Boosting the sale-ability of the franchise with a deep playoff push. Too bad the new buyer will have a rough hangover of fan indifference shortly thereafter when they are 70 and 90 next year.

Other than Smoak, they haven’t gotten rid of any top prospects. But you have to figure that their minor league depth is being depleted pretty well. As halowood mentioned yesterday, almost all of the guys they traded for will not be kept after this season.

Oh well, there expense.

They obviously sense a legitimate shot at a world series this year and are going for it. Other than Smoak, are they REALLY going to regret any of this?

    … they are giving themselves the best chance. Do you realize they have never been to the world series? That they have never made it to the ALCS? That in the history of the franchise they have only won 1 playoff game??? . . . . If you were a Rangers fan, tt his is what you would want to see.
   As the saying goes. . . Flags fly forever.

whats your email address? I have some questions.

Not a bad move here. Covering all potential injury issues and filing up holes.

I don’t know what pitchers got sent to Nationals, but if it’s not Perez or Scheppers, it’s not that big deal. Those prospects will be replaced in a couple years. Smoak hurts, but if that’s what you have to give up to go all the way, it is worth it.

I do see the Angels and Rangers battling in 2011 for the West division title, with the edge to the Angels (full season of Haren and Morales).

I will say this: kudos to Jon Daniels. No matter what he does, no matter how well the team does, he might find himself without a job next year if a new ownership group decides that it wants its own man in the GM seat. He sees that Texas has a window, perhaps a very narrow one, to make something happen this year, and he’s not going to pass up any chance to make the team better and deeper.

Assuming that the pitching staff outside of Lee is actually legitimate (I still have my doubts), they’re still going to be OK for the next couple of years. They’re well ahead of the Mariners & A’s.

This is really cool for Ranger fans, but it’s going to be that much funnier if and when the A’s overtake them for the division crown.

damn they are going all in

Seeing as their rotation this year is largely comprised of swingmen, this either hurts them immenesly in 2 or 3 years or doesn’t affect them at all.

2 guys in the 10 to 20 range in Main and Beavan and 2 guys maybe in the 20 to 30 range in Reed and Poveda (pre TJ)

Not really seeing that large of a hit to their system. Bigger hits have been through graduation than through trades the last year

on my fantasy team that’ve been moved.

- Sosh

BAAA!

I recall a club a few yrs ago, along with those associated here at Halos Heaven wanting nothing to do with and trade of some so called top prospects for proven big league talent (McPherson, Mathis, Kendrick, Wood etc..) and now they find themselves 9 games out with a .500 win %, and better then only 4 that’s right 4 American league teams (Orioles, Seattle, Kansas City, and Cleveland)

When you see a chance to reach/win a championship (World Series) you go for it! Now a team has a chance to win and win big and this blog wants to try and make one another feel better by saying that the Rangers are mortgaging the future? Please the team has been around for 38+ yrs and hasn’t won squat and you wanna say they are depleting the minor league system? THIS IS THE THEIR FUTURE!! With a team that hasn’t been to a World Series ever and finds itself in the middle a bankruptcy its a no brainer.

I have said many times that the minor league system is in place to help the big club win. If trading unproven talent for proven big leaguer’s is how you win then that is just another way to build or put together a winning team.

So many fans here have bought into the Reagins Ninja bullshit it makes me ill! The man is a front office guy… not a baseball guy. The hopes of catching lighting in a bottle with Matsui like they did with Abreu was comical. Thinking Rodney was an answer was questionable and thinking that Vlad wasn’t able to produce anymore was moronic. The Fuentes deal is a whole different rant (guy doesn’t have a swing and miss pitch).

 I don’t give a shit what you say but I am betting if T. Reagins was picking a fucking softball team to play at the company picnic he is picking Vlad before he picks Matsui.

The whole thing is based on the economics and what is taking place across the country. Those that have money (Yanks) are buying up the little people and will once again be the ones that prevail. Those that have nothing will buy on credit (Rangers) in hopes that tomorrow their ship comes in (Cuban/ Ryan). Hell we buy the plain wrap and feed it to our kids telling them it is the same thing just different packaging. Well, thats what the Angels did the past few years when they purchased bottom feeders in FA and refused to trade for proven talent.

but the rangers have a deep farm system (only the rays have a better one) and it’s still better than the halos

But the sheer number of moves the Rangers have made this season is breathtaking. The team is showing absolutely no fear in going after what they need to win. We can harp all day about mortgaging their future, but it’s undeniable that they’ve put together one of the more formidable teams in the majors. The road ahead looks bumpy for the Angels if they want to overtake this team.