Rangers V The Clock - draft and trade deadlines approaching as ARI comes to the Grill

[True Rangers Fan]

Doesn’t seem now quite the haul does it

the four we are getting are still the top 4 pieces of the original deal, so that's something I guess.

 

[DTC]

2022 MLB Draft -- Top 100 Prospects — Prospects Live

It’s time we turn the page and flip our focus to the 2022 draft class. We've been in attendance at over 100 college baseball games, the Perfect Game National Showcase, the USA Baseball College National Team contests, as well as a bevy of JUCO and prep games. Time to start grading out the 2022 Draft

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Maybe we take Josh Jungs little brother Jace as the #2 overall next year??

 

[saddles]

 

[True Rangers Fan]

All the players coming here are in A ball and their expected upside is to be solid role players. The chance of them being valuable players is slim.
Nice work Daniels!

the Daniels thing aside, the idea that Joey Gallo was going to bring back multiple future stars is just absurd.

also, solid role players are something that we don't have at the MLB level right now, so adding more of them really isn't the knock you think it is.

 

[darrylgann]

Can’t wait for JD’s or whomever’s spin on this. This is going to be a hard sell for the paying fan for the next couple of years. We’re getting in a habit of trading off our face of the franchise.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

didnt the Marlins take just one player for Marte you didn't even find that impressive? Them getting shot down for asking for multiple players seems like they overplayed their hand .

 

[saddles]

All the players coming here are in A ball and their expected upside is to be solid role players. The chance of them being valuable players is slim.
Nice work Daniels!

Solid role players for positions that we have a lot of decent to good prospects for already. Role players are cheap on the free agent market if you don't produce any.

 

[saddles]

didnt the Marlins take just one player for Marte you didn't even find that impressive? Them getting shot down for asking for multiple players seems like they overplayed their hand .

I didn't find him that impressive and neither of us cared for what the Yankees system had. Apparently they liked him better than what the Yankees always offer up.

 

[Senator_fan]

the Daniels thing aside, the idea that Joey Gallo was going to bring back multiple future stars is just absurd.

also, solid role players are something that we don't have at the MLB level right now, so adding more of them really isn't the knock you think it is.

I would have demanded RHP Luis Gil In A ball straight up or no deal. Still had Friday to work this deal or wait until winter. Daniels flinched.

 

[darrylgann]

I didn't find him that impressive and neither of us cared for what the Yankees system had. Apparently they liked him better than what the Yankees always offer up.

Feel for ya’ Bennie. Not too crazy about this trade myself. Felt rushed and with the wrong team(s).

 

[saddles]

Feel for ya’ Bennie. Not too crazy about this trade myself. Felt rushed and with the wrong team(s).

It seems like the Yankees have always gotten the best of us in trades, all the way back to when we traded away Dave Righetti and then the next year we were forced to throw in Oscar Gamble because someone in our front office named a PTBNL in a trade.

 

[Senator_fan]

The Yankees roster now has three of the top six players all time in home run ratio (minimum 1,500 at-bats):

Mark McGwire: 10.6 ABs per HR
Babe Ruth: 11.8
Joey Gallo: 12.6
Barry Bonds: 12.9
Aaron Judge: 13.1
Gary Sanchez: 13.7

 

[saddles]

From Keith Law:

The Yankees took Trevor Hauver in the third round last year out of Arizona State and have tried to convert the left fielder to second base, but it hasn’t worked, so he still has no position, and he’s 22 in Low A.

Right-hander Glenn Otto used to come from a high slot that gave him a lot of deception, but this year the Yankees lowered his slot somewhat and gave him a slider, which is a lot easier for him to throw where his arm is now, and that pitch and his curveball can both show plus. He’s 90-92 mph, touching 94, with plus control, probably a reliever in the end, but also probably ready right now. Otto is a Rice product, from the Wayne Graham era, so of course he’s been hurt multiple times in pro ball, throwing 71 1/3 innings total between 2018 and 2019.

Shortstop Josh Smith was the Yankees’ second-round pick in 2019 out of LSU, but for some reason he started the year in Low A despite being 23 (he’ll turn 24 on Aug. 7) and a college product; he’s a plus runner who has the power for 10-15 homers a year, with good feel to hit and at least 60 defense at short. The Yankees have tweaked his swing to boost his launch angle, but that may not be the ideal approach for his size and strength. He should go directly to Double A, given his age and production this year.

Ezequiel Duran is the best of the prospects reportedly heading to Texas, a second baseman with legit pop despite being only 5-foot-10 or so. He could play shortstop in a pinch, with great hands and actions but an arm that might be too light for the position. He swings hard and has consistently posted strong exit velocities, with good balance through contact and 20-homer upside. He strikes out a little too often right now.

 

[darrylgann]

From Keith Law:

The Yankees took Trevor Hauver in the third round last year out of Arizona State and have tried to convert the left fielder to second base, but it hasn’t worked, so he still has no position, and he’s 22 in Low A.

Right-hander Glenn Otto used to come from a high slot that gave him a lot of deception, but this year the Yankees lowered his slot somewhat and gave him a slider, which is a lot easier for him to throw where his arm is now, and that pitch and his curveball can both show plus. He’s 90-92 mph, touching 94, with plus control, probably a reliever in the end, but also probably ready right now. Otto is a Rice product, from the Wayne Graham era, so of course he’s been hurt multiple times in pro ball, throwing 71 1/3 innings total between 2018 and 2019.

Shortstop Josh Smith was the Yankees’ second-round pick in 2019 out of LSU, but for some reason he started the year in Low A despite being 23 (he’ll turn 24 on Aug. 7) and a college product; he’s a plus runner who has the power for 10-15 homers a year, with good feel to hit and at least 60 defense at short. The Yankees have tweaked his swing to boost his launch angle, but that may not be the ideal approach for his size and strength. He should go directly to Double A, given his age and production this year.

Ezequiel Duran is the best of the prospects reportedly heading to Texas, a second baseman with legit pop despite being only 5-foot-10 or so. He could play shortstop in a pinch, with great hands and actions but an arm that might be too light for the position. He swings hard and has consistently posted strong exit velocities, with good balance through contact and 20-homer upside. He strikes out a little too often right now.

Appreciate the research

 

[fanman8825]

I would have demanded RHP Luis Gil In A ball straight up or no deal. Still had Friday to work this deal or wait until winter. Daniels flinched.

I am so sick of Daniels. Your right we simply did not get enough

 

[Bmurph]

Texas Rangers FO just never seems to get it right. Ready for a total overhaul of the entire organization

 

[Nightcrawler]

Does it help that we kept king and gave up Joely instead?

 

[fanman8825]

Texas Rangers FO just never seems to get it right. Ready for a total overhaul of the entire organization

For sure Murph Daniels has overextended his stay.

 

[Kelleyman]

I am more interested in what it would have taken to extend him and if the sanDiego deal was possible if we took on Hosmer

 

[saddles]

Does it help that we kept king and gave up Joely instead?

I think so. They were getting ready to buy Joely out ar the end of this year anyway.