The 2023 Texas Rangers Spring Training Thread

[saddles]

Are you guys on board with going all in to sign Ohtani in a few months?

 

[Kelleyman]

Are you guys on board with going all in to sign Ohtani in a few months?

Not without an extension

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Are you guys on board with going all in to sign Ohtani in a few months?

I mean, of course. but that means that anything shy of a World Series is a bust.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

All the best to Nadel. A foundation of Rangers baseball.

 

[saddles]

Not without an extension

Well, I meant at the end of the season. Not at the deadline for sure. Not trade for him; sign him.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Well, I meant at the end of the season. Not at the deadline for sure. Not trade for him; sign him.

realistically... that $500m+ we spent on 4 players 2 years ago? that's what it would take to land Ohtani.

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

 

[Kelleyman]

Fuel for the fire re Garver

 

[saddles]

Fuel for the fire re Garver

I have pretty much been out on Garver for about 11 months.

I don't really care for Garver or Miller, but at least Miller can back up 1B.

 

[saddles]

Now, would that have erased a HR?

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

Guitterez may get an at bat in the 9th inning of the game that is still going.

Duran was 1 for 3 today with a triple.

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

Now, would that have erased a HR?

Why do I already know that we are going to lose a game this way?

 

[Kelleyman]

Why do I already know that we are going to lose a game this way?

It is in your DNA. Lol

 

[Uncle Siggy]

Now, would that have erased a HR?

It erased a double play that ended an inning in a game that Verlander was pitching in about 10 days ago, awarded the guy 1st base...

 

[saddles]

MLB Pipeline has come out with their latest list of top farm systems.

7. Texas Rangers
2022 midseason rank: 6
2022 preseason rank: 9
2021 midseason rank: 11
2021 preseason rank: 21

Top 100 Prospects: Josh Jung, 3B (No. 34); Evan Carter, OF (No. 41); Owen White, RHP (No. 66); Luisangel Acuña, SS/2B (No. 71); Jack Leiter, RHP (No. 78); Brock Porter, RHP (No. 94)

The Rangers have developed just two homegrown All-Stars since 2004 (Joey Gallo and Martin Pérez), forcing them to rely on free-agent signings to rejuvenate the big league club. That should be about to change, with Jung a prime Rookie of the Year candidate, Carter headlining a deep crop of outfielders and White and Leiter fronting perhaps the best group of pitching prospects the franchise has ever had.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Yu waving goodbye to his Japan WBC teammates. Also how I looked when he left the Rangers.

 

[Kelleyman]

Yu waving goodbye to his Japan WBC teammates. Also how I looked when he left the Rangers.

Very sad but now I realize that ship has passed.

Alas no reunion with the Rangers