Friday morning things
Today is the first day of the rest of the Rangers' offseason. Torii Hunter was, by all accounts, their #1 priority, and he went elsewhere.
Evan Grant has a good article on the current situation, saying that the Rangers offered 5 years at a little under $15 million per year, and would have gone to $15 million or "or slightly above" to get him, although obviously, the Angels blew that offer out of the water.
Grant indicates that Mike Cameron and Coco Crisp are now probably the top two targets for centerfield. I'd probably prefer Cameron, but I'd be happy with either one, presuming that the cost for Crisp isn't significantly more than, say, Gerald Laird.
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Ownership
Bush as "Owner"
by Excel Hearts Choi on Nov 23, 2007 11:05 AM CST up reply actions
Coco Crisp
How could you see that?
Gimme a break.
by inactive lsb user on Nov 23, 2007 11:52 AM CST up reply actions
Boston Pressure
Oh, and baseball is very different in Boston than in Arlington. So yes, there is a pressure that just does not exist.
by Excel Hearts Choi on Nov 23, 2007 12:00 PM CST up reply actions
Crisp
How can that be when it took $90m to get Hunter? Crisp, probably a lesser bat, is a better defender.
I've said it before but the guy is undervalued on this board. Elite defense at a premium position, under contract for a reasonable 3 years, age 28.
I'm surprised Theo didn't deal him before Hunter signed just so he could charge an albatross contract avoidance tax.
Then again, with the suddenness of Hunter's contract, Theo's probably surprised, too.
by hightowersmith on Nov 23, 2007 12:41 PM CST reply actions
I don't know
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 23, 2007 12:48 PM CST up reply actions
Uncertainty
by Ed Coffin on Nov 23, 2007 12:53 PM CST reply actions

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