i still think they can contend even with few additions. one DH bat and some improvement at the plate from davis, hamilton, and kinsler could leave us an 88-90 win team.

This team hasn’t lost a whole lot from last year. The offense sucked, but could get better if they stop swinging at everything within a half mile of the plate. Plus young players usually get better. I don’t think the lineup will be as bad as it was in 2009. The pitching could go either way, but if you deal Millwood and Frank Frank you’re guaranteeing that you can’t be competitive.

You never know what can happen. I tend to think they’ll end up within a few games of where they finished this year, in 2nd or 3rd place, but who the hell knows?

but this news in hardly depressing to me. Two reasons, I’m not impressed with the FA bats available anyway, and I think Glaus would be a very nice fit here. Unless you are going to spend 90 million on Holliday or Bay, a guy like Glaus would probably be the next best thing. Especially for the cost.

The depressing part is that the Rangers don’t have the salary flexibility to go out and make a deal for a player. That’s what really sucks. Not that they can’t sign some washed up overrated FA.

And come on AJM, this team was a contender this year with bad seasons from Hamilton and Davis, and a very meh Kinsler. You don’t give up on this season. The young kids will hopefully continue to improve and who knows what could happen in a 4 team division. Especially with injuries. The Rangers hardly need to throw in the towel on 2010 because of their financial situation. That’s a big leap you took there in that last paragraph.

I wouldn’t be surprised If our finances don’t allow us to import a cleanup hitter and Nelson Cruz gets the job by default and ends up with a 900 OPS and 130 rbi.

I’m disgusted.

Me too, although I must admit I am glad to see Troy Glaus’s name FINALLY on such a list. But this is what Tom Hicks has done to us, and apparently it’s not gonna get any better anytime soon.

Apparently we’ve just got to temper our expectations for next year again. You’d think as Ranger fans, we’d be used to that by now.

At least we know that Rudy is banging his fists on the table for these type guys for somebody else now.

but I don’t see what the surprise is. those have been the names swirling around the Rangers for most of the offseason.

Heck, if we could sign anybody, I’d be excited.

@injuryexpert Ok here’s one of the big things to be announced Monday: http://bit.ly/6ICO3I I wouldnt want to be in the baseball stats business right now.

Will someone get AJM a friggin helmet already. Stop your bitching. Nothing else matters. Maybe you should be wearing skinny pants, black eyliner and go cut yourself to feel alive.

I could deal with Glaus/Vlad/Dye, though no they arn’t a real solution to anything.

had more Matsui on it.

actually have an owner.

I have a solid source that swears Tatis is gay (NTTAWWT).

Sitting here in limbo, waiting for the dice to roll
Sitting here in limbo, got some time to search my soul
Well, they’re putting up resistance
But I know my faith will lead me on

just because Richard Hidalgo and Phil Nevin happened, doesn’t mean Vlad, Sheffield or Glaus will end up following the same path. Is it likely? Probably more than not. But you’re talking about some high OBP guys that CAN and HAVE slugged the hell out of the ball. If there’s anything left in that tank at all, I’d love to have it here instead of a Murphy + NRI platoon. Sheffield may be done, period – he hasn’t shown anything for a couple of years. But I’m not so sure Vlad is, and Glaus’ primary concern is health…so a platoon DH with him would work just fine I think. Thome? same thing…

Uh Oh, Jonny. 2010 was the year the Rangers were destined to make the playoffs, or the Clueless GM was out of a job. Heck, most of you JD-Apologists admitted to such.

Are we changing gears and expectations once again?

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, Humbug!