Texas Rangers 2018-2019 Offseason Thread

[saddles]

My estimated time of arrival for these pitchers to come up to stay in the big leagues. This doesn't include temporarily filling in for a handful of starts or for just 2 or 3 starts in September.

Mendez-----Early 2019
Hernandez---Late 2019
Hearn-------Late 2019
Palumbo-----Mid 2020
Crouse------Late 2020
Bahr--------Early 2021
Phillips---.--Early 2021
Alexy----.--Early 2021
Cody---------Mid 2021
Ragans-----Early 2022
White-------Early 2022
Englert------Early 2022
Winn--------Early 2022

If the pitcher we pick at #8 next June is a college pitcher then he could be here to start the 2022 season. If he is a HS pitcher then he probably doesn't make it up here until mid 2023.

Probably between 2 and 4 of those guys will have an injury that sidelines them for a year or longer.

 

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Sources: Rangers have done significant due diligence on at least 7 managerial candidates, including Sandy Alomar Jr. and Mark DeRosa

The Rangers have yet to finalize their list of interviews for their vacant managerial spot, but have done significant due diligence on at least five external candidates, two sources confirmed Wednesday.


The Rangers are also giving strong consideration to internal candidates Don Wakamatsu, who finished the season as the interim manager, and assistant general manager Jayce Tingler, who finished the season as the bench coach, the sources confirmed.

From outside the organization, the Rangers have discussed two coaches for teams still in the playoffs, Los Angeles Dodgers' third base coach Chris Woodward and Houston bench coach Joe Espada. Three others all played for the Rangers and were teammates in 2005: Cleveland first base coach Sandy Alomar Jr., MLB Network analyst Mark DeRosa and El Paso (Triple A) manager Rod Barajas (San Diego organization).

"Some of the questions that [media] have raised a little bit are, 'Are you looking for somebody older? Somebody younger? More analytically driven? More traditional development-driven?" he added. "I don't think there is a cut-and-dry answer to that."


Woodward, 42, played 12 years in the majors, mostly as a role-playing infielder. He spent a season as the Seattle Mariners' minor league infield coordinator, another as the Mariners' infield instructor and has been the Dodgers third base coach for the last three seasons.


Espada, 43, has spent more than a decade as a coach, working his way up from being a minor league hitting instructor to stints as the third base coach with both the Miami Marlins and New York Yankees. When Alex Cora moved from being Houston's bench coach to Boston's manager after last season, Espada replaced Cora with the Astros.

Barajas, 43, spent 2004-06 with the Rangers during a major league career that spanned parts of 13 seasons. He has spent the last three seasons managing San Diego's Triple-A club in El Paso.

Alomar, 53, was Barajas' primary backup with the Rangers in 2005 toward the end of a 20-year playing career. He has a decade of coaching work in the minors and majors, the majority of it with Cleveland. He spent two seasons as Cleveland's bench coach but moved to first base after 2013.

DeRosa, 43, is the only candidate who has not spent time in either a front office or coaching role. He retired as a player after 2013 and immediately joined MLB Network. He interviewed for the New York Mets' managerial job last year.

 

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[Kelleyman]

2019 Opening Day starting pitching
Mike Minor
FA (multi year)
Sampson
Mendez, Volquez, Perez (restructured contract) FA flyer

2020
FA splash
Minor
AAA from 2019 call up
Palumbo
One of 2019 #5 SP

So yes I am ambitious for Palumvo who has been sitting on roster unusable while he gets ready

 

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[saddles]

The Farm Report -- 10/11/2018

 

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[DT LUNA]

Ha ha can't imagine it

 

[Kelleyman]

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Ha ha can't imagine it

Guys did not JOE G get canned for some questionable in game mgt?

 

[Kelleyman]

Would not be surprised if we get this turf
Dome is issue

 

[Kelleyman]

Good to interview candidates with a variety of experience

 

[DT LUNA]

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Guys did not JOE G get canned for some questionable in game mgt?

Can't recall but he had communication problems with players as reported earlier. Same problem as Banister. ??????

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

Surprised to hear about Girardi. Figured he'd be too old-school for what the Rangers were supposedly going for.

 

[Kelleyman]

Surprised to hear about Girardi. Figured he'd be too old-school for what the Rangers were supposedly going for.

I get this and agree but sometimes you interview a different type to compare against the new school candidates and to get information.
Yes I think he is a huge longshot

 

[Kelleyman]

Not very flattering to JD but does support point of interviews

 

[saddles]

Not very flattering to JD but does support point of interviews

Good article.

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

Postseason Kershaw shows up. Hoping the Rangers stay far away, should he opt out.

 

[Kelleyman]

Postseason Kershaw shows up. Hoping the Rangers stay far away, should he opt out.

Well yes but maybe more a Kershaw who has aged, harder to put away with a strikeout needed and a woeful defense.

But yes not worth the cash. No way should he opt out anyways

 

[Kelleyman]

Good article.

Good idea to interview and to be interviewed. It is a life skill

We might get two for one as well. Pick up another bench coach in the whole process