Texas Rangers 2022 - 2023 Offseason Thread

[Kelleyman]

 

[saddles]

Former Ranger, Tommy Boggs, has passed away after a battle with cancer.

He was the second overall pick in the 1974 draft.

 

[saddles]

IF Garver amounts to nothing then it was a mistake but even still not a huge mistake. We need to get some elite payers within or without. Trevino is good but not elite

I am saying that Huff will be the closest to elite and that Trevino would have made the best backup.

 

[saddles]

 

[donaldson79]

I'm a little surprised to see Gallo making the post season roster.

Dave Roberts confirms Joey Gallo has earned a postseason roster spot

Patience may finally pay off for Dodgers outfielder Joey Gallo as Dave Roberts confirmed Gallo will be apart of the Dodgers plans during the postseason.

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[saddles]

Happy Birthday to Ruben Sierra.

 

[Kelleyman]

I'm a little surprised to see Gallo making the post season roster.

Dave Roberts confirms Joey Gallo has earned a postseason roster spot

Patience may finally pay off for Dodgers outfielder Joey Gallo as Dave Roberts confirmed Gallo will be apart of the Dodgers plans during the postseason.

www.yardbarker.com

Perhaps he is thought as a
Defensive replacement and he does run well. And maybe a pinch hitter when a HR is needed vs contact And or moving the runner

Limited situations

 

[DT LUNA]

Perhaps he is thought as a
Defensive replacement and he does run well. And maybe a pinch hitter when a HR is needed vs contact And or moving the runner

Limited situations

Hard to believe he is still around. How many chances should he get? Must be nice to fail and make millions doing it.

 

[Kelleyman]

Hard to believe he is still around. How many chances should he get? Must be nice to fail and make millions doing it.

I get his hitting is not what it should be but he can run and play defense. This does not qualify as a starter especially on the Dodgers but that is why they might have him in the roster

Otherwise it makes no difference to me. I am a Ranger fan

 

[saddles]

I get his hitting is not what it should be but he can run and play defense. This does not qualify as a starter especially on the Dodgers but that is why they might have him in the roster

Otherwise it makes no difference to me. I am a Ranger fan

Yeah, I don't get the Gallo hatred. Some of this makes Crawler's anti-Odor, post-trade, feelings look tame.

 

[Duane1952]

Yeah, I don't get the Gallo hatred. Some of this makes Crawler's anti-Odor, post-trade, feelings look tame.

I don’t think it’s hatred. There’s a difference between don’t like and hate. There are some who think, and I’m one of them he shouldn’t be in the major leagues. He has nothing to improve his hitting. Like someone said Judge has more home runs than he has hits this season. That is ridiculous.

 

[Kelleyman]

Yeah, I don't get the Gallo hatred. Some of this makes Crawler's anti-Odor, post-trade, feelings look tame.

Actually he shot his own self in foot not accepting extension so Odor was way less deserving of money than Gallo assuming anybody is deserving.

His value in the open market will surely decrease and he could easily not resign with the Dodgers

Still for equal money I would rather have Gallo then Eli White assuming he is on the roster not as a starter. He still has a higher ceiling but obviously a lot of risk if you pay him.
If you don’t then who cares. Can’t hurt anyone to have him a s a sub if there is roster space but still he might have to do a AAA contract and start from scratch. Might be good for his character

 

[Kelleyman]

I don’t think it’s hatred. There’s a difference between don’t like and hate. There are some who think, and I’m one of them he shouldn’t be in the major leagues. He has nothing to improve his hitting. Like someone said Judge has more home runs than he has hits this season. That is ridiculous.

Not to stir up too much but his average is less than Mendoza so it was teased to rename the Mendoza line

I hope he does well but definitely not at the expense of the Rangers

 

[Kelleyman]

I am pretty old school but have to admit I like this. When the throw the VCR tape yes….

Let’s turn the page and yes I AM DOWN

 

[saddles]

I asked three questions, but it never seems to work out that Jamey answers mine. Maybe you guys want to ask him something.

 

[saddles]

I don’t think it’s hatred

At times, some of what has been said on here about him is really, really close to hate. Not everyone and not every time, but some.

 

[saddles]

Not to stir up too much but his average is less than Mendoza so it was teased to rename the Mendoza line

I hope he does well but definitely not at the expense of the Rangers

And he has still put up the highest single season OPS on this team over the last couple of years. Even when he had that OPS last July, folks still expressed a great magnitude of derision when they mentioned him.

Now, since then, he has played very poorly, but it didn't take those last 14 months to change some folks minds. Some had their minds made up long before then.

 

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Stock up: 5 Texas Rangers prospects who put themselves on the map in 2022

The Texas Rangers farm system moved to No. 6 in most organizational rankings this season. Much of that was due to their high picks the last two years, but...

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Stock up: 5 Texas Rangers prospects who put themselves on the map in 2022

Ornelas
Saggese
Zavala
Englert
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[Duane1952]

And he has still put up the highest single season OPS on this team over the last couple of years. Even when he had that OPS last July, folks still expressed a great magnitude of derision when they mentioned him.

Now, since then, he has played very poorly, but it didn't take those last 14 months to change some folks minds. Some had their minds made up long before then.

I guess I’m to old school. I don’t care what his OPS was. His OPS was high because of walks. He was getting paid to drive in runs not walk. He did nothing to make adjustments to his swing. I care about what he does with runners on base and his almost 200 strikeouts every year. When he first came I was one of his biggest fans. Not anymore.

 

[saddles]

I guess I’m to old school. I don’t care what his OPS was. His OPS was high because of walks. He was getting paid to drive in runs not walk. He did nothing to make adjustments to his swing. I care about what he does with runners on base and his almost 200 strikeouts every year. When he first came I was one of his biggest fans. Not anymore.

His walks helped, but his slugging was just 2 points off the lead as well.

Like I said, he has been awful the past 14 months, but he certainly wasn't respected here even when he put up numbers before the trade. As good as his numbers were, even you admit you thought it was simply because of his walks.

I don't care for OBP because it equates walks to singles, but at least with OPS it values double, triples, and home runs more than walks or singles. It isn't a perfect one, but I like it better than batting average alone. I am not a fan of WAR at all.