Texas Rangers 2022 - 2023 Offseason Thread

[Kelleyman]

Bummer!

SD got a bargain.

So ends the dream unless a trade happens
At least front loaded

 

[Kelleyman]

Hope he is not hurt

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

Hope he is not hurt

 

[saddles]

I couldn't agree with Evan more.

 

[saddles]

We are still 56 pages behind last offseason's thread as of this date last year. We have a steep hill to climb guys.

 

[Kelleyman]

We are still 56 pages behind last offseason's thread as of this date last year. We have a steep hill to climb guys.

Bring on Spring Training

 

[saddles]

5 more days

 

[Kelleyman]

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5 more days

I assume this is pitchers and catchers

Will be interesting to see if Garver is there and at what pace

 

[saddles]

I assume this is pitchers and catchers

Will be interesting to see if Garver is there and at what pace

Yes, pitchers and catchers.

 

[BULLPEN FAILURE]

the Baseball subreddit is using a pic of deGrom signing at FanFest for their countdown. 48 days to Opening Day.

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

 

[Uncle Siggy]

I assume this is pitchers and catchers

Will be interesting to see if Garver is there and at what pace

You would think he's already there considering the WBC players are allowed to show up early and they're all pitchers...

 

[saddles]

Chafin to the Diamondbacks on a one year inexpensive deal.

 

[saddles]

 

[Bmurph]

Clearly the Rangers are never gonna spend on the BP. It’s just go with what you got and roll the dice on some young arms and see where it gets ya. Hope they don’t crap out this year.

 

[saddles]

Clearly the Rangers are never gonna spend on the BP. It’s just go with what you got and roll the dice on some young arms and see where it gets ya. Hope they don’t crap out this year.

I was hopeful that that would change when JD left, but I guess not.

 

[saddles]

I have started thinking about what kind of overall grade to give the Rangers on their offseason. It is probably a little early to make a final decision since there are still 3 weeks left.

There are a lot of things to consider

Trades made
Trades not made
Manager hire
Pitching coach hire
Free agent signings
Free agents not signed
Minor league coaching changes
Rule 5 decisions

So far the only negatives I see are the following.

Losing Englert
Not signing relief upgrades
Slight overspending on pitching

I think those three include one huge mistake, one big mistake and one small mistake. The small mistake may even be considered insignificant, but it could hamstring us some financially, at least temporarily.

The positives are many. They include the following

Hiring Bochy
Hiring Maddux
DeGrom signing
Perez signing
Odorizzi trade
Not trading away prospects
Not signing unneeded free agent hitters
Hiring new upper level pitching coaches
Signing another short term starting pitcher(Heaney or Eovaldi)

I am leaning toward a solid "B" at this point, but that could change slightly. Had we not lost Englert, i would be considering almost an entire grade higher.

I am giving the Rangers a grade of "B" for this offseason.

 

[Bmurph]

I was hopeful that that would change when JD left, but I guess not.

Yeah I just don’t understand spending all that money on SP and leaving the BP that was so terrible in 1 run games, basically the same or worse