Texas Rangers 2020-2021 Offseason Thread

[saddles]

Like BA, Keith Law also has ranked the Rangers system at #24.

 

[saddles]

After following his replacement on Twitter for several weeks, I really, really, really miss T R Sullivan.

 

[DTC]

Maybe the Rangers, Cubs and Mets can come up with a 3 team trade where the Mets get Kris Bryant, the Rangers get JD Davis and Familia and the Cubs get Odor, Leclerc 2 prospects and cash from Rangers and 2 prospects from the Mets.

from the Mets perspective it doesn’t seem bad.. they get Kris Bryant and they shed $11 mil from payroll by getting rid of Familia.

The Cubs would lose Bryant but gain 4 prospects and leclerc and odor

The Rangers would clear 2022 payroll and add a versatile High OBP guy with 4 years of team control left

 

[scotsman1948]

Maybe the Rangers, Cubs and Mets can come up with a 3 team trade where the Mets get Kris Bryant, the Rangers get JD Davis and Familia and the Cubs get Odor, Leclerc 2 prospects and cash from Rangers and 2 prospects from the Mets.

from the Mets perspective it doesn’t seem bad.. they get Kris Bryant and they shed $11 mil from payroll by getting rid of Familia.

The Cubs would lose Bryant but gain 4 prospects and leclerc and odor

The Rangers would clear 2022 payroll and add a versatile High OBP guy with 4 years of team control left

like that

 

[saddles]

We need some more Rangers news.

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

We need some more Rangers news.

I saw on Reddit that Season Ticket holders received this email:

"Baseball is coming! We are so excited to host you and your guests for Rangers baseball here at beautiful Globe Life Field. Very soon we will be able to communicate our plans, policies, and procedures for the start of the season. As a season ticket member or suite client, you will be among the first to receive the information."

 

[saddles]

Keith Law has published his Rangers Top 20 Prospects list. He has it like this.

1. Taveras
2. Jung
3. Dunning
4. Huff
5. Winn
6. Acosta
7. Vanasco
8. Wendzel
9. Ordeals
10. Crouse
11. Foscie
12. Acuna
13. Garcia
14. Cody
15. Heim
16. Palumbo
17. Apostle
18. Tejeda
19. Henriquez
20. White

He is not very complimentary after the first few guys. He thinks Wendzel, Acosta, Ornelas, Roby, and Slaten have the best chance of being sleepers who could break out this year.

 

[saddles]

9 MLB Farm Systems That Could Move Significantly In Our 2022 Talent Rankings — College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America

It's never too early to look ahead. Here are six systems primed to rise in 2021, plus three more that are nearing a slide down our rankings.

www.baseballamerica.com

The Rangers are third on their list.

"The Rangers’ 2020 draft can be described as idiosyncratic. In 2021, we will begin to learn if the club’s decision to go against consensus in a very unusual draft will pay off or not. A 2021 minor league season will also provide opportunities for a number of further away prospects (Maximo Acosta, Luisangel Acuna, Bayron Lora, Ronny Henriquez) and recently-injured ones (Chris Seise and Owen White) to improve their stock. But probably most importantly, the Rangers will pick No. 2 in 2021, meaning they should add another Top 100 Prospect to their system."

 

[saddles]

I just put up the Spring Training thread since pitchers and catchers are about to report and are already arriving.

 

[Kelleyman]

Yes not much Rangers news in the midst of trying to keep warm. Thank God for a fireplace and gas