Official 2014 Texas Rangers Spring Training Thread

[Windingmywatch]

He was referring to Chirinos.

The catching tandem will be JP & Chirinos.

BTW I love the avatar ...

 

[scotsman1948]

Texas officially looking for a 2nd baseman and a catcher thru trade channels

 

[Windingmywatch]

Texas officially looking for a 2nd baseman and a catcher thru trade channels

Officially? JD call you to see what you got? In my opinion it would be flat dumb to trade for 2b and C ... neither spot was slated to be the game breaker spot in the lineup ... and you can't tell me the performance delta between Soto and JP/Chirinos ... or between Profar/Lillibridge (realistically, hopefully) is worth trading for a fill in.

If you were good with Soto starting to begin with ... well the bar ain't but average replacement player high. Profar might be better than Lillibridge ... but hardly worth the difference in the short term.

Just gonna wind my watch ... it will all work out.

 

[DT LUNA]

Officially? JD call you to see what you got? In my opinion it would be flat dumb to trade for 2b and C ... neither spot was slated to be the game breaker spot in the lineup ... and you can't tell me the performance delta between Soto and JP/Chirinos ... or between Profar/Lillibridge (realistically, hopefully) is worth trading for a fill in.

If you were good with Soto starting to begin with ... well the bar ain't but average replacement player high. Profar might be better than Lillibridge ... but hardly worth the difference in the short term.

Just gonna wind my watch ... it will all work out.

Agree. If the pitching was up to snuff, 2b c could easily be over come for the short term. Let's not forget we upgraded our offense and they can score a lot of runs. However the pitching is not like we want it to be but all is not lost and trades are not needed now.

 

[Justinkm83]

Officially? JD call you to see what you got? In my opinion it would be flat dumb to trade for 2b and C ... neither spot was slated to be the game breaker spot in the lineup ... and you can't tell me the performance delta between Soto and JP/Chirinos ... or between Profar/Lillibridge (realistically, hopefully) is worth trading for a fill in.

If you were good with Soto starting to begin with ... well the bar ain't but average replacement player high. Profar might be better than Lillibridge ... but hardly worth the difference in the short term.

Just gonna wind my watch ... it will all work out.

I wish it was Lillibridge. He's been sent down. It looks like it will be Wilson or Rosales. I was thinking Cesar Izturis would be a good signing, at least he'll hit above .200

 

[Justinkm83]

Rangers just signed Chris Snyder.
He's had a strong spring line in limited action, putting up a .294/.381/.529 triple-slash with one long ball in 21 plate appearances. The Rangers apparently preferred him to other available options, such as Ramon Hernandez and Yorvit Torrealba.

 

[RevSader]

I have never more wanted to trade for Jason Castro.

 

[Nightcrawler]

I still remember fans were happy the day we signed Torrealba...... Lol

 

[WilltheThrill]

I have never more wanted to trade for Jason Castro.

He's a very underrated player. I would love to have him in a Rangers uniform as their permanent solution at catcher, especially considering his age. He would get a lot more national respect if he didn't play for last place Houston.

 

[RevSader]

He's a very underrated player. I would love to have him in a Rangers uniform as their permanent solution at catcher, especially considering his age. He would get a lot more national respect if he didn't play for last place Houston.

I doubt they would ever trade him to Texas anyway. Especially with Nolan being there now.

 

[Justinkm83]

I doubt they would ever trade him to Texas anyway. Especially with Nolan being there now.

Definitely not before the season, and I doubt they would ever.

 

[Windingmywatch]

I still remember fans were happy the day we signed Torrealba...... Lol

I don't remember that day. Still holds the TEX record for most hot air by a career backup.

 

[The Commish]

Feliz sent to Minor League camp.

 

[Xx srs bsns xX]

Soooo... any guesses? Mine is Burns...

I had a yucky moment on Monday too. Walked up to a prospect I really like, and asked him how he was doing. I was smiling, he was not. In uniform and holding his glove, I was not expecting what he told me next. Shaking his head, he said, I'm having surgery on Wednesday. "Oh, dang. What kiiiiind of surgery?" I tentatively asked. "Tommy John", he said. Welp, there it is. F this Spring Training. I stood and chatted with him and the truth is, he's not only going to be fine, it is likely he's been playing a bit injured, and he'll return stronger than he was late in the 2013 season. He expressed concerns about the layoff and I can only imagine what it's like staring down the barrel of not doing the only thing you've consistently done for the first 2 decades of your life. I made dumb jokes about how great Arizona is and how insane indefatigable rehab coordinator Keith Comstock is, but the strain on this young man's psyche was evident. He's flying to Arlington for surgery, which only requires an hour or so under the knife and a single night's admittance, then home for a bit, then back to Arizona in late April to start a yearlong rehab process. Again, he's going to be fine, probably better than fine, but it won't be easy. He and I were standing a few feet from a warming Martin Perez and I told him many people think guys like Martin just "show up" in the big leagues. But they don't. There isn't a straight line. Trout, Harper, and damn near no one else, just "shows up" in the bigs and does well. All the journeys are pocked with divots. About an hour later he was back, briefly, on the fields. This time he was in street clothes, aviator sunglasses on, saying goodbye to guys who've been his teammates for the last couple of years, and who'll be his teammates again next season...but not this season. This one is lost.

Raising Arizona Part II - Lone Star Ball

 

[RevSader]

Soooo... any guesses? Mine is Burns...



Raising Arizona Part II - Lone Star Ball

I feel weird guessing about something like that, because then I might feel relieved it's some other kid and not a big name prospect. I don't want that for any of them. I just hope whoever it is can bounce back.

 

[scotsman1948]

Officially? JD call you to see what you got? In my opinion it would be flat dumb to trade for 2b and C ... neither spot was slated to be the game breaker spot in the lineup ... and you can't tell me the performance delta between Soto and JP/Chirinos ... or between Profar/Lillibridge (realistically, hopefully) is worth trading for a fill in.

If you were good with Soto starting to begin with ... well the bar ain't but average replacement player high. Profar might be better than Lillibridge ... but hardly worth the difference in the short term.

Just gonna wind my watch ... it will all work out.

just based on what was posted on mlb-trade-rumors, thought it was worth posting

 

[Justinkm83]

Moreland is seeing a lot of pitches in the last 2 days. Another walk today in his 1st AB

 

[Justinkm83]

Any interest in bringing Chris Young back? He's had a good ST and is not expected to make the Nats rotation.

 

[Justinkm83]

Robbie Ross is looking good besides the back to back walks. He struck out the side in the 5th.

 

[Justinkm83]

Moreland is seeing a lot of pitches in the last 2 days. Another walk today in his 1st AB

Another walk. That's 3 in the past 2 days. Maybe Choo gave him some advice.