Texas Rangers 2022 - 2023 Offseason Thread

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There will be injuries and under performance

Maybe underperformance for the pitcher that is traded for and an injury for Bassett.

 

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Maybe underperformance for the pitcher that is traded for and an injury for Bassett.

Lol probably

 

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I was thinking Abreu, Bassit and a trade for a SP.
Garver and Heim can be at Catcher. Lowe DH. Abreu 1B
Trade Huff, Duran, Vanasco and Roby for a good SP.

Who are your top trade targets?

 

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Most strikeouts looking in MLB.

 

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From Baseball America:

Despite command and control that still aren't likely up to the standards he'd prefer, Rangers righthander Kumar Rocker made progress in his second start of the Arizona Fall League.

Rocker, who was chosen with the third overall pick in this year's draft, threw one inning in his AFL debut Oct. 4. He doubled that total on Monday in Surprise's win over Scottsdale. Both outings were scoreless.

As was the case last week, Rocker's fastball sat in the 94-96 mph range and touched 97. He complemented the fastball with a low-90s changeup and his signature slider in the 83-84 mph range.

Rocker walked two and struck out two in this outing, with both of his strikeouts coming on whiffs at the slider. Those were the only whiffs he induced in his 32 pitches, 18 of which were strikes.

Rocker was also aided by catcher Cody Freeman, who caught a runner trying to steal in the second inning.

The two outings were not only Rocker's first of the Fall League, they were the first two of his Rangers career in any setting.

Afterward, Rocker was pleased with the progress he'd made from start to start.

"I was just in the zone more," he said. "The changeup was good, the slider was good. The fastball, I'm just still getting the timing for that just to get everything synched up."

Rocker likely has another four starts left in the AFL—one a week until the season finale. That means he has four more chances to get innings under his belt, four more chances to test himself against some of the best competition he's ever faced, and four more chances to learn about who he is as a pitcher.

 

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I would say that I am satisfied with Rocker's start to his career. Of course, I was much more pleased with Leiter at this same point, so who knows where he goes from here. Lol

 

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I wonder if Cody Freeman being in the AFL with guys like Acuna and Rocker means they are planning for him and Rocker being teammates next year. It just seems a little odd to have Freeman there since he isn't considered even a top 30 prospect. If that is the case, then they must be planning on sending Rocker to Frisco to start the year. I would much rather see him start off at Hickory. Freeman spent the entire year at Hickory this year, so he, no doubt, will play in Frisco next season.

 

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One thing jumped out at me on the Instructs Roster. Chris Seise is listed as an outfielder.

 

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It seems like last year's Instructs Roster had more intriguing names on it. All of the guys on this year's roster that are intriguing are outfielders except for one. Guitterez, Specht and Seise would be worth watching. The other one would be pitcher Dane Acker. Rocker is listed by mistake.

Tepid says the TCU third baseman is supposed to go high in the first round.