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Gogerty
AJ could be had pretty cheaply. Love him in Atlanta but he is not gonna hurt our season anymore being gone.
MiamiPhins34
Been there, done that. No thanks on a reunion.
charles stevens
Ditto
Gogerty
Haha, was worth a shot.
davidcoonce74
Always thought McKenry could be a good bet as a bat-first catcher; pair him with a defense-first catcher and maybe that’s decent enough.
mrpadre19
Trade for Derek Norris?
charles stevens
Sure we would welcome Norris. Problem is what we are willing to give up for him and what you guys think he’s worth is way off. So unless the asking price comes down we will just keep filling the gaps with spare parts. It worked out fine last year.
chieftoto
Trade for Pierzynzki and maybe solidify the rotation with Teheran and Norris, who are both looking good this season. It would only cost them one outfield prospect in Brinson. Seems like a fair trade considering how much value Teheran has.
MiamiPhins34
Brinson will be the Rangers CF of the future. If he were to be traded as the main prospect in a deal, it would be for someone better than Teheran.
chieftoto
Fair enough… Maybe Luis Ortiz for just Teheran and A.J.
charles stevens
No thanks. Luis Ortiz has Ace stuff. No need to make any trades involving our top talent. We can find another scrap catcher somewhere and the rotation will be ok until Darvish gets back next month.
chieftoto
I could easily see the Rangers making that trade. They always need to be a treats half good at all times so they will make a trade for a catcher. They need to bolster their starting rotation also cough *teheran* cough. Ortiz just doesn’t have ace material though. He’s a number three started tops. I see him as a Jorge De La Rosa kinda guy.
charles stevens
I think the Braves would be better served letting Teheran establish himself as front of rotation pitcher. I’m pretty skeptical of how things would turn out for him in the AL.
Theres absolutely no interest in AJ at all. He burned his bridge here on and off the field.
chieftoto
Agree now that I’ve thought about for awhile.
charles stevens
Zero interest in AJ. Already been down that road. I don’t see Brinson going anywhere unless a no brainer presents itself. The plan is for him to be roaming centerfield next year.
Okie_baseball
I don’t think the Rangers are moving any of the the big four prospects (Profar, Gallo, Mazara or Brinson) any time soon. JD is planning on these guys being the new core. Derek Norris is a good player and I would love to have him, but there is no reason to sacrifice any of the big prospects to get him. He could be had for less than those guys.
charles stevens
Mazara and Brinson aren’t going anywhere. I think JD would discuss Gallo and Profar but only for the right player. Norris is not that player despite what San Diego fans think.
Only thing that makes Profar somewhat available is the fact that Andrus is taking up space. In the perfect world we could dump Andrus and his ridiculous contract to make room for Profar. I just don’t see anyone biting on that though.
Okie_baseball
Nope we have tried to sell Elvis on a number of occasions and hit a brick wall. I am interested to see what Holaday does with his opportunity. Profar has so much upside if you let him play full time in AAA. Sell him high later if you want to but that guy is good enough to pull Norris on his own. He just needs to prove his health.
charles stevens
Its a shame we signed Andrus to that extension. Everyone at the time thought it was a great move to lock him up (me Included) but it will go down as the worst signing in JD’s tenure. Totally backfired.
Theres also the possibility that Beltre doesn’t get re signed. In that case you have 3 guys that can play 3rd next year. Can move Andrus to 3rd and let Profar have short with Gallo platooning 1st with Rua. Just a thought.
Possible 2017 lineup
Odor 2B
Brinson CF
Mazara RF
Fielder DH
Rua 1B
Choo LF
Profar SS
Gallo 3B
???? C
Andrus as the most expesnive bench player in history???
Deshields 4th outfielder. Sorry buddy I like you but unless we can move Choo or Fielder to a new team you get the short straw.
charles stevens
I hope Bobby Wilson doesn’t get too comfortable in Detroit. We need him on the next flight back..
a1b24312
Trade for Carlos Ruiz.
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