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Checking the standings today, I notice that the Rangers are still in possession of a post season slot. Then I noticed they were only a a game and a half off the division pace.
With seven of thirteen games coming against division leading Houston, it's prove it or lose it time.
J
Ad Astra per Aspera
Oh. In that case, never mind. - Wonderboy
GITH fails logic 101. - bryanbutler
Bah...OJH caught me. - Pogues
I don't know if you guys are being willfully ignorant, but... - Judge Jude
the Rangers keep on winning ... ALDS should be against KC who has picked a bad time to slow down. With a couple of good starts I could see the Rangers making it to the ALCS.
just had to give some attention to the Rangers for 1J ...
It certainly feels that way. But I'm distrustful of that feeling and am curious about evidence.
About Adrian Beltre, here is an interesting topic of conversation. Clearly HoF, where does he stack with the very best. I put him top 10, maybe not top 5.
With Hamilton on the shelf, LF is an interesting situation.
Justin Ruggiano is a decent fielder despite his age (33), but is best used as a lefty killer. LHH Mitch Moreland will likely get some camp time there. If his defense is adequate, there is a potential platoon. Ike Davis would play 1B.
Both Joey Gallo and Jurickson Profar need a job. Profoar might also become a quality fielder.
Finally, two of their top prospects are OF. One is a LF, Nomar Mazara, age 21. The other is Lewis Brinson, age 22, ballhawk CF. He could push DD Jr to LF.
It's even a looooong way from the $15.8m qualifying offer!
Wow, Desmond's is the worst miscalculation I can think of in recent history.
Yeah really. This Qualifying Offer has killed some free agency contracts, and it's really unfair to these players (wow, it's pretty rare when I side with the players, but on this I do). When the next labor deal expires, I'd expect this to be a concession back to the players.
Do you remember Jody Reed? In the mid 90s when he was with the Dodgers, he was offered something like a 3-yr $8m extension, but turned it down to become a free agent, and was only able to get a contract for $350k + incentives. I think he was only able to recoup a third of what he turned down back before his career ended.
So with this signing, can we bid adieu to Josh Hamilton?
Wow, Desmond's is the worst miscalculation I can think of in recent history.
That's just stupid...he should have just waited until June and signed with someone at that point. Probably would have gotten at least that amount, and could have just worked like a dog on his game.
"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
"Your shitty future continues to offend me."
-Warren Ellis
It's even a looooong way from the $15.8m qualifying offer!
Yeah really. This Qualifying Offer has killed some free agency contracts, and it's really unfair to these players (wow, it's pretty rare when I side with the players, but on this I do). When the next labor deal expires, I'd expect this to be a concession back to the players.
Do you remember Jody Reed? In the mid 90s when he was with the Dodgers, he was offered something like a 3-yr $8m extension, but turned it down to become a free agent, and was only able to get a contract for $350k + incentives. I think he was only able to recoup a third of what he turned down back before his career ended.
So with this signing, can we bid adieu to Josh Hamilton?
It's only "unfair" in the same sense that the "franchise tag" is unfair in the NFL. They negotiated it. Once negotiated, there isn't really a fair or unfair. There's just regret or no regret for negotiating it in the first place.
In a way it's doing exactly what it was intended to do. It's an attempt to get players to stay with the team they are already playing for. Same as the NFL "franchise tag". I don't really feel all that bad for these guys any more than I do for the guys who get franchised in the NFL. Rough life getting offered $15M per year to not leave.
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