**taps on screen**

Anyone here?

Rangers finished the season with 46 on their 40. Looks like they will need to trim 6.

FAs: Montgomery, Beeks, Pederson (I think there is an option), Alexander.

Higgy and Junis have Options.

That's 6, but they can cut at least 4 or 5 other dead weight guys. Winn, Ahlstrom, Silseth. Helman, Freeman

I would guess Winn and Helman but that's just me

From mlb.com

That's 6, I suppose.

Lopez and Williams were not on COTS, so I missed them. I considered Lopez, but thought maybe there was a reason he was listed on COTS.

I thought Diaz was already off the roster.

I think the Rangers have 5 days to exclusively negotiate with pending FAs, so CQ may be one they are trying to work out a deal, before they both walk away.

Not sure how long they can negotiate Options. Probably 5 days?!

I'd likentonsee CQ back for 1yr at less than $15m, but unlikely. I liked Junis. My guess is he wants a multi-year deal.

Pederson can go (at $18.5m), as can Higgy (@$7m).

Everything I've heard indicates Pederson and Higgy wont be back. FWIW

Pederson declined the option so he's gone.

Quincey P. Morris said:

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Pederson declined the option so he's gone.

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Really surprised about this one. Does he think he's going to get more than $18MM somewhere else? Or is his last year significantly lower than that?

Don't be surprised. The last year that a mutual option was exercised in MLB -> 2014. I imagine the Rangers were going to decline anyway so walking on his own saves a little face. Teams will pay $8-10mm per 1 WAR and he was a 1.7 WAR guy this year, so he can probably get a 1 year deal fairly close to the # in that option.