World Series Champions, Texas Rangers 2023-2024 Offseason Thread

[scotsman1948]

Smith, Smith,Chapman and Hedges would be a good start

3 of them are free agents (w. smith, Chapman &Hedges) they’re gone already. The Rangers have already said goodbye.

 

[Kelleyman]

3 of them are free agents (w. smith, Chapman &Hedges) they’re gone already. The Rangers have already said goodbye.

Perhaps they say hello again lol. Chapman gives me a heart attack but wonder if they get him back and work on his control

 

[DT LUNA]

3 of them are free agents (w. smith, Chapman &Hedges) they’re gone already. The Rangers have already said goodbye.

Yes but will we resign any of them? Hope not.

 

[scotsman1948]

Perhaps they say hello again lol. Chapman gives me a heart attack but wonder if they get him back and work on his control

I think the Rangers and Bochy have seen all of Chapman in a Rangers uniform they want to see. There’s more a chance the Rangers re-sign Stratton than Chapman

 

[scotsman1948]

Yes but will we resign any of them? Hope not.

Absolutely not. Hedges may get a ST invite and maybe a minor league deal but no

 

[scotsman1948]

Rangers Free Agents:
Chapman
Garver
Grossman
Hedges
Jankowski
Kennedy
Miller
Montgomery
Odorizzi
Perez
W. Smith
Stratton

 

[DT LUNA]

Rangers Free Agents:
Chapman
Garver
Grossman
Hedges
Jankowski
Kennedy
Miller
Montgomery
Odorizzi
Perez
W. Smith
Stratton

Hope they secure Jankowski Montgomery and Garver.

 

[scotsman1948]

Hope they secure Jankowski Montgomery and Garver.

I would not be unhappy if they did

 

[DT LUNA]

Absolutely not. Hedges may get a ST invite and maybe a minor league deal but no

If they don't keep Garver or Hedges, who will back up catcher be? Huff or ?

 

[scotsman1948]

If they don't keep Garver or Hedges, who will back up catcher be? Huff or ?

Hedges hell no
Garver makes sense
But if neither, it would have to Huff. But he might only get maybe 30-40 starts max as catcher

 

[DT LUNA]

Yeah I like him best as a 3rd catcher but if he can handlle duties as a second catcher and play some 1B that has value.
Just concerned re his swing and miss like many were of Gallo despite OPS

To me it will be interesting who all we keep to protect from Rule 5. This means to me that we may need to trade a few

Concerned about his swing and miss after seeing Hedges? C'mon now. lol

 

[scotsman1948]

Saddles favorite pitcher is on “Hot Stove” right now

 

[Kelleyman]

Concerned about his swing and miss after seeing Hedges? C'mon now. lol

Lol obviously much better than Hedges offensively. Defensively much worse

 

[scotsman1948]

Lol obviously much better than Hedges offensively. Defensively much worse

Exactly

 

[Kelleyman]

Think Josh Smith is headed to Dominican league for winter ball. He needs some winter ball work
Will be keeping an eye on him

 

[scotsman1948]

Think Josh Smith is headed to Dominican league for winter ball. He needs some winter ball work
Will be keeping an eye on him

Same but he could find himself on another team’s roster by the 14th

 

[Kelleyman]

Same but he could find himself on another team’s roster by the 14th

Maybe. They have alot of utility players
Seems like one or two have to move

 

[DT LUNA]

Same but he could find himself on another team’s roster by the 14th

That probably locks in Duran.

 

[saddles]

Here is my 2023 postseason Ranger Top 30 Prospects List. If a guy still has rookie status left for the next year, I consider him a prospect. Therefore, Evan Carter is still a prospect, but Cody Bradford is not, at least not for the purposes of this list.

1) Wyatt Langford

2) Evan Carter

3) Sebastian Walcott

4) Brock Porter

5) Jack Leiter

6) Owen White

7) Justin Foscue

8) Abimelec Ortiz

9) Kumar Rocker

10) Zak Kent

11) Anthony Gutierrez

12) Blaine Crim

13) Echedry Vargas

14) Josh Stephan

15) Dustin Harris

16) Mitch Bratt

17) Jose Corniell

18) Aidan Curry

19) Antoine Kelly

20) Dane Acker

21) Emiliano Teodo

22) Aaron Zavala

23) Jesus Lopez

24) Tucker Mitchell

25) Liam Hicks

26) Marcos Torres

27) Davis Wendzel

28) Paul Bonzagni

29) Joseph Montalvo

30) Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa



Honorable mentions to:

Leandro Lopez

Yeison Morrobel

Tommy Specht

Chase Lee

Marc Church

William Privette

JP Martinez

 

[scotsman1948]

Maybe. They have alot of utility players
Seems like one or two have to move

The reliever needs could require trading excess to get what’s needed. That could entail trading multiple utility type players. One rumor has us trading Dustin Harris & Marc Church to Colorado for Justin Lawrence RHP. Of course we might have to add another to make the deal happen