Texas Rangers 2024-2025 Offseason Thread

[Kelleyman]

Back when the A’s were winning World Series, the owner tried to trade all their star players. MLB put a stop to it and nixed all their star players trades. If they wanted to they could put a stop to what the dodgers are doing now.

I am not a Manfred fan. Obvious favoritism in my book

 

[Kelleyman]

Guess certain things can be addressed in the new CBA

 

[Bmurph]

Every other team in MLB is playing for at best, 2nd place in the NLCS or the WS. Baseball not having a cap allows any team to do what the Dodgers are doing but apparently they are the only team with the willingness to do it, regardless if it makes financial sense

 

[scotsman#1948]

Back when the A’s were winning World Series, the owner tried to trade all their star players. MLB put a stop to it and nixed all their star players trades. If they wanted to they could put a stop to what the dodgers are doing now.

true but since then the system has been changed to what we have now where ownership can do what LA is doing and until the CBA is changed any team owner willing to fork over the penalties as long as they can field a team that is guaranteed to fill the seats and bring revenue that far accedes those penalties they will continue. Dodgers are the worst but there are others who will do it too. Rangers are a fringe team that wants to compete, but its owners aren't willing go whole hog, so we're stuck as we are now just under the tax threshold and no bullpen to speak of and not much of a chance for any of the high price closers or late inning set-up relievers. we're back to the bludgering the opponents with offense, hope the starters can get us thru 5 or 6 innings and hope what we have in the pen can close at least 50% of the games.

 

[saddles]

Going forward, the idea that we have to pay free agents to fill 80-100% of the rotation has to change. Financially, that is hamstrings us. We had better develop some starting pitching and then give those guys a chance to succeed in the rotation. That may mean putting up with them getting acclimated to the big leagues without giving up on them.

Between Bradford, Rocker, Leiter, Acker, Rosario, Teodo, Drake, Corniell, Stephan, and Santos we should be able to find at least four members of the rotation if we finish developing them properly and have a little patience with them. With several of those guys really close, we should not have to go after another free agent starting pitcher for a few years. If we do it will be to the detriment of the team as a whole.