Tough break for Garcia. His ROY credentials had to be overshadowed somewhat by playing on a bad team. Still, he played hard and won me over for sure. And he was an All-Star! Can’t take that away from the guy.
Leody? Man, I just don’t think so. A light-hitting, defensive catcher is one thing, but an outfielder that hits so poorly is quite different. He’d have to make huge gains at the plate...and pretty quickly.
If the Rangers do sign OF’ers and Tavera is squeezed out, he could still be on big league club. Defensive replacement late with 3 or 4 starts a week in CF. Bryant, Castellanos, Suzuki, Garcia, etc….. could also DH a day a week for some rest. Depends on who they sign.
If you can, trade Taveras. I look for one of our many MIF prospects to be converted to a CF in a year or so. I do like Buxton as a possible add a year from now, though.
The Rangers don’t appear ready to get rid of Tavares, and they shouldn’t be. He needs to get better at the plate. So does Bubba Thompson, who has a nice year at Frisco.
Tough break for Garcia. His ROY credentials had to be overshadowed somewhat by playing on a bad team. Still, he played hard and won me over for sure. And he was an All-Star! Can’t take that away from the guy.
Leody? Man, I just don’t think so. A light-hitting, defensive catcher is one thing, but an outfielder that hits so poorly is quite different. He’d have to make huge gains at the plate...and pretty quickly.
Great stuff as always.
It’s hard to judge a guy over 293 at-bats. Let’s see what he looks like at around 700.
My feeling? Glad you asked.
If the Rangers do sign OF’ers and Tavera is squeezed out, he could still be on big league club. Defensive replacement late with 3 or 4 starts a week in CF. Bryant, Castellanos, Suzuki, Garcia, etc….. could also DH a day a week for some rest. Depends on who they sign.
Unless the Rangers grossly overpay, what free agent would come to a team that has said they are not going to compete this year.
That’s been my sticking point all offseason. It’s a hard hard sell.
Kershaw by tomorrow. Story by the end of the week. Then Suzuki just before Thanksgiving.
If you can, trade Taveras. I look for one of our many MIF prospects to be converted to a CF in a year or so. I do like Buxton as a possible add a year from now, though.
The Rangers don’t appear ready to get rid of Tavares, and they shouldn’t be. He needs to get better at the plate. So does Bubba Thompson, who has a nice year at Frisco.