World Series Champions, Texas Rangers 2023-2024 Offseason Thread

[scotsman1948]

Sure nice knowing we got rid if so much dead weight.

And still have a World Series core team

 

[fanman8825]

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

Lol that was funny Scotsman1948

 

[scotsman1948]

4 hours & free agency opens

 

[saddles]

Sure nice knowing we got rid if so much dead weight.

We could always pick up new dead weight. You never know.

 

[DT LUNA]

We could always pick up new dead weight. You never know.

Hopefully not like Miller and Hedges. Free loaders.

 

[Nightcrawler]

Can you imagine how our rotation would look with Cole Ragans in it?

Chapman helped us in the regular season / playoffs. After winning the championship, all trades / contracts we made appear to have been worth it.

i’m not going to complain about the trades unless Ragans, Roby, or Saggesse play well enough to get inducted into the hall of fame.

 

[saddles]

 

[saddles]

Chapman helped us in the regular season / playoffs. After winning the championship, all trades / contracts we made appear to have been worth it.

i’m not going to complain about the trades unless Ragans, Roby, or Saggesse play well enough to get inducted into the hall of fame.

Lol That's okay. I will complain enough for both of us.

 

[scotsman1948]

We could always pick up new dead weight. You never know.

Think positive

 

[saddles]

Big Hype Prospects: Nett, Montgomery, Teodo, Triantos, Sabato

Our AFL coverage continues. The schedule is winding down. The Fall Stars game was played on Sunday. The two-game postseason …

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Emiliano Teodo, 22, P, TEX
11 IP, 19 K, 4 BB, 0.00 ERA

The Rangers have developed Teodo as a starter, but his future appears to be in the bullpen. Though listed at 6’ 1’’, one evaluator I contacted believes he’s several inches shorter. That’s backed by the FanGraphs crew – they describe him as “lilliputian.” His usage – and success – in the AFL points to an imminent role shift. As a starter, he touched upper-90s. He has the look of an on-meta power arm who relies on effectively wild heaters and hammer curves.

 

[saddles]

Maybe between Teodo, Kelly, Church and Lee we can develop a couple of good relievers over the next 6 to 12 months.

 

[Kelleyman]

Maybe between Teodo, Kelly, Church and Lee we can develop a couple of good relievers over the next 6 to 12 months.

We are on a player development roll ha

 

[saddles]

2024 MLB free-agent rankings, team fits: Shohei Ohtani leads top 30 | FOX Sports

This year's group of MLB free agents features the best player in baseball, a handful of frontline pitchers, a former MVP and several aging sluggers.

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From Fox Sports:

Frontline Arms

2. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (25)

Part of me feels like ranking a 5-foot-10 righty who has yet to throw a big-league pitch over guys like Aaron Nola and Blake Snell is overly aggressive. However, if you talk to people in and around the industry, the admiration for what Yamamoto has already accomplished, and most importantly, what he could become, cannot be understated. If a 1.82 ERA in nearly 900 career innings doesn't say enough on its own, consider that Yamamoto offers notably better command of an even deeper arsenal than what Kodai Senga (who was also five years older) brought to the table a year ago — and it's safe to say Senga worked out pretty well in Year 1.

Not only does Yamamoto bring plus velocity with a dastardly splitter, he also throws both a four-seam and two-seam fastball, a low-90s cutter, and a high-70s curveball. It's an absurdly deep repertoire more in line with what we saw from Yu Darvish when he first came over from NPB, and he's got near-elite command of every weapon. Yamamoto's strikeout totals in NPH don't wow as much as Darvish's did, but it's reasonable to assume he'd pursue more punchouts in MLB where hitters are easier to exploit for whiffs than the higher percentage of contact-oriented opponents in NPB. Other than his relatively diminutive frame, there's not much more you want in a free-agent starting pitcher.

In turn, Yamamoto earns the top non-Ohtani spot in the rankings, and appears in strong position to command a similar if not greater deal than the seven-year, $155 million megadeal Masahiro Tanaka signed with the Yankees a decade ago when he too was entering his age-25 season after sufficiently proving his worth in NPB.

 

[Kelleyman]

Check out this story from Fox Sports

2024 MLB free-agent rankings, team fits: Shohei Ohtani leads top 30 | FOX Sports

This year's group of MLB free agents features the best player in baseball, a handful of frontline pitchers, a former MVP and several aging sluggers.

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From Fox Sports:

Frontline Arms

2. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (25)

Part of me feels like ranking a 5-foot-10 righty who has yet to throw a big-league pitch over guys like Aaron Nola and Blake Snell is overly aggressive. However, if you talk to people in and around the industry, the admiration for what Yamamoto has already accomplished, and most importantly, what he could become, cannot be understated. If a 1.82 ERA in nearly 900 career innings doesn't say enough on its own, consider that Yamamoto offers notably better command of an even deeper arsenal than what Kodai Senga (who was also five years older) brought to the table a year ago — and it's safe to say Senga worked out pretty well in Year 1.

Not only does Yamamoto bring plus velocity with a dastardly splitter, he also throws both a four-seam and two-seam fastball, a low-90s cutter, and a high-70s curveball. It's an absurdly deep repertoire more in line with what we saw from Yu Darvish when he first came over from NPB, and he's got near-elite command of every weapon. Yamamoto's strikeout totals in NPH don't wow as much as Darvish's did, but it's reasonable to assume he'd pursue more punchouts in MLB where hitters are easier to exploit for whiffs than the higher percentage of contact-oriented opponents in NPB. Other than his relatively diminutive frame, there's not much more you want in a free-agent starting pitcher.

In turn, Yamamoto earns the top non-Ohtani spot in the rankings, and appears in strong position to command a similar if not greater deal than the seven-year, $155 million megadeal Masahiro Tanaka signed with the Yankees a decade ago when he too was entering his age-25 season after sufficiently proving his worth in NPB.

Might need to look at some of pitching outings

 

[saddles]

From Fox Sports:

30. Yariel Rodríguez (27)

Rodríguez, who starred for Team Cuba at the World Baseball Classic, is a much bigger unknown, albeit one with significant upside if he lands in the right situation. Originally a starting pitcher earlier in his pro career in Cuba, Rodríguez signed with the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's NPB and quickly established himself as one of the better relievers in the league from 2020 to 2022. He didn't pitch in Japan in 2023 after the WBC, instead opting to work out in the Dominican Republic to prepare for MLB free agency.

It's possible that some suitors still view him as a potential starting pitcher, which could expand and escalate his market. If not, he looks like another power arm that could fit in a big-league bullpen right away, hence his inclusion here with Hicks at the end of these rankings.

 

[saddles]

 

[scotsman1948]

3 hours. May Saddles be happy

 

[saddles]

3 hours. May Saddles be happy

Well, this is not the NBA, so there is a good chance nothing big happens until we get closer to December. Maybe a handful of bigger deals this week across the league.

 

[scotsman1948]

Well, this is not the NBA, so there is a good chance nothing big happens until we get closer to December. Maybe a handful of bigger deals this week across the league.

I think we see some moves by the Rangers between now and the 14th.

 

[saddles]

I think we see some moves by the Rangers between now and the 14th.

Why the 14th?