Texas Rangers 2024-2025 Offseason Thread

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From Evan Drellich:

Diamond carried 12 MLB teams in 2024. Three — Cleveland, Texas and Minnesota — were on 1-year deals.

But 9 other teams were under contract for 2025: Anaheim, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Kansas City, Miami, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Tampa Bay.

Diamond only wants Atlanta.

 

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seems logical, but i'd rather fill the pen with proven reliever arms and see Leiter continue his starter development at AAA.

spend the money on relievers like Scott, Estevez, Yarbrough

Yeah, we haven't developed enough starters to cast them to the pen prematurely.

 

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The Diamondbacks owner has publicly said he hopes Jordan Montgomery doesn't use his option. He doesn't want Montgomery back.

Maybe he will pick up the option and we can trade someone like Ornelas to them for Montgomery, and get Arizona to pay part of the contract.

 

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The Rangers affiliate, the Hickory Crawdads are auctioning off jerseys to raise money for the Red Cross to help western North Carolina as they recover from Helene.

MiLB Auctions

MiLB Auctions

www.milbauctions.com

 

[scotsman#1948]

Yeah, we haven't developed enough starters to cast them to the pen prematurely.

like where we're going with Bradford, Rocker, Leiter, Teodo, Garcia, Santos, Drake so on

 

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From Evan Drellich:

Diamond carried 12 MLB teams in 2024. Three — Cleveland, Texas and Minnesota — were on 1-year deals.

But 9 other teams were under contract for 2025: Anaheim, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Kansas City, Miami, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Tampa Bay.

Diamond only wants Atlanta.

From Alden Gonzalez:

11 MLB teams — all but the Braves — are in danger of losing their RSNs as part of Diamond Sports Group’s bankruptcy.

 

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From Texas Rangers PR:

Congratulations to RHP Jack Leiter, who has been selected as Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year in voting by league managers. He was also selected as a Pacific Coast League Postseason All-Star.

Leiter, 24, went 6-4 with a 3.51 ERA (30 ER/77.0 IP), 110 SO, and 35 BB in 17 G/16 GS for Round Rock in 2024. His 12.86 strikeouts per 9.0 figure (110 SO/77.0 IP) led the PCL (min. 70.0 IP) and was the highest mark by a Rangers farmhand at the Triple-A level since at least 2006.

The right-hander was originally selected with the 2nd overall pick of the 2021 MLB Draft out of Vanderbilt University. A 2024 Major League debutant for Texas (9 G/6 GS), Leiter is currently tabbed as the 4th-best prospect in the Rangers organization, according to MLB Pipeline.