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In Seager/Hader We Trust > the 70 MM DH Ohtani
I just mentioned Danny was available on the other Duffy signing page and here he is. Excellent! Now, add Britton and spend on one good guy like Moore/Chafin/Hand and you are set for pitching. Only a left fielder with an OPS above .550 would remain.
TXCubfan
Three Duffy signings in one day (Tyler, Matt, Clint(Jackson); This has to be a record of some sort.
TXCubfan
oops. Danny.
In Seager/Hader We Trust > the 70 MM DH Ohtani
I don’t see Duffy as Jackson’s middle name on Bref. Please explain.
In Seager/Hader We Trust > the 70 MM DH Ohtani
Disregard. I thought you were saying Jackson Duffy. Matt Duffy, Danny Duffy, and Tyler Duffy. Imagine 1 team signing all of them on the same day and playing them in the same game!
richardc
This was FIVE solid no risk signings for the Rangers, yet each of these guys will likely help and contribute during the upcoming season in some kind of way.
These are the type of solid, under the radar moves that help playoff teams fight through injuries, because they’ve added some solid depth at the AAA level…
Goof for the Rangers and for their fans…Wish the Braves would have taken a chance on some of these guys, there’s absolutely zero downside..
stymeedone
While these are the type of under the radar moves that playoff teams make, don’t worry. Texas will find them helpful, as well.
Plugnplay
Lol, yeah Duffy is a long shot at best. It’s not the fact that it’s been a few years since he was solid, it’s the comeback #4 at his stage of his career that’s worrysom. Good luck to him, but I don’t see it.
thecoffinnail
Agreed Frazier especially has a solid career ahead of him if he can stop the injuries and get an extended look at MLB pitching. He made a few gaffs defensively in NY but he is actually a solid corner OF. The injuries just have to stop. I am surprised to see Danny Duffy signing a minor league deal. Texas must be his preferred spot because surely someone would take the risk on his upside for such a small salary. They would be smart to put him in the pen where his fastball will pick up a bit of speed. He should be fine in high leverage situations and probably won’t lobby for saves like other relievers. He will surely have an eye on a rotation spot in 24. They are gonna require a bit of luck but Texas is starting to look like they could give Houston a headache next year. For these signings alone Chris Young deserves a nice title bump.
DakotaJoe
Duffy and Frazier are great signings. Either one has the potential to return to form and make a major contribution. Nothing to lose with these signings.
Bart Harley Jarvis
Is Clint Frazier currently in Witness Protection under an assumed name?
In Seager/Hader We Trust > the 70 MM DH Ohtani
His official name is Jackson, according to Bref. Let’s go back to calling Giancarlo Stanton Mike Stanton now.
Little Stevie Janowsky
No one cares what little ginger hipster boy Clint wants tho. He’s a cry baby.
In Seager/Hader We Trust > the 70 MM DH Ohtani
That isn’t even primarily a racist comment towards white people. I think people tend to get carried away with race sometimes.
CaptainJudge99
Yup, he’s definitely a crybaby for sure. He definitely has the talent to succeed though. Whether he’s Clint or Jackson it really doesn’t matter. I wish him my best to stay healthy and to perform on the ML level.
TXCubfan
He should be. He robbed the Cubs of a million dollars.
PutPeteinthehall
One million divided by 20 is a hell of a lot of Jackson’s.
Poster formerly known as . . .
When somebody points a gun at you and takes your wallet, they’re robbing you.
When a player accepts a contract from a franchise that they offer him of their own free will, he’s not robbing anybody.
Poster formerly known as . . .
That’s Jackson Frazier to you.
Joe says...
Mr. Jackson if you’re nasty?
Bart Harley Jarvis
I’m sorry, Ms. Jackson.
Fire Krall
I am for real!
Yankee Clipper
Legendary bat speed……… allegedly
Little Stevie Janowsky
Junk yard Frazier
watup0100
Now they can flip Frazier for a teams best pitcher and maybe another prospect?
retired/advisory role
Now they can trade Frazier to the Yankees for all their best players. Just like the Yankees always thought they could do.
ftasports
“Just like the Yankees always thought.” I mean the fans thought but not the front office. But go on.
Poster formerly known as . . .
Urban legend.
jopeness
so generic and outdated.
ZacharyP
First Matt Duffy earlier, now Danny Duffy tonight. You know what that means, right? RIP Patrick Duffy.
The Fiend
Tyler duffey
Lets Go DBacks
I’d rather have Buffy.
manfraud
All really good depth adds
et123123
Isn’t it Jackson Frazier now?
PaulyMidwest
Jankowski seems to always end up seeing big league time somewhere. They could do worse for depth. Frazier seems like a good guy. I feel for him in a way..he had so much hype and couldn’t live up to it. His time with my cubs was awful. I wish him the best. Duffy may end up being the best pickup of the three though.
In Seager/Hader We Trust > the 70 MM DH Ohtani
Easily! I wanted him last offseason, along with Kennedy. It looks like they did get those guys for cheaper by waiting a year.
PaulyMidwest
Definitely. If Frazier puts it together u never know..u may end up with an outfielder..probably a stretch but stranger things have happened.
In Seager/Hader We Trust > the 70 MM DH Ohtani
I meant I wanted Duffy last offseason, not Frazier.
Yankees21
I had a lot of hope for Jackson throughout his Yankees tenure. He took a huge step forward in 2020 with a .905 OPS and being a finalist for the Gold Glove (and yes it was in limited action during the pandemic year) but he obviously wasn’t right in 2021 and it’s been downhill since. If things did go right for him he could have solved the LF problem for the Yankees, for a few years at least. . .
Anyway I hope he does well with the Rangers and finds some success. He seems like a good guy and it would be great if he could get healthy and thrive somewhere.
And remember this is the player that Brian Cashman coined the term “legendary bat speed” for when he was acquired in 2016.
jopeness
that concussion really out him through the ringer
mlb1225
Yeah, Jankowski is a pretty decent 4th/5th OF option. He’s fast and unlike someone like Billy Hamilton, can put up a respectable OBP. 2021 he had a .364 mark, and in both 2016 and 2018, had an above average OBP.
This one belongs to the Reds
Janikowski has three things important in a ball player these days: speed, defense and flow.
In Seager/Hader We Trust > the 70 MM DH Ohtani
Correction: Duffy’s personal best ERA is actually 1.85, not 2.51
ohyeadam
Duffey can deal like few can. Kinda I mean he’s really good if maybe He’s hurt some.
The UnderCROWNd
Dayton Moore/Chris Young connection for sure.
Reynaldo
Clint goes by Jackson now.
CarverAndrews
We all seem to get caught up in name recognition…me included…when it comes to these types of deals. Danny Duffy is a name – also an injury rehab gamble but there is a reason that he hasn’t done squadoosh for the last 3 or 4 years…the arm is a war zone. Jankowski might be the best signing of all of them, as he is a useful 5th OF type that fits the AAAA profile on the higher end. Duffy and Frazier are simply rolls of the dice and no one on here has a clue whether they will have a pulse.
I have followed this game for a number of decades, and one thing that I have learned is that there is only so much that we can know about the current potential with most of the players that are out there. Willie Mays? You know what you have from his track record and the statistics have more merit. Clayton Kershaw? You know what you are buying, even if you have to allow for injury downtime. But most of the lesser lights, the only way to have an informed opinion is to watch the tape…see them perform live and in workouts…understand the medicals…and do so with a scout’s eye as well. And even if you have all of that, it is still a very fraught business…judging future athletic performance.
A high % of fans on here hit the Baseball Reference page for a minute or two; peek at Fangraphs and PECOTA and then explain to everyone in their expert option what a great deal this is…
In Seager/Hader We Trust > the 70 MM DH Ohtani
How do you explain scouts’ eye test failing miserably for Frazier and many other top prospects? Numbers really don’t lie, but the eye test often does.
slidepiece
Numbers bend the truth
mlb1225
For scouting, even though there are numbers, the eye test is fairly important. When you’re looking at college and especially high school kids, you’re looking for skills that will translate to the big leagues. Most of the time, an 18 year old is so far off from the big leagues. The difference between amateur and professional level is like the grand canyon. Now sure, some numbers can back that up. I think for batters, looking at their whiff rate and chase rate are important. If they have trouble catching up to stuff at an amateur level, they’ll get absoutley decimated at even A-Ball. For pitchers, I think it’s worth looking at similar stats. How often are they fooling other batters? Location is important too, but that’s what the eye-test is for. See how often they’re hitting their mark the catcher sets up.
CarverAndrews
@DGT – After reading your comment and the blanket assumptions that you made, it is not worth the time to try to explain. The gap is just too wide to bridge in the time allotted.
Perhaps if you didn’t try to be such an “expert” on every team and every player and spend every waking moment on here, you would get the chance to go to some games every now and then, and perhaps even learn how to play catch.
Sorry to be snippy, but your games on here really bore me. I apologize for reacting here a bit…I am sure that you are a nice kid and all…but please relax on here. Your constant chatter about who you are, your stalker account(s) and the pretense of real expertise in great gobs of quantities of posts on every thread. It is really OK to now know everything…
CarverAndrews
“not” know everything
TrillionaireTeamOperator
I have a weird feeling the Rangers will (somewhat) fix Frazier and he becomes a mini-Josh Hamilton come back player for them. I know Hamilton had way way way way way more raw talent and his struggles were very different, but a lot at the root was psychological in nature and the same can be said for Clint/Jackson Frazier, including the effects of the concussions, but maybe the Rangers can instill some confidence and mental stability as well as keep him physically healthy in a way where he can realize his potential.
Maybe not borderline MVP candidate potential like with Hamilton, but at least consistent valuable major league player on their way to a $13M-$20M a year free agent contract or extension after a few years of consistent playing and reliability.
Unless the concussions have just done him in….
When it was a game.
His issue is maturity. Reminds me of Gregg Jeffries. Tons of talent but lacks focus on the field.
Endar Malkovich
I’m sorry, Ms. Jackson, ooh, I am for real
baseballteam
Didn’t Clint Frazier have some foot-in-mouth time with the Yankees? Remind me about that.
When it was a game.
I put this in another post. Reminds me of Gregg Jeffries. All the talent in the world but makes headlines for maturity and off the field whining rather then on the field.
Buzz Killington
Danny Duffy is a great pickup. Could easily make the team and be a solid innings eater.
DarkSide830
The player formerly known was Jackson Frazier.
Tingles
Frazier needs to go back to Clint. Reminds me of Dustin Fowler, who is out of baseball at 27? What happen to that guy
DarkSide830
He’s a AAAA player, plain and simple. He’s been great in AAA.
Rsox
The trifecta of Duff(e)y’s is complete, and all in one day!.
Lots of LF AB’s to give, maybe Texas is where Clint (Jackson, or whatever the hell he’s calling himself right now) Frazier finally breaks out
ArianaGrandSlam
Frazier needs to decide which name to go with when he’s elected to the Hall of Fame.
Bart Harley Jarvis
The commissioner’s office decides.
sergefunction
If baseball had a gym rat, it would be Travis Jankowski.
The Rooster
Wish the Padres would of picked up Jankowski. For a minor league deal, he is a steal.
ohyeadam
Any team should wish he joins their AAA
BenBenBen
It’s not “Stony Brooks,” it’s Stony Brook.
ohyeadam
That’s some high octane depth without the turbo
Wilmer the Thrillmer
Three very solid Minor League signings.
Duffy was semi elite for a few years and was very good in 12 starts in 2021. Jankowski and Frazier are very good minor league depth pieces. Frazier is the poster boy for the Yankees holding on to their prospects way too long. There was a time a few short years ago when they could’ve gotten a kings ransom if they had traded him.
TJT88
It’s a shame that changing Clint Fraziers name to Jackson didn’t help him stop from sucking at an unprecedented level
towinagain
Padres are blowing it. This is needed depth!
bobsugar84
Does anyone else skip the history lesson with these articles? Anyone who follows baseball is relatively familiar with well-known players’ past performances. Do we really need a few paragraphs every time on what guys did in 2007 and how they performed well in their 2014-16 seasons?
I know, if I don’t like it, I don’t have to use the site, but I actually love the site and the work they do. I’m just wondering if anyone else skips over the early stuff to get to the news and how they’ve done lately.
Poster formerly known as . . .
There are 30 MLB teams. That the writers here don’t take for granted that everyone reading their articles is familiar with every player on every franchise makes sense to me. I appreciate the history lessons.
Poster formerly known as . . .
Randy Miller of NJ.com took the opportunity to kick Frazier when he’s down — again — with a particularly snide, mean-spirited column today.
Someone should remind Miller that nothing Frazier ever said or did was as nasty as his own gratuitous bashing of a struggling player whose promising career was beset with debilitating injuries, and nothing Miller ever did competes with making it to the majors and producing a 150 OPS+ as Frazier did in 2020. In fact, Frazier’s 104 OPS+ in his five seasons in pinstripes is above league average, which is an accomplishment, considering his physical problems.
Because of all the crap thrown at Frazier by the likes of Miller in the New York press, I hope all the more that Frazier can rebound and shut them up.
MannyBeingMVP
Off their duff
Rangers sign Danny and Royals sign Matt at about the same time.