Rangers Won't Pursue Top Free Agents, Will Deal

Well, they do still have a number of backup-quality catchers they would be willing to trade for a couple of your top prospects.

Pathetic. Considering the up-and-coming young talent the Rangers have offensively and pitching-wise, spending a little money this offseason could go a long way in challenging the Angels in 2010. I won't say the Angels will be weaker due to their likely loss of a key free agent or two, but they are a team in a bit of flux with no real help coming from the minors any time soon unless you count Brandon Wood.

If the Rangers could grab Lackey or Halladay, a mid-priced reliever, and one more hitter (even a DH), they'd be looking quite good next year.

Come on Rangers trade Holland to the Jays for Halladay ! Win win for both teams. Moreso win for the Jays in the long term, but we all know that if a team that trades for Halladay in the winter is not in contention before the deadline they are still in a great position to recoup some of the loss and trade Halladay to a contender.

Plus Holland is going to be great and the Jays should be more then happy with him as a centerpiece in a Rangers trade. Im sure the Ranger would have to throw in someone else but it would not be any of the other top flight Rangers talent.

Rangers have cash comming off the books, why not take a chance this year. Halladay and Feldman would be a rockin combo, especially since Feldman is the same type of pitcher as Halladay so he would def take the next step if he had Halladay on his own team.

Just so they don't trade Smoak. Trade any of the starting pitching depth...but keep him (as Blalock walks in FA'cy).
If they need relievers they should knock down Ryota Igarashi who's coming over from Japan. The right handed bat could be Guerrero. jh

Pretty sure Halladay said months ago at the trade deadling that he would NOT waive his NTC for Texas.
Which is too bad because:

A) He's the best pitcher on the market, trade or otherwise. (Felix aint getting traded)

B)Texas has enough high-tier prospects to get a trade done.

C) No free agent in his right mind is going to sign with Texas to pitch in that ultimate bandbox.

More bad news. Daniels is horrible at making trades- no deadline deals the last two years, failure to sell high on the catchers, no ability to evaluate talent. I won't even rehash the numrerous total failed trades.

Sure he took a superstar and put him out for the highest bidder and got back a couple future stars, but anyone can do that. Let's see something that improves the team for the NOW.

Posted by: kinsler5

That one trade gave them a starting Catcher, starting SS, a SP in the current rotation, plus others.

He hasn't made any big deals because this was the first season they were in contention.

"The Sox should go after Micheal Young for SS, They can afford his contract, he's a gold glove defender and The rangers would love some payroll flexibility. Would a package of delcarmin, Kotchman and a mid level prospect be enough considering the sox take on all of his contract?.

Posted by: Steven | November 10, 2009 at 01:14 PM"

Nope.

If you want Young you're going to have to pony up. He's expensive but he's worth every penny and the Rangers know it. The fans would riot if that's all we got for him. I don't even want to think about trading him, but if we did it would start with Buchholz and Bard, plus we would also need somebody to replace him at 3rd. I don't see anybody in your minor league system or on your major league team that makes sense. I pass on trading him if I'm the Rangers. I don't really see the Sox as a fit for a Young trade. Maybe if you guys got another team involved. Still, I don't want to trade him at all.

BaseBalz,

Bradley can't be Non-Tendered since he is signed to a contract for two more years. You can only non-tender an arbitration eligible player. He can be cut, and then the cubs pay his whole salary.

The redsox want Young. There morons for trading Hanley Ramierez in the first place. Beckett was gonna be a free agent sooner or later.