Another west coast jaunt begins tonight in Oakland - Rangers v. A's 6/29-7/1

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Each position's best Trade Deadline option

 

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Each position's best Trade Deadline option

"given the Rangers’ record it won’t be surprising to see them try to move payroll."

I think this is a misrepresentation. The Rangers are In rebuilding mode and have moved players to acquire prospects for rebuilding or to make room for prospects. A couple of years ago we even took on payroll to get a better return. To me this line is an example of lazy reporting.

 

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"given the Rangers’ record it won’t be surprising to see them try to move payroll."

I think this is a misrepresentation. The Rangers are In rebuilding mode and have moved players to acquire prospects for rebuilding or to make room for prospects. A couple of years ago we even took on payroll to get a better return. To me this line is an example of lazy reporting.

Considering we have only 3 players making >$5million this year, there's not a lot of payroll to move in the first place. Yes, that was a dumb "analysis."

 

[Duane1952]

Depends on the length. Only way Boras agrees to anything under than 7 years would be with an AAV well over $30m. I can see them doing something like 8/225.

With this ownership group, I will doubt if the even consider that.

 

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With this ownership group, I will doubt if the even consider that.

if they're not going to sign him they need to trade him. Sooner the better

 

[scotsman1948]

Don’t know if anyone has mentioned this but Ragans and Winn the only representatives for the Rangers in the futures game

 

[Duane1952]

Rocker got rocked in the college world series final. If I can't get Lieter, I don't want Rocker.

 

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Rocker got rocked in the college world series final. If I can't get Lieter, I don't want Rocker.

Because he had a bad day you want to pass on him?

 

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IKF had a bad AB

 

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3- zip A's

 

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Because he had a bad day you want to pass on him?

I admit I wasn't really impressed with him either

 

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Mock Draft: The home stretch

 

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Rocker got rocked in the college world series final. If I can't get Lieter, I don't want Rocker.

It is probably the only game he has pitched this year with so few days between starts.

 

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Gallo!

 

[scotsman1948]

Rocker got rocked in the college world series final. If I can't get Lieter, I don't want Rocker.

Rocker's 3-year college career: 28-9 record, 2.79 ERA, 232.1 innings, 163 hits, 315 SO, 0,986 WHIP & 12.3 SO9

Leiter's 2-year college career: 13-4 record, 2.08 ERA, 125.3 innings, 53 hits, 201 SO, 0.844 WHIP & 14.4 SO9

if both are there at #2 the only problem i would have is deciding which one to take. either one would be a future #1 starter for this team

 

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Allard is quietly putting together a good season.

Afternoon game today, as a reminder.

 

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Mock Draft: The home stretch

Doubt seriously KC will see Rocker at # 7 pick.
Rangers are almost assured Leiter or Rocker at #2.

 

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Rocker's 3-year college career: 28-9 record, 2.79 ERA, 232.1 innings, 163 hits, 315 SO, 0,986 WHIP & 12.3 SO9

Leiter's 2-year college career: 13-4 record, 2.08 ERA, 125.3 innings, 53 hits, 201 SO, 0.844 WHIP & 14.4 SO9

if both are there at #2 the only problem i would have is deciding which one to take. either one would be a future #1 starter for this team

Know what you mean but what a great problem to have.

 

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Doubt seriously KC will see Rocker at # 7 pick.
Rangers are almost assured Leiter or Rocker at #2.

My gut tells me that if the Rangers take a pitcher at #2, it will be Leiter 100%. Only question is whether they decide the farm needs yet another middle IF or not.

 

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Big trades and other bold July predictions

6) Kumar Rocker will get drafted ahead of Jack Leiter.

Honestly, the top end of this Draft doesn’t really lend itself to much in the realm of “bold” predictions, because there are a handful of players who would all be perfectly reasonable selections at No. 1 overall, including both of these prominent Vanderbilt pitchers. But every major mock draft to date -- in line with industry consensus -- has Leiter ahead of Rocker. (The latest mock from MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis has Leiter to the Rangers at No. 2 and Rocker to the Royals at No. 7)

Leiter, though, has an unusual amount of leverage in signing bonus discussions. The biggest household name (because of his famous father and the extensive coverage of his college career), Leiter is a Draft-eligible sophomore who could potentially demand and command above-slot money even if he doesn’t go 1-1. And depending on how pre-Draft negotiations go, that leverage could land him lower than some fans expect -- just imagine if it somehow landed him at No. 10 overall, where his dad’s Mets would be waiting.

With the Pirates widely expected to go with a prep shortstop (Callis and Jonathan Mayo both have Marcelo Mayer at the top of their mocks), it will be interesting to see where the first college arm lands. Were finances not a factor, Leiter would be the top arm taken. But some evaluators view Rocker as potentially having the higher ceiling and, perhaps, the lower cost.

However it all shakes out, Leiter and Rocker are the most intriguing teammate tandem in the Draft since UCLA’s Gerrit Cole and Trevor Bauer both went in the top three a decade ago.


9) The Cubs will acquire Kyle Gibson.

Right now, evaluators are scrambling to make sense of the effects of the midseason enforcement of the foreign substance rules. Some pitchers who once thrived on high fastballs are suddenly no longer able to execute those pitches quite as convincingly, while sinker-slider guys with command are more valuable than ever.

That makes Gibson a really intriguing trade candidate. He was already having a hugely successful season (his 2.00 ERA and 220 ERA+ both lead the AL), but the environment -- and an affordable salary for 2022 -- adds to his allure.

Lots of teams will be interested in Gibson, but the Cubs are an especially intriguing fit. They are the big-market team most comfortably below the luxury-tax threshold. And though the front office did its darnedest to initiate a transition year with the offseason trade of Yu Darvish, the Cubs have played themselves into contention yet again. Barring a collapse in the next couple weeks, the Cubs need to do right by their clubhouse and get the rotation help needed to ease the pressure on a surprisingly good 'pen and allow the North Siders to advance. Gibson would accomplish just that.