Texas Rangers 2022 - 2023 Offseason Thread

[True Rangers Fan]

Boston and the Cards.....?

Shit... my math is off. 11 years ago. Game 3 of the 2011 series

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Tonight is 11 years since Dutch tossed the greatest pitching performance in franchise history

 

[True Rangers Fan]

We’re looking at a potentially shitty sports year. Teams I hate winning it all.

my worst nightmare is Astros, Philadelphia eagles, and golden state warriors winning The championship In the same year. Ughhhh

GSW? Why?

 

[Nightcrawler]

GSW? Why?

Draemond green is trash. Yells at the ref all game while playing for a coastal team who gets all the calls anyway because they benefit from the NBA’s big market / coastal bias.

 

[DT LUNA]

Draemond green is trash. Yells at the ref all game while playing for a coastal team who gets all the calls anyway because they benefit from the NBA’s big market / coastal bias.

smh

 

[saddles]

Tonight is 11 years since Dutch tossed the greatest pitching performance in franchise history

But, it wan't good enough for him to start Game 7 for some reason. Ugghh.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

We’re looking at a potentially shitty sports year. Teams I hate winning it all.

my worst nightmare is Astros, Philadelphia eagles, and golden state warriors winning The championship In the same year. Ughhhh

Don't see the Eagles winning the championship.

 

[Bmurph]

Shit... my math is off. 11 years ago. Game 3 of the 2011 series

I thought maybe it was a Rangers WS game and wondered, if you meant 11 years.......all good

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Following along the Reddit game thread tonight... Astros fans are the most insufferable douchebags on the planet.

 

[DTC]

I hope the Rangers go after Andrew Benintendi.
He was about 22% better than average with the bat last year. Could play LF and hit in the 2 hole.

 

[saddles]

 

[Nightcrawler]

Stoked about watching Bochy coach us back to relevance.

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

Building a team that can knock off the Astros should be the goal; not one that can simply win a wild card berth. A team full of adequate to good players is not nearly enough.

We have a lot of positions that need to be upgraded if we are going to meet that goal. We had better find some talent from within, because we cannot buy upgrades in free agency for very many more of those positions. We have to be very wise with how we spend that free agency money and spend it where the internal options are not good enough. I don't think it would be wise to spend it all in this offseason.

We need to hold onto our top 20 prospects until we find out if any of those guys don't belong on the team we are aiming to have. We had some guys step up this year. Let's see who steps up next year and who continues stepping up.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

I'm firmly of the opinion that the Rangers should make zero effort towards Judge.

 

[Kelleyman]

I'm firmly of the opinion that the Rangers should make zero effort towards Judge.

Nice avatar

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Nice avatar

difficult to take down Kole

 

[Kelleyman]

Building a team that can knock off the Astros should be the goal; not one that can simply win a wild card berth. A team full of adequate to good players is not nearly enough.

We have a lot of positions that need to be upgraded if we are going to meet that goal. We had better find some talent from within, because we cannot buy upgrades in free agency for very many more of those positions. We have to be very wise with how we spend that free agency money and spend it where the internal options are not good enough. I don't think it would be wise to spend it all in this offseason.

We need to hold onto our top 20 prospects until we find out if any of those guys don't belong on the team we are aiming to have. We had some guys step up this year. Let's see who steps up next year and who continues stepping up.

Maybe we can get to the WC without too much ill advised long term investment
As such I agree not thing to sign a LF unless only a one year deal. I am even good with only bridge pitching

We have to really see what our farm turns out to be

 

[Kelleyman]

difficult to take down Kole

It will be official soon enough

 

[DTC]

Building a team that can knock off the Astros should be the goal; not one that can simply win a wild card berth. A team full of adequate to good players is not nearly enough.

We have a lot of positions that need to be upgraded if we are going to meet that goal. We had better find some talent from within, because we cannot buy upgrades in free agency for very many more of those positions. We have to be very wise with how we spend that free agency money and spend it where the internal options are not good enough. I don't think it would be wise to spend it all in this offseason.

We need to hold onto our top 20 prospects until we find out if any of those guys don't belong on the team we are aiming to have. We had some guys step up this year. Let's see who steps up next year and who continues stepping up.

I agree we should hang onto most of our top prospects.
May have to trade a few guys though just to clear room for the 40 man and extra additions.
Duran, Harris, Roby and Vanasco would be a nice trade package I would be ok parting ways with for a good pitcher.

I think Benintendi would be a nice addition to LF.
I would leave Lowe at 1B/DH and let others get their feet wet at the opposite position DH/1B.
Maybe let Huff catch and DH and 1B this year then go into a split with Heim in 2024 when Garver leaves. Then Foscue could hopefully go to 1B with Lowe moving to DH in 2024.

Zavala and Carter will have room in the OF imo even with the addition of Benintendi