Texas Rangers 2021 - 2022 Offseason Thread

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Just forget having an international draft. It is not worth not coming to an agreement.

 

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Getting closer it seems like

 

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Getting closer it seems like

maybe, maybe not

 

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I think both parties want to make a deal with so much invested. If we hear negativity from the MLBPA then maybe I am wrong

 

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From Jeff Wilson:

Baseball America unveiled their top 30 prospects for the Rangers on Tuesday. They had previously revealed the top 10.

They had a few names in there that other industry publications, including this one, did not have (Bayron Lora, Mitch Bratt, Yohel Pozo, Danyer Cueva). BA also failed to include a player who was ranked in the low teens across the industry, Davis Wendzel.

Wendzel has received rave reviews from club officials since he arrived at the Surprise Recreation Campus last month. Among the comments about him is that he’s moving better than ever and has his swing in the right place.

He’s also closer to the majors than he was a few weeks ago. The injury to Josh Jung has moved Wendzel closer to the major leagues, though he won’t be there to start the season.

 

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Evan Grant continues the count down of his top 30 prospects. A J Alexy cones in at number 23. Here is what Evan had to say about Alexy.

Alexy was the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 11th round draft choice in 2016 out of Twin Valley High School in Elveron, Pa. He received a well-above-slot $597,000 bonus to bypass a commitment to Radford. He was traded to the Rangers a year later in the deal that sent Yu Darvish to the Dodgers.

Why he’s here: After being limited to five starts between 2019-20 due to a lat injury and the pandemic, Alexy took leaps last year. He better repeated his delivery to improve command of a fastball in the 92-94 mph range and combined it with a high spin rate. That played well with a big power curve. In 65 innings at AA-AAA, he had a 1.66 ERA, 1.015 WHIP and held hitters to a .586 OPS. He followed it up by becoming the first pitcher in the modern era (since 1900) to make consecutive shutout starts of at least five innings with one or no hits.

What’s his future? In his final three starts against Houston, the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels, he allowed 12 runs in 12 innings on 11 hits, 12 walks and four homers. His breaking balls didn’t play as well in the majors and he’ll need to better incorporate the changeup or he will profile more as a reliever than a starter.

Where he will start ‘22? Whenever spring training begins, he will be a solid contender for one of the two final spots in the rotation. Given that rosters are likely to be expanded for the start of the year because of a shortened spring training, he will have an inside track on a spot on the pitching staff.

 

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I thought they would at least consider it.