The Rangers are expected to select the contract of first baseman Curtis Terry to the big league roster this weekend, according to Kennedi Landry of mlb.com.
Terry, a 13th round pick in the 2015 draft, is currently ranked the 26th best prospect in the Rangers’ system, according to MLB Pipeline. FanGraphs has him further down, at number 61 among Texas farmhands. The 24-year-old first baseman is having an excellent year at the plate. Through 269 plate appearances at Triple-A, he’s slashing .294/.375/.583, producing a wRC+ of 129. This is his first year in the upper levels of the minors, having reached High-A in 2019, before the 2020 minor league season was wiped out.
Terry has consistently put up great offensive numbers in his minor league career, with that being his most exciting tool. The scouting report at MLB Pipeline describes him as “an all-bat player” because he is a “well below-average runner with limited range at first base.” With a profile like that, Terry will have to be well above-average hitter to stick in the big leagues. The scouting report at FanGraphs has similar concerns about the overall profile but notes that he could have a saving grace with “his excellent breaking ball recognition.”
For the Rangers, there’s no harm in calling him up and seeing how he handles big-league pitching. The team is in last place in the AL West and fully in rebuild mode. Nate Lowe has been getting the bulk of first base playing time this year and has been hitting well, with a wRC+ of 115 on the year. But since the team doesn’t have a regular DH and has been using that lineup slot on a rotating basis, it should be easy enough to get both Lowe and Terry into the lineup when they want to. And speculatively speaking, it’s possible they could split time on a platoon basis, as Lowe hits from the left side and Terry from the right. It’s also possible that the lineup could lose Joey Gallo this week, as he has been one of the hottest names on the trading block this year, with the Padres and Yankees among the team to have known interest.
Regardless of whether a trade is in the works or not, a transaction of some kind will be required since Terry is not currently on the 40-man roster.
Love it for Terry. I hope he gets consistent at bats and he should since they are calling him up. Dahl White and Solak are probably going to be getting less at bats now since one of them will have to sit with the DH now being occupied.
He’ll be back in triple A next week if Gallo isn’t traded at deadline
The transaction is probably an Ian Kennedy trade. Opening up a 40 man roster spot.
Gallo isn’t getting traded. He’s the face of the franchise. Chris Young and JD have bid farewell to Andrus. The fan base needs someone to fall back on. JD hasn’t been the best, but he’s smarter than that.
Gallo will almost assuredly get traded. His value is incredibly high as he’s hot, not a rental and exactly what several teams need. Someone will put up a package that can’t be refused.
I am convinced this is what will happen too. This is actually feels very similar to the Mark Texiera trade that setup Texas to be so good in 2010 – 2016 years.
First base huh, could be reduced playing time for Nathanial Lowe. Possible trade chip. I’ll disagree a bit with @thatdudetg just a bit. I think Gallo will or should be traded. I’ll give Gallo credit, that no one on the team hustles more than him. Even with score 10-0, Rangers trailing, he’s still cutting runners down at the plate. Well above average defensive outfielder, and for that reason, along with his power potential, will make some contender trade some very good prospects for him.
It’s going to cost a team a lot to get him from Texas. Coupled with the fact he wants to be here you will probably have to overpay slightly. I personally don’t see it but if they get a package they can’t say no to then I can. Lowe will get a little time off but this more of Dahl, Willie(when he comes back), Ibanez, and Solak not performing enough and will probably lose at bats.
Terry will be DH’ing.. Lowe job is safe
Finally been waiting to see this guy against big league teams
I don’t think Gallo is getting traded. It is fun watching these young guys coming up. Hope Terry has success