Duane1952
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I'm not extending Gallo until he shows he can hit in the mid 200's. He also needs to start having a good first half of the season.
I'm not extending Gallo until he shows he can hit in the mid 200's. He also needs to start having a good first half of the season.
I'm not happy with an extension this year. If he has a decent season that would certainly warrant a look see. A big extension now could possibly spell trouble.I'm not extending Gallo until he shows he can hit in the mid 200's. He also needs to start having a good first half of the season.
for me I need to see back to back seasons from him before I even talk extension but JD will give it to him nowI'm not happy with an extension this year. If he has a decent season that would certainly warrant a look see. A big extension now could possibly spell trouble.
I think waiting for back to back seasons will cause his agent to tell him to wait and test free agency. If a young player is going to sign an extension that cuts into their free agency years it has to be done before they have proven themselves beyond a shadow of a doubt. Once they are proven then they aren't going to be signing such deals.for me I need to see back to back seasons from him before I even talk extension but JD will give it to him now
so you are in the "pay him now even if he doesn't pan out later"I think waiting for back to back seasons will cause his agent to tell him to wait and test free agency. If a young player is going to sign an extension that cuts into their free agency years it has to be done before they have proven themselves beyond a shadow of a doubt. Once they are proven then they aren't going to be signing such deals.
That would be different if the Rangers would be willing to go market value for a proven home grown player, but they always want the player to give them a discount and that usually doesn't work.
Mazara has never played 1st and yet you would put him there. do we send him down to AAA for a season to get playing time at 1st?It will be interesting to see how much difference Calhoun's new body will improve his play in the OF. At some point in the future will it make more sense for Calhoun to play the OF and Mazara ro be the DH?
That is an impossible question to answer since I have no idea if he pans out later. Of course, I wouldn't pay anyone who I knew would not pan out, but that is impossible to know.so you are in the "pay him now even if he doesn't pan out later"
I never mentioned him going to 1B.Mazara has never played 1st and yet you would put him there. do we send him down to AAA for a season to get playing time at 1st?
so what kind of extension would you give Mazara, Gallo and eventually Calhoun?That is an impossible question to answer since I have no idea if he pans out later. Of course, I wouldn't pay anyone who I knew would not pan out, but that is impossible to know.
The problem is this team is too cheap to not let a financial mistake cripple them. Take Odor for example. They should have been able to admit a mistake and replace him in the lineup with Profar. They are sometimes too cheap and too proud to admit a mistake.
If extending young guys now would not cripple the team financially or lineup-wise then I would be all for taking a chance on some of the younger guys.
Once they get wise enough to move on from mistakes and once they commit enough money to withstand some mistakes then things can be different. For now I don't trust them to sign guys to contract extensions.
you are correct my bad but then where would you play Gallo? he has stated empathically that he doesn't want to play at either 3B or 1stI never mentioned him going to 1B.
Do you mean, what do I want the Rangers to do now? Or, do you mean how would I handle it if I was running the team? The answers to those questions would be completely different depending on the scenario. lolso what kind of extension would you give Mazara, Gallo and eventually Calhoun?
I would keep him in the OF until I found out about Guzman. His future position in my mind is determined by who else we have and how good they are. If all 3 of our top OF prospects take a step forward this year then the OF future for the team looks crowded. If the 2 lower level 1B prospects take steps forward then that position looks crowded in the future. Then there is the whole question of who we draft in the first round as that looks to be a position player right now. There are a whole lot of moving parts.you are correct my bad but then where would you play Gallo? he has stated empathically that he doesn't want to play at either 3B or 1st
okay right now the Rangers/JD are in talks with Gallo and Mazara about possible contract extensions. let's say you are JD what kind of extension would you offer each?Do you mean, what do I want the Rangers to do now? Or, do you mean how would I handle it if I was running the team? The answers to those questions would be completely different depending on the scenario. lol
agreed. personally if we keep Gallo I only see him as a future DH not as a fulltime OF option.I would keep him in the OF until I found out about Guzman. His future position in my mind is determined by who else we have and how good they are. If all 3 of our top OF prospects take a step forward this year then the OF future for the team looks crowded. If the 2 lower level 1B prospects take steps forward then that position looks crowded in the future. Then there is the whole question of who we draft in the first round as that looks to be a position player right now. There are a whole lot of moving parts.
I wouldn't offer any extensions if I was JD and still thought the size and length of the contract should be a factor in making out lineups and I still thought such contracts would cripple the team financially.okay right now the Rangers/JD are in talks with Gallo and Mazara about possible contract extensions. let's say you are JD what kind of extension would you offer each?
Gallo is a good OF and a really good 1B. He doesn't have to DH unless you are overloaded everywhere else.agreed. personally if we keep Gallo I only see him as a future DH not as a fulltime OF option.
which we could be in the future especially the OF with Mazara, JPM, Taveras etc. and i'm not convinced that Guzman and what we have in the minors isn't the future for usGallo is a good OF and a really good 1B. He doesn't have to DH unless you are overloaded everywhere else.
I guess we will have plenty of time to find out over the next two sessons.which we could be in the future especially the OF with Mazara, JPM, Taveras etc. and i'm not convinced that Guzman and what we have in the minors isn't the future for us