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Rangers Notes: Beltre, Gomez, Napoli, Barnette

By Mark Polishuk | September 27, 2017 at 3:50pm CDT

Here’s the latest out of Globe Life Park…

  • Adrian Beltre has been shut down for the remainder of the season, manager Jeff Banister told Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Twitter links) and other media.  The star third baseman will finish the year with a superb .311/.382/.533 slash line and 17 homers, though calf and hamstring injuries limited Beltre to just 387 plate appearances and 93 games, his least amount of action since his 1998 rookie season.  Beltre turns 39 in April and is owed $18MM next season, though he still seems as dangerous as ever, provided these injuries don’t hint at future problems as Beltre continues to deft Father Time.
  • With the Rangers officially out of contention, veteran stars Carlos Gomez and Mike Napoli are also unlikely to play again in 2017 as both are also nursing injuries.  Napoli’s $11MM club option for 2018 is very likely to be bought out (for $2.5MM) following a year that saw him hit 29 homers but deliver sub-replacement performance overall thanks to a .193/.285/.428 slash line.  Gomez was limited to 105 games due to injuries but still looks primed to land a multi-year contract in free agency on the strength of a solid campaign in Texas.
  • The Rangers hold a $4MM club option on Tony Barnette for 2018 and face a tough decision, MLB.com’s T.R. Sullivan wrote yesterday.  Barnette struggled quite a bit early in the year before a DL stint and the correction of some mechanical flaws.  Entering play today, Barnette carried a 2.97 ERA and a 33-to-12 K/BB rate over his past 33 1/3 innings.  Of course, he also didn’t help his cause at all on Wednesday, serving up five earned runs, including a grand slam, in just one-third of an inning. Barnette’s contract contains a $250K buyout, so the Rangers have a one-year, $3.75MM choice on their hands when debating whether to retain him for the 2018 campaign.  Even after Wednesday’s meltdown, Barnette has a 4.01 FIP, though his season ERA ballooned from 4.74 to a dismal 5.49 following the five earned runs.
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  1. SimplyAmazin91

    5 years ago

    Barnette is the type of player Sandy would go after should the Rangers buy him out.

    Reply
    • gameofdegroms

      5 years ago

      It would be a good move.

      Reply
    • mikeyank55

      5 years ago

      Yes Simply. Barnette is the type of player that will put them back over the top. With the rotation returning to full health next year we are sure to be in the playoffs.

      lol

      Are you guys nuts?

      Reply
  2. chadkaboom

    5 years ago

    the party at napolis may be moving back to Cleveland

    Reply
    • rougned12

      5 years ago

      Cleveland won’t sign him after the numbers he put up this season

      Reply
    • SundownDevil

      5 years ago

      Party is probably over at this point for Napoli. Everybody knows that WAR is everything in baseball now, and Napoli dipped below zero, so time to pack it up. He can be a coach or something instead since he’s apparently a “clubhouse leader”.

      Reply
      • thecoffinnail

        5 years ago

        LOL, WAR is not everything in baseball and it won’t be until they improve the formula.. WAR is simply a guide for laymen who do not understand the more in-depth stats in sabermetrics.. Do you remember last winter when Dayton Moore non-tendered Eric Hosmer because of his -.02 WAR season in 2016? Yeah, neither do I..

        Reply
    • crazy4cleveland

      5 years ago

      I don’t see this happening unless they are unable to hold on to Bruce or Santana. And he would probably have to be dirt cheap at that.

      Reply
  3. beauvandertulip

    5 years ago

    I’m sure the Rangers will need barnette. Good price especially considering his rookie season. Expect to get a front line starter and a center fielder not named Gomez this off season

    Reply
    • gammaraze

      5 years ago

      Given that his rookie season was at age 32, and that he’s arbitration eligible in after next year, he’s not worth $4M pre-arb. This was the year to prove that his rookie year wasn’t a fluke. The Rangers should buy him out and offer him no more than $2.5M, thereby saving at least $1.25M

      Reply
  4. Realtexan

    5 years ago

    The Rangers can re-sign Derek Holland as a backend of the bullpen. He will come cheap enough. And what happend to Jason Grilli? He liked disappeared

    Reply
  5. TheWestCoastRyan

    5 years ago

    Still don’t get trading for Miguel Gonzalez and bringing up Calhoun (giving him a 40-man spot before they had to in the process). Their season was already over seeing how they traded Darvish.

    Reply
    • PK

      5 years ago

      Here we go again?

      Reply
    • Baseballfan06

      5 years ago

      I feel as if they called Calhoun up because they wanted to see what their newly acquired prospect could do

      Reply
      • TheWestCoastRyan

        5 years ago

        Having an extra 40-man spot to work with during the offseason (when the 60-day DL doesn’t exist) is easily more valuable than that. Even if Calhoun hadn’t gotten a September callup he still would have broken camp with the big club next year assuming he looked good in Spring Training.

        Reply
        • The Adrian Beltre

          5 years ago

          I wasn’t a fan of the call up either, especially considering that Prince Fielder’s insurance money has Texas at 39 players right from the start of the offseason… At least play the dang kid if you’re gonna start his service time a year early…

        • TheWestCoastRyan

          5 years ago

          Don’t think the Rangers are concerned with Calhoun’s service time (which is a whole nother issue) and good on them for that. But you clearly get my point about optimizing roster space during the offseason which the Rangers are already operating short one spot thanks to Prince Fielder. Giving a September callup to a prospect who was not eligible for the Rule 5 draft makes them short two spots.

        • thecoffinnail

          5 years ago

          Here we are 2 years later and I see you are still posting misinformation.. The Rangers are one team that will not have a 40-man roster crunch this winter.. Profar is going to be traded, 4 solid non-tender candidates, and 5 non-arb players that will get waived if a spot is needed. Plus, they have maybe 4-5 players that are rule-5 eligible and most of them are in the low minors.. Isiah Kiner-Falefa (AA) being the only real lock..

        • TheWestCoastRyan

          5 years ago

          No misinformation here. Even if the Rangers don’t have big 40-man crunch coming up this offseason, why waste a spot on Calhoun when they don’t have to? That is one more guy they will have to DFA in order to sign a free agent to a Major League contract or even make a Rule 5 selection of their own. As mentioned before, they are already operating one spot short thanks to Prince Fielder. And what did they gain by calling Calhoun up now? Absolutely nothing. Even if he hadn’t gotten called up there was nothing standing in his way of breaking camp with the big club next year if he deserved to do so.
          To quote you, “I know that now that I have disagreed with you, you are probably going to throw a tantrum.”

  6. costergaard2

    5 years ago

    CORRECTION : Beltre seems to DEFY Father Time…

    Reply
  7. tsc32

    5 years ago

    Keep Barnette. Solid arm. No reason to let him go

    Reply
    • gammaraze

      5 years ago

      No reason to pay him $4M either.

      Reply
  8. JD396

    5 years ago

    So it turns out Beltre actually CAN get injured

    Reply
  9. JDGoat

    5 years ago

    Assuming Upton and Martinez will be out of Toronto’s price range, I wouldn’t mind Gomez occupying a corner spot.

    Reply
  10. natsfan3437

    5 years ago

    The rangers should move beltre to dh. He may be one of the best defenders but they need his bat for the full year

    Reply
  11. Realtexan

    5 years ago

    The Rangers needs to keep Nap for a long term deal

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