2014 Offseason

[Bmurph]

I know the family will be proud to be seen with you.

There is a Prince Fielder bobble head too that I saw them peddling on FSSW last night, it looked sweet as well. Gotta get them both and Im sure my son will be happy, if I can keep him from dismantling them like he did the Yu Darvish bobble head?

 

[donaldson79]

Guess we could but Josh is DONE and Profar's not. lol

Good one sir.....just getting into TexArkana for the evening. Headed toward Memphis is the AM. Hope I can beat the weather in there, since I'm gonna be there for 4/5 days.

 

[DT LUNA]

Good one sir.....just getting into TexArkana for the evening. Headed toward Memphis is the AM. Hope I can beat the weather in there, since I'm gonna be there for 4/5 days.

Well be careful. Expecting bad weather here also.

 

[Duane1952]

Good one sir.....just getting into TexArkana for the evening. Headed toward Memphis is the AM. Hope I can beat the weather in there, since I'm gonna be there for 4/5 days.

Just be careful Don.

 

[romeo212000]

Good one sir.....just getting into TexArkana for the evening. Headed toward Memphis is the AM. Hope I can beat the weather in there, since I'm gonna be there for 4/5 days.

Where you coming from?

 

[DT LUNA]

Where you coming from?

East Texas is where he lives

 

[saddles]

Good one sir.....just getting into TexArkana for the evening. Headed toward Memphis is the AM. Hope I can beat the weather in there, since I'm gonna be there for 4/5 days.

Be careful.

I have driven that route a few times myself.

 

[Bmurph]

East Texas is where he lives

Yeah I think Don lives around Cedar Creek Lake, Texarkana is probably a 4 hour drive or more.

Safe Travels to you Don

 

[gregrey972]

Obviously I wasn't serious about Profar for Hamilton...safe driving though Donaldson

 

[Bmurph]

• The Rangers have three pitchers in Yu Darvish, Yovani Gallardo and Neftali Felizwho look like they could be extension candidates, but the team has no plans to extend any of them during Spring Training, MLB.com’s T.R. Sullivan writes. “There is nothing in the works right now,” says GM Jon Daniels. Darvish is signed through 2017, but can become a free agent a year earlier if he wins a Cy Young award in one of the next two seasons or finishes between second and fourth in both of them. “Counterintuitively, I’m rooting for him to be able to void that last year,” says Daniels, suggesting that the year lost will be positive if Darvish performs well enough to finish at or near the top in Cy Young balloting in one or both of the next two seasons.

I would be a lot more comfortable extending Darvish now rather than later

 

[donaldson79]

I sincerely appreciate all the well-wishes/travels. Thank you. Weather was terrific from Cedar Creek Lake to TexArkana.

Couple of good articles here.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/te...tember-was-best-move-rangers-made-in-2014.ece

http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2...with-yu-darvishs-first-throwing-session.html/

http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2...kyuji-fujikawas-throwing-session-sunday.html/

 

[donaldson79]

Here's, what I think, are some very good points re: Profar, and his injury from Thad Levine.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/te...ad-levine-updates-jurickson-profar-injury.ece

 

[UK Cowboy]

• The Rangers have three pitchers in Yu Darvish, Yovani Gallardo and Neftali Felizwho look like they could be extension candidates, but the team has no plans to extend any of them during Spring Training, MLB.com’s T.R. Sullivan writes. “There is nothing in the works right now,” says GM Jon Daniels. Darvish is signed through 2017, but can become a free agent a year earlier if he wins a Cy Young award in one of the next two seasons or finishes between second and fourth in both of them. “Counterintuitively, I’m rooting for him to be able to void that last year,” says Daniels, suggesting that the year lost will be positive if Darvish performs well enough to finish at or near the top in Cy Young balloting in one or both of the next two seasons.

I would be a lot more comfortable extending Darvish now rather than later

I agree with you. When you extend a star player, even for top money, it usually ends up looking like a bargain compared to what the going rate is 2-3 years later when they hit FA. And if the Rangers offered him top money and he turned them down, they'd have more time to trade him for a huge haul of young players and prospects before losing him for nothing.

 

[scotsman1948]

JD says the Rangers may pick up Adrian's 2016 option before 2015 season is over

 

[Hambombs]

JD says the Rangers may pick up Adrian's 2016 option before 2015 season is over

Good!

 

[Bmurph]

JD says the Rangers may pick up Adrian's 2016 option before 2015 season is over

Rangers May Pick Up Adrian Beltre’s 2016 Option
By Zach Links [February 22, 2015 at 10:43am CST]
Adrian Beltre‘s contract can be voided prior to the 2016 season if he doesn’t reach 586 plate appearances this season. However, Rangers GM Jon Daniels says that he’s considering taking that clause out of the equation and bringing him back regardless, as T.R. Sullivan of MLB.comwrites.

Beltre’s deal isn’t exactly a traditional vesting option – the contract states that the 2016 season becomes voidable for Texas if he does not reach 1,200 plate appearances between 2014 and 2015 or hit 600 plate appearances in ’15. After notching 614 PAs last season, Beltre would need 586 to satisfy the clause. Daniels isn’t certain that he’ll lock in that extra season for Beltre, but it called it a “possibility” in a chat with reporters on Sunday morning.

“I just don’t want the clause to be a story,” Daniels said, according to Jeff Wilson of the Star Telegram. “We will handle it accordingly. I don’t want that to be even a thought.”

This season, Beltre will earn $18MM in the final year of his five-year, $80MM pact signed in January of 2011. The third baseman would bank $16MM in 2016 if retained.

Beltre, 36 in April, earned his fourth career All-Star selection in 2014. The veteran slashed .324./388/.492 on the year with 19 homers. Across his four seasons in Arlington, Beltre has hit .315/.364/.530 with an average of ~29 homers per campaign.

SHARERETWEETSEND VIA EMAIL


Think JD is right in not having the clause become a story, the man has earned the extra year. Pick up 2016 now John

 

[DT LUNA]

Rangers May Pick Up Adrian Beltre’s 2016 Option
By Zach Links [February 22, 2015 at 10:43am CST]
Adrian Beltre‘s contract can be voided prior to the 2016 season if he doesn’t reach 586 plate appearances this season. However, Rangers GM Jon Daniels says that he’s considering taking that clause out of the equation and bringing him back regardless, as T.R. Sullivan of MLB.comwrites.

Beltre’s deal isn’t exactly a traditional vesting option – the contract states that the 2016 season becomes voidable for Texas if he does not reach 1,200 plate appearances between 2014 and 2015 or hit 600 plate appearances in ’15. After notching 614 PAs last season, Beltre would need 586 to satisfy the clause. Daniels isn’t certain that he’ll lock in that extra season for Beltre, but it called it a “possibility” in a chat with reporters on Sunday morning.

“I just don’t want the clause to be a story,” Daniels said, according to Jeff Wilson of the Star Telegram. “We will handle it accordingly. I don’t want that to be even a thought.”

This season, Beltre will earn $18MM in the final year of his five-year, $80MM pact signed in January of 2011. The third baseman would bank $16MM in 2016 if retained.

Beltre, 36 in April, earned his fourth career All-Star selection in 2014. The veteran slashed .324./388/.492 on the year with 19 homers. Across his four seasons in Arlington, Beltre has hit .315/.364/.530 with an average of ~29 homers per campaign.

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Think JD is right in not having the clause become a story, the man has earned the extra year. Pick up 2016 now John

Agree. Better sooner than later.

 

[RevSader]

I hope they can extend him for a couple more seasons and that way he can retire a Ranger.

 

[Bmurph]

Rangers pitcher Michael Kirkman will be held out of spring training this week because of soreness in his shoulder, reports the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

He is expected to be reevaluated after one week of rest.

This guy cant afford to miss more time with injury issues can he? At some point when do the Rangers want to free up the roster spot, though I am pretty sure as of right now he is just on a minor league deal.

 

[DT LUNA]

I hope they can extend him for a couple more seasons and that way he can retire a Ranger.

Most appropriate resolution. Ranger HOF'er