Texas Rangers 2022 - 2023 Offseason Thread

[saddles]

Depending on the money I want Perez over Chris B
He is a good fit for the Ranger but not meant to be a #1

I would be glad to have Perez as our #1 in 2023. No problem with that at all.

 

[Kelleyman]

I would be glad to have Perez as our #1 in 2023. No problem with that at all.

Ok fine with me too but when he is no #1 for a WS team
Pitching wins the WS

 

[saddles]

Ok fine with me too but when he is no #1 for a WS team
Pitching wins the WS

He would have been our #1 in 2011 wouldn't he have? His ERA would have been better than even Cliff Lee in 2010.

 

[saddles]

By the way, we are not going to be a WS team in 2023. Most likely not in 2024, but certainly not in 2023.

 

[saddles]

Here are the free agent starting pitchers a year from now. Circle that third name.

Starting pitcher: Carlos Carrasco, Alex Cobb (club option), Yu Darvish, Jacob deGrom (club option), Jack Flaherty, Kyle Freeland, Lucas Giolito, Sonny Gray, Lance Lynn (club option), Kenta Maeda, Tyler Mahle, Germán Márquez, Miles Mikolas, Frankie Montas, Jordan Montgomery, Charlie Morton (club option), Aaron Nola, Shohei Ohtani, Carlos Rodón, Eduardo Rodriguez (opt-out), Hyun Jin Ryu, Max Scherzer (opt-out), Luis Severino, Blake Snell, Marcus Stroman (opt-out), Julio Urías, Justin Verlander, Taijuan Walker, Alex Wood

 

[saddles]

Some fans think we will sign Profar.

 

[Kelleyman]

I would be glad to have Perez as our #1 in 2023. No problem with that at all.

Words that may have never been spoken by a Ranger fan

 

[Kelleyman]

Some fans think we will sign Profar.

Thought that crossed my mine but think not. What do you think?

 

[saddles]

Thought that crossed my mine but think not. What do you think?

I really doubt it.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

He would have been our #1 in 2011 wouldn't he have? His ERA would have been better than even Cliff Lee in 2010.

Perez is a good pitcher. I want the Rangers to bring him back. On a team built to contend for the World Series, Perez should slot in the #3 position in the rotation at best.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Edwin Diaz already off the market. Back to Mets. Largest contract ever for a RP.

 

[Kelleyman]

Edwin Diaz already off the market. Back to Mets. Largest contract ever for a RP.

I wonder if that rich Mets owner drives the market higher. If we can lock up a good starting pitcher soon then that would be wise

 

[True Rangers Fan]

I wonder if that rich Mets owner drives the market higher. If we can lock up a good starting pitcher soon then that would be wise

It worries me to think the Rangers are balking at 3/50 for Perez, unless they have higher targets.

 

[saddles]

Perez is a good pitcher. I want the Rangers to bring him back. On a team built to contend for the World Series, Perez should slot in the #3 position in the rotation at best.

It worries me to think the Rangers are balking at 3/50 for Perez, unless they have higher targets.

Maybe the Rangers figure they can provide their own #3, #4, and #5 starting pitchers from within their system, by the time they can get to a World Series. That might mean only spending significant money on guys who can slot in at #1 or #2. Below those slots they may only want a bridge guy who is cheap.

 

[Kelleyman]

It worries me to think the Rangers are balking at 3/50 for Perez, unless they have higher targets.

I was thinking you might think this. I guess we will see if the money here is a Mets fluke or a true sign the price has gone up. Inflation

 

[saddles]

I was thinking you might think this. I guess we will see if the money here is a Mets fluke or a true sign the price has gone up. Inflation

Wasn't the goal of the MLBPA during the labor negotiations a year ago to significantly increase spending? Unfortunately, that is exactly what is going to happen.

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

From Adam Morris:

November 15 is the deadline for teams to add players to the 40 man roster to protect them from the Rule 5 draft. There will be several Rangers prospects added, so between now and then we’ll be seeing a number of players land on the waiver wire as the Rangers clear 40 man roster spots that will be needed to add those players.

 

[saddles]

Also from Adam:

The Rangers will have to make a move to clear at least one spot on the 40 man roster by Thursday, when players have to be removed from the 60 day injured list — the Rangers would have 41 players once everyone from the 60 day i.l. is restored. The Rangers also have until Thursday to make decisions on their 2023 contract options for Jose Leclerc ($6.25M with a $500K buyout) and Kole Calhoun ($5.5M with no buyout). Calhoun is almost certainly going to have his option declined, which, even in the absence of any other move, would get the Rangers’ 40 man roster down to 40.

 

[saddles]

Also from Adam:

November 18 is the deadline to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players. Dennis Santana would seem to be the player most likely to be non-tendered, among the team’s arb-eligible guys, though Mitch Garver and Brett Martin would also be possibilities. It appears that Kolby Allard may be a Super Two, in which case he would also be a likely non-tender.