scotsman1948
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this would make sense if the objective was to compete and reach the playoffsFrom Evan Grant:
The Rangers could add a controllable young player; there should be a solid market of starting pitching available. They could trade off some pieces. They could do both. July 31 is still a relatively long way away.
"Some of the landscape will be dictated by the standings,” Daniels said Monday. “But we’re at a point right now where the philosophy is ‘Let’s make baseball deals.’ We’d like to support the club, help them push for a playoff spot. That’s our short-term mindset, but we’re going to be looking for long-term fits. If we can get better this year and help define our core for the future, that would be ideal."
The Rangers have been sellers at the deadline in each of the last two years, peeling off veterans Mike Minor, Robinson Chirinos, Todd Frazier, Kyle Gibson, Ian Kennedy and Joey Gallo. That was all part of the “teardown” stage of their rebuild.
The Rangers feel they are past that stage, but they’ve also got some veterans on this team that could become superfluous, particularly outfielders Kole Calhoun and Brad Miller.