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Ezlove
Wait to see if he gets hurt then pull the trigger is the smart thing to do
pjmcnu
Wait until when? At some point, the player sees the FA finish line and no longer fears the risk of waiting. And once Darvish is a FA, there are teams with more $$ that needs SPs as much as the Rangers. Only reason not to push now is that you fear injury so much that you’re not seriously interested (i.e. you’re not in unless you get him on the cheap – which they won’t).
wiggysf
I didn’t know there was a team called the Ranges.
vtadave
Thanks for your contribution to the MLBTR community. I didn’t know there were people on the Internet who received joy out of pointing out spelling errors. Keep up the good fight!
lesterdnightfly
Our names are Rosencrans, Swihardt, and Darkish, and we approve of the correction.
retire21
Big in the Hot Stove League.
I’m here all week. Don’t forget to tip your bartender and your waitress.
lowtalker1
Bc they used to be called the Washington senators
Just like the Astros used to be called the colt 45s
lowtalker1
Rangers in Texas make way more sense then rangers in ny
lesterdnightfly
There were Rangers in NY before Texas. Rogers’ Rangers of the time of the “French and Indian War”. You must see the film Northwest Passage with Spencer Tracy, Robert Young, Walter Brennan, et al. — it’s a classic. The original book by Kenneth Roberts is a great read, too.
I assume the NY hockey team was named for them.
lowtalker1
That’s not what I said. I said the name makes no sense
Texas Rangers makes sense
New Rangers does not
lesterdnightfly
[Sigh…..]
pjmcnu
Sorry, dude, an apt observation like that requires your reader to know something about the F&I War, where it was fought, and therefore why the Rangers reference would thus make sense. It appears that is not the case here.
lesterdnightfly
Thanks. I guess it also requires the reader to want to learn something. Silly of me to hope for such things in this case.
CursedRangers
As much as I am a fan of Darvish, part of me wants the Rangers to trade him.
RickyAdams79
Rangers owners have gotten cheap past 2 seasons, but I would be skeptical of darkish anyway.
madmanTX
How are they cheap when payroll is as big as it is?
GeauxRangers
Yeah seriously.
RickyAdams79
I think you young stats this year bc it’s fa year and then….? Japanese pitchers have not fair well in MLB over long haul
socalbum
With star studded FA class of 2018 looming, including the possibility of hometown boy Clayton Kershaw, the Rangers may be reluctant to sign Darvish to a large contract unless it can reduce payroll in other areas.
lowtalker1
Why would Clayton ever opt out
Dude is set for life
Steve Adams
Every player that has an opt-out clause is set for life. They still do it if they’re productive. Kershaw won’t be an exception as long as he’s still healthy.
He’ll have two years and $65MM left on his contract as he heads into his age-31 season. He’ll have another $200MM+ waiting for him barring significant injury.
jd396
Unless his elbow explodes, given what Price got, I think he’s almost certain to set the record for a pitcher’s contract.
RickyAdams79
Most definitely. Prolly like 4/150
chesteraarthur
if he has a healthy 2017 he’s gonna get an offer higher than 4/150. I’m not sure how much he cares about money at this point in his career though, he might take less than absolute max dollar to stay in LA
pjmcnu
I think he may opt out & still stay in LA. They’re not exactly averse to handing out $$. And I think he’d like to be a Dodger lifer (and recognizes the likelihood he can have both). Cespedes opted out & immediately resigned.
kehoet83
I would be shocked if Darvish got anywhere near a $200 million dollar deal.