Texas Rangers 2018-2019 Offseason Thread

[DT LUNA]

Calhoun just posted that he was taking a break from social media to regain focus.

Interesting.

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

Interesting.

Seems to be directly in response to what Elvis said.

 

[Kelleyman]

 

[Kelleyman]

Seems to be directly in response to what Elvis said.

When Beltre was leaving game Calhoun was by his self as if he has not earned his stripes. Hope his voluntary retreat pays off. He is a natural hitter. Earlier and have mentioned that he wants to take time to get in better shape.

 

[Senator_fan]

Tim Bogar and Sciocia missing from that list.

 

[DT LUNA]

Calhoun is a big question. If DeShields, Tocci, Drew or a FA is our 2019 CF then Calhoun is left out in the cold. However, if Gallo or Maz should be traded, that could save Willie. Really don't see that happening.

 

[DT LUNA]

Tim Bogar and Sciocia missing from that list.

Good

 

[Kelleyman]

 

[Kelleyman]

Tim Bogar and Sciocia missing from that list.

Ha I think a Sandy Alomar type should be a favorite although if no one is good Dusty Baker for two years seems interesting. Doubt that is the transition JD is looking for. It's a young man game IMO

 

[Senator_fan]

Ha I think a Sandy Alomar type should be a favorite although if no one is good Dusty Baker for two years seems interesting. Doubt that is the transition JD is looking for. It's a young man game IMO

The manager accounts for up to 5 wins a year I’ve heard. Based on that, only these 2 requirements would be needed. Somebody with at least 5 years experience so they won’t make on the job training mistakes and somebody who has the ability to make the strategic moves to get those 5 wins.

 

[Kelleyman]

Props to the enemy team. End of an era. Thinking of them taking on all those sorry contracts and all those faces he made.
He had a heart for his team. Give him that

 

[Kelleyman]

The manager accounts for up to 5 wins a year I’ve heard. Based on that, only these 2 requirements would be needed. Somebody with at least 5 years experience so they won’t make on the job training mistakes and somebody who has the ability to make the strategic moves to get those 5 wins.

Would be nice to not have to learn on the job but maybe that is why they cut Banny loose now as whole team including manger will have to learn how to win again.

My money is on a young first time manage. We shall see

 

[saddles]

Seems to be directly in response to what Elvis said.

I wonder if he considered it a fat joke with Elvis using the term "bunch of guys" to refer to just him. Lol.

 

[Kelleyman]

I wonder if he considered it a fat joke with Elvis using the term "bunch of guys" to refer to just him. Lol.

I am not going to lay it all on Willie Rakes who had a tough year. Team has to learn how to win again. Smart situational baseball. Perhaps injury to Mazara slowed him down. Same for DDJ who may be on a short leash. Elvis had an off year himself.

If we have good starting pitching and this team is not an over 500 team then that is a gut check.

Two position players who stepped up IMO are Profar and IKF.

 

[saddles]

Jeff Wilson had the entire quote.


“We have a bunch of young guys, and sometimes all they are thinking about is how to stay in the big leagues. That gets you away from helping the team on a daily basis. Everybody goes through it. A bunch of guys have two or three years in the league. If you have two or three years, by now you have to figure it out.”

That doesn't point toward Calhoun at all. He doesn't have two tor three years in the league.

 

[saddles]

I am not going to lay it all on Willie Rakes who had a tough year. Team has to learn how to win again. Smart situational baseball. Perhaps injury to Mazara slowed him down. Same for DDJ who may be on a short leash. Elvis had an off year himself.

If we have good starting pitching and this team is not an over 500 team then that is a gut check.

Two position players who stepped up IMO are Profar and IKF.

I think Guzman stepped up when you consider it was his rookie year.

 

[saddles]

Wilson's comments on what Elvis said:

Besides not calling out any specific players, Andrus also left unsaid if the mind-set that developed in the younger players was the result of the communication issues that ended up costing former manager Jeff Banister his job.

Players who are fearful of losing their jobs or being sent to the minors might play tentatively instead of doing the things that brought them to the major leagues in the first place.

Andrus’ point is that those players have established themselves as part of the future and instead of looking over their shoulders need to begin doing the things necessary to win ballgames.

That will help complete their development.

 

[saddles]

Now, whether Elvis is right or not is a whole different story.

 

[DT LUNA]

Jeff Wilson had the entire quote.


“We have a bunch of young guys, and sometimes all they are thinking about is how to stay in the big leagues. That gets you away from helping the team on a daily basis. Everybody goes through it. A bunch of guys have two or three years in the league. If you have two or three years, by now you have to figure it out.”

That doesn't point toward Calhoun at all. He doesn't have two tor three years in the league.

I think Willie better be concerned. Not much room for him as it looks today.

 

[saddles]

I think Willie better be concerned. Not much room for him as it looks today.

They all should be concerned. Willie's situation is not good for him because this team failed to unload Choo and not because he was given a legitimate shot and failed at the big league level. His situation is an organizational failure and not an individual one in my estimation.

His situation was not what Elvis was addressing in the quote I gave though. Not at all, now that we have the entire quote to go by.