The Officially Official Off Season Thread (2016)

[scotsman1948]

I think if DT and I were in the starting rotation in April 2016, its doubtful we start any worse than 2015's April. Yu shouldn't be too far behind, late May I'm thinking (I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express, last night).

Don't give up, man. You just got to hold on another month or so before you start voicing too much disapproval, at that point, you may have a couple more folks in your corner. Something will give and I still think Colbra will be back in the rotation, and JD will add another 4-5th type.

you are right. everything will be okay

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Cueto to Giants. 6/130.

That should lead to the rest of the FA starters finding homes.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

The $500 Million Man

Interesting (to me) article about where the free agent market could be headed. It mentions the WAR value of a player we bandied about the other day. If you don't like guesses and speculation, then just skip it.

 

[RevSader]

The $500 Million Man

Interesting (to me) article about where the free agent market could be headed. It mentions the WAR value of a player we bandied about the other day. If you don't like guesses and speculation, then just skip it.

Not really a shock to anyone who follows baseball. I would bet 10/450 would be the top range, but it could go higher if the market allows it.

Mike Trout screwed himself out of probably 150 million by extending so early. Oh well that's the market.

 

[DT LUNA]

Rangers claimed 1b Andy Wilkins off waivers from Seattle.

 

[saddles]

Catcher Bobby Wilson has signed a minor league contract with the Rangers.

 

[donaldson79]

Catcher Bobby Wilson has signed a minor league contract with the Rangers.

Sorry....but I find little encouragement with this one.

 

[romeo212000]

Sorry....but I find little encouragement with this one.

Minor league depth. That's all.

 

[jta4437]

And in my next post I alluded to Yu coming back but I would still have liked to see us looking to start the season on a more positive note than just waiting for him. And the same holds true with LF and catching. josh is not going to hold up physically to the demands of a 162 game season so we need someone who will probably start at least 100 games and also provide some pop at the plate. Chirinos and Gimenez are not the answer at Catcher. It needs to Chirinos and someone else. But that's just my humble opionion

Who is this great improvement at catcher that's out there? Sure everyone likes stud catchers but outside of Lucroy, who's had concussion issues and had to play quite a few games at 1B last year, ther wasn't much out there besides Wieters who chose to sign the qualifying offer.... the only other thing I've heard mentioned is the Pittsburgh & Cleveland catchers but the Pittsburgh guy at least would cost Mitch forcing Prince back to 1B, which remains to be seen whether that 1 or 2 step(s) forward and 1 or 2 step(s) back

And as far as LF goes, I don't think they want to make a commitment to someone who may be blocking Mazara/Brinson/Gallo/Rua in the possibly very near future

 

[scotsman1948]

Sorry....but I find little encouragement with this one.

i'm content we have done something. i can relax now

 

[donaldson79]

i'm content we have done something. i can relax now

JD and I are thrilled. ha ha

 

[Bmurph]

i'm content we have done something. i can relax now

use the sarcasm font, next time

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

 

[Kelleyman]

 

[DT LUNA]

Dome?

 

[Bmurph]

Dome?

That'd be my guess and extension/renewal of the lease thats set to end 2024

 

[Bmurph]

Texas Rangers may want new stadium because old one is 21 years old and doesn’t have a roof and, yeah
Posted on September 30, 2015 by Neil deMause



If you had the Texas Rangers in the “Who will be the next team that got a new stadium in the ’90s to be rumored to be looking for a new one barely 20 years later after the Atlanta Braves?” pool, congratulations, for you are a winnah!

The Rangers, who began the season in miserable shape, have turned in a remarkable second half of the season, running their way up the standings and currently sitting 1.5 games ahead of the Houston Astros in first place of the American League West. And yet despite the storybook season, the Rangers are pulling terrible attendance numbers…

The attendance problems are likely to contribute to speculation that, perhaps, the time is ripe to push for a Rangers relocation to downtown Dallas. According to the Star-Telegram, Dallas city officials have denied that they are trying to woo the Rangers. However, the team has said they’d really love a stadium with a retractable roof. That sounds a bit like an invitation to suitors.

If that sounds overly speculative even for sportswriters on a slow day, you’ll get little argument from the evidence: Let’s see, there’s an article from early 2014 that notes the Rangers “remain one of the few teams located in a searing summer climate without a roof,” then one from a little later in 2014 that says “rumors have swirled that the club might be looking to move to Dallas and build a stadium with a retractable roof,” and oh look, here’s one from D Magazine (same source as yesterday’s story) way back in 2011 that said the Rangers’ stadium in Arlington is ugly and one in Dallas would be maybe less so (and roofed) and … anything with anybody from the Rangers actually saying for attribution that they want a new stadium? Anyone? No?

What’s going on here is twofold: First off, the Rangers’ lease expires in 2024, so everyone is speculating on what will happen then, even though the team’s owners would be insane to leave the nation’s fifth-largest TV market for, well, anywhere. Second, and more important, is that even more than Atlanta, where Cobb County decided to throw $300 million at the Braves to steal them away from the big bad inner city, the Dallas-Ft. Worth metro area is made up of a bunch of different localities that can fight over a team. And that means lots of people spreading rumors, whether it’s local officials or writers for single-lettered magazines or whatever. And some of these rumors may even turn out to be true — again, with lots of different elected bodies on the prowl, if your lease is up it’s a great way to get a bidding war going, and that floats your boat.

Yesterday’s D Magazine story goes on to give a whole bunch of reasons why a new stadium in Dallas would be awesomer than an old new stadium in Arlington (“The young people heading back to Uptown and thinking about which patio to hit for happy hour would see the stadium looming just a hop away”!), without ever considering that the big difference is you don’t have to build a stadium in Arlington, because it’s already there. For a billion dollars or whatever a stadium is going to go for in 2024, you could pay people to stand on streetcorners (or whatever they have in Dallas — traffic medians?) and hand out maps to downtown Dallas and coupons for free drinks, or whatever the kids of tomorrow will be into.

Most important to note: Whatever you think of the stadium in Arlington, the reason why it’s being considered for replacement rather than the Colorado Rockies‘ stadium or the Baltimore Orioles‘ or the Cleveland Indians‘ has nothing to do with whether it’s a good place to see a ballgame, or even the local weather. It’s about how easy it might be to get somebody else nearby to consider building a new one. Same as it ever was.

 

[scotsman1948]

use the sarcasm font, next time

forgot sorry