to drop the hammer on the Astros. The Rangers, along with the rest of the AL West, will be the beneficiary

What appears to be clearer: The hammer is about to fall on the Houston Astros. And it will smash their little video cheating operation to smithereens, if not wreck the entire organization.

There was a growing sense among owners and executives that the Astros are about to suffer severe penalties extending beyond fines, the loss of a draft pick or the loss of international cap space. And, yes, that potentially means general manager Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch.

On Tuesday, before the meetings began, Manfred suggested he could levy penalties beyond the fines and draft pick forfeiture he warned of in 2017. On Thursday, he wasn’t backing off from that.

“I take myself seriously. I do,” Manfred said in a wrap-up media conference. “I think that when [technology-aided sign stealing] began to bubble up during the ’17 season, I looked backward at how the issue had been dealt with. … I wrote what I wrote because I did not believe that the disciplines that had been handed out in the past were in line with the significance of the issues that we were dealing with. So I do view [the public statement] as a line of demarcation.

“Clubs were on notice,” Manfred added when asked to further explain. “However the commissioner’s office has dealt with these issues historically, going forward, I viewed them with a particular level of seriousness.”
Looks like punishments will be finalized before opening day. I think MLB will making a statement that they are policing but doubt if other teams will be pursued. Unfortunately this has to do with image. But yes I would venture that Astros are main culprit
 
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