***** Official 2019/2020 Texas Rangers Off Season Thread *****

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DallasAg 94
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DallasAg 94 said:

That fills 3 holes on the O/D side of things.

We also filled 3 holes in the rotation.

All we need now, is about 3 holes filled in the RP group.
We definitely need to sign one more reliever who will make the roster.
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If the season opened today (1/12/2020), here is the Rangers projected lineup. New additions in bold:

1 Shin-Soo Choo DH - 517 AB, 84 R, 21 HR, 60 RBI, 11 SB, 0.263/0.367/0.439, 75 BB, 145 K
2 Elvis Andrus SS - 564 AB, 78 R, 12 HR, 66 RBI, 22 SB, 0.273/0.316/0.402, 35 BB, 90 K
3 Joey Gallo OF - 474 AB, 91 R, 41 HR, 89 RBI, 6 SB, 0.222/0.343/0.540, 84 BB, 210 K
4 Todd Frazier 3B - 499 AB, 63 R, 21 HR, 67 RBI, 1 SB, 0.251/0.329/0.443, 40 BB, 106 K
5 Willie Calhoun OF - 528 AB, 77 R, 24 HR, 71 RBI, 2 SB, 0.267/0.335/0.460, 50 BB, 88 K
6 Danny Santana OF - 507 AB, 80 R, 24 HR, 73 RBI, 19 SB, 0.252/0.293/0.473, 27 BB, 154 K
7 Rougned Odor 2B - 520 AB, 76 R, 27 HR, 79 RBI, 12 SB, 0.225/0.290/0.438, 43 BB, 156 K
8 Ronald Guzman 1B - 358 AB, 49 R, 14 HR, 49 RBI, 1 SB, 0.237/0.318/0.422, 39 BB, 114 K
9 Robinson Chirinos C - 352 AB, 53 R, 18 HR, 57 RBI, 1 SB, 0.236/0.343/0.446, 47 BB, 122 K

Projected 2020 Starters

1 Corey Kluber SP - 164 IP, 10-8, 3.79 ERA, 1.23 WHIP 170 K, 44 BB
2 Mike Minor SP - 204 IP, 12-11, 4.06 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 192 K, 64 BB
3 Lance Lynn SP - 200 IP, 13-9, 3.60 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 213 K, 71 BB
4 Kyle Gibson SP - 169 IP, 9-10, 4.26 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 155 K, 62 BB
5 Jordan Lyles SP - 149 IP, 8-9, 4.47 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 144 K, 55 BB
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wbt5845 said:

If the season opened today (1/12/2020), here is the Rangers projected lineup. New additions in bold:

1 Shin-Soo Choo DH - 517 AB, 84 R, 21 HR, 60 RBI, 11 SB, 0.263/0.367/0.439, 75 BB, 145 K
2 Elvis Andrus SS - 564 AB, 78 R, 12 HR, 66 RBI, 22 SB, 0.273/0.316/0.402, 35 BB, 90 K
3 Joey Gallo OF - 474 AB, 91 R, 41 HR, 89 RBI, 6 SB, 0.222/0.343/0.540, 84 BB, 210 K
4 Todd Frazier 3B - 499 AB, 63 R, 21 HR, 67 RBI, 1 SB, 0.251/0.329/0.443, 40 BB, 106 K
5 Willie Calhoun OF - 528 AB, 77 R, 24 HR, 71 RBI, 2 SB, 0.267/0.335/0.460, 50 BB, 88 K
6 Danny Santana OF - 507 AB, 80 R, 24 HR, 73 RBI, 19 SB, 0.252/0.293/0.473, 27 BB, 154 K
7 Rougned Odor 2B - 520 AB, 76 R, 27 HR, 79 RBI, 12 SB, 0.225/0.290/0.438, 43 BB, 156 K
8 Ronald Guzman 1B - 358 AB, 49 R, 14 HR, 49 RBI, 1 SB, 0.237/0.318/0.422, 39 BB, 114 K
9 Robinson Chirinos C - 352 AB, 53 R, 18 HR, 57 RBI, 1 SB, 0.236/0.343/0.446, 47 BB, 122 K

Projected 2020 Starters

1 Corey Kluber SP - 164 IP, 10-8, 3.79 ERA, 1.23 WHIP 170 K, 44 BB
2 Mike Minor SP - 204 IP, 12-11, 4.06 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 192 K, 64 BB
3 Lance Lynn SP - 200 IP, 13-9, 3.60 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 213 K, 71 BB
4 Kyle Gibson SP - 169 IP, 9-10, 4.26 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 155 K, 62 BB
5 Jordan Lyles SP - 149 IP, 8-9, 4.47 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 144 K, 55 BB

Frazier needs to be hitting about 7 or 8. He has two seasons with an .800+ OPS and the last was 2015. He's not some 4 hole savior here. There's a real chance his 2020 season could turn out to be a redo of Asdrubal's 2019 stint with the Rangers.
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Hope Im wrong about Frazier but I think he's too far past prime
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DeangeloVickers said:

Hope Im wrong about Frazier but I think he's too far past prime


There's no doubt he's past his prime but he's better than what we currently have, provides a great stop gap until Jung is ready, and costs very little compared to other solutions. Love this move all the way around.
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He's a career .320 OBP .770 OPS hitter. I wouldn't say he's clearly better than any option we had.
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I think he'll be a stable bat + he provides some defensive stability which I think can help other guys lock in offensively whereas I think frequent movement can be a bit of a distraction.
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I debated where to put him in that order. Truth is - there's not a classic 4 hitter in that lineup. Except Gallo - who needs to be your 3 hitter.
DallasAg 94
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wbt5845
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That's actually a pretty good L/R split - power from both sides too.

While everybody is important, Guzman is a real lynch pin here. If that lineup is to work, him hitting for power in the middle of it is a must.
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Puig can still be added as RH 4 hole behind Gallo... pretty sure he played on a 1 yr deal last yr.
Mr Gigem
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Where is this Puig conversation coming from? I don't think I've heard his name connected to the Rangers a single time this offseason
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Whoa!

Danny Vermin
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Couldn't happen to a more deserving franchise.
AggieDPT
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Still pretty weak
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Lol wow
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AggieDPT said:

Still pretty weak
Not the only person I've seen with this view. What do you think it should've been? It seems pretty harsh considering precedence.
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MLB didn't go far enough. NO mention of removing all the trash cans in Minute Maid to prevent this from happening again. Only way to be sure.
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AggieDPT said:

Still pretty weak

Hinch and Luhnow should be banned. Title should be vacated. More picks should be lost.
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etxag18 said:

AggieDPT said:

Still pretty weak

Hinch and Luhnow should be banned. Title should be vacated. More picks should be lost.


How about Boston and Cora?
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Astro fans probably wouldn't mind a Hinch suspension starting in Game 7 this past WS...
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Cromagnum said:

etxag18 said:

AggieDPT said:

Still pretty weak

Hinch and Luhnow should be banned. Title should be vacated. More picks should be lost.


How about Boston and Cora?

Cora is probably done. The Red Sox are going to fire him and I wouldn't be surprised if he catches a ban
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Rossko said:

AggieDPT said:

Still pretty weak
Not the only person I've seen with this view. What do you think it should've been? It seems pretty harsh considering precedence.
Actually I did see a good point that Luhnow has basically already done most of the offseason legwork this winter and will be reinstated following the 2020 WS so essentially he doesn't miss much if any of the winter tasks for GMs which is an extremely light punishment.
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LOL at the fans saying oh well got a world series trophy

How sad....****ty fan base
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Rossko said:

Rossko said:

AggieDPT said:

Still pretty weak
Not the only person I've seen with this view. What do you think it should've been? It seems pretty harsh considering precedence.
Actually I did see a good point that Luhnow has basically already done most of the offseason legwork this winter and will be reinstated following the 2020 WS so essentially he doesn't miss much if any of the winter tasks for GMs which is an extremely light punishment.
It does hurt them during the regular season.

During both of the Astros World Series runs, they made huge trades at the deadline for both Verlander and Greinke.

We can safely assume that no such trade will be made this year and they probably won't be winning the World Series this year either.
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Rockets Titles*
Astros WS**

*MJ out of the league during this time
**Cheating scandal
wbt5845
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Once again, the perpetual chip on the shoulder Houston fans have comes out - IT WAS WORTH IT - ok.

At least the Cowboys won 5 with no asterisks.
Mr Gigem
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Lunhow and Hinch FIRED. WOW
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AccidentProne said:

Lunhow and Hinch FIRED. WOW
good for Jim Crane
Danny Vermin
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No sports fans deserve all of this more than Houston. Great two days for the rest of us.
PatAg
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I am pretty sure none of us would actually care at all if we were in the Astros position.
Why couldn't Nelson Cruz play back 20 ft
Rossko
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PatAg said:

I am pretty sure none of us would actually care at all if we were in the Astros position.
Why couldn't Nelson Cruz play back 20 ft
You can always win another WS, can't erase a history of cheating. No thanks on wanting to trade places with the asstrolls.
Proposition Joe
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I love the "oh noes we just lost the architect of our World Series run".

Yes, the guy who came up with such out-of-the-box thinking as "lets be historically bad for a really long time so we can be good afterward".

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Hard to feel bad for guys who get paid millions of dollars to be real life fantasy managers getting fired.
 
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