2017 Texas Rangers offseason thread

[Nightcrawler]

Fartolo colon



This season is going to be stinky. Literally.

I think the guy is a much better fit for the sewers of Oakland.

 

[DT LUNA]

Fartolo colon



This season is going to be stinky. Literally.

I think the guy is a much better fit for the sewers of Oakland.

Be nice Tyler. Got high hopes for you in Washington.

 

[Nightcrawler]

Be nice Tyler. Got high hopes for you in Washington.

Hahaha


I usually just wait for trump to get momentum and have something positive going on, then I go over there and troll the shit out of those morons.

 

[Kelleyman]

Can't wait to hear Romeo's comments

Well Colon is a RHP. Maybe this is midseason dump strategy of Hamels or at best a spot start agains a RHB lineup. Or maybe injury depth

For the record I will admit the Rangers can not realistically compete barring miraculous performance of newly found staff unless they pick up a legit #1 pitcher like Darvish.

Until then banner still intact

 

[DT LUNA]

Well Colon is a RHP. Maybe this is midseason dump strategy of Hamels or at best a spot start agains a RHB lineup. Or maybe injury depth

For the record I will admit the Rangers can not realistically compete barring miraculous performance of newly found staff unless they pick up a legit #1 pitcher like Darvish.

Until then banner still intact

We laugh now but he had some good stuff and not long ago. Don't remember if he was injured or what.

 

[jta4437]

okay so if we use Rua in left then what do we do with Robinson? there is one school that wants Robinson to be a full time player and then there is your school that wants Rua as a full time player. both have a lot of value but with this team i see them both needed coming off the bench

Robinson can be a utility player, maybe him and Rua could platoon in LF if they don't roll with Calhoun

 

[saddles]

We did sign Colon to a minor league deal.

 

[darrylgann]

We did sign Colon to a minor league deal.

That'll put fear in the heart of every lineup in the Majors. Let's start that parade route.

 

[Kelleyman]

One DFW writers take on Bartolo MILB signing. I don’t blame you if you don’t read this. It is venomous

 

[Kelleyman]

Seriously can’t fathom such criticism of MINOR LEAGUE contract. Puhhhleeezzee

 

[Kelleyman]

Is the game over yet?

 

[saddles]

Seriously can’t fathom such criticism of MINOR LEAGUE contract. Puhhhleeezzee

I just think every minor league signing like this one just serves to remind everyone that there has been a lack of significant signings.

 

[Kelleyman]

I just think every minor league signing like this one just serves to remind everyone that there has been a lack of significant signings.

Then perhaps their angst should be directed towards that vs this move like it was stupid

I do not excuse that although yes would love to see a Ranger Darvish signing.
That specific writer spreads his venom IMO.

 

[Kelleyman]

 

[DT LUNA]

Seriously can’t fathom such criticism of MINOR LEAGUE contract. Puhhhleeezzee

I really think it is silly signing him. We have plenty of guys as good or better. Waste of money.

 

[saddles]

The Baseball Prospectus top 101 prospects list is out. 4 Rangers prospects are on the list. The Angels and Astros each have 2. Seattle has none and Oakland has 5.

28. Leody Taveras
43. Willie Calhoun
94. Ronald Guzman
101. Mike Matuella

2018 Prospects: The Top 101 - Baseball Prospectus

 

[darrylgann]

I really think it is silly signing him. We have plenty of guys as good or better. Waste of money.

Beyond silly. This whole off season has been out of the Twilight Zone.

 

[saddles]

The 'Tank Tax' Could Push Teams To Try Harder | BaseballAmerica.com

If the goal is to eliminate the incentives that entice a team to be terrible at the big league level for a number of years, you have to create incentives for not being awful, or disincentives that punish teams for being putrid.


So that's why I propose the tank tax.

It's relatively simple. The same draft system continues to exist. The worst team picks first, the second worst picks second, etc., with one caveat: any team that fails to win 70 games in back-to-back seasons faces a 10-spot draft penalty.

Have one awful season (like the Giants and Tigers 64-win teams in 2017) and your club reaps the benefits of having the top picks in the draft and the larger draft bonus pool that comes with it. But if a team wins 60-something games two years in a row, they pay the penalty. Instead of drafting first again, that team would draft 11th.

And the penalty escalates. Win less than 70 games three seasons in a row and it's a 15-spot draft penalty. Four straight seasons with less than 70 victories and the team pays a 20-spot draft penalty. Twenty spots would the be maximum penalty, so a fanbase unfortunate enough to suffer through five straight seasons of 93 or more losses would see their team face another 20-spot penalty.

But much like the luxury tax, the penalty resets anytime a team wins 70 or more games. What this would do is still allow rebuilding teams to garner better draft picks than successful teams, but much like relegation in soccer, it would also give them reasons to care about winning at the big league level.

Look at the currently rebuilding team like the Reds or the Tigers. Under the current system, neither team has much incentive to spend in 2018 to improve the big league club unless they see a clear path to 85 wins or more (and a potential spot).

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

Something old, something new.

The Rangers recently acquired an old colon and Jake Diekman has a new colon.