Rangers go all in, sacrifice future

Rangers fade will shock them all and contraction may become necessary

i remember that being part of the deal.
and Vladdy has an option for next year. not a guaranteed FA.
That being said, I agree with a lot of this. Texas will still be good next year, not THIS good. But still very good, very young, and very athletic. Something that I hope we will be able to say at some point in the future.

not sure I share the enthusiasm.

many of Texas’ s players are pretty young. Feliz, Andrus and Kinsler come to mind. they have an option for Vladdy, so he’ll prob be there next season. if the auction gets finalized then the new owner will surely make Josh hamilton’s contract the #1 priority, unless Josh wants to go somewhere else, of course.

besides Smoak, I’m not really sure they’re going to lose much. not to mention they had the #1 system in MLB, so they can easily get away with losing a few prospects.

of all of those prospects lost via trade, only Justin Smoak really has the likelihood of being a quality major leaguer. The others are not necessarily scrubs, but the Rangers have a deep system still – plenty of young pitchers with similar or better stuff than what they gave up. Far from “sacrificing the future”.

Of your arb-eligible guys: Hamilton, Cruz, Wilson, and O’Day will all be back with only Hamilton and Cruz getting decent raises. Most of it will be offset by not having to pay any more money to Catalanotto, Padilla, and Millwood like they are doing this season. I don’t see how Derek Holland is arb-eligible. He’s got like 2-3 months of service time. Even if he was, he would get a minimal raise. Chris Ray was traded for Bengie Molina.

Of the FA, I’m sure they’ll work out something with Vlad. The market for an aging slugger with bad knees who has to play in the AL is fairly limited. Plus, I would think if the Rangers make a fair offer, he would accept it considering how well he plays in Arlington. Darren Oliver has a team option so he’ll be back. Francisco is likely gone, and that will bring more draft picks to Texas…not a huge loss considering the strength of the bullpen. Harden is a mutual option which Texas wouldn’t want to pick up anyways.

Their ownership situation will be settled shortly (the auction is next week) and most of the prospective bidders have already declared their intent to raise the payroll.

Texas has a deep farm system, they really gave up nothing to get Cantu. Texas has the depth in the farm the Halos aspire to, therefore the trade comparisons being made are not germane. As soon as the ownership issue is resolved in Texas….and it will be resolved….they most likely will not have the same payroll constraints that exist today.

As for losing Lee – even if / when it happens, the Rangers will be a team to be reckoned with for years to come.

is a good idea to boost the value of the franchise and help attract a buyer. Hopefully they can find an owner in spite of the impending Great Texas Rangers Collapse of 2010.

I think they might drop slightly, but not too much. They have a good farm and an excellent young core still, and the new ownership should run the ship better.

It’ll be a fun few years in the AL West.

So theyre gonna do whatever the f* they want to win this year.

I cant see them being half as good with all the mone and an abundance of prospects gone.

Although, haven’t Texas been bankrupt since last season?! I don’t understand how they are able to still add to their payroll?!

It’s very strange for me to see us being sellers rather than buyers at this point of the season. Tonights Texas win truly put us in an inconceivably large hole!

O well…. at least we got a good future ahead of us, hopefully our prospects don’t pull a Woody on us

Now you’re still trying to please the crowd.

Fake populism blows. Texas is good this year, their farm is still quite stocked, and they have a future.

If you are fishing for dummies to give you a kiss, then you just wake up with dummies and a hangover in the morning.

Deal with the real, Halowood. I wanna see you have the stomach to do it.

They have a glut of pitching talent still moving up in the system. They’re pretty light on hitting prospects now that Justin Smoak is gone, but even mediocre offenses can win games when coupled with strong pitching.

The ownership situation is a big problem, however. This might severely hinder their ability to fill the holes in their roster in the off-season, depending on how things play out. But check your facts. Vladimir Guerrero has a $9 million mutual option on 2011, and Darren Oliver has a $3.5 million option that vests with 59 appearances. Oliver is almost guaranteed to return now, and Vlad could very realistically be retained. And Nolan Ryan will personally rob the Treasury Department to keep Josh Hamilton.

We’ll see who’s right in a year, if we actually remember and care enough to bring it up.

was going to buy the Dodgers. I think the Dodgers need an owner like Cuban. And that is a franchise that will make you more money down the road than the Rangers. The Dodgers are a National Brand, just bellow teams like the Yankees and Red Sox. Rangers aren’t really a nationally recognized brand… even if they win the West, even if they win the ALCS, they are still the Rangers.

I’m not lying guys, they had deoth before, and they sac’d it all for this season. Best of luck.