Texas Rangers 2021 - 2022 Offseason Thread

[Kelleyman]

Introducing sERA: A New Way of Measuring Pitchers - Overtime Heroics

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Nice article. Alot of variables affecting the flavored metric of the day

 

[jta4437]

Chris Halicke came out with his Opening Day Roster Projection 3.0. His rotation is as follows.

Kershaw
Gray
Dunning
Hearn
Howard

His lineup is:

C Trevino
1B Lowe
2B Semien
3B Jung
SS Seager
LF Suzuki
RF K. Calhoun
CF Garcia
DH W. Calhoun

Closest thing to a lead off hitter there is K. Calhoun

 

[jta4437]

Closest thing to a lead off hitter there is K. Calhoun

Maybe Suzuki

 

[Uncle Siggy]

Year-by-year look at the latest threat to hit .400 since Ted Williams in 1941

Hitting .400 for a season is quite the feat. In fact, no qualified hitter has done it since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941. Many have tried in that span, but none has succeeded. Here are the most team games into a season that a qualified player has hit at

www.mlb.com

 

[Kelleyman]

Year-by-year look at the latest threat to hit .400 since Ted Williams in 1941

Hitting .400 for a season is quite the feat. In fact, no qualified hitter has done it since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941. Many have tried in that span, but none has succeeded. Here are the most team games into a season that a qualified player has hit at

www.mlb.com

All this shows is how metrics have shaped the game.

OBP is an underrated stat. Teams need guys that can get in base and guys who can drive them in. But yes the shift and the proliferation of high velocity relief pitches has an effect. A parade of pitchers

I remember having trouble with pitchers and then getting them figured out getting your hit in later innings. Pitchers who pitched under 7 were not consider “quality”.

Yeah the 3 outcome type guys can be frustrating to the game. I think you max out with one or two and maybe a PH

 

[Uncle Siggy]

Closest thing to a lead off hitter there is K. Calhoun

Yes he has hit leadoff and done a decent job over the years but he's 34 and starting to have injury issues IKF led off and batted 2nd quite a bit but he hit way better in the 7 slot last year. Nobody else seems to have batted leadoff for any amount of time or with much success so it seems as if the cupboard is kinda bare in that respect...

The perfect scenario for them is Taveras comes into ST plays like a beast and shows he can hit MLB pitching and handle leadoff, I give that about a 20% chance of happening but you never know...

 

[scotsman1948]

Yes he has hit leadoff and done a decent job over the years but he's 34 and starting to have injury issues IKF led off and batted 2nd quite a bit but he hit way better in the 7 slot last year. Nobody else seems to have batted leadoff for any amount of time or with much success so it seems as if the cupboard is kinda bare in that respect...

The perfect scenario for them is Taveras comes into ST plays like a beast and shows he can hit MLB pitching and handle leadoff, I give that about a 20% chance of happening but you never know...

which is why i see him as a DH for us.

Taveras is the only answer we have right now unless we trade for a leadoff CF

 

[jta4437]

which is why i see him as a DH for us.

Taveras is the only answer we have right now unless we trade for a leadoff CF

It's why I advocate for Straw

 

[scotsman1948]

It's why I advocate for Straw

not as enamored with him as some but what would you offer for him?

 

[saddles]

Just find a player, at each position, good enough to start on a WS team, and then figure out who should lead off amongst those nine.

 

[jta4437]

Just find a player, at each position, good enough to start on a WS team, and then figure out who should lead off amongst those nine.

You still prefer at least a guy that can get on base at a reasonable clip to set the table in front of your big hitters, and I don't see much of that currently on this roster

 

[Kelleyman]

You still prefer at least a guy that can get on base at a reasonable clip to set the table in front of your big hitters, and I don't see much of that currently on this roster

You don’t find much pickings on A 100+ loss team. So as said going to be your next starting CF other than Adolis

 

[Kelleyman]

Actually best of the worst is the other Calhoun to lead off…Willie

 

[saddles]

You still prefer at least a guy that can get on base at a reasonable clip to set the table in front of your big hitters, and I don't see much of that currently on this roster

We have a long ways to go to get our roster where it needs to be. I think when we get that, things like who leads off will take care of itself.

 

[saddles]

The 2023 leadoff hitter could be Josh Smith, as a centerfielder.

 

[saddles]

I don't think the Opening Day lineup in three and a half months should be considered the finished product. That won't necessarily be the case on Opening Day 2023 either, but that one should be a whole lot closer.

 

[saddles]

MLB's Free Agent Frenzy Could Be Trumped When Lockout Ends - Sports Illustrated Texas Rangers News, Analysis and More

Despite MLB clubs spending a record $1.4 billion in the final day before the lockout, it could pale in comparison to what takes place after a new CBA is signed.

www.si.com

 

[saddles]

From Jeff Wilson this morning:

Two weeks ago the Texas Rangers were finishing up their pre-lockout free-agency haul by agreeing to terms with shortstop Corey Seager.

Seager was the fourth player to commit to the Rangers in a 24-hour period in which they spent $561.2 million. Their spending spree, which also included adding Marcus Semien, Jon Gray and Kole Calhoun, stunned baseball and impressed players in their farm system.

And the Rangers likely are not done shopping.

“Unbelievable,” said Josh Jung, the team’s No. 2 prospect.

Even before the spree, top prospect Jack Leiter said he was excited about the prospects of the Rangers spending money and was hoping they would sign “some dudes.”

Fellow right-hander Owen White, whose stock is on the rise after a dominant tour in the Arizona Fall League, also took note of the signings.

“I’m trying to get there as quick as I can now,” White said. “I want as many years with Seager and Semien and all of them behind me."

The Rangers have been supporting minor-leaguers. Ownership has committed money to purchase both A ball teams, built a dormitory in Arizona to house players, and spent lavishly on a new academy in the Dominican Republic.

While the signings have the potential of doing great things for the Rangers on the field, the splurge also reinforces that the front office and ownership will support the players in the organization by putting players around them.

“You're going out and getting two of the best of the best from last year in their respective leagues,” Jung said. “And that's awesome to see as a player because that shows the commitment from top dogs that we're changing this thing around.”

 

[saddles]

The 2023 leadoff hitter could be Josh Smith, as a centerfielder.

Andrus and Kinsler were lead off hitters for us several years ago. Here is a comparison of their minor league OBP to Josh Smith's OBP.

Andrus--‐--.339
Kinsler-----.376
Smith-------.435

 

[scotsman1948]

do after the CBA would you do this deal?

IKF to the Yankees for Luis Medina RHP and Randy Vasquez RHP