H*U @ TEX: 6/30 - 7/3

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Some trade proposals from Jamey Newberg:

Texas acquires RHP David Bednar and RHP Dauri Moreta from the Pirates for RHP Grant Anderson, RHP Tekoah Roby and OF-1B Marcos Torres


Texas acquires RHP Scott Barlow from the Royals for RHP Alex Speas and RHP Aidan Curry


Other options: (1) Texas acquires RHP Alex Lange and RHP Jason Foley from the Tigers for C Sam Huff, RHP Marc Church and RHP Jose Corniell; or (2) Texas acquires RHP Hunter Harvey and RHP Kyle Finnegan from the Nationals for RHP Dane Acker, OF Tommy Specht and RHP Yerry Rodríguez


Texas acquires RHP Dylan Cease, RHP Kendall Graveman and RHP Joe Kelly from the White Sox for RHP Owen White, RHP Glenn Otto, IF Justin Foscue and OF Bubba Thompson

Texas acquires RHP Kyle Hendricks, RHP Adbert Alzolay and RHP Mark Leiter Jr. from the Cubs for LHP Brock Burke, OF-1B Dustin Harris, RHP Winston Santos and SS Maximo Acosta

Other options: (1) Texas acquires LHP Jordan Montgomery, RHP Giovanny Gallegos and RHP Jordan Hicks from the Cardinals for LHP Mitch Bratt, RHP Cole Winn, 3B Gleider Figuereo and IF Cam Cauley; or (2) Texas acquires LHP J.P. Sears, RHP Trevor May and LHP Sam Moll from the A’s for LHP Cody Bradford, IF-OF Jonathan Ornelas, IF Davis Wendzel and OF-1B Trevor Hauver

The Blockbuster​

Texas acquires RHP-DH Shohei Ohtani from the Angels for OF-IF Ezequiel Durán and RHP Jack Leiter

 

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Duran gets a day off.

 

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It appears that Bochy has turned the page with Grossman, unless there is an undisclosed injury involved.

If he has turned that page, then good for him.

 

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To me, there is only one untouchable in the organization and that is Walcott. As hard as they are to develop, I want to hang on to our top 5 or 6 starting pitching prospects and also Speas.

 

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The Blockbuster​

Texas acquires RHP-DH Shohei Ohtani from the Angels for OF-IF Ezequiel Durán and RHP Jack Leiter

If this is all it took to get Ohtani in a Rangers jersey, then Ohtani would be in a Rangers jersey.

 

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Smith at 9 & DH again. Is something up?

 

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Smith at 9 & DH again. Is something up?

Duran needs a day on the pine is all

 

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Smith at 9 & DH again. Is something up?

He was used like an offensive Opener yesterday. Maybe that is the idea again.

Or maybe, with Duran getting a day off, Bochy knows Smith is the better option between him, Garver, Grossman, or Miller.

 

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I have seen Dylan Cease's name pop up in a lot of trade proposals. He seems like the classic case of the-grass-is-greener-on-the-other-side mentality to me. His ERA this year is over 4.00. He had an outlier year last year. I certainly hope we do not trade for him.

 

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He was used like an offensive Opener yesterday. Maybe that is the idea again.

Or maybe, with Duran getting a day off, Bochy knows Smith is the better option between him, Garver, Grossman, or Miller.

Probably true just my suspicious mind