World Series Champions, Texas Rangers 2023-2024 Offseason Thread

[Duane1952]

Great news

Hope Huff can make the team as backup catcher.

 

[Duane1952]

Great news

Yep. Great news.

 

[saddles]

From mlbtr:

As reported by Jeff Passan of ESPN, however, the reported deferrals in Ohtani’s deal could lessen the tax burden on LA considerably. Passan notes that Major League Baseball applies a discount to deferrals in luxury tax calculations to determine the present-day value of contracts. Given the fact that “most of” Ohtani’s contract is expected to be deferred, Passan suggests that Ohtani’s deal, for luxury tax purposes, is expected to settle in the range of $40MM to $50MM when all is said and done. While those numbers aren’t final and won’t figure to become exact until the contract is properly finalized and announced, that range substantially alters the impact Ohtani will have on LA’s luxury tax bill over his decade-long tenure with the club.

 

[saddles]

Over half of Ohtani's money must be deferred.

 

[saddles]

If Ohtani's salary's preaent-day value AAV is less than $50 million, that means he got less than what was expected. The total dollars is much less important than present-day value.

 

[Kelleyman]

From mlbtr:

As reported by Jeff Passan of ESPN, however, the reported deferrals in Ohtani’s deal could lessen the tax burden on LA considerably. Passan notes that Major League Baseball applies a discount to deferrals in luxury tax calculations to determine the present-day value of contracts. Given the fact that “most of” Ohtani’s contract is expected to be deferred, Passan suggests that Ohtani’s deal, for luxury tax purposes, is expected to settle in the range of $40MM to $50MM when all is said and done. While those numbers aren’t final and won’t figure to become exact until the contract is properly finalized and announced, that range substantially alters the impact Ohtani will have on LA’s luxury tax bill over his decade-long tenure with the club.

That was what I thought it might be. Lucky guess

 

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Had to share this one. Lol

 

[Kelleyman]

https://x.com/sullivan_ranger/status/1734227316014756018?s=46&t=y4Pv59dV5ugp-4OQjDxHwQ

Re Bob N story. Good read

 

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Rangers Sign Jesus Tinoco To Minor League Deal

The Rangers have agreed to a minor league contract bringing righty Jesus Tinoco back to the organization. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

www.mlbtraderumors.com

"It’s a reunion between the two parties, as Texas was also Tinoco’s most recent MLB club. He pitched 20 2/3 innings of 2.18 ERA ball for the 2022 Rangers, fanning 21.4% of his opponents against a more concerning 11.9% walk rate. Tinoco’s run with the Rangers was mostly solid, but he’ll also forever be remembered by many as the pitcher who had the distinction of serving up Aaron Judge’s record-setting 62nd home run late in the ’22 campaign."

"Tinoco, 28, spent the 2023 season with the Seibu Lions of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball. He notched a tidy 2.38 earned run average with the Lions but did so with a below-average strikeout rate (18.2%) and a shaky walk rate (12.5%) that resembled his 2022 marks in Texas."

 

[Duane1952]

Rangers Sign Jesus Tinoco To Minor League Deal

The Rangers have agreed to a minor league contract bringing righty Jesus Tinoco back to the organization. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

www.mlbtraderumors.com

"It’s a reunion between the two parties, as Texas was also Tinoco’s most recent MLB club. He pitched 20 2/3 innings of 2.18 ERA ball for the 2022 Rangers, fanning 21.4% of his opponents against a more concerning 11.9% walk rate. Tinoco’s run with the Rangers was mostly solid, but he’ll also forever be remembered by many as the pitcher who had the distinction of serving up Aaron Judge’s record-setting 62nd home run late in the ’22 campaign."

"Tinoco, 28, spent the 2023 season with the Seibu Lions of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball. He notched a tidy 2.38 earned run average with the Lions but did so with a below-average strikeout rate (18.2%) and a shaky walk rate (12.5%) that resembled his 2022 marks in Texas."

Definitely needs to improve walk rate.

 

[saddles]

Top MLB prospects Jackson Holliday, Wyatt Langford, Jackson Chourio to compete for Opening Day roster spots

Holliday, Langford and Chourio are all top-10 prospects in baseball

www.cbssports.com

Bruce Bochy said he'll have an open mind come spring about first-round pick outfielder Wyatt Langford.

"This Langford kid, I've already had the chance [to see him]. He's special. Every step of the way, he just kept putting up those numbers. He'll come into spring training. We're going to stay open-minded," Bochy said on MLB Network, according to Sam Dykstra. "It's going to be competitive. He'll have a chance to make the club. It's all performance-based. I don't care how old they are. [General manager Chris Young] doesn't care. If we think they're ready, then they'll be on the team."

Langford, CBS Sports' No. 4 prospect, was drafted with the No. 4 pick in July. He subsequently scorched the minors, batting .360/.480/.677 in 44 pro games. He was promoted to Triple-A for a five-game stretch to round out the campaign. Young was even asked during the World Series if Langford was an option to join the Rangers' roster following an injury. (Young said no.)

 

[scotsman#1948]

Top MLB prospects Jackson Holliday, Wyatt Langford, Jackson Chourio to compete for Opening Day roster spots

Holliday, Langford and Chourio are all top-10 prospects in baseball

www.cbssports.com

Bruce Bochy said he'll have an open mind come spring about first-round pick outfielder Wyatt Langford.

"This Langford kid, I've already had the chance [to see him]. He's special. Every step of the way, he just kept putting up those numbers. He'll come into spring training. We're going to stay open-minded," Bochy said on MLB Network, according to Sam Dykstra. "It's going to be competitive. He'll have a chance to make the club. It's all performance-based. I don't care how old they are. [General manager Chris Young] doesn't care. If we think they're ready, then they'll be on the team."

Langford, CBS Sports' No. 4 prospect, was drafted with the No. 4 pick in July. He subsequently scorched the minors, batting .360/.480/.677 in 44 pro games. He was promoted to Triple-A for a five-game stretch to round out the campaign. Young was even asked during the World Series if Langford was an option to join the Rangers' roster following an injury. (Young said no.)

we apparently are going to need him in the outfield along with Carter and Garcia

 

[saddles]

we apparently are going to need him in the outfield along with Carter and Garcia

Definitely

 

[saddles]

MLB Rumors: 3 best Blake Snell destinations after Ohtani deal

The free agent market will hopefully soon get moving now that Shohei Ohtani is off the board. That means that it won't be long before left-hander Blake Snell's

fansided.com

1. Texas Rangers​

The Texas Rangers are already in pretty good shape in terms of their starting rotation. After all, postseason master Nathan Eovaldi, who won the clinching fifth game of the World Series is under contract for one more season.


Texas could look to bring back fellow postseason stalwart Jordan Montgomery. But what if they pivot elsewhere and make a play for Snell?

Globe Life Field is obviously going to be an adjustment for Snell, but it would certainly make sense for the Rangers to add him to their rotation.

This would give them a true top-of-the-rotation ace to lead their pitching staff, somebody who also has great postseason experience and could lead them to yet another World Series title.

In addition, Texas would still have Eovaldi, as well as Max Scherzer, Jon Gray, Dane Dunning, and Andrew Heaney. It's also not a complete stretch that Jacob deGrom could return from the injured list late in the season if his recovery from Tommy John surgery goes well.

Texas already has solid pitching, but Snell would make them an elite powerhouse in the American League as well as the instant favorites to win the AL West for the first time since 2016.

 

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This doesn't sound right.

 

[Uncle Siggy]

This doesn't sound right.

I can't imagine MLB signing off on this...

 

[saddles]

I can't imagine MLB signing off on this...

I wonder if it is a balloon payment. That would be bigger than the Hindenburg.

 

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