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Texas Rangers 2019-2020 Offseason Thread

Kelleyman

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Give me a P.....Give me an R.....Give me an O.....And a F......Now give me an A.......And give me an R

What's that spell?.........hahahaha

Ouch.... one of my favorite all time Ranger prospects that did not pan out. Injuries and bad breaks a factor. Wonder what As plans are for him
 

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I think Cubs are looking to dump money. Some may say they have outlived their window. Do think asking price for Bryant will be too much.

Let's see if they move pitching.
 

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Ouch.... one of my favorite all time Ranger prospects that did not pan out. Injuries and bad breaks a factor. Wonder what As plans are for him

speaking of ranger prospects who didn’t pan out....l


I’m starting to wonder when we will give up on Mazara and odor. I’m not satisfied with either one.
 

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speaking of ranger prospects who didn’t pan out....l


I’m starting to wonder when we will give up on Mazara and odor. I’m not satisfied with either one.
Well blow me down. I did not know that. Glory be!!
 

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My eye remains on Guzman. He can be invaluable to this franchise if he gets that BA/OPS to a reasonable level and I believe he is the kind of individual who wants to achieve.
 

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My eye remains on Guzman. He can be invaluable to this franchise if he gets that BA/OPS to a reasonable level and I believe he is the kind of individual who wants to achieve.

he’s the only one of our young crop besides gallo who I still think can possibly pan out. well solak too, but I meant the homegrown guys.
 

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My eye remains on Guzman. He can be invaluable to this franchise if he gets that BA/OPS to a reasonable level and I believe he is the kind of individual who wants to achieve.
I think eventually he gets pushed aside by someone with a better bat. It won't happen for awhile so he has the opportunity to show something. I just think we will have a better all around player at some point in the future. That is especially true if we sign Rendon, but even if we don't one of our 3B prospects will likely need to move to 1B. Then there is Curtis Terry who is already at 1B.
 

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I think eventually he gets pushed aside by someone with a better bat. It won't happen for awhile so he has the opportunity to show something. I just think we will have a better all around player at some point in the future. That is especially true if we sign Rendon, but even if we don't one of our 3B prospects will likely need to move to 1B. Then there is Curtis Terry who is already at 1B.
Sounds as if you do not think his hitting will improve much.
 

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Guzman is the only premium top 10 defensive player on the team. But that position demands a hitter
 

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Guzman is the only premium top 10 defensive player on the team. But that position demands a hitter
Most agree but he will surly be busy this off season. He knows his future hangs on improvement.
 

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Do we really consider Chirinos a 'top notch' catcher?.......Somebody who keeps up better than me can address this, but I don't think he's considered a very good catcher. Just adequate, with a bat that seems to come through in the clutch more than most..............I've always thought of him as a good back-up, but not so much more.

As catchers go, he's above average in my estimation, defense is solid and offense is certainly above average for a catcher
 

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As catchers go, he's above average in my estimation, defense is solid and offense is certainly above average for a catcher
Agree
 

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Sounds as if you do not think his hitting will improve much.
I have my doubts, but I haven't given up on him. If I had to guess, I would say we will have a different 1B in 2022.
 

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Happy twenty-fifth birthday to Willie Calhoun.
 

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I wish it would have worked out here for Chris. He always seemed like a fine young man while he played here.

 

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This is a very thorough analysis of the top 25 free agents that discusses what kind of contract they are expected to get. Top 50 are listed, but only 25 are scrutinized.

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