if youre bringing up Dunn in reference to Tim’s response in the live chat yesterday i hardly think that qualifies us as front runners. it was just a quick response trying to come up with a team that might roughly fit for him. personally i dont see us going after him, and id rather see us spend that money on a sheets or sabathia. but if you have another source for the dunn rumor id be glad to see it, i just havent heard anything other than that.

to a multiyear contract will rue the day. Richie Sexson, part 2.

signing Milton Bradley to a long-term deal…

I am interested in a deal for one of Florida’s SP though.

Use it on sheets.

it really doesn’t matter this year much, the Rangers don’t have any chips that are anywhere near as attractive as last year’s trio. This year we’ll see smaller trades, with the team taking whatever they can get for guys like Blalock, Catalanotto, and Cruz, maybe one of Millwood or Padilla. I think they hang onto Guardado, though they should probably trade him if they can.

I don’t see Laird going to the Marlins. They want cheap players, and Laird will now be arbitration eligible. He currently makes $1.6 million, which would currently be the fourth highest salary on the team. Arbitration rules dictate that you can receive no more than a 20% pay cut, which won’t happen as Laird is having a decent season. He would instantly become one of the most “expensive” players on the team, some thing they are probably not to interested in.

I will go out on a limb and say this…Adam Dunn could make a good (short term) Texas Ranger.

He is a native Texas who has seen his value drop quite a bit over the last two years, so he will be looking for a hitters park to regain his value, and he will almost certainly have to sign with an AL team because he is really only suited for the DH role. Fine with me. Davis should be manning 1B next year and our C situation should be sorted out by then. He would essentially fill the same role that MB has filled this year.

It is not completely out of the realm of possibility that he would sign a short term deal here, see his numbers balloon like most hitters, and then try to leverage that on the open market later on.

Judging from the complete lack of interest it seems he is drawing this year at the deadline, despite a number of teams looking for a middle of the order bat, I think Dunn could present a bargain for this team next winter. I am starting to wonder if the Reds will even offer him arb.

I threw out Nelson Cruz for Juan Salas on this board yesterday, and while that won’t get most people all hot and bothered, it does represent the sort of incremental gain this team could make in both the short and long term with the right trade.

I know it’s a dream, BUT let a guy have his fun! Trade Millwood, its not selling low, its just getting rid of a guy that is a real pain in the ass, he totally doesnt buy into the TEAM idealogy, and he is the ULTIMATE beating to watch pitch, at the game on Saturday I swear he was slower than Padilla at his worst! you dont resign Bradley, you either trade him or take your draft picks, now the good part. Take that $12million from Millwood the $12million that Bradley would cost and the leftover from the tremendous underspending this year and go after CC AND SHEETS. This lineup would still be STRONG and the pitching staff would be STACKED. I dont know how close my numbers are but I figured CC would cost about 6 years $125million and Sheets could be had for 4 years $60 million. So how close are my numbers and what do you think of the plans?

You have to think teams would jump at MB if we was put on the market, as his numbers this year are at or above these other guys. There is no need to get greedy here. No need to ask for Price from the Rays or Buchholz from the Sox. JD showed his ability to identify talent in other farms, and in most cases, it wasn’t the obvious guy having a breakout year that inflated his value, but rather the guy like Andrus or Beltre, struggling at the time, or guys like Murphy or MaxRam, who were blocked in their current system.

Bradley has been great this year! But what happens if we fire RonWash, do you think he will play as well for somebody else as he does for Wash. I know Wash almost lost his job earlier this year and I would hate to be in the middle of a 3year $39million contract and Wash gets fired and somebody else comes in here and Bradley turns on them! not saying it would absolutely happen but just something to THINK about!

Says the Twins are taking a hard look at Hank

...but, word on the street is the Rangers are one of a few teams looking at Freddy Garcia.

is killing all of us.

very high as a great catcher…. yet on this site hes ranked like 9th best rangers prospect.. I would support flipping him for something legit if the red sox offer.some pitching (and/ or salty), if we keep laird for hte next 2 years and let max be a DH and catch every third day that would clean up alot of the log jam at catcher. ram has shown he can call a game and is a badass. trade salty and tg 4 pitching if possible.

So here’s what I’d ask if I were JD.

Millwood to the Reds for Bailey, plus.

Padilla to the Cardinals for Reyes, plus.

Bradley, Guardado, two of Arias/Duran/JMJ/Cruz to Tampa Bay for Neimann and Hellickson.

Byrd and Cat sent out for sleepers at low A.

Laird to the Red Sox for whichever of the pitchers, Bard, Bowden, or Masterson, JD and company really like. Or talk to Florida like was mentioned above. I don’t care who I just want Laird gone so we can move forward with this catching situation.

I’d also be willing to move, Wright for someone who needs a lefty out of the pen.