Texas Rangers 2020-2021 Offseason Thread

[Kelleyman]

JD sure messed his pants on this guy

It was a calculated risk that headed south. Many have done the same. We just just don’t usually dump our sunken costs

 

[Kelleyman]

IKF?

Not sure what you mean as IKF has been declared SA for 2021. Only can spitball re 3B

 

[Kelleyman]

Will say this much if Elvis sits and Odoe starts while stinking it up then the real reason Elvis sits is so he will not best after the next two seasons

 

[DT LUNA]

Not sure what you mean as IKF has been declared SA for 2021. Only can spitball re 3B

SA?

 

[DTC]

Andrus should just hit the weight room and the batting cages and maybe hang out with Nelson Cruz this off-season and come back to be a somewhat power hitting 3B. He did slap 20hrs a couple years ago.
i would like to see him continue playing good baseball for another 8 years.
I like the guy

 

[Kelleyman]

SA?

Sorry IKF is the shortstop so that sort of blocks Tejeda for now

 

[Kelleyman]

Andrus should just hit the weight room and the batting cages and maybe hang out with Nelson Cruz this off-season and come back to be a somewhat power hitting 3B. He did slap 20hrs a couple years ago.
i would like to see him continue playing good baseball for another 8 years.
I like the guy

Maybe the past injuries have hurt him

 

[DT LUNA]

Will say this much if Elvis sits and Odoe starts while stinking it up then the real reason Elvis sits is so he will not best after the next two seasons

We need to trade Elvis while he still has some value. Would hate to see him go but can not see him on the bench.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

We need to trade Elvis while he still has some value. Would hate to see him go but can not see him on the bench.

Elvis has pretty much zero trade value.

 

[Nightcrawler]

We need to trade Elvis while he still has some value. Would hate to see him go but can not see him on the bench.

Rangers are benching him because they don’t want him to get the at bats which qualify him for the “ performance“ incentives on boras contract.

 

[saddles]

From MLB Trade Rumors:

The Blue Jays and Rangers are among the teams interested in Tomoyuki Sugano, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. They join the previously-reported Padres and Red Sox as known suitors for the 31-year-old. Sugano has spent the past eight seasons with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball, where he’s generally been brilliant. He sports a career ERA of 2.32 at Japan’s highest level. Sugano was excellent as ever in 2020, tossing 137.1 innings of 1.97 ball, backed up by a strong combination of 8.6 K/9 against 1.6 BB/9. The NPB team formally posted Sugano last week, giving major league teams until January 7 to work out an agreement with the right-hander.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

From MLB Trade Rumors:

The Blue Jays and Rangers are among the teams interested in Tomoyuki Sugano, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. They join the previously-reported Padres and Red Sox as known suitors for the 31-year-old. Sugano has spent the past eight seasons with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball, where he’s generally been brilliant. He sports a career ERA of 2.32 at Japan’s highest level. Sugano was excellent as ever in 2020, tossing 137.1 innings of 1.97 ball, backed up by a strong combination of 8.6 K/9 against 1.6 BB/9. The NPB team formally posted Sugano last week, giving major league teams until January 7 to work out an agreement with the right-hander.

I'm curious what sort of presence the Rangers still have in Japan. I know they had a heavy presence leading up to signing Darvish, but I wonder how they are currently seen over there.

 

[scotsman1948]

Hunter Renfroe to the Red Sox

 

[Nightcrawler]

I'm curious what sort of presence the Rangers still have in Japan. I know they had a heavy presence leading up to signing Darvish, but I wonder how they are currently seen over there.

probably the team kids stomp on while laughing with their godzilla / Pokémon toys or whatever they have over there.

 

[Kelleyman]

 

[Kelleyman]

Cotton an intriguing move. Don't know about the rest yet

 

[DTC]

I'm curious what sort of presence the Rangers still have in Japan. I know they had a heavy presence leading up to signing Darvish, but I wonder how they are currently seen over there.

they have a partner ship with his team I believe.
I think we have one of their players on our coaching staff learning and also teaching

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[scotsman1948]

Reading now that there is a small group pushing for the team to follow Cleveland a change their name

 

[DT LUNA]

Rangers are benching him because they don’t want him to get the at bats which qualify him for the “ performance“ incentives on boras contract.

How can we afford to bench Elvis and Odor? Lot of money! Never want to see Oder on the field again but Elvis can still play but where is the question? IKF is our SS so 2b and 3b is the question now.

 

[Kelleyman]

Reading now that there is a small group pushing for the team to follow Cleveland a change their name

I get how some might think Chief Wahoo is made to look goofy which could offend but not sure why a name change was needed and have zero clue why Ranger offends
I was raised to be a little more tough s