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The Officially Official Off Season Thread (2016)

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I watched his at bats. He was hitting for contact the whole game. He will get his home runs but he is no slugger. Translation Slugger is a higher strike out guy because he is always swinging for the fences. He is not that
 

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I watched his at bats. He was hitting for contact the whole game. He will get his home runs but he is no slugger. Translation Slugger is a higher strike out guy because he is always swinging for the fences. He is not that

Give me a 3b who hits for an .800+ ops and 20 hr all day every day.
 

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Give me a 3b who hits for an .800+ ops and 20 hr all day every day.

Well of course I am a big Profar fan. But do think he has more value at SS. Regardless, I don't think they are going to give up on him easily and will be creative to find him a spot
 

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  • There’s “some talk about” free agent Mike Napoli adding the catching position back into his arsenal, Cafardo writes. Playing as a first baseman/outfielder in the second half of the season, Napoli helped restore his value by hitting .295/.396/.513 with five homers for the Rangers across 78 plate appearances. Napoli would make sense as a right-handed-hitting complement to the club’s left-heavy lineup and GM Jon Daniels says that there is interest in a reunion.
 

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The Rangers made their biggest additions at the trade deadline, writes Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News. The principle additions were ace Cole Hamels along with relievers Jake Diekman and Sam Dyson. Between Hamels’ contract and raises to existing personnel, the Rangers won’t have budget to compete for top free agents. Instead, they’ll pursue more cost effective options. Possible reunions with Yovani Gallardo, Colby Lewis, and Mike Napoli represent a few possible fits. Additional bullpen depth is also seen as a need.
 

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Well of course I am a big Profar fan. But do think he has more value at SS. Regardless, I don't think they are going to give up on him easily and will be creative to find him a spot

Of course he has more value at SS, but I think he's going with the common thinking that he's not going to stay at SS long term
 

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The Rangers made their biggest additions at the trade deadline, writes Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News. The principle additions were ace Cole Hamels along with relievers Jake Diekman and Sam Dyson. Between Hamels’ contract and raises to existing personnel, the Rangers won’t have budget to compete for top free agents. Instead, they’ll pursue more cost effective options. Possible reunions with Yovani Gallardo, Colby Lewis, and Mike Napoli represent a few possible fits. Additional bullpen depth is also seen as a need.

I think most of us knew that
 

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  • There’s “some talk about” free agent Mike Napoli adding the catching position back into his arsenal, Cafardo writes. Playing as a first baseman/outfielder in the second half of the season, Napoli helped restore his value by hitting .295/.396/.513 with five homers for the Rangers across 78 plate appearances. Napoli would make sense as a right-handed-hitting complement to the club’s left-heavy lineup and GM Jon Daniels says that there is interest in a reunion.

I think maybe as an emergency in game catcher only, essentially a 3rd catcher, RH platoon 1B, a desperation OFer, and RH DH
 

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I think maybe as an emergency in game catcher only, essentially a 3rd catcher, RH platoon 1B, a desperation OFer, and RH DH

Yeah I certainly don't see him catching 50 games or anything
 

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Well, F me. They said it was the Pirates this morning, and now it's the Twins.

Doesn't really matter does it, since we know it wasn't us?
 

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Hamels trade really shorted us in AAA pitching depth. I wonder if we make any moves via MLB or minor league roster to acquire some depth at least
 

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Good point. I do enjoy the hot stove season though, even the non-Rangers news.


I wonder if Gallo could hit 50 HRs in Korea. I saw something doubting Park can handle MLB pitching. Nothing is a guarantee but I have not really read up on this guy so it is a purely conjecture without any proof. Just hearsay
 

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I wonder if Gallo could hit 50 HRs in Korea. I saw something doubting Park can handle MLB pitching. Nothing is a guarantee but I have not really read up on this guy so it is a purely conjecture without any proof. Just hearsay
I was very surprised that he went so cheaply.
 
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