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CursedRangers
Maybe being reunited with a few former Brewers will be a positive for him.
Gogerty
Still surprised a team like Texas didn’t go with a trade for Markakis. I know he his owed a bit on his contract, but still a good BA guy and power is coming back slowly. Left handed bat is always helpful as well.
gammaraze
If you’re surprised the Rangers didn’t go for Markakis, you should be even more surprised at how horribly you follow the Rangers.
The Rangers have been stressing for a couple years that their payroll budget is maxed out. And that’s before splurging another $8M on Desmond. The 2017 Ranger payroll is contractually obligated to nearly $110M and that’s only providing for 7 people on the 25 man roster: Darvish, Hamels, Perez, Lucroy, Choo, Andrus, and Beltre. Accountting for arbitration and pre-arbitration players is an additional estimated $33M. The Rangers are basically set at $143M without signing Desmond.
woolcorp
I don’t know how a change of scenery has any effect on his hips, but I wish him the best.
Josh Hambilly
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TDKnies 2
Well that seems hasty. Unless there were verbal promises in place, I don’t see the big rush to let him start for the big league team without seeing if he can get some momentum going in the minors first.
MiggyCabby24
He’s obviously got talent. I think it was a good move. If he gets straightened out, he brings more to the table than the other reserve OF’s they have, Stubbs, Rua, DeShields.
GoRav114
Why commit to him as the everyday left fielder right away? Seems he should start as the fourth outfielder until he shows capable of playing every day. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
AvidAstrosFan
Gomez should be fine in LF. He is not a defensive liability. He was a liability in the Astros line up because of the other players in their line up. The Astros needed more. So it looks like they got it in Teoscar Hernandez. The 10 rookies on the Astros roster is hurting them though.
txmedicsherri
Could someone please explain to me why anyone thinks this was a good thing to do?? They already have a very good, young player in Rua that would hit much better if put in the line-up on a regular basis, a very old player in Beltran, and another very good young player in Mazara that hits well.
Why do we need outfielders when the real problem is PITCHING and has been for several years.
Yeah, you’re going to tell me how Colby and Derrick are coming back. Who’s to say they are going to be any good when they get back, Yu certainly isn’t what he used to be.
We need pitching NOW, to insure the lead in the West and in the play-offs.
Not just pray we can outscore the other team. That’s not going to be likely, when the pitching staff and bull pen are giving up 6 to 8 runs every ball game.
Your spending money on old, past history, trouble making players, when you could be paying minimal money for some young, new face, strong record pitcher and /or relievers and winning the World Series.
It really looks to me like they aren’t really trying to Win. Just be good enough to draw a good crowd.