Durrett: Rangers, Napoli talking long-term contract

YOU CAN IMAGINE MY EMOTIONAL STATE

I like knowing I wasn’t imagining things.

the problem I see is that it is hard to believe that Naps will ever be better than his 2011 was. So while 2/20 sounds kind of low as an extension, if his 2012 regresses at all he may wish he had taken it.

I agree that it sounds kind of low, but there is a good deal of value in eliminating that uncertainty…

+needs moar mouth

Because since everyone keeps bringing him up it’s obvious he’s missed.

So you may be saved from his stoopid. Also, I feel the same about Fraley.

he voted against Nolan for the HOF ‘cause he didn’t think his numbers were good enough.

Ugh. Just say you voted against him to be the contrarian SOB you are, and don’t insult our intelligence by saying otherwise.

Good riddance.

the Craig James dead hooker bit?

This is why I like having torre here. Its much better to have an average starter as a backup then someone like Teagarden

pretty cool,

This is under the assumption that the Rangers plan to let Hamilton leave as his extension price is too high for his injury downside. Perhaps his extension price is lower than anticipated or the Rangers are willing to commit to him anyway, only the Rangers know that. If they do plan to bring him back, Beltran doesn’t fit.

But if you do plan to let Hamilton go, I think it fits in beautifully.

- Leonys Martin: Hes a 24 year old who struggled significantly in his AAA debut and is not projected to do all that much next year. In this scheme, he would likely start in AAA and be called up as the backup CF (getting significant time as Hamilton isn’t a true CF) if he handles AAA. Then in 2013, CF is entirely open and if Leonys has played well hes slotted in as the starter. Seems like a completely standard progression to me.

- Hamilton: You are expecting him to be gone, so the extra wear and tear from CF (if this is truly legitimate anyway, I’m not sure) is less of a concern for the club since they are not locked into his long term future and we’ve never heard anything about Hamilton actually preferring to play corner or anything. Maybe you can get 100 games out of him in CF, and cycle a OF to DH the other 60 games with Young at 1st and Napoli catching for those days. Moreland’s playing time is shortened, no big deal.

- Beltran: Why would you want him? He put up a 4.7 WAR last year? Thats more than either Hamilton or Cruz (by a longshot on Cruz’s meh year). Hes a good player, and the Rangers wanted him at the deadline for a reason last year. Having 3 injury prone outfielders is a concern, but guess what- they’ve got Murphy, Leonys and Gentry. They are a reason you don’t need to make a move for Beltran, but they also allow you to bank on the high upside of the injury prone players while being able to cover for their downtime.

- 2013: If the Rangers arn’t in on fielder, Beltran is the best bat available this offseason and there is very little out there next offseason. He is a nice piece to give depth to the lineup if Hamilton has left without trying real longterm money up.

obviously that doesn’t mean they have to be after him now for multiple years, but it would indicate that they at least had a plan for working him into this roster, which is largely unchanged offensively.

But no, havnt seen anything in the offseason rumors.

Although Harrison is probably a little better. But they’re closer in terms of age/control.

are more similar to Travis Wood than Colby Lewis.

Josey is now with like minds.

They mean it is serious!

The poor man’s Elvis Andrus

If he were an FA I might put a 1 year 4-5 million flyer with escalators, but 3 years at 14+ million each is yucky.