*****Official Texas Rangers 2021 Season Thread*****

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Proposition Joe
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2:19p, 7/30/21
We're also sending one prospect.
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In reply to Proposition Joe • 2:20p, 7/30/21
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Proposition Joe said:
If just one of the other two prospects is decent this is a dynamite trade.


I'm liking this one more than the Gallo trade without even knowing who the other two are. We are getting a young big league pitcher for a guy that is having a career year and an older RP on a 1 year deal. Seems like the Phillies got a little desperate and we took advantage of their needs.
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DallasAg 94
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In reply to DallasAg 94 • 2:24p, 7/30/21
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I forget about King. We are building a good young staff. I don't think any of the 5 or 6 are top of the rotation arms but I do think we have some solid 2/3's in Howard, Allard, maybe Dunning and King. Not sure what Otto's potential is. We have some good arms in the minors that we won't see for a few years though.

I am seeing a long rebuild with a good start to restock the farm at the trade deadline this year. It will be interesting to see what we got offensively from the Yankees.
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DallasAg 94
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2:31p, 7/30/21
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Hans Crouse????????
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In reply to Mr Gigem • 2:35p, 7/30/21
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Mr Gigem said:
Hans Crouse????????


Meaning we sent Crouse??
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In reply to Schall 02 • 2:36p, 7/30/21
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Schall 02 said:
Mr Gigem said:
Hans Crouse????????


Meaning we sent Crouse??
Yes we are sending Crouse to the Phillies in this deal

Gibson, Kennedy, Crouse for Howard and two prospects
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In reply to Mr Gigem • 2:37p, 7/30/21
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Complete buzz kill.
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Fuzzy Dunlop
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2:37p, 7/30/21
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Looks like we are getting some lower end/Rule V type returns according to MLB network. I heard their names (Gowdy? and something else) and don't see them in their Top 30 prospect list.

I hope we're not dealing Crouse. That would certainly leave a stain on this deal.
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In reply to Mr Gigem • 2:38p, 7/30/21
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Mr Gigem said:
Hans Crouse????????
That is not confirmed yet. If he is included, the trade makes more sense. It moves from "awesome" to "gee I dunno".
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In reply to Mr Gigem • 2:39p, 7/30/21
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Mr Gigem said:
Schall 02 said:
Mr Gigem said:
Hans Crouse????????


Meaning we sent Crouse??
Yes we are sending Crouse to the Phillies in this deal

Gibson, Kennedy, Crouse for Howard and two prospects


If true, I take back all of my excitement and retract all my previous statements. How do you let a prospect like that go? WTH is this front office doing? I don't like it.
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In reply to wbt5845 • 2:42p, 7/30/21
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wbt5845 said:
Mr Gigem said:
Hans Crouse????????
That is not confirmed yet. If he is included, the trade makes more sense. It moves from "awesome" to "gee I dunno".
it is confirmed
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2:42p, 7/30/21
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What this trade deadline day has been like.

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Mr Gigem
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2:43p, 7/30/21
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Crouse is Rule V eligible after this season.
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In reply to Mr Gigem • 2:43p, 7/30/21
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Mr Gigem said:
wbt5845 said:
Mr Gigem said:
Hans Crouse????????
That is not confirmed yet. If he is included, the trade makes more sense. It moves from "awesome" to "gee I dunno".
it is confirmed
hmmm - the prospects had better be really good. REALLY Good.

EDIT: Even with Rule V, he was gonna be on the big league club.
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Mr Gigem
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2:44p, 7/30/21
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apparently we are also sending $4 million to Phillies in deal
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2:46p, 7/30/21
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I hate losing any decent prospect, but if it had to be a pitcher, Crouse is probably who I would've traded as well.

He has a weird delivery and there have been concerns about injuries going back to when he was drafted (he's already had elbow problems). From MLB.com -


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" Crouse had the stuff and performance track record to go in the first round of the 2017 Draft, but he also had a lot of moving parts and effort in his delivery and was emotional on the mound, so the Rangers were able to land him in the second. He worked just 162 1/3 innings in his first three seasons after signing him for $1.45 million, in part because he was limited by bone spurs in his elbow in 2019. He had them removed that October and then sat out alternate camp and instructional league in 2020 for undisclosed personal reasons that the club says aren't a concern...some scouts think his energy would be best directed in a late-inning relief role."

I hate giving up a prospect, but this is one I'm semi-okay with.
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In reply to Fuzzy Dunlop • 2:48p, 7/30/21
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Fuzzy Dunlop said:
Proposition Joe said:
If just one of the other two prospects is decent this is a dynamite trade.


I'm liking this one more than the Gallo trade without even knowing who the other two are. We are getting a young big league pitcher for a guy that is having a career year and an older RP on a 1 year deal. Seems like the Phillies got a little desperate and we took advantage of their needs.


I hate to quote myself but here goes:

Who was desperate here? Looks like Texas was really trying to get rid of payroll (while still paying the salaries) and giving up the #9 prospect on the farm for a big league arm and two low end prospects. Why? I just don't get it.
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3:04p, 7/30/21
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That went from a "what a deal" to a wtf real fast.
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In reply to hawk1689 • 3:06p, 7/30/21
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100%
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3:12p, 7/30/21
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Per LSB:

UPDATE The total deal, per reports, is Kennedy, Gibson and Hans Crouse to Philadelphia for Spencer Howard, Kevin Gowdy and Josh Gessner.
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3:13p, 7/30/21
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Giving up Crouse could go either way but right now I do not feel good about it. We need all the pitching prospects we can get
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Mr Gigem
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3:25p, 7/30/21
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I saw something that Crouse was thought to be a future closer?
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3:27p, 7/30/21
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After taking a moment to digest, I've decided I'm OK with it. I was excited about the initial return because I thought we were going to completely sell rip off high on Gibson and possibly unload some of our MIF depth for an area of need. The reality is, we just traded for a MLB ready, high end prospect. 25 years ago we might have gotten that return for Kennedy alone. We just flipped a back end starting pitcher, a scrap heap reliver, and prospect who's velocity has dropped and who profiles as more of a reliver than a starter. This is still a good deal.
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3:54p, 7/30/21
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I can't separate this trade from my overall lack of enthusiasm for the team. Just meh. Same feeling that led me to cancel my mlb.tv subscription this year. I hope I look back in five years and bask in the greatness of these trades.
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4:08p, 7/30/21
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First pick here we come! I will be stunned if we don't get there. The team has some decent players but they are surrounded by spares. This is going to be a true tanking. About damn time.
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4:13p, 7/30/21
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Hopefully we don't win another game!
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Mr Gigem
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4:23p, 7/30/21
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Getting my playoff invoices ready for 2022
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DallasAg 94
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4:37p, 7/30/21
Howard is supposed to be a way way way better prospect than Crouse. We also got 2 lotto tickets I guess?

Kennedy and Gibson had no future here. I'm ok with the deal. We get some prospect who was very highly rated recently and we have plenty of time to straighten him out. Throw him and Otto in the rotation soon. Although, I've heard Wayne graham / rice owl products end up being terrible major leaguer pitchers so maybe we shouldn't expect much from Otto.
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4:43p, 7/30/21
Suddenly we've stockpiled arsenal of starting pitcher prospects that we should see within the next couple years. I like it.

Winn, Leiter, Howard, Otto, Ragans
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