World Series Champions, Texas Rangers 2023-2024 Offseason Thread

[scotsman#1948]

query concerning Nathan Eovaldi: according to his contract if he accumulates 300 innings through the 2023 and 2024 seasons a vested 2025 will kick in at $20M. he amassed 144 regular season innings in 2023 so based on that he would have to pitch 156 in 2024 to reach the 300 innings but do the postseason innings (30) count on the year's total?

 

[saddles]

query concerning Nathan Eovaldi: according to his contract if he accumulates 300 innings through the 2023 and 2024 seasons a vested 2025 will kick in at $20M. he amassed 144 regular season innings in 2023 so based on that he would have to pitch 156 in 2024 to reach the 300 innings but do the postseason innings (30) count on the year's total?

No, the postseason does not count.

 

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[Nightcrawler]

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Bobby valentine and Elvis have to be next? Although, I would like a Jeff Frye shout out.

 

[scotsman#1948]

No, the postseason does not count.

thanks, thought as much but wasn't sure. so to reach the 2025 vested option of $20M he needs to reach 156 innings in 2024. i'd like to see him with the team in 2025 and he should be able to do that. he pitched in 25 games and threw 144 inning (5.7 innings per start) so a repeat of that with 26 or 27 starts would get him over

 

[saddles]

thanks, thought as much but wasn't sure. so to reach the 2025 vested option of $20M he needs to reach 156 innings in 2024. i'd like to see him with the team in 2025 and he should be able to do that. he pitched in 25 games and threw 144 inning (5.7 innings per start) so a repeat of that with 26 or 27 starts would get him over

With it being a player option he could still take free agency if he thinks he can get more. With another season like the last one? He could probably get more.

 

[scotsman#1948]

With it being a player option he could still take free agency if he thinks he can get more. With another season like the last one? He could probably get more.

probably but somewhere in the option is an additional 3M on top of the 20M so maybe he would hang around thinking that a repeat of 2023 in the 2024 or 2025 seasonscould get him even more after 2025

 

[saddles]

This would be a fun exercise.

 

[Nightcrawler]

This would be a fun exercise.

C - 1999 Pudge (MVP Year, 125 OPS+, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger)
1B - 2005 Mark Teixeira (144 OPS+, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, 7th in MVP voting)
2B - 2009 Ian Kinsler (107 OPS+, 26th in MVP voting, 30 HR 30 Steal season and the most RBIs he had as a Ranger)
3B - 2012 Adrian Beltre (139 OPS+, 3rd in MVP voting, Gold Glove)
SS - 2003 Alex Rodriguez (MVP Year, 147 OPS+, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger)
LF - 2000 Rusty Greer (111 OPS+ and fan favorite)
CF - 2010 Josh Hamilton (MVP Year, 170 OPS+, Silver Slugger)
RF - 1998 Juan Gonzalez (MVP Year, 149 OPS+, Silver Slugger)
DH - 2023 Corey Seager (170 OPS+, 2nd in MVP voting, Silver Slugger)
BN - 2001 Rafael Palmeiro (141 OPS+, 47 bombs, more walks than strikeouts, 14th in MVP voting)
BN - 2006 Michael Young (108 OPS+, 30th in MVP voting, not his best year but needed to get him in the team somehow)
BN - 2021 Adolis Garcia (100 OPS+, 4th in ROY voting)
BN - 2017 Elvis Andrus (105 OPS+, 20 HR 25 SB Season, Highest RBI/HR/2B/H of career)
BN - 2016 Robinson Chirinos (105 OPS+)

SP - 2013 Yu Darvish (145 ERA+, 2nd in CY voting, 22nd in MVP voting)
SP - 2011 CJ Wilson (150 ERA+, 6th in CY voting)
SP - 2019 Mike Minor (144 ERA+, 8th in CY voting)
SP - 2020 Lance Lynn (135 ERA+, 6th in CY voting)
SP - 2002 Kenny Rogers (123 ERA+, Gold Glove)
Longman - 2015 Yovani Gallardo (124 ERA+)
Longman - 2022 Martin Perez (137 ERA+, All Star)
RP - 2007 Joaquin Benoit (160 ERA+)
RP - 2014 Neftali Feliz (202 ERA+, albeit he only pitched 31 innings)
RP - 2008 Frank Francisco (143 ERA+)
RP - 2018 Jose Leclerc (305 ERA+)
CL - 2004 Francisco Cordero (236 ERA+ and 49 saves, 24th in MVP voting as a reliever)

Your infield has 4 gold glovers in it and 2 MVPs. 2 MVPs in your outfield plus MVP runner up at DH. Bench covers all positions though definitely a man short in the outfield. Bonafide Ace at the top of your rotation with several Cy Young candidates behind him. Rusty Greer is starting and Kenny Rogers in a Gold Glove year rounds out your rotation. What more could a manager want?

 

[saddles]

2 More Days

 

[Uncle Siggy]

Another day or so before bodies can be moved to 60 day DL, will be interesting to see who they might sign then...

 

[saddles]

From Art Garcia of si.com.

Both expect Montgomery to sign with the Rangers this week. Feinsand wrote that Montgomery “seems destined for a reunion with the Rangers if the two sides can agree on a number.”

Morosi agreed, but sounded more of an alarm:

I believe Montgomery will sign by Thursday. There is greater incentive for pitchers to sign than position players, because they generally need more time in camp to prepare for the regular season. The Rangers are the favorites to sign him, but I wonder if the Red Sox could make a late push by clearing salary with a Kenley Jansen trade

 

[saddles]

I believe today is the day the bankruptcy judge is supposed to make his ruling in the Ballly case.

 

[scotsman#1948]

Another day or so before bodies can be moved to 60 day DL, will be interesting to see who they might sign then...

agree, we'll be placing 4 (Coleman, deGrom, Mahle & Scherzer) so you're right it could be interesting to see

 

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[saddles]

Another day or so before bodies can be moved to 60 day DL, will be interesting to see who they might sign then...

I wonder if they will keep a couple of spots open for a non-roster guy to make the cut in the pen and for a trade.

 

[Uncle Siggy]

I wonder if they will keep a couple of spots open for a non-roster guy to make the cut in the pen and for a trade.33

I think you’ll see 1 spot used to sign Montgomery (if they intend to sign him) or for a trade. The other spots will stay open till the end of camp I’m guessing…

 

[Kelleyman]

I believe today is the day the bankruptcy judge is supposed to make his ruling in the Ballly case.

If the unsecured creditors cry loud enough then maybe the judge tries to play hardball and have the Rangers accept less

Waiting on Ranger announcement

 

[Kelleyman]

I think you’ll see 1 spot used to sign Montgomery (if they intend to sign him) or for a trade. The other spots will stay open till the end of camp I’m guessing…

Agree. But maybe some creative financing

 

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