Bradley

I wouldn’t lose any sleep if we didn’t resign him. I would also be happy if we did resign him. I think his contract would have to be loaded with levels for plate appearances due to his injury history. His season this year makes his top end salary upwards of 10 million a year. But all the time lost means realistically you could probably get him for about 6-7. If I were the GM I would offer him a 2 year deal with 13 million guaranteed, incentive levels based on plate appearances at 300, 400, 450, 500, and 550+. He gets 550+ and his salary increases up to 11 million. The contract also would include options for 2 additional years that would trigger automatically at 500 PAs but would also be a team option if that level is not reached. So for instance if he doesn’t get that 500 his 2nd year but had a great 1st year of the deal and was on fire that 2nd year and some freak injury happened the team could retain him if they wanted.

What type of free agent would he be? A type A? if so than I saw offer him arbitration and see if someone will forfeit the picks and test what market’s out there for an oft injured DH. Then if you can get him for 3 year deal worth 20 million or so I would do it.

and the clubhouse, but looking forward to 2009 and beyond I’d rather give Ramirez a lengthy look at DH. Comparing opening day 2009 with opening day 2008 you have a nice improvement at first base to somewhat offset the dip at DH from Bradley to a young Max.

this year on Board Game.

Right now I think I’m still ok with him coming back, but only as a 1 year deal with incentives for games played to increase the contract in terms on both # of years and $. If he won’t do that then I’m fine with him leaving and taking the picks.

Problem is he fits so well in the lineup behind Hamilton. If Board Game isn’t going to be there the Rangers need to find another RH bat to hit cleanup. The offense is ok/good without him but it has been good/great with him.

He can’t stay in the lineup consistently. He can’t even stay healthy as the freakin DH. Play Ramirez or pick up a guy like Burrell. It’s the same reason why I hope the Rangers don’t pick up Blalock’s option unless it’s to trade him somewhere. Being great doesn’t matter when you miss every third game or more.

and a vesting option for the following year based on plate appearances. Any longer of a deal than that, and I’d be real scared that he would come back to bite us.

your black and he’s black.

You can gaurantee me that Ron Washington will be here for the length of his contract. I know he has been a model A teammate and citizen while with the Rangers, but that is because of RW. What do we do if we sign him to 3 years and then we start off 5-15 next year and RW is fired? Then we hire someone between the way RW is and the way Buck was. Can we be sure he is this model teamate we have grown to love. I personally think RW could be fired in the off season, but for sure 20 games in. So I think we continue our youth movement and let Max try his hand and use the money on pitching and NOT SURE , but us losing him will offset the losing of our draft pick when we sign a type A free agent pitcher.

We have only seen a small amount of what he can do when healthy, he seems to like it here, the fans and his team mates like him as well, i just think he needed the right place to fit in, and i believe it is Arlington., look at the rangers numbers when he plays and the numbers (or lack there of) when he does not play, they are a better team to be sure when MB is in there, I say re-sign him if they can, hopefully he will be healthy at the start of next season.