Texas Rangers 2018-2019 Offseason Thread

[jta4437]

Mets looking for outfielders. Wonder if DDJ or Choo could be moved there

No NL team is going to trade for Choo

DDJ maybe

 

[saddles]

Mets looking for outfielders. Wonder if DDJ or Choo could be moved there

I can't see us ever getting anything much for DeShields unless he turns things around. That seems unlikely.

 

[scotsman1948]

Those trades are awful

no argument

 

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[DT LUNA]

Good for Robbie

 

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2019 Draft Top 50 prospects list revealed

Number 8 is a HS LF named Riley Greene.

 

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Greene’s advanced physicality and left-handed raw power have long made him one of the more hyped prospects in the 2019 class, and coming from the Orlando area, he has been known to pro scouts for some time already. To his credit, that visibility and the pressure that comes with being a top prospect haven’t seemed to phase him on the showcase circuit this summer, where he has continued to rake. Greene did more of the same all week at the Area Code Games.

Built with a thick 6’2’’ and 190-pound frame, he’s fairly physically mature and only fits a corner profile defensively. Even though that puts more pressure on the bat, Greene shows enough offensive tools that it might not matter. There’s plus batspeed for a teenage hitter, and paired with the natural strength in his frame, Greene has significant power potential from the left-hand side. The ball explodes off his bat, and his plate appearances were disciplined and composed. He can put his pitch out of most parts of the ballpark, but stayed within himself during his game at-bats and showed he can work the count and use both fields. He only projects as a left fielder if he does remain in the outfield, though 40-grade range and a fringy arm had me wondering if Greene ultimately is going be landlocked at first base as a pro.

One of the top bats in this high school class, he will have every chance to prove he hits enough to lessen concerns about the long-term defensive profile. He will go into Jupiter this fall with Day 1 helium, checking all the boxes of an early-round pick.

 

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[Kelleyman]

Like Gallo but he needs to just get better going the other way and learn a 2 strike approach.

Let’s not rely on rule changes. Most of it including long replays are not good IMO

 

[Kelleyman]

BTW. Wonder if Rangers could have just flipped Robbie if he was valued over option. We shall see how his year goes in case Astros overpaid

 

[scotsman1948]

Like Gallo but he needs to just get better going the other way and learn a 2 strike approach.

Let’s not rely on rule changes. Most of it including long replays are not good IMO

is that even possible for Gallo?

 

[scotsman1948]

Winter meetings start on Sunday. any predictions on what the Rangers might do

 

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Winter meetings start on Sunday. any predictions on what the Rangers might do

Nothing big. Probably a lot like last offseason.

It would be great to find a place to trade Choo to, but they are late to that party I'm afraid.

 

[saddles]

BTW. Wonder if Rangers could have just flipped Robbie if he was valued over option. We shall see how his year goes in case Astros overpaid

Yes, they probably could have and probably should have

 

[scotsman1948]

Nothing big. Probably a lot like last offseason.

It would be great to find a place to trade Choo to, but they are late to that party I'm afraid.

tend to agree with your assessment but I will continue to hope

 

[saddles]

2019 early MLB mock draft

He has Riley Greene to the Rangers.

8. Rangers: Riley Greene, OF, Hagerty HS (Oviedo, Fla.)
An argument can be made that Greene is the best pure hitter in the Draft class, high school or college. He can flat out rake with a smooth left-handed swing, one that will produce plenty of power in the future. That corner outfield profile is sure to come off the board early.

 

[scotsman1948]

2019 early MLB mock draft

He has Riley Greene to the Rangers.

8. Rangers: Riley Greene, OF, Hagerty HS (Oviedo, Fla.)
An argument can be made that Greene is the best pure hitter in the Draft class, high school or college. He can flat out rake with a smooth left-handed swing, one that will produce plenty of power in the future. That corner outfield profile is sure to come off the board early.

sounds good but with Willie Calhoun, Leody Taveras, JPM, Bubba Thompson, Pedro Gonzalez, Miguel Aparicio and even Scott Heineman ahead of him in the outfield does the choice make sense

 

[Duane1952]

He should want to hit over .210 for a season. I'm sure banning the shift will help with those 200 plus strikeouts every year.