DallasAg 94 said:Except Holt... doing his Odor impression.gigem1223 said:
All the off-season trades look good tonight.
IronAg45 said:
So is Heim a stop gap or someone we can build on?
DallasAg 94 said:Except Holt... doing his Odor impression.gigem1223 said:
All the off-season trades look good tonight.
KT 90 said:DallasAg 94 said:Except Holt... doing his Odor impression.gigem1223 said:
All the off-season trades look good tonight.
Holt says Hi
DallasAg 94 said:He wasn't a trade.KT 90 said:DallasAg 94 said:Except Holt... doing his Odor impression.gigem1223 said:
All the off-season trades look good tonight.
Holt says Hi
Fore Left! said:
Last batter and the people in the box on the left have no idea
Fore Left! said:
Last batter and the people in the box on the left have no idea
Mr Gigem said:Fore Left! said:
Last batter and the people in the box on the left have no idea
So? They paid their money to be there. They can do whatever they want
The rangers front office looks good tonight.Ranger #007 said:
Dunning making it look like we finally go some value out of one of our trade pieces.
Of course.DallasAg 94 said:Technically they traded Tampa for him.wbt5845 said:Fore Left! said:
Nate Lowe is raaaaaaaking
JD signed him.
It's much easier to get a clear picture to evaluate JD now that odor is gone. Fair or not, it seemed like odor and his contract were so bad that he dominated the conversation.wbt5845 said:Of course.DallasAg 94 said:Technically they traded Tampa for him.wbt5845 said:Fore Left! said:
Nate Lowe is raaaaaaaking
JD signed him.
My point being - we often selectively throw out "JD SUCKS - FIRE HIM" when someone plays poorly but dismiss good play as an anomaly of some sort.
We should at least be intellectually honest about his acquisitions and give credit when it's due.
Grapesoda2525 said:It's much easier to get a clear picture to evaluate JD now that odor is gone. Fair or not, it seemed like odor and his contract were so bad that he dominated the conversation.wbt5845 said:Of course.DallasAg 94 said:Technically they traded Tampa for him.wbt5845 said:Fore Left! said:
Nate Lowe is raaaaaaaking
JD signed him.
My point being - we often selectively throw out "JD SUCKS - FIRE HIM" when someone plays poorly but dismiss good play as an anomaly of some sort.
We should at least be intellectually honest about his acquisitions and give credit when it's due.
I definitely wasn't in that group. I thought it was too early.wbt5845 said:Grapesoda2525 said:It's much easier to get a clear picture to evaluate JD now that odor is gone. Fair or not, it seemed like odor and his contract were so bad that he dominated the conversation.wbt5845 said:Of course.DallasAg 94 said:Technically they traded Tampa for him.wbt5845 said:Fore Left! said:
Nate Lowe is raaaaaaaking
JD signed him.
My point being - we often selectively throw out "JD SUCKS - FIRE HIM" when someone plays poorly but dismiss good play as an anomaly of some sort.
We should at least be intellectually honest about his acquisitions and give credit when it's due.
What's funny about the Odor contract is that I remember everyone being ecstatic about it when it happened.
Grapesoda2525 said:I definitely wasn't in that group. I thought it was too early.wbt5845 said:Grapesoda2525 said:It's much easier to get a clear picture to evaluate JD now that odor is gone. Fair or not, it seemed like odor and his contract were so bad that he dominated the conversation.wbt5845 said:Of course.DallasAg 94 said:Technically they traded Tampa for him.wbt5845 said:Fore Left! said:
Nate Lowe is raaaaaaaking
JD signed him.
My point being - we often selectively throw out "JD SUCKS - FIRE HIM" when someone plays poorly but dismiss good play as an anomaly of some sort.
We should at least be intellectually honest about his acquisitions and give credit when it's due.
What's funny about the Odor contract is that I remember everyone being ecstatic about it when it happened.
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MARCH 25, 2017
The Texas Rangers locked in one of their key youngsters for the foreseeable future, as they signed second baseman Rougned Odor to a six-year contract extension.
In 2016, Odor had a .271 batting average, 33 home runs and 88 RBI, and it was easily his best season in the big leagues thus far. But he earned just over $500,000, per Spotrac.
Odor was due a significant raise in arbitration, but rather than go through that process, he and the Rangers came to terms on fairer compensation moving forward.
The 2011 amateur free-agent signee made his Major League Baseball debut at 20 years of age in 2014 and showed instant flashes with nine home runs and 48 RBI in just 386 at-bats.
He followed that up with a strong sophomore campaign, hitting .261 with 16 homers and 61 RBI despite getting sent down early in the season after a slow start.
Odor established himself as a fixture in Texas' lineup upon his return, and his new contract suggests that the organization views him as an important cog in the pursuit of a World Series championship in the coming years.
He has become one of the league's best second basemen at the plate, and if his progress continues in the coming years, the new deal could provide the Rangers with fantastic value.
powerbelly said:
IMO the problem wasnt the contract itself but rather the refusal of Odor to try to change his game to combat the way pitchers were approaching him. No fans/media could predict how dumb he would be.
Mr Gigem said:
Anyone else shocked by the A's start to the season? Weren't they a pick to be in the playoffs? You can't win the division in April, but you sure can lose it
jtstanley4621 said:
Would be nice if Gibson could go ahead and oh, I don't know, go deeper than 0.1 innings tomorrow.....
Management treated it like an albatross or maybe just the last mistake that they desperately wanted to get rid of.Proposition Joe said:
Odor's contract certainly didn't work out like we hoped but it wasn't really an albatross.
Don't worry about Oakland just yet.Mr Gigem said:
Anyone else shocked by the A's start to the season? Weren't they a pick to be in the playoffs? You can't win the division in April, but you sure can lose it