Texas Rangers 2024-2025 Offseason Thread

[saddles]

The Rangers 4 arbitration eligible guys, Sborz, Dunning, Heim and Taveras, signed for a total of $13.085 million. Thy is a combined savings of $3.865 million from what Spotrac.com had estimated when making their luxury tax payroll salary figures.

That savings gives the Rangers $12,528,334 left to spend in 2025 without going over the Luxury tax threshold.

That's why we haven't seen them sign a closer yet. There is still going to be a money-saving trade to be made if they want to sign a closer.

It would seem that the leading candidates to be traded would be Taveras, Mahle and Gray. Taveras would only give them an additional $4.75 million. A trade of Gray would free up $14 million and a trade of Mahle would free up $11 million. Of course, the Rangers may be forced to eat some of those dollars if they traded one of the two pitchers.

My choice would be to trade Mahle and Taveras and sign Scott and Austin Hays.

I would offer Scott a 3 year deal that is slightly backloaded.

$18 million in 2025
$21 million in 2026 and $21,500,000 in 2027

That would allow Scott, Hays and a few million to save in case a trade deadline acquisition is needed.

According to Jeff Wilson, the contract details for Joc Pederson causes a lesser hit against the salary figure for luxury tax purposes than has been shown on Spotrac.com. Wilson says it is a $5 million difference. That means there is room for $17.5 million plus, left to spend.

 

[Duane1952]

Who do you think he sits to play Leody? Carter, Langford, or Garcia? Then there is the other OF who became one of Bochy's favorites last year, Josh Smith.

Robbie should have sat after the all star break last season and he didn’t. if I had to pick one it would be Carter. Bochy has a record of not giving players fair chances to play.

 

[saddles]

The Nationals and Lowe did not reach agreement.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Who do you think he sits to play Leody? Carter, Langford, or Garcia? Then there is the other OF who became one of Bochy's favorites last year, Josh Smith.

Don't see Langford sitting and I doubt Garcia. If Evan is healthy then ship Leody.

 

[saddles]

Reliever Andrew Kittredge is off the board. One year at $9 million to the Orioles.