OFFICIAL OFF SEASON THREAD ( 2017 )

[Kelleyman]

I am hearing that we are about to sign Tyson Ross. They are reporting that on the Ben and Skin show on The Fan.

To me that is good news esp for upside

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

This is funny for the 90s Cowboys fans.

 

[saddles]

Rangers To Sign Tyson Ross

 

[saddles]

 

[UK Cowboy]

Rangers have all the pitching talent you could ask for....now, if it can only stay healthy.....

 

[saddles]

Yu, Hamels, Ross, and Perez make up a good 1-4. I wouldn't be surprised if Griffin outpitches Cashner, but I doubt Cashner gets left out of the rotation.

 

[scotsman1948]

Finally some movement: Rangers sign Tyson Ross to a 1 year deal

 

[saddles]

Is Napoli next?

 

[saddles]

I love signing Ross.

JD really, really loves NL pitching doesn't he.

 

[Kelleyman]

Yu, Hamels, Ross, and Perez make up a good 1-4. I wouldn't be surprised if Griffin outpitches Cashner, but I doubt Cashner gets left out of the rotation.

If Cashner is legit you should change your postscript ha

 

[saddles]

If Cashner is legit you should change your postscript ha

lol I am going to keep it no matter what. It would be the easy way out to remove it once he starts doing well. I will live with it all season either way.

 

[darrylgann]

Rangers To Sign Tyson Ross

Well, this is good news, gentlemen. Gives me hope for the rotation. Now go after Nap! Glad to see JD going after free agents while keeping their farm intact and retaining their draft pics.

 

[DT LUNA]

JD is like a pit viper. Strikes when ya least expect it. Welcome aboard Ty Ross.

 

[saddles]

 

[donaldson79]

I like this deal. But perhaps part of the reason I like it is due to the fact that DAMN NEAR NOTHING has happened so far.

OK.........here goes.........I'm predicting AJ Griffin will play a key role in our success - hopefully not failure - next season.

 

[saddles]

 

[Bmurph]

Rangers To Sign Tyson Ross

By Jeff Todd and Steve Adams | January 13, 2017 at 5:00pm CDT

5:04pm: The deal guarantees Ross $6MM and also comes with available incentives, Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports tweets.

3:42pm: The Rangers have agreed with free-agent starter Tyson Ross, as Jeff Wade of 105.3 The FAN in Dallas/Fort Worth first reported. Ross’ contract is a one-year deal, per MLB.com’s T.R. Sullivan (Twitter link). Salary terms are not yet reported.



[Related: Updated Texas Rangers Depth Chart]

Ross is set to turn 30 in April and is coming off a season in which shoulder troubles limited him to one lone appearance — that which he made on Opening Day. Ross attempted to rehab the injury all season without success, ultimately undergoing surgery to alleviate thoracic outlet syndrome.

The Padres, not wishing to pay him a repeat of last year’s $9.6MM salary, non-tendered Ross last month. Nearly two-third of the league showed some level of interest in Ross as a free agent, but in recent weeks it’s been reported that the Rangers and Cubd were his two likeliest landing spots, with the Nats also floating on the periphery of his market.

Because of the aforementioned TOS surgery, Ross isn’t a lock to be ready for Opening Day. Durability concerns have long accompanied Ross, but prior to the 2016 season he’d been a largely healthy and effective starter atop the San Diego rotation. From 2013-15, Ross tossed 516 2/3 innings for the Padres, logging to a 3.07 earned run average with 9.2 K/9 against 3.5 BB/9 to go along with a superlative 58.2 percent ground-ball rate.

That level of upside is what led to the widespread interest in Ross and is what will likely lead the Rangers to plug him directly into their rotation once he’s healthy enough to take the hill. As it stands, A.J. Griffin is slotted in as the Rangers’ fifth starter behind Yu Darvish, Cole Hamels, Martin Perez and fellow offseason signee Andrew Cashner. However, Griffin tossed 119 innings with a 5.07 ERA last year and seems the likeliest to be ousted from the starting five once Ross completes his rehab. (Alternatively, the Rangers could deploy a six-man unit as a means of keeping everyone in the rotation healthy, though that’s simply speculation.)

 

[Nightcrawler]

Im not overly optimistic about things so far, but I'd feel better if JD got 2 more decent bats.

 

[DT LUNA]

See what a little patients will do. Yesterday we were doomed. Today we are one Nap away. Get it done JD.